VARIETY OF DATABASE CONNECTION USING ONE TOOLBAR

Database Browser is an easy to use, free portable tool, which can connect to a variety of database types

    Oracle
    Microsoft Sql Server
    ODBC
    MySql
    OleDB
    PostgreSQL
    SQLite
    Microsoft Sql Server Compact
    Interbase
    Firebird

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MICROSOFT MAKING ALL IN A BROWSER

With OFFICE 365 Microsoft starting to make all business communication through browser .This achieved by integrating EXCHANGE SERVER 2010 ,LYNC SERVER ,SHAREPOINT SERVER in their on high reliable cloud server .Have a look on the launch of OFFICE 365 by Steve Ballmer on June 28 2011

 

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/presskits/office/online/VideoGallery.aspx

BOOTING OPERATING SYSTEM FROM NETWORK(WINDOWS DEPLOYMENT SERVICE)

Windows Deployment Services is a technology from Microsoft for network-based installation of Windows operating systems. It is the successor to Remote Installation Services (RIS). For automating the installation process, WDS uses disk imaging, in particular the Windows Imaging Format (WIM)

For successful Windows Deployment Requires

Active Directory      : A Windows Deployment Services server must be either a member of  an Active   Directory domain or a domain controller for an Active Directory domain.

DHCP                       : You must have a working Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server with an active scope on the network because Windows Deployment Services uses PXE, which relies on DHCP for IP addressing.

DNS                          : You must have a working Dynamic Name Services (DNS) server on the network to run Windows Deployment Services.

An NTFS partition : The server running Windows Deployment Services requires an NTFS file system volume for the image store.

WDS INSTALLATION

 For installing windows Deployment service move administrative tools --->manage servers then chose add Add role

 

Have a check on Windows Deployment Service and move on up to finish

 Now wds accessible at  start--->Administrative Tools --->WDS

Now start configuring server By right clicking server and chose configuring server option

Select a location for storing Remote image files which must be a NTFS partition

If the Microsoft DHCP service is on the server that is being configured as a Windows Deployment Services server, set DHCP Option 60 to PXEClient and set Windows Deployment Services to Do not listen on Port 67.

This shows how to respond to clients is require authentication or not for remote installation

Finishing up the configuration

Adding Images that required for deployment

For adding boot image which initiates booting from network just right click boot image and chose Add boot image

Here am going to deploy Windows server 2008 using WDS its  boot.win image located on the Windows server DVD, in the \Sources directory

Chose a name for the boot image  and move on

chose the operating system and move on

Completed the process of adding boot image

Start adding Install image,which contain actual operating system image

Provide a name for image,here given as TEST

provide the path for Install image file (install.win) located on the Windows server 2008 DVD, in the \Sources directory

chose the right image for you

Finish up


HOW MACHINE BOOTS FROM NETWORK

 The Machine got IP address from DHCP ,for network booting Press F12 to boot from Network

Waiting for approval from WDS server

For giving approval just click on pending device in WDS and chose the right machine and just approve its request by right clicking it

Windows Starts loading files

For getting boot images provide valid credentials

Chose the right operating system

 

continue similar process for installing an OS.this can be completely automatized  by adding a syspreped image

FINISH UP

Connecting Windows Server 2008 to iSCSI TARGET in Open Filer

Login to the Admin console of openfiler using your web browser at: https://x.x.x.x:446
Then move to Service and enable iSCSI initiator

You can get a visual scenario of hard disk connected to your open filer by clicking volume tab----> Block devices

In open filer you can group different hard disk shown above and provide a common name for reference. This can be done in volume groups in open filer and just put a tick on the hard disk you need to group and a give a name as you like. Here am going to give as TEST and then add.

In open filer you can group different hard disk shown above and provide a common name for reference. This can be done in volume groups in open filer and just put a tick on the hard disk u need to group and a give a name as you like. Here am going to give as TEST and then add.

This volume group now represents as a single hard disk and now you can separate the hard disk based on your requirement. For creating a new volume specify it size, name and file type. For making the volume as iscsi target chose file type as ISCSI and create it

After selecting target name SAMPLE, map the previously created hard disk named SAMPLE to iSCSI taget from LUN Mapping

For accessing the issci target from windows server 2008 move to start--->adminstartive tools --->iSCSI initator.In issci initator chose Discovery --->add portal then provide the ip address of openfiler and the defalt port is 3260 then click ok.

Go to the Targets tab and click Refresh. You should see the name of your iSCSI Target in the list.Select your target server and click Log on.Check to automatically restore this connection when the computer starts and click OK.

You should now see that you are Connected.

Now click on Administrative Tools, open Computer Management, and click on Storage -> Disk Management.

Then click ok.You should now see the new disk in your Disk Manager.