Working in a new server farm, it’s inevitable that you’ll have a moment where somebody (application) or something (server) is not talking to each other.  Windows Firewall, Hardware Firewalls, ISA Server, Named Instances, Non-Default ports, Load Balancing...

When configuring RMS server integration with SharePoint, one of the tasks is to add specific rights to the ServerConfiguration.asmx file within the RMS cluster application itself.  It took me a while to figure this out, but the RMS Service Group...

Well, no wonder I couldn’t find the NIC Bindings on Windows Server 2008.  Microsoft didn’t just move it, they hid it.  If you need to edit your advanced settings for bindings of your network cards on a Server 2008 box, there are two ways to...

There will be occasions where you need to work with the databases for SharePoint in SQL Server Management Studio.  Backups, restores, etc... If you run into problems with there being existing connections to the databases preventing you from performing...

There are times when deploying ADRMS that your install account may not have the appropriate permissions within the domain to create a SCP (Service Connection Point), or during installation your URL is not ready yet. Microsoft makes available a RMS Administration...

Last week while troubleshooting some rights and permission issues for groups in SharePoint, I found myself on this little gem of content. It covers the installation directory, windows directory, site directories, registry settings, databases, etc… what...