Nelson Araujo's WebLog
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Welcome to Cloud Research Engagements
We are going through fundamental shift in basic research in most academic disciplines from the three...
Author: Nelson Araujo Date: 02/08/2010
Virtual Server 2005 – IDE to SCSI Virtual Machine Migration
The following white paper contains important information on how to migrate your Virtual Server hard...
Author: Nelson Araujo Date: 01/15/2007
MSDN Wiki pages
Microsoft released a Wiki for MSDN. You can check them here: https://msdnwiki.microsoft.com/ My...
Author: Nelson Araujo Date: 06/15/2006
Updating a template
Due to the way the file system is organized into the disk, it is not possible to patch the disk on...
Author: Nelson Araujo Date: 04/04/2006
Installing VSDM on a 64-bits Windows Server System 2003
VSDM works on a 64-bits system. To enable it the system needs to be correctly configured. Please...
Author: Nelson Araujo Date: 02/09/2006
Automating VSDM via scripts
Sample scripts are bundled with VSDM in its installation folder (by default C:\Program...
Author: Nelson Araujo Date: 01/18/2006
Security: What to configure when using VSDM?
Q: What do I need to configure on Virtual Server or File System to secure my installation? A:...
Author: Nelson Araujo Date: 12/22/2005
Error "FATAL: Cannot load config file"
If you just installed VSDM and when you create a virtual machine you continuously get this error...
Author: Nelson Araujo Date: 12/22/2005
Why my VM does not start?
In my previous post I talked about the need to keep the template ID and VM names small. If you make...
Author: Nelson Araujo Date: 08/19/2005
Hint: Keep you Template ID small
A very useful hint for the VSDM administrators: keep the template IDs as small as possible. The...
Author: Nelson Araujo Date: 08/19/2005
Determining missing updates from command-line output
Here is a quick tip on how to quickly script MBSA 2.0 to filter and show only the missing updates....
Author: Nelson Araujo Date: 08/16/2005
(Cool) Tablet PC game published
I'm very happy to write here that it is now available on Windows Tablet PC Power Toys a game I've...
Author: Nelson Araujo Date: 08/05/2005
Converting a MBSA 2.0 report into text format (updates check)
Before you start relying on this sample, I'd like to say that: If you still uses MBSA 1.2.1 and this...
Author: Nelson Araujo Date: 07/29/2005
Determining if a patch/update is installed with MBSA 2.0
In the 2.0 version of MBSA there are structured information about patches and updates. To verify if...
Author: Nelson Araujo Date: 07/28/2005
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer 2.0 (MBSA 2.0) shipped
I'd like to let you all know that Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer 2.0 (aka MBSA 2.0) has...
Author: Nelson Araujo Date: 07/05/2005
VSDM :: Customizing the help page
VSDM offers the administrator the option to customize the appearance of the help page. This is very...
Author: Nelson Araujo Date: 05/18/2005
Visio Connector for MBSA available
This add-on to Visio is very cool. It integrates Visio and MBSA. With this tool you can: (1) perform...
Author: Nelson Araujo Date: 05/05/2005
VSDM :: Displaying notices to users (billboard)
VSDM has a built-in capability of displaying messages, like a billboard. To unveil this feature, you...
Author: Nelson Araujo Date: 04/30/2005
VSDM :: Installation Guide
Paul Adare created a comprehensive step by step guide on how to install VSDM. The link to the guide...
Author: Nelson Araujo Date: 04/27/2005
Windows XP Setup Simulator
This is a free tool available for download. (O download é grátis) EnglishWindows XP Setup Simulator...
Author: Nelson Araujo Date: 04/27/2005
VSDM :: Disabling new version check
Although highly disrecommended, you can disable the new version check from VSDM. To do that, change...
Author: Nelson Araujo Date: 04/15/2005
VSDM :: Post Installation Steps
Configuring your server proxy settings VSDM requires internet access to be able to retrieve...
Author: Nelson Araujo Date: 04/15/2005
Where do I get VSDM from?
You can download VSDM 1.3.0 from this location:...
Author: Nelson Araujo Date: 04/15/2005
VSDM :: Project Home Page
Welcome to VSDM Project Here are some quickly links to get you started with the VSDM solution What...
Author: Nelson Araujo Date: 04/14/2005
VSDM :: Frequently Asked Questions (Q 'n' A)
Q: What do I need to be able to see my Virtual Machine's console? A: You have to enable VMRC on your...
Author: Nelson Araujo Date: 04/14/2005
SPPT (System Protection Products Team) is hiring
We deliver a lot of security tools and products to the market, such as MBSA and SCW. If you have...
Author: Nelson Araujo Date: 04/13/2005
What is a template?
A VSDM "Template" is a Virtual Machine Hard Disk image that is used as a master image. Like the...
Author: Nelson Araujo Date: 04/13/2005
What is VSDM?
The original problem to be solved was to create a system that provides security to Virtual Server in...
Author: Nelson Araujo Date: 04/13/2005