Monitoring Pagefile usage through Perfmon :-

Monitoring Pagefile usage through Perfmon :-

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1.Click Start and go to Run and type in  “perfmon”

2.In the Performance monitor window click the + sign next to Performance Logs and Alerts

3.On the Counter Logs right click and go to New Log Settings

4.Give the New Log Settings a name of your choice

5.Then click on the Add counters tab.

6. Type in the the server name that we want to monitor ( Example: in the format: \\Servername)

7.Under the performance object tab select Paging File and check the box’s All counters and All instances

8.Then click on the Add button and then go the Log Files tab and select the type of log you want.

9.Then click on Configure and specify the location where you want to or leave it at default

10.Set the limit of the logs . This depends on the duration you want to monitor . You need to keep it at 100 Mb atleast to capture a good number of samples.

11.Then click OK and click on the Schedule tab. Here select the option Manually(using the shortcut menu)

12.Then go to General tab and in the Run As box provide the administrator credentials and set the password.

13.Set the interval as per the time frame you wish to monitor the server. For a good analysis it is recommended that we have atleast 100 samples.

13.Then click on Apply and in the main Performance monitor window you would see the log with the name you provided earlier appear there.

14.Right click on that log and start it and continue to monitor the server

Tulsi Shrub

The leaves, flowers, seeds, root, branches, bark, stem and even the soil of the place where tulsi shrub grows are all holy. (Padma purana Uttarkhand 24/20029

Nakshtra means constellations there are total 27-nakshtras and our 9-planets correspond to these nakshtras. It is believed that -Each tree here keeps giving energy to that particular person / people born during that particular star. So any ailments or health problems are set right / healed / cured when you spend / request / talk / meditate near or under that particular tree, corresponding to their star. So the presence of the complete set of 27 trees directly creates healthy, mental, psychological and spiritual beings. Which is the ultimate and absolute bliss to oneself and to the earth too. it also shows how significant are the trees for our survival that our sages and saints have woven the trees in our life in such a way so that we realize their significance in every possible way and are eager to protect the jungles and trees. They are also the source of Oxygen --prana yaau without which no life can exist on earth apart from being source of medicine & wood.

Desktop/Server Hardware Serial Number

To get the service tag/serial number of a machine which we have currently logged in you can type in the

below command in the command prompt.


wmic bios get serialnumber


C:\>wmic bios get serialnumber
SerialNumber
XXXXXXX

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Windows Remote Assistance an alternative for Netmeeting

Windows Remote Assistance (RA)

Windows Remote assistance enables someone on a remote computer who you have specifically given authorization to connect to your computer to help you out in a situation involving software, settings, drivers, etc. The help given to you is via the Remote Desktop Protocol used by a few other remote control applications such as remote desktop or terminal services. Remote Assistance allows you to give your permission for someone to help you by being able to view your screen and take control of your mouse and keyboard functions. This can be useful for someone to show to how to fix something or operate some software.

Unlike Net meeting, in “RA” the requestor initiaitng the remote assistance session only can share the screen and not vicea versa.

Since Netmeeting application has been discontinued in Windows 7 operating system. Remote assistance tool can be used a alternative to Netmeeting. The only limitation is the connection is that the person initiating the RA session, only can share the screen.

Terms which will be used in this document :

• Requestor : A user who has an issue in his/her PC and needs to get it remotely checked by a technition. i.e this users screen has to be sahred with a technition who can resolve the issue remotely.
• Helper:  An IT helpdesk personnel or a IT technition who has to resolve the issue remotely.
• Invitation file : A file which will get created at requestors machine and requestor has to share this file with Helper via email or Sametime.

Index:

1)      To initiate Remote assistance session from Windows 7 machine to Win 7/Win XP machine.

2)      To initiate Remote assistance session from Windows XP machine to Windows 7 machine.

To initiate Remote assistance session from Windows 7 machine to Win 7/Win XP machine.

Requestor has to initiate the RA session from his PC.  ( In this case requestor has a Win7 PC and Helper has either Win XP or Win7 PC.

Step 1: Requestor to Execute ‘MSRA.exe’ command from Run Prompt in his PC and click on “Invite Someone you trust to help you”

  

Step 2: Requestor to select “Save invitation as a file” option and save the invitation file.

 

Step 3: Immediately after saving the file a random password would get auto generated by Windows RA application.  The saved invitation file and the password have to be shared with Helper via email or Sametime.

Step 4 : Once the file is transferred / sent to the helper. Helper shall save the file to this hard drive and open the saved “ Invitation.msrcincident” file.  When prompted for Password helper to provide the password which was autogenerated by Windows RA.

        

Step 5 : Requestor will receive the following popup which he has to acknowledge by clicking “Yes”.

Step 6 : Helper has to click on “Request Control “ button in his PC for taking control of requestors PC  and Requestor has to acknowledge by clicking Yes in his PC.

Requestor will be able to see the following controls in his PC, from where he can stop controll or disconnect the session.

To initiate Remote assistance session from Windows XP machine to Windows 7 machine.

Requestor has to initiate the RA session from his PC.  ( In this case requestor has a XP PC and Helper has a Win7 PC.

Step 1 : From the requestors machine user can select “Help and support “ option from ‘Start’ or minimize all aplications and press F1 when the user is able to see the desktop.

Step 2 : Requestor to Click on “Invite a Friend to connect to your computer with RA.

Step 3: Requestor to select “Invite Someone to Help you” option.

Step 4 :  Requestor to select “Save invitation as a file (Advanced)” option.

Step 5 : Requestor to enter his SID and the duration of the RA session.

Step 6 : Requestor to enter the password and confirm password

Step 7 : Requestor to click on “Save invitation”, This will prompt to save a file on Requestors PC. This file has to be shared with Helper. File can be transferred via email or Sametime.

Step 8 : Once the file is transferred / sent to the helper. Helper shall save the file to this hard drive and open the saved “ Invitation.msrcincident” file.  When prompted for Password helper to provide the password which was initally set by requestor at step 6.

        

Step 9 : Requestor will receive the following popup which he has to acknowledge by clicking “Yes”.

Step 10 : Helper has to click on “Request Control “ button in his PC for taking control of requestors PC  and Requestor has to acknowledge by clicking Yes in his PC.

Requestor will be able to see the following controls in his PC, from where he can stop controll or disconnect the session.

Changing Primary Group and Adding Secondary Group to a user

#  usermod -g testgroup user1

This command is used for changing a user’s primary group.

#  usermod -G testgroup user1

   This command is used for adding a secondary group to the user1.

Using gzip & gunzip Commands

gzip =  this command is used to compress any type of file but not Dir. After using below command

file1 becomes “ file1.gz “.
        
   gzip file1
  
        OR

   gzip –v file1

(In the above command v = verbose )

gunzip =  This command is used to unzip a “ .gz “ file type. 
    gunzip file1.gz
   
          OR
    
    gunzip –v file1.gz

          OR
    
    gzip -dv file1.gz

( Where d = decompress ).