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1 Adjusting the memory used by SQL Server 2005

Issue Microsoft SQL Server 2005 or Express is using all of the available memory on your VPS. SQL Server memory usage may continue to steadily increase and not decrease, even when activity on the server is low. Reason By default, SQL Server dynamically grows…

2 Can I change the login name to the Virtuozzo Power Panel?

Issue The Virtuozzo Power Panel allows offline and online management of your VPS, including starting, stopping and file management of your VPS. Because of this control you may wish to change the default Administrator login name to tighten security. Solution…

3 Configuring IIS to run 32-bit applications on 64-bit Windows

Issue If you wish to run a 32-bit web application under a Windows x64 VPS then you must switch IIS to run in 32-bit mode. Solution IIS 6.0 is able to run 32-bit Web applications on 64-bit Windows using the Windows-32-on-Windows-64 (WOW64) compatibility layer.…

4 Error "530 Valid Hostname is expected" using FTP to IIS7

Issue When connecting to IIS7 using FTP you get the following error. 530 Valid Hostname is expected Reason When you set up name-based FTP services IIS7 wants the sitename defined with the username so that IIS7 can associate the username with the site they…

5 How do I add VPN-server capability to my VPS?

Issue Adding RRAS fails or otherwise does not work. Cause VPN Server (or client) functionality is not enabled by default because of the extra processing and memory required to handle these connections. Solution Call or email our support centre and ask to…

6 How do I install Windows server components?

Issue I can't install Windows Server components as installation requires a CD or other source. Solution Map a network share from your VPS to \\210.5.54.254\Files If the system prompts you for credentials use a login name of "Guest" with a password of "Net24".…

7 I can't RDP in to my VPS Server

Issue I can't connect to my VPS server over RDP although I can access it via the Virtuozzo Power Panel. ( https://vpsXXX.win.vps.isx.net.nz:4643 ) Cause There may be two causes for this : 1. The Windows Firewall is preventing access due to configuration changes…

8 Internet Explorer 8 is not supported with Virtuozzo

Issue Installing Internet Explorer 8 causes your VPS to malfunction. Reason At this time Parallels Virtuozzo does not support Internet Explorer 8. Internet Explorer is deeply integrated with the Windows kernel and therefore cannot be installed directly inside…

9 Maximum number of connections exceeded when connecting with RDP to VPS

Issue You are no longer able to establish a Remote Desktop Connection (RDP) to your VPS and you receive the following error: The terminal server has exceeded the maximum number of allowed connections. Cause The problem occurs when all the available terminal…

10 Running installation program reports a lack of disk space

Issue I get an error stating that there is a lack of disk space when I attempt to run an installation program. Solution DEP (Data Execution Prevention) in the OS sometimes prevents a self-extractor program from running. To fix: Run My Computer -> Properties…

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