To create a snapshot using Microsoft MSSQL 2005 and reverting back to the snapshot can be performed with the following queries:

Creating a snapshot:

CREATE DATABASE Test_Snapshot ON ( NAME = logical_dnName_datafile,

'Test_snapshot.mdf' ) AS SNAPSHOT OF dbName

Using a snapshot:

USE Test_Snapshot
SELECT * FROM tableName

Reverting from a snapshot:

Ever wanted to resize your Windows Server VM?  This works for Server 2003 and Server 2008 if you need to resize the C: drive of your virtual machine.

This is the simplest way to extend your VMs hard drive.

Using Vmware Converter (http://www.vmware.com/download/converter/) to shrink or extend a disk

o When you use Converter to copy a VM it will transfer the data to the

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Install IIS with .ASP extensions:
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Install IIS through add and remove programs in the control panel and the windows component menu on the left.
Or alternatively through > Mange your server. Add role, IIS ( Application Server )

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Configure a site with IIS Manager:
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Server 2003 VPN and Routing
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Introduction:

Server 2003, sometimes Microsoft gets things right at times and it looks like Routing and VPN Microsoft has their act together on. Linux can be a pain for routing sometimes.. although it has the huge benefit of IPTABLES, I didn't have to set up DHCP or some wild NAT script. The VPN stuff is fairly easy to configure and use, except when compared to OpenVPN its options seem limited.

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Introduction:
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Veritas was acquired by Symantec in December of 2004, and has since been heavily developed to include many new supported operating systems. This howto will give a person ideas on how to use a backup server that many organizations require their network. As an administrator to also ensure backups are done regularly and be able to be restored as well.

Our friend DHCP, so now you have Server 2003 installed and you want to install a dhcp server. Well here is a basic setup that will not get you internet on all the computers, but it will get the other computers pulling the correct IPs. Lets begin.

DHCP information

DHCP's name is Shadow.local

NIC is 192.167.7.120 outside of the range of course.

Gateway is 192.167.7.0

Range: 192.167.7.1 - 192.167.7.100

Before you start to configure your DNS, you must gather some basic information. Internic must approve some of this information for use on the Internet, but if you are configuring this server for internal use only, you can decide what names and IP addresses to use.

-You must have the following information:
-Your domain name (approved by Internic).
-The IP address and host name of each server that you want to provide name resolution for.

Before you configure your computer as a DNS, review the following: