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Exchange 2010 – how to take traces using ExTRA (traces analysis by Support Engineers only)

 Go to the Exchange Client Access Server and turn on EXTRA tracing. To do so, take these actions:1) Go to Start, Run… Type EXTRA2) Once EXTRA opens, at the Update and Customer Feedback screen, Choose “Check for Updates on Startup” and “I do not want to join the program at this time”3) Check for Updates … Continue reading Exchange 2010 – how to take traces using ExTRA (traces analysis by Support Engineers only) →

Exchange 2010 Public Folder Free/Busy folders admin accessibility issues–Troubleshooting step

  Using ADSIEDIT : go into configuration>services>microsoft exchange>administrative groups>... and navigate to any public folder database/store and check the properties Find a msExchOwningPFTree attribute: this should equal the distinguished name of the public folder hierarchy. In my example : CN=Public Folders,CN=Folder Hierarchies,CN=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT),CN=Administrative Groups,CN=SSC-SPC,CN=Microsoft Exchange,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,DC=DOMAINA,DC=CONTOSO,DC=CA We should see a Folder Hierachies container holding … Continue reading Exchange 2010 Public Folder Free/Busy folders admin accessibility issues–Troubleshooting step →

Powershell v2 tips–All the Job commands (quick reference)

 I’m a red fish, so I wrote the Powershell’s Job commands here so I’ll have a repository.An other way to list the Job commands is to type get-command *-job or get-command –Noun job Start-Job : Start-Job -ScriptBlock {dir –path c:windows –rec}Start-Job -Filepath c:scriptssample.ps1Invoke-Command -computername s1 `-scriptblock {get-eventlog system} –asjob  Get-Job Receive Job [-keep] Wait-Job Stop-Job … Continue reading Powershell v2 tips–All the Job commands (quick reference) →

How to use a list of servers in a file to process operations on multiple servers

Example : I’d like to ping several servers listed in a servers.txt file :- use get-content <filename> in between brackets after a named parameted :Test-Connection -ComputerName (get-content servers.txt) -Count 1You can also do the same without the parameter name if it’s a positional parameter :Test-Connection (get-content servers.txt) -Count 1More examples to come later…

Exchange Server 2010 SP2 is available !

Here is an awesome news about Exchange 2010 : SP2 is out !Exchange 2010 SP2 is now available for download:   http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28190The new features include (with some graphical interface improvements):§ Outlook Web App (OWA) Mini A browse-only version of OWA designed for low bandwidth and resolution devices. Based on the existing Exchange 2010 SP1 OWA infrastructure, … Continue reading Exchange Server 2010 SP2 is available ! →

Exchange 2010 – Retention Policy Tag not available immediately after definition in EMC

 > From my buddy Brian Day on this post: After adding personal tags you may need to wait until the managed folder assistant processes the mailbox again before they'll show up. You can force it by runningStart-ManagedFolderAssistant <MailboxIdentity>.As he tested on his Lab, and so did I, we used a retention policy with one folder … Continue reading Exchange 2010 – Retention Policy Tag not available immediately after definition in EMC →

How-to use Powershell to change the Network location type (to Private or Public)

 Here is how to change the Network type of a specific network (or networks) to Private or Public, to help you better master Firewall policies.This is especially useful if you have a bunch of Windows 2008 servers on a DMZ as it’s more and more the case, which are not controlled by GPOs then.Credits goes … Continue reading How-to use Powershell to change the Network location type (to Private or Public) →

/Hosted mode or not /Hosted mode, that is the question … since Exchange 2010 SP2, recomended not !

