Reading Time: < 1 minuteSince the introduction of Active Directory, Microsoft added new classes and attributes to the schema with each Windows Release which addedd more and more functionality to the AD. Here is the version table just to understand the versioning. Windows Read More …
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Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview: Creating Your First Active Directory
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis video demonstrates Deploying Active Directory for a New Forest. My YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glH8mfw7IH8 And the video Follows:
Network Loop Prevention with STP 802.1d
Reading Time: 2 minutesI am sure most of you computer geeks out there knows about the Spanning Tree Protocol and how it works. So the basics here just for a heads up. STP is a network protocol standard set by IEEE. The purpose Read More …
Monitor Network Usage in Windows 8.1
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFriends of networkers been asking how to see bandwidth usage in Windows 8 or 8.1. Windows has a simple instrument for the total usage view. Just click on the Wireless icon and you will be presented Read More …
Know Your Lync Client
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMicrosoft Lync, a simple yet powerful feature rich communication system, which includes the following features: Your Present Status of Availabilities Instant Messaging File Sharing Voice Communication Multi-Party Conferencing PSTN to Lync & Vice Versa Communication through Media Gateway But Lync Read More …
System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Servicing Extension BETA Has Been Released
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSystem Center 2012 Configuration Manager Servicing Extension has been released to the Configuration Manager Open Beta community! You can download the Beta here: http://connect.microsoft.com/ConfigurationManagervnext/Downloads/DownloadDetails.aspx?DownloadID=53752 System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Servicing Extension provides useful information for maintaining a Configuration Manager environment. Read More …
SCOM 2007 & 2012: Download All Management Packs in Bulk
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSome people being requesting me to get some management packs for them. So, here is a script that lets you download almost all of them. It’s a script and created by Stefan Stranger, please follow the link below for the Read More …
Hyper-V Monitor Gadget
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA well developed gadget for the Hyper-V Monitoring. Lines from the writer: The gadget uses WMI to connect to the server so the user might need to follow John Howard’s guide remote WMI access on both the client and the Hyper-V server. Read More …
SMTRAK: SCSM 2012 Dashboard
Reading Time: < 1 minutePeople been asking me if I am using any sort of Dashboard for the SCSM, and it has to be the Enterprise Grade. I really was using SMTRAK for the dashboarding but some might have other preferences, but I like Read More …
ConfigMgr 2012 R2: List of Bug-fix
Reading Time: 2 minutesPlease do not treat the list as an official one, as I have collected these from number of sources, and they appear correct. SM setup does not allow change from evaluation to licensed SMDW: “Invalid object name <table>” thrown when Read More …
ConfigMgr 2012: List of Bug-fix
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAs Microsoft releases new product lines/updates to existing ones with robust testing facilities and things like that but unfortunately nothing is perfect and these software’s needs patching time to time. As new bugs flourishes and existing update requires so many Read More …
Scan and Repair with the –OfflineScanAndFix Powershell cmdlet
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Repair-Volume cmdlet performs repairs on a volume. The following repair actions are available: OfflineScanAndFix: Takes the volume offline to scan the volume and fix any errors found (equivalent to chkdsk /f). If you feel that you are running into Read More …
How to repair from a previous scan with the –SpotFix Powershell cmdlet
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSpotFix: Takes the volume briefly offline and then fixes only issues that are logged in the $corrupt file (equivalent to chkdsk /spotfix). If Repair-Volume, or even chkdsk.exe, discovers an error, it will be recorded in a hidden system file $corrupt. Read More …
Pre-Downloading SCCM 2012 R2 Prerequisites
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSince SCCM 2012 or R2 requires installation of some prerequisites to be installed prior installing the SCCM; there are some shortcuts to do it, and not doing it while the SCCM gets installed. Option: 1 Find/Locate for the SetupDL.EXE in Read More …
Outlook 2013: Signed Certificate ID for Your E-mail Message
Reading Time: 2 minutesStep 1, 2, 3, 4 in one screenshot 🙂 Straight away, click on Options on a new mail window, then click on the More button/arrow, the task Properties on the 3 will pop up. Click on the Security Settings, and Read More …
Outlook 2013: Message Encryption
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen editing a new message; in the Options ribbon click More Options. From the backstage of Outlook 2013 Click on the File menu and then click Options. The following screen will popup Click on the Trust Center Settings and point Read More …
Outlook 2013: Stop Viewing Attachments Preview within E-mails
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA rather small request from a friend who is a frequent mailer in real life, and uses Outlook 2013 as a part of the Office 2013. Now he works in a buying house which regularly transmits huge images which sometimes Read More …
Hyper-V MAC Addressing
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen you create a Virtual Machine on a Hyper-V Host, the MAC address is assigned to the each virtual network adapter automatically by the Virtual Machine Management Service running as a VMMS.exe in Task Manager. Hyper-V uses the below mechanism Read More …
SQL Server: Required SQL Server Collation – Failed
Reading Time: 2 minutes“SQL Server Collation Failed”, period, setup cannot continue? Got this error? Well everyone who tried to install SQL collation for SCCM got this error. There are two ways you can resolve this matter. On the SQL Installation, the error would Read More …
Use PowerShell to List SMB Shares
