A Drink of Technology for the Thirsty Mind
NIC Teaming was a feature we obtained through independent hardware vendors such as Broadcom. A separate piece of software was installed and you went through a GUI to team your interfaces. Sometimes it was easy to do, sometimes it wasn’t. Windows Server 2012 now has NIC Teaming built-in. NIC Teaming is the act of bonding network adapters to form one […]
Read moreAs the name suggests, a shared mailbox is one that is used by multiple users to receive or send email. You’ve probably seen shared mailboxes used for situations such as an IT help desk, a HR department, payroll enquiries, and reception desks. A shared mailbox also has a calendar, so they can be used to coordinate team schedules or anything […]
Read moreSometimes an organization has a requirement to only allow certain users to access their mailboxes using the POP3 protocol. Faced with this requirement the Exchange administrator needs to work out how to lock down all other access protocols for the mailbox. Fortunately this is quite simple to achieve with all current versions of Exchange Server, as well as Office 365. In the […]
Read moreAs your Exchange Server mailbox databases grow you’re eventually going to be interested in finding out two things – how large the database file is, and how much available new mailbox space is in the database. “Available new mailbox space” is sometimes referred to as “white space”, although the folks at Microsoft will tell you that is not the correct term for […]
Read moreMany Exchange Server migration scenarios involve making DNS changes that can impact a very large number of customers at once if they go badly. Similarly, we often need to isolate network elements such as load balancers or DNS round robin configurations when troubleshooting client connectivity issues. Making changes to a load balancer or DNS record for this troubleshooting carries a similar risk […]
Read moreManaging Remote Print Servers In the previous chapter it was stated that the Print Management tool provides a central location from which the print services for an entire network may be managed. So far we have only looked and managing the print server running on the local computer. In this section we will look at adding remote servers to the […]
Read moreInstalling the Print Server The first step in setting up a Windows Server 2008 print server is to install the Print Server role. This is achieved by launching the Server Manager, selecting Roles item from the tree in the left pane and clicking on Add Roles. In the Add Roles Wizard click next on the Welcome screen if one appears and then select the Print Services option. Click Next and read […]
Read moreSetting up clustering on Windows servers is not as difficult as it’s often made out to be. There are some precise steps to be followed and all becomes clear. I’ve asked a number of people recently whether they’d installed clustering on Windows servers. Turns out that none of them had – though one had inherited a clustered server pair […]
Read moreThis can be used by both the administrator and the user of the device. By the user: Login to OWA (http://www.outlook.com/domainname.com) Click Options (top right) Click See all options… Click Phone (Left hand side) Select your Device Click Wipe Device At this point you will get a few more prompts making sure that you want to wipe the device. By the Administrator: Login to the MOP (http://portal.microsoftonline.com) Open the ECP (Exchange […]
Read moreKeep in mind that this is for a new install with no user migration. Open Internet Explorer Login to the Office 365 Admin Portal Click Users and Groups This will take you to the user administration page. Here you will be able to add, delete, restore and view all cloud users and groups for Office 365 Click the + (add) button […]
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