 “If you haven’t yet deployed Exchange 2010, our recommendation is to avoid /hosting mode and go directly to Exchange 2010 SP2 using the on-premises configuration. This will allow you to offer the features customers are looking for, and avoid a cross forest migration down the road.”Source : Future of /Hosting Modehttp://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2011/10/13/future-of-hosting-mode.aspx

Bulk populate an AD using a CSV file and New-ADUser, including Passwords

Problem : New-ADUser is not working as expected to populate a password coming from a CSV file (the account stays disabled) here is the example and the reason: Prerequisites: Import the Active Directory module on your powershell session using Import-Module ActiveDirectory     Here is my BulkAddADUsers.csv file sample :   GivenNAme,Surname,Name,SamAccountNAme,Description,Department,EmployeeID,Path,Enabled,Password,PasswordNeverExpiresUser,Test1,UserTest1,UserTest1,UserTest1,IT,189478,"OU=Test,DC=CONTOSO,DC=CA",$True,P@ssw0rd,$TrueUser,Test2,UserTest2,UserTest2,UserTest2,IT,187516,"OU=Test,DC=CONTOSO,DC=CA",$True,P@ssw0rd,$TrueUser,Test3,UserTest3,UserTest3,UserTest3,IT,134530,"OU=Test,DC=CONTOSO,DC=CA",$True,P@ssw0rd,$TrueUser,Test4,UserTest4,UserTest4,UserTest4,IT,162455,"OU=Test,DC=CONTOSO,DC=CA",$True,P@ssw0rd,$TrueUser,Test5,UserTest5,UserTest5,UserTest5,IT,121901,"OU=Test,DC=CONTOSO,DC=CA",$True,P@ssw0rd,$TrueUser,Test6,UserTest6,UserTest6,UserTest6,IT,170221,"OU=Test,DC=CONTOSO,DC=CA",$True,P@ssw0rd,$TrueUser,Test7,UserTest7,UserTest7,UserTest7,IT,128669,"OU=Test,DC=CONTOSO,DC=CA",$True,P@ssw0rd,$TrueUser,Test8,UserTest8,UserTest8,UserTest8,IT,108705,"OU=Test,DC=CONTOSO,DC=CA",$True,P@ssw0rd,$TrueUser,Test9,UserTest9,UserTest9,UserTest9,IT,106381,"OU=Test,DC=CONTOSO,DC=CA",$True,P@ssw0rd,$TrueUser,Test10,UserTest10,UserTest10,UserTest10,IT,193922,"OU=Test,DC=CONTOSO,DC=CA",$True,P@ssw0rd,$TrueUser,Test11,UserTest11,UserTest11,UserTest11,IT,174066,"OU=Test,DC=CONTOSO,DC=CA",$True,P@ssw0rd,$TrueUser,Test12,UserTest12,UserTest12,UserTest12,IT,105871,"OU=Test,DC=CONTOSO,DC=CA",$True,P@ssw0rd,$TrueUser,Test13,UserTest13,UserTest13,UserTest13,IT,126670,"OU=Test,DC=CONTOSO,DC=CA",$True,P@ssw0rd,$TrueUser,Test14,UserTest14,UserTest14,UserTest14,IT,124671,"OU=Test,DC=CONTOSO,DC=CA",$True,P@ssw0rd,$TrueUser,Test15,UserTest15,UserTest15,UserTest15,IT,118935,"OU=Test,DC=CONTOSO,DC=CA",$True,P@ssw0rd,$TrueUser,Test16,UserTest16,UserTest16,UserTest16,IT,183367,"OU=Test,DC=CONTOSO,DC=CA",$True,P@ssw0rd,$TrueUser,Test17,UserTest17,UserTest17,UserTest17,IT,185662,"OU=Test,DC=CONTOSO,DC=CA",$True,P@ssw0rd,$TrueUser,Test18,UserTest18,UserTest18,UserTest18,IT,118972,"OU=Test,DC=CONTOSO,DC=CA",$True,P@ssw0rd,$TrueUser,Test19,UserTest19,UserTest19,UserTest19,IT,187421,"OU=Test,DC=CONTOSO,DC=CA",$True,P@ssw0rd,$TrueUser,Test20,UserTest20,UserTest20,UserTest20,IT,167020,"OU=Test,DC=CONTOSO,DC=CA",$True,P@ssw0rd,$True  The following command … Continue reading Bulk populate an AD using a CSV file and New-ADUser, including Passwords →