Reading Time: < 1 minuteApplies To: Windows 8.1, Windows PowerShell 4.0, Windows Server 2012 R2 Can you use your client machine to list the shares on the SMB block? Like windows 8? The following command retrieves the Server Message Block (SMB) shares on the Read More …
Set Printer Duplex Mode Using PowerShell
Reading Time: < 1 minuteApplies To: Windows 8.1, Windows PowerShell 4.0, Windows Server 2012 R2 My friends were asking me on how to tidy up the printer. And I have to do it by using the PowerShell. Essentially to configure the default printing method Read More …
Deploying SCSM 2012 R2 on a Single Machine
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOriginal post was made at the Article TAB @ https://www.mobs-bd.org/?page_id=1479 This document is a collage document cut & paste from the original SCSM document published by Microsoft. I only took what needed for the document to be completed. As I Read More …
Active Directory, Exchange & System Center Solution Proposal
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOriginal post was made at the Article TAB @ https://www.mobs-bd.org/?page_id=1479 Releasing this document for generic access which was previously released to certain companies. This document focuses deployment for the Active Directory within a 2000 user-based organization with the messaging services; Read More …
Microsoft & Citrix VDI Solution Document
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOriginally posted to the Article TAB @ https://www.mobs-bd.org/?page_id=1479 This file was recently published to the local community two months back. And now opening to the generic access. The document discusses about high level deployment scenario of VDI solution jointly formed Read More …
Hyper-V: Converting a VHD to a VHDX
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis is a rather small video. Showing you how to convert the Generation-1 VHD file to Convert it to the Generation-2 VHDX. I am sure everyone knows this already but still theres requests to post it, so here it is. Read More …
Exchange 2013 CU3 Update
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCumulative Update 3 for Exchange 2013 is available for direct download from Microsoft site. It contains a total of 23 documented fixes. The most notable fix is that Internet Explorer 11 no longer loads OWA Light instead of OWA Premium. Read More …
Enterprise Networking Scenarios
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn the era of the enterprise movement; you need to plan ahead of the access types that you are going to deliver to your users/customers etc. A SharePoint portal which has connectivity to your CBS or another form of application Read More …
Download MAP Toolkit 9.0
Reading Time: 2 minutesMAP Toolkit— Long back this tool has been serving many IT industries and it’s IT personnel as a solution accelerator. This Assessment & Planning Toolkit has mane accelerators that you can use it’s processes for your technology adoption requirements. What’s Read More …
MVA Course for Microsoft System Center 2012 R2
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCheck out these MVA courses for System Center 2012 R2: Automation & Self-Service Application Performance Monitoring IT Service Management For additional System Center 2012 R2 MVA courses and resources, check out the System Center 2012 R2 Resource Page.
Plan the Solution (PoC): AD, Exchange, SharePoint, Lync, Office 365, SQL, Visual Studio TFS
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIf you are keen to do a PoC on Microsoft Technologies, please follow the link below for the solutions provided after the link. All documents available at the ready so that you can run the PoC at your own discretion. Read More …
Windows 8.1: Get the Names and AppIDs of Apps in the Start Screen
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEver wondered what are the applications that are running when your Windows 8.1 is booting up? Can you get the AppID from PowerShell? this is how…..it’s seriously simple and all you have to do is just to issue the following Read More …
Office 365 Service Comparison
Reading Time: < 1 minuteVisit the Office 365 Service Descriptions in the TechNet library for detailed descriptions of the services and features that are available with Office 365. The feature tables in the Office 365 Service Descriptions also include footnotes that provide additional information Read More …
Free ebook: System Center: Designing Orchestrator Runbooks
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDownload the PDF version of this title (186 pgs, 8.77MB) here and the companion content here (296 KB). You can get the EPUB version here and the MOBI version here. If you prefer a hard copy of the book, you can Read More …
Free ebook: Microsoft System Center: Configuration Manager Field Experience
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMicrosoft System Center: Configuration Manager Field Experience (ISBN 9780735683044) by Rushi Faldu, Manish Raval, Brandon Linton, Kaushal Pandey and the System Center series editor Mitch Tulloch, is now available. DOWNLOADS Download the PDF here Download the companion content here Download Read More …
Free ebook: Microsoft System Center: Optimizing Service Manager
Reading Time: < 1 minutethe next free ebook in our System Center series – Microsoft System Center: Optimizing Service Manager. DOWNLOAD LINKS Download the PDF – here Download the companion content – here Download the Mobi file for Kindle –here Download the ePub file Read More …
Free ebook: Microsoft System Center: Troubleshooting Configuration Manager
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMicrosoft System Center: Troubleshooting Configuration Manager (ISBN 9780735683020) by Rushi Faldu, Manoj Kumar Pal, Andre Della Monica, Kaushal Pandey, and the System Center series editor Mitch Tulloch, is now available. DOWNLOADS Download the PDF here Download the Mobi file for Read More …
Free ebook: Microsoft System Center: Cloud Management with App Controller
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMicrosoft System Center: Cloud Management with App Controller by Yung Chou and Keith Mayer, and the System Center series editor Mitch Tulloch, is now available. DOWNLOADS Download the PDF here Download the Mobi file for Kindle here Download the ePub Read More …
Free ebook: Introducing Microsoft System Center 2012 R2
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMicrosoft released a new free ebook – Introducing Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 by Mitch Tulloch with Symon Perriman and the System Center Team. Well at least couple of chapters are there 🙂 DOWNLOAD LINKS Download the PDF – here Read More …
Happy New Year: Taking A Break!
