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Was a bit iffy for me at lunchtime too (40%ish packet loss, but I do know google filter/block pings when the service is under a lot of load) but with a different ISP

Do the links point to the same folders on the local drive? if so check if you are hiding/restricting drives in group policy

Add Hideshell=Yes to customsettings.ini? https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/deploymentguys/2011/12/01/mdt-2012-new-features-hide-shell/ It doesn't stop MDT logging in as local admin but it does hide the explorer shell to stop people fiddling with it

I find the easiest thing to do is to get a reference system, configure the bios/uefi settings as you want, then use the 'Local System Package' option within Dell Command and Configure to capture the settings from the local machine. I've successfully used this way to stop booting from anything other than the local HDD without entering a password. As I only have a couple of different models I do it on a per model basis (but looking at the DCC manual there is an option to create a multiplatform package too)

Does anyone have any recommendations for domain registrars? Just looking at registering a personal co.uk domain name at the moment (so hosting not needed, yet!). Thanks!

I've found that one of my 2016 servers won't install updates via the settings app, but if you run sconfig from a command prompt and do the update there, the failures magically disappear...

what patch level is the SQL server installation at (eg 2012 SP3 CU16)?. SQL 2012 and 2014 need to have certain updates installed to be compatible with server 2016

Airbus pulled maintenance support (during 2003) for Concorde too, one of many things leading to it's demise.

Have a look at the VM logs and see if there is anything there. Log into the web ui of the ESXi host, select the VM, then click the monitoring button (above the console preview image). Look at the Event/Tasks/Log/Notification tabs.

I know HPE kit can be rather picky with non HPE parts - are you able to access iLO when the server is in the error state? If you are, have a look at the integrated management log & iLO event log and see if there is anything useful there edit - not that it should make much difference, but are you mixing and matching PC3 & PC3L (low voltage) ram?

Make sure you only have the categories/products you need (Get rid of old OS/office updates etc) - this helps with disk space too

I'd avoid if i was you. https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndtx/pr/oklahoma-city-man-faces-10-years-federal-prison-after-admitting-he-transmitted-program Basically he got into an argument with a security researcher and DDOSed the researchers site. The link below shows what happens when you try to cancel your subscription. NSFW Language warning:

Check logon scripts, go though GPOs and make sure you haven't got anything hardcoded (software deployment MSIs/SW deployment scripts etc) pointing towards the old server.

You can set registry key permissions in GP by looking under 'Computer Config/Windows settings/security settings/registry'

Has your antivirus program set the following registry key? https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/4072699/windows-security-updates-and-antivirus-software It was a prerequisite for the Jan/Feb updates.

HAP can do most of the above (if not all!). I think it has an option to import from sims too. http://www.edugeek.net/forums/home-access-plus/191918-hap-v10-6-release.html

I think if you upgrade from 1703 to a newer version, it doesn't install all the rubbish again if you have removed it. Not much help as you are on 1607 though.

profile manager or something like munki pushing a package out?

Just make sure you don't go-around in circles with these puns

Only install the KMS host key on one server - this will then be your KMS server. I think the host keys can only be activated 5 times before you have to contact microsoft for more activations. Use the following keys on each client machine to activate via KMS: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/get-started/kmsclientkeys Servers require a minimum of 5 servers to activate via KMS before they will successfully be activated Clients require a minimum of 25 to contact the KMS server before successfully activating.

Does the account you use for accessing the MDT DS have access in both share permissions & NTFS permissions? if you hit either ctrl+f8, ctrl+f10 or f8 (I can't remember which one) when you get the error screen, this should open cmd.exe. Can you ping any servers?

"sh arp" should list the arp table along with the IP/MAC/Connected port.

If you are looking for a second hand server, make sure you get a 12th gen dell (e.g. Rx20 for rack or Tx20 for tower) or HP gen8 or newer. You could go down a generation to 11th gen dell/HP G7 but just be aware that ESXi will flash up a message during install warning that the CPUs are unsupported (but ESXi will still work). I'd go dell if you can as they are less fussy with hard drives and you are able to get firmware/bios updates that aren't put behind a paywall like HP stuff is. I've found HP kit to ramp the fan speed up (= more noise!) as soon as you start using non HP stuff in them too.

Looking at this here, it appears you can use a parameter to updates the patterns (or pass a UNC path containing the latest updates). Pop it in a TS step and hopefully that should do the trick for you.

I see you have a space in the path of your network share. Have you put quotes around the path in the batch file? for example: "\\server\file share\path1\path 2\program.exe"