Comments for Richard Downer http://www.frontiertown.co.uk Frontier Town Fri, 11 May 2012 07:45:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Using OverThere to control a Windows Server from Java by Richard Downer http://www.frontiertown.co.uk/2011/12/overthere-control-windows-from-java/#comment-48 Richard Downer Fri, 11 May 2012 07:45:50 +0000 http://www.frontiertown.co.uk/?p=118#comment-48 Hi Maccey, did you mean to post that comment here? There's nothing about VMware in my article ??!! Hi Maccey, did you mean to post that comment here? There’s nothing about VMware in my article ??!!

]]> Comment on Enabling WinRM Windows Remote Management in one step by Richard Downer http://www.frontiertown.co.uk/2012/02/enabling-winrm-windows-remote-management-step/#comment-47 Richard Downer Fri, 11 May 2012 07:35:06 +0000 http://www.frontiertown.co.uk/?p=130#comment-47 Thanks for the comment Srikant, but I you meant to post it somewhere else. I'm not called David for a start :) Thanks for the comment Srikant, but I you meant to post it somewhere else. I’m not called David for a start :)

]]> Comment on Using OverThere to control a Windows Server from Java by Origho http://www.frontiertown.co.uk/2011/12/overthere-control-windows-from-java/#comment-45 Origho Thu, 03 May 2012 03:23:29 +0000 http://www.frontiertown.co.uk/?p=118#comment-45 , we have had the need that WInRM is supposed to fill for years. We use SSH inasetd of WinRM for now. It's a single administrative port for both remote command execution, file copy, and port forwarding. We also get interoperability with our *nix and Apple systems.WinRM is based on the WS-Management standard, which as I understand it, doesn't address file copy, or system to system tunneling.So while I could use WinRM for commands and SMS for file copy it's a burden compared to using SSH.As for on domain vs off. We'd use it both ways. , we have had the need that WInRM is supposed to fill for years. We use SSH inasetd of WinRM for now. It’s a single administrative port for both remote command execution, file copy, and port forwarding. We also get interoperability with our *nix and Apple systems.WinRM is based on the WS-Management standard, which as I understand it, doesn’t address file copy, or system to system tunneling.So while I could use WinRM for commands and SMS for file copy it’s a burden compared to using SSH.As for on domain vs off. We’d use it both ways.

]]> Comment on Using OverThere to control a Windows Server from Java by Maccey http://www.frontiertown.co.uk/2011/12/overthere-control-windows-from-java/#comment-43 Maccey Wed, 02 May 2012 12:20:42 +0000 http://www.frontiertown.co.uk/?p=118#comment-43 this is exactly what i'm lnoikog for but it doesn't work!get the following error for each VM passed down the pipe line:Get-View : Cannot bind parameter MoRef'. Cannot convert value VirtualMachine-vm-25442 to type VMware.Vim2.VimProxy.ManagedObjectReference . Error: Invalid cast from System.String' to VMware.Vim2.VimProxy.ManagedObjectReference'. At C:\tmp\vmTest.ps1:13 char:22+ get-vm | % { get-view <<<< $_.ID } | select Name, @{ Name= hostName ; Expression={$_.guest.hostName}}, @{ Name= ToolsStatus ; Expression={$_.guest.toolsstatus}}, @{ Name= ToolsVersion ; Expression={$_.config.tools.toolsVersion}} | sort-object name this is exactly what i’m lnoikog for but it doesn’t work!get the following error for each VM passed down the pipe line:Get-View : Cannot bind parameter MoRef’. Cannot convert value VirtualMachine-vm-25442 to type VMware.Vim2.VimProxy.ManagedObjectReference . Error: Invalid cast from System.String’ to VMware.Vim2.VimProxy.ManagedObjectReference’. At C:\tmp\vmTest.ps1:13 char:22+ get-vm | % { get-view <<<< $_.ID } | select Name, @{ Name= hostName ; Expression={$_.guest.hostName}}, @{ Name= ToolsStatus ; Expression={$_.guest.toolsstatus}}, @{ Name= ToolsVersion ; Expression={$_.config.tools.toolsVersion}} | sort-object name

