Friday, 26 June 2020

Fix for SSIS not picking correct configuration file

When there are more then one configuration file for a single package, the SSIS jobs sometimes do not automatically pick the correct configuration depending on how the settings has been made. 

In the SSIS package (using Visual Studio) Make sure you've done following correctly:
1) In the package property, Set Delay Validation =  false
2) Uncheck , Enable Package Configuration. 


steps for 2):
a) open the ssis package in visual studio.
b) In the Control flow tab, right click on the blank space of the canvas.
c) go to Package Configurations...
d) uncheck Enable Package Configuartion and press Close.
e) Save the ssis package and copy that to the deployed folder.

How to remove Workspace in TFS 2010-2018

This solution Works for TFS 2010+.

Open Visual studio Command prompt and run the following script.


tf workspace /delete /server:[Site:Port/path] WORKSPACENAME


for example:
tf workspace /delete /server:http://tfs.site.com:8080/tfs sanjeebPC

Use log4net for all logging in c# application

Exception logging is hugely important within an application, not just to ensure we know when an error has occured but also to help use trace back the thread to help investigate where the error originated.
Our strategy is to use log4net for all our logging needs.
This page helps cover the follow areas
1. Setting up logging across the entire applications
2. Including 2 appenders so we can be notified when they occur and ensure a tracable debug log file is available.
Setting up your Applications for Logging
Reference log4net in your applications
in Global.asax under the start_application method include the following
    void Application_Start(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        // link up log4net configuration
        log4net.Config.XmlConfigurator.Configure();
    }
On the page where you wish to log information declare a new static variable in the class header
log4net.ILog log = log4net.LogManager.GetLogger(System.Reflection.MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
Whenever you wish to now log an event in this class run one of the follow commands, ensure you include the exception when needed
log.Error("An unhandled exception occured", ex);
To ensure you catch all unhandled exceptions include the following in your Global.asax file. Remember to declare the log variable in the class too.
    void Application_Error(object sender, EventArgs e) 
    {
        // Code that runs when an unhandled error occurs
        // get last exception
        Exception ex = Server.GetLastError().GetBaseException();
        // log it
        log.Error("An unhandled exception occured", ex);
    }
Web.Config Settings
  <configSections>
    <section name="log4net" type="log4net.Config.Log4NetConfigurationSectionHandler, log4net"/>
  </configSections>
<log4net>
    <!-- The DebugFileAppender writes all messages to a log file-->
    <appender name="DebugFileAppender" type="log4net.Appender.RollingFileAppender">
      <file value="L:\[APPNAME]\Log.txt" /> <!-- These should be located on the "L" drive (if available) and stored under a folder named for the specific application -->      <datePattern value="'ApplicationLog.'yyyy-MM-dd'.txt'" />
      <staticLogFileName value="false" />
      <rollingStyle value="Composite" />
      <maxSizeRollBackups value="10" />
      <maximumFileSize value="5MB" />
      <appendToFile value="true" />
      <layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout">
        <conversionPattern value="%d [%t] %-5p %c %m%n" />
      </layout>
    </appender>    <!-- The EmailAppender sends an email when something matches the filters-->
    <appender name="EmailAppender" type="log4net.Appender.SmtpAppender">
      <evaluator type="log4net.Core.LevelEvaluator">
        <threshold value="DEBUG"/>
      </evaluator>
      <!--  The filters are processed in order:
            1) match the Inserted New User message
            2) match any WARN or higher messages
            3) reject everything else -->
      <filter type="log4net.Filter.StringMatchFilter">
        <stringToMatch value="Inserted a new user" />
        <acceptOnMatch value="true" />
      </filter>
      <filter type="log4net.Filter.LevelRangeFilter">
        <levelMin value="WARN" />
        <acceptOnMatch value="true" />
      </filter>
      <filter type="log4net.Filter.DenyAllFilter" />
      <!--  The SmtpAppender authenticates against the mail server, the buffersize of 10 provides 10 lines
            of context when an error happens. -->
      <subject value="[SEVERITY] [ENV] [APPNAME] - [EXCP_MSG]" />
      <to value="itteam@site.com" />
      <from value="noreply@site.com" />
      <smtpHost value="smtpmail.lu.sii.com" />
      <bufferSize value="10" />
      <lossy value="true" />
      <layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout">
        <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d [%t] %-5p %c %m%n" />
      </layout>
    </appender>
    <appender name="EventLogAppender" type="log4net.Appender.EventLogAppender" >
      <applicationName value="MyApp" />


     <layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout">


        <conversionPattern value="%date [%thread] %-5level %logger [%property{NDC}] - %message%newline" />


      </layout>


    </appender>

    <root>
      <!-- add other appenders here and the log messages will be sent to every listed appender -->
      <appender-ref ref="DebugFileAppender" />
      <appender-ref ref="EmailAppender" />
    </root>
  </log4net>

