Microsoft Exchange 2013: OWA Signature Error

In Microsoft Exchange, you may have received these error messages: “The signature is too big. Please try a smaller format.” “The Property X is out of range, the valid range is x to x.” “The length of the property is too long. The maximum length is 8000 and the length of the value provided is 16814.” I recently encountered these errors with the […]

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Fixing Windows 2012R2 Hyper-V Role Failing At 99 Percent

installing the Hyper-V Role is straightforward on a new system, I have seen couple of scenarios where the Hyper-V role will fail on installation. Scenario conditions are outlined below: Fresh install of Windows 2012R2 Server. All Windows Updates applied then rebooted. Post reboot, Hyper-V Role was installed. Rebooted machine to finalize installation of role Machine begins applying, gets to 99%, […]

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Cleaning Up WinSXS Folder on Windows Server 2008 R2

I finally found some good information for cleaning up the WinSXS folder on new instances of Windows. I found the following site extremely helpful: http://blogs.technet.com/b/askpfeplat/archive/2014/05/13/how-to-clean-up-the-winsxs-directory-and-free-up-disk-space-on-windows-server-2008-r2-with-new-update.aspx. Consequently, I was able to get 7GB of data cleaned up from the WinSXS folder on the first Server 2008R2 machine I followed this process on. Here are the basic steps: 1. Make sure the server […]

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Replication for a Windows Domain Controller (2003, 2008, 2012)

If you would like to avoid using the AD Sites and Services GUI to force replication across your domain controllers, consider the script below. Save this as a .bat file to a machine on the same domain as your domain controllers and run as a domain administrator. The script will prompt you for the desired action, push or pull (default […]

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Creating A Windows 2012 Or 2012R2 Domain Controller

With Windows 2003 nearing end-of-life, it is becoming more imperative to upgrade to a newer operating system. For many IT admins, this is a great opportunity to start upgrading infrastructures to Windows 2012 or Windows 2012R2. Since DCPromo was depreciated in Windows Server 2012, the following article serves as a step-by-step guide to creating a Windows 2012R2 domain controller and […]

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Promoting A Windows 2012R2 Server To Domain Controller

Once a Windows 2012 or Windows 2012R2 has had the Active Directory Domain Services role installed, the domain controller must be promoted to a domain controller. This article outlines the steps needed to add a domain controller to an existing environment.   How to Promote a Windows 2012R2 Domain Controller Post installation of the role, the option to promote a […]

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Transferring FSMO Roles To Another Active Directory Controller

How to Transfer FSMO Roles To transfer FSMO roles via the Windows GUI, you will need access to the following three Active Directory snap-ins: Active Directory Schema (Schema Master Role) Note: The snap-in is not enabled by default. Instructions provided below. Active Directory Domains and Trusts (Domain Naming Master Role) Active Directory Users and Computers (RID, PDC and Infrastructure Roles) Enabling Active […]

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Decommissioning A Windows 2003 Or Windows 2008 Domain Controller

With many IT administrators upgrading their internal infrastructures to begin capitalizing on some of the newer features available in Active Directory by raising the functional level, it has become more of a necessity to remove older domain controllers. This article provides a step-by-step guide on how to perform a DCPromo for a 2003/R2 or 2008/R2 domain controller. In the example […]

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