Author: Microsoft Geek

Windows Server 2003 DC health check command

The following command will useful for 2003 DC health check: 1. dcdiag.exe /v /f:dcdiag_servname.txt 2. dcdiag.exe /test:dns /v /f:dcdiagdns_servername.txt 3. repadmin /showrepl > replication_servername.txt 4. repadmin /replsum /errorsonly > replicationerr_servername.txt dcdiag.exe Health check for DCs and/or services assoicated with it. dcdiag.exe /test:dns Let me know DNS health status repadmin /showrepl This shows all my replication and if it was successful […]

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Category: Windows Server 2003

PowerShell Intro

Introduction PowerShell is the most powerful automation tool that Microsoft has to offer, and its both a shell and a scripting language. Please note that this series is based on PowerShell 3, which ships with Windows 8 and Server 2012. If you are running Windows 7 please download the PowerShell 3 update before you continue. Meet the Console and the […]

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Category: PowerShell 101

How to Grant Read-Only Access to an Exchange Mailbox

Granting a user read-only access to the mailbox and calendar of another user in an Exchange Server organization. This is a common scenario and the solution is reasonably simple though perhaps not obvious. Let’s look at the scenario of Alan Reid trying to access the mailbox of Alex Heyne. With no access configured Alan gets an error message when he […]

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Category: Exchange Server 2003, Exchange Server 2007, Exchange Server 2010

Exchange Server 2013 Server Roles

The multi-role server architecture that was introduced with Exchange Server 2007, and then continued with Exchange 2010, has been consolidated in Exchange Server 2013. Exchange 2013 has just two server roles that can be installed: Client Access server Mailbox server Server role selection during Exchange 2013 setup The two roles can co-exist on the same host, or be installed separately. […]

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Category: Exchange Server 2013

How to Install Exchange Server 2013

Deployment of an Exchange Server 2013 server goes through three main stages. Preparing Active Directory (if you are installing Exchange Server 2013 for the first time) Installing the Exchange Server 2013 pre-requisites on the server Running Exchange Server 2013 setup   Preparing Active Directory for Exchange Server 2013 When you are installing Exchange Server 2013 for the first time the […]

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Category: Exchange Server 2013

Installing Exchange Server 2013 Pre-Requisites on Windows Server 2008 R2

Exchange Server 2013 can be installed on Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, on either the Standard or Enterprise editions. Exchange 2013 can also be installed on Datacenter (RTM) edition. Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard edition will support any of the Exchange 2013 server roles, however if you intend to deploy Exchange 2013 Mailbox servers in a Database Availability Group you […]

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Category: Exchange Server 2013

Installing Exchange Server 2013 Pre-Requisites on Windows Server 2012

Exchange Server 2013 can be installed on Windows Server 2012 Standard or Datacenter edition. Windows Server 2012 will support any of the Exchange 2013 server roles. Unlike Windows Server 2008 R2, if you want to run Exchange Server 2013 Mailbox servers as members of a Database Availability Group you can still do so with the Standard edition of Windows Server […]

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Category: Exchange Server 2013

How to Setup a Windows 2008 R2 SNTP/NTP Server

Setting up an SNTP/NTP server in Windows is not intuitive. The good news is: When configured correctly, you can use the Windows Time (W32Time) service as an SNTP/NTP server for both windows and non-windows SNTP/NTP clients. Here’s how to do it: Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK. Locate and then click the following registry entry:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\Config\ In […]

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Category: Windows Server 2008 /R2

Cleaning up Network Connections in Windows 7

Windows makes a mess of all the network adapters when installing NIC cards. Sometimes, you remove network adapters, and you’re left with something like “Local Area Network 3” that can’t be renamed back to “Local Area Network”. The problem is, Windows remembers the previous adapter (even if it is physically removed), so you can’t rename the adapter, otherwise it would […]

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Category: General IT Stuff, Windows 7

What is DNS?

Did you know you could be connected to facebook.com – and see facebook.com in your web browser’s address bar – while not actually being connected to Facebook’s real website? To understand why, you’ll need to know a bit about DNS. DNS underpins the world wide web we use every day. It works transparently in the background, converting human-readable website names […]

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Category: Domain Name System ( DNS )
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