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHello folks, 2013 is coming to an end and it’s time for a time out 🙂 and it is time to close the channel here for a few weeks of rest, relaxation, and family time. It’s been a huge year Read More …
Exchange 2010 & 2013 Active/Passive Database IOPS Reduction
Reading Time: 3 minutesAs you can see, Microsoft has made a tremendous number of improvements with the way that Exchange Server manages it’s storage in DAG environments. Passive database copies generates fewer IOPS (a 50% reduction), and failover happens more quickly than ever Read More …
Exchange 2013: Activate Your Exchange Receive Connector
Reading Time: < 1 minuteVery small video, just showing which default connector you should active in your Exchange 2013 organization. All you have to do is to browse through the different receive connector, double click on it and save, and that would do the Read More …
Exchange Client Network Bandwidth Calculator
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAnother exchange based post for calculating the bandwidth requirement for the exchange clients. Link follows: Donload the excel file: http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/exchange/Exchange-Client-Network-8af1bf00/file/49302/4/Exchange%20Client%20Network%20Bandwidth%20Calculator%20-%20Public.0.48BETA4%20-%20TimeZone.v5.xlsx This is an excel file bearing 288KB of data.
Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Installation (PDF)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAnd here is the final distribution of the document “Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Installation” in pdf format….people been asking for it and the link for the pdf download follows: Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Installation
Exchange Server 2013: Exchange Administration Center (EAC)
Reading Time: 2 minutesEAC is web-based management console in Exchange 2013 which is replaced EMC in Exchange 2010. The MMC base console used to be slow when it loads and new business logic in Exchange 2013 forced to have new EAC in my Read More …
Exchange 2013 Server Role Requirements Calculator v6.1
Reading Time: < 1 minuteToo many people have been asking me for the calculator, and I am tired of sending it by mails. now here is it. Quoting from the site “Microsoft has released the Exchange 2013 Mailbox Server Role Requirements Calculator long back Read More …
Windows Server 2012 R2: Fine Grained Password Policy for Relaxed CxO’s
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAnother small video that shows you how you can configure a relaxed password policy for the relaxed CxO’s 🙂 of your SOHO organization. I would not recommend it but your CxO’s needs to adhere to the global password complexity requirements, Read More …
Windows Server 2012 R2: Backing up your DNS Records
Reading Time: 2 minutesAbout DNS, a one liner: You might already know this, but saying it once more, that AD DS is heavily dependent on DNS since it resolves the naming systems. Backing up your DNS records is always a good idea, suppose Read More …
How To Create an Autodiscover Record for Exchange Server 2013/2010
Reading Time: 2 minutesFirst, an Autodiscover record is created in DNS to help mail clients connect to users to their respective mailboxes, as simple as that. Elaboration follows: Why do you need it? All you have to do is create an Autodiscover record. Read More …
Count Email Addresses per Mailbox
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRecently I’ve been struggling to find out how many users are there in a single mailbox…the following worked great after spending 4 hour of time…..wasted…due to lack of knowledge…anyway thought I should share this so that it might save time Read More …
Get All Active Email Addresses on Exchange Server 2013/2010/2007
Reading Time: 2 minutesFriend of mine asked me if I can help him out with his Exchange Server 2013 so that he can find out how many active email addresses are there, and can we produce a list of it or not. So Read More …