Create Switchvox (CentOS 5) EC2 EBS AMI with root Partition on LVM

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We have a Switchvox image that we want to import into AWS EC2. The plan is to install Switchvox on a Virtualbox locally, then convert the image to a raw image, upload it to AWS EC2, chroot and install Xen kernel 2.6.18-371.9.1.el5xen, modify the image appropriately making it Xen visualisation compatible, and register as an AMI. Continue reading →

Office Professional Plus 2010 on a Terminal Server (RemoteApp)

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The following error occurs trying to use a retail edition of Office Professional Plus 2010 on a Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services:

This copy of Microsoft Office 2010 cannot be used on a computer running Terminal Services. To User Office 2010 on a computer running Terminal Services, you must use a Volument License Edition of Office.

To fix the problem, go to your MSDN subscriptions account product key page and get a key for “Terminal Service enablement for Office 2010”. Then navigate to Control Panel, find Office Pro Plus 2010 and enter a new product key. More info is available on this page: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/983443/en-us.