Create XML from class or Object in C-Sharp

function to serialize object to xml in c#

public static string SerializeObjectToXML(object item)
        {
            try
            {
                string xmlText;
                Type objectType = item.GetType();
                XmlSerializer xmlSerializer = new XmlSerializer(objectType);
                MemoryStream memoryStream = new MemoryStream();
                using (XmlTextWriter xmlTextWriter =
                    new XmlTextWriter(memoryStream, Encoding.UTF8) { Formatting = Formatting.Indented })
                {
                    xmlSerializer.Serialize(xmlTextWriter, item);
                    memoryStream = (MemoryStream)xmlTextWriter.BaseStream;
                    xmlText = new UTF8Encoding().GetString(memoryStream.ToArray());
                    memoryStream.Dispose();
                    return xmlText;
                }
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                System.Diagnostics.Debug.Write(e.ToString());
                return null;
            }
        }

Powershell script to create OS disk in azure from storage account blob image file (vhd)

Powershell script to create OS disk in azure from storage account blob image file (vhd)


#Provide the subscription Id where Managed Disks will be created
$subscriptionId = 'd7x2bxx8-62xe-4xdx-xa8x-20x0x3x2x5xx'

#Provide the name of your resource group where Managed Disks will be created. 
$resourceGroupName ='MYResourceGroupName'

#Provide the name of the Managed Disk
$diskName = 'Project_Disk2'

#Provide the size of the disks in GB. It should be greater than the VHD file size.
$diskSize = '90'

#Provide the storage type for Managed Disk. PremiumLRS or StandardLRS.
$storageType = 'Premium_LRS'

#Provide the Azure region (e.g. westus) where Managed Disk will be located.
#This location should be same as the storage account where VHD file is stored
#Get all the Azure location using command below:
#Get-AzLocation
$location = 'ukwest'

#Provide the URI of the VHD file (page blob) in a storage account. Please not that this is NOT the SAS URI of the storage container where VHD file is stored. 
#e.g. https://contosostorageaccount1.blob.core.windows.net/vhds/contosovhd123.vhd
#Note: VHD file can be deleted as soon as Managed Disk is created.
$sourceVHDURI = 'https://sanjeebojha.blob.core.windows.net/myproject/myoriginalVM.vhd'

#Provide the resource Id of the storage account where VHD file is stored.
#e.g. /subscriptions/6472s1g8-h217-446b-b509-314e17e1efb0/resourceGroups/MDDemo/providers/Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/contosostorageaccount
#This is an optional parameter if you are creating managed disk in the same subscription
$storageAccountId = '/subscriptions/d7x2bxx8-62xe-4xdx-xa8x-20x0x3x2x5xx/resourceGroups/MYResourceGroupName/providers/Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/sanjeebojha'

#Set the context to the subscription Id where Managed Disk will be created
Select-AzSubscription -SubscriptionId $SubscriptionId

$diskConfig = New-AzDiskConfig -AccountType $storageType -OsType Windows -Location $location -CreateOption Import -StorageAccountId $storageAccountId -SourceUri $sourceVHDURI 

New-AzDisk -Disk $diskConfig -ResourceGroupName $resourceGroupName -DiskName $diskName

Solution to the CORS issue

CORS:Cross-Origin Resource Sharing

In the web.config file, add the following:


<system.webServer>
   <httpProtocol>
     <customHeaders>
        <add name="access-control-allow-origin" value="*" />
        <add name="access-control-allow-headers" value="content-type" />
     </customHeaders>
   </httpProtocol>
</system.webServer>  
Enable anonymous authentication 
    <anonymousAuthentication enabled="true"/>

Convert Premium SSD to Standard HDD in Azure

Powershell script to convert Premium SSD disk to standard HDD 


# Name of the resource group that contains the VM
$rgName = 'MYResourceGroupName'

# Name of the your virtual machine
$vmName = 'MyVirtualMachineName'

# Choose between Standard_LRS and Premium_LRS based on your scenario
$storageType = 'Standard_LRS'

# Premium capable size
# Required only if converting storage from Standard to Premium
#$size = 'Standard_DS2_v2'


#Provide the subscription Id where Managed Disks will be created
$subscriptionId = 'd7x2bxx8-62xe-4xdx-xa8x-20x0x3x2x5xx'

Select-AzSubscription -SubscriptionId $SubscriptionId



# Stop and deallocate the VM before changing the size
Stop-AzVM -ResourceGroupName $rgName -Name $vmName -Force

$vm = Get-AzVM -Name $vmName -resourceGroupName $rgName

# Change the VM size to a size that supports Premium storage
# Skip this step if converting storage from Premium to Standard
#$vm.HardwareProfile.VmSize = $size
#Update-AzVM -VM $vm -ResourceGroupName $rgName

# Get all disks in the resource group of the VM
$vmDisks = Get-AzDisk -ResourceGroupName $rgName 

# For disks that belong to the selected VM, convert to Premium storage
foreach ($disk in $vmDisks)
{
if ($disk.ManagedBy -eq $vm.Id)
{
$diskUpdateConfig = New-AzDiskUpdateConfig –AccountType $storageType
Update-AzDisk -DiskUpdate $diskUpdateConfig -ResourceGroupName $rgName `
-DiskName $disk.Name
}
}

Start-AzVM -ResourceGroupName $rgName -Name $vmName

Create a Directory from existing disk in proxmox server

Scenario:   I have an NVMe disk with an ext4 partition that was previously used as a directory in a Proxmox server. After reinstalling Proxm...