]]> Comment on Enabling WinRM Windows Remote Management in one step by Srikant http://www.frontiertown.co.uk/2012/02/enabling-winrm-windows-remote-management-step/#comment-42 Srikant Wed, 02 May 2012 09:00:02 +0000 http://www.frontiertown.co.uk/?p=130#comment-42 David, Good article. I had a simailr problem, and one of Ryan and Steve's weekly videos briefly mentioned the lack of users on an Azure VM at the very end as the tip of the week.I found out that a software component that I was trying to install in a startup task was failing because it needed to be installed in the context of a user. I used an approach simailr to yours where I created a user then ran the software install in the context of that user. Instead of the task scheduler, I used the good old psexec utility from sysinternals.I appreciate your post because this is a very subtle problem that is hard to diagnose. David, Good article. I had a simailr problem, and one of Ryan and Steve’s weekly videos briefly mentioned the lack of users on an Azure VM at the very end as the tip of the week.I found out that a software component that I was trying to install in a startup task was failing because it needed to be installed in the context of a user. I used an approach simailr to yours where I created a user then ran the software install in the context of that user. Instead of the task scheduler, I used the good old psexec utility from sysinternals.I appreciate your post because this is a very subtle problem that is hard to diagnose.

]]> Comment on Using OverThere to control a Windows Server from Java by Enabling WinRM Windows Remote Management in one step http://www.frontiertown.co.uk/2011/12/overthere-control-windows-from-java/#comment-31 Enabling WinRM Windows Remote Management in one step Sat, 25 Feb 2012 21:19:12 +0000 http://www.frontiertown.co.uk/?p=118#comment-31 [...] I posted an article that described, step-by-step, how to use PowerShell to automate enabling Windows Remote Management [...] [...] I posted an article that described, step-by-step, how to use PowerShell to automate enabling Windows Remote Management [...]

]]> Comment on Using OverThere to control a Windows Server from Java by Richard Downer http://www.frontiertown.co.uk/2011/12/overthere-control-windows-from-java/#comment-30 Richard Downer Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:43:41 +0000 http://www.frontiertown.co.uk/?p=118#comment-30 Hi Ted, Using domain accounts is something I've not tried, and I don't have a Windows domain handy to test it out on. I assume you've tried something like options.set(USERNAME, "DOMAIN\\ted"); ? The overthere issue tracker seems to be in use so perhaps you could post details of the problem there? https://github.com/xebialabs/overthere/issues Hi Ted,

Using domain accounts is something I’ve not tried, and I don’t have a Windows domain handy to test it out on. I assume you’ve tried something like options.set(USERNAME, “DOMAIN\\ted”); ?

The overthere issue tracker seems to be in use so perhaps you could post details of the problem there? https://github.com/xebialabs/overthere/issues

]]> Comment on Using OverThere to control a Windows Server from Java by Ted http://www.frontiertown.co.uk/2011/12/overthere-control-windows-from-java/#comment-29 Ted Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:16:57 +0000 http://www.frontiertown.co.uk/?p=118#comment-29 Mighty find article and step-by-step instructions here. Many thanks! Have you heard of using a domain account to connect to a Windows server using Overthere? We can connect all day long with a local account on the target server, but when trying to use a domain account, forget it. This is causing us major headaches. Appreciate any thoughts you may have on this! Mighty find article and step-by-step instructions here. Many thanks!

Have you heard of using a domain account to connect to a Windows server using Overthere? We can connect all day long with a local account on the target server, but when trying to use a domain account, forget it. This is causing us major headaches. Appreciate any thoughts you may have on this!

]]> Comment on Cloud Computing, for those who have to implement it by Jason http://www.frontiertown.co.uk/2011/02/cloud-computing-for-those-who-have-to-implement-it/#comment-7 Jason Mon, 14 Feb 2011 09:34:48 +0000 http://www.frontiertown.co.uk/?p=63#comment-7 Nice article Richard. Rebranding for the cloud: aka <a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/cloud/2010/07/cloudwash-101---the-how-to-gui.php" rel="nofollow">cloudwash</a>. Nice article Richard. Rebranding for the cloud: aka cloudwash.

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