Jul 21, 2010

How to automatically boot the Fujitsu PrimePower 450 server without stopping at OK Prompt

Problem

OBP (OpenBoot PROM) auto-boot=auto did not work after power failure on Fujitsu PrimePower 450 (4U)

Identify the problem

  1. Check:
    - auto-boot
    - boot-command
    - boot-device
    - Server maintenance switch
  2. auto-boot should be set to TRUE
  3. boot-command should be set to BOOT
  4. boot-device should be set to DISK
  5. Server maintenance switch should be set to LOCK

Jul 16, 2010

Windows Server 2008 Group Policy did not affect on Client Machine (Windows XP Pro)

Identify the problem


  1. Check Event Viewer
    Start Menu, Control Panel, Performance and Maintenance, Administrative Tools, Event Viewer.
  2. Under Event Viewer Tree, click on Application
  3. Double click on the Error to see the details.
  4. If the problem description same as the one in below picture. The possibility is that you have a DNS problem. To read more about other possibilities, you can click on the provided link.