remove the last exchange 2007 from exchange 2010 organization

remove the last exchange 2007 from exchange 2010 organization


1/ move mailbox over from exch2k7 to 2k10, do this on ex2010

Create a Local Move Request

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb124495(v=exchg.141).aspx

I moved administrator mailbox along with other test mailboxes. then I noticed later the administrator mailbox is still showing on the old exchange 2007 server. however the ex2010 server powershell cmd showing the box in ex2010.

in Ex2010 EMC I should see move request , also powershell cmds can be used to see the move status
http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2010/07/19/3410438.aspx

get-moverequest --- indicated administrator mailbox move failed

resume-moverequest  --- restarted the failed mailbox move, failed again

remove-moverequest  --- aborted the doomed move

After all these cmds, the new local move option is available for the administrator mailbox again, this time I specify to continue to move mailbox upto 4 corrupted item. as a result, this admin box got moved over to ex2010

http://exchangeserverpro.com/exchange-2010-online-mailbox-moves/

2/ move public folder

Move Public Folder Content from One Public Folder Database to Another Public Folder Database

you can do 

\MoveAllReplicas.ps1 -Server Server01 -NewServer Server02

or configure public folder replica

need remove replica first --

need change the db in ex2k7 to use ex2010 pub db first

3/ move OAB generator server 

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb125184(v=exchg.141).aspx

in EX2010 EMC Organization node - mailbox - offline address book


4/ remove ex2k7 db

in EMC - server config - mailbox - click remove , no more question asked , its gone

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb201683(EXCHG.80).aspx

5/ remove ex2007
add/ remove program
need remove send connectors first .... there goes exchange 2007 server

end of an era

server 2012 printing new feature - Branch Office Direct Printing Overview

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj134156.aspx

the objective is to reduce bandwidth between the data center and branch office

it needs server 2012 and windows 8

w8 prints directly to the device . w8 caches the printer device settings'

Toshiba MFC pritners and a certain LOB app

Toshiba MFC pritners and a certain LOB app

last week, I struggled along with a customer, that after they print to their new Toshiba MFCs, they can save their document inside their business application ( I wouldn't name the app here)

I checked the fileserver, the fileserver showed the write is happening, but it won't finish.

the situation is I just upgrade their domain to server 2012, and they just replaced their printers with new Toshiba MFCs.

suspecting kerberros,

Klist

Klist purge  -- i did this serveral times to remove any kerberos ticket to our server

still not work, eventually I found out if printing to a brother printer, the user can save to fileshare.

yes, I made progress on this issue and isolated the problem further.

now the app support tech/devoloper refuse to accept blame for this, because the app can print to brother.

now we will talk to Toshiba.

it suddenly banged on me that a couple of years ago, the same thing happened with another app with another customer

windows azure billing team charged after the free trial

It's so hard to reach windows azure billing team after hours on the phone, eventually got disconnected . after doing my case on lineFinally they agreed to give me my money back. No , no one can stop them debitting my card , the ANX credit help girl is right. Even if I cancel my card, they may still get money out of it.

by looking the bill, the charge is for storage. duh

if googgle lead you here, you can search again, there is a link on microsoft forum, you can submit a request to windows azure team

create a global label zone in windows dns - looks like need to do this on each dns server

dnscmd  /config /enableglobalnamessupport 1

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc731744.aspx

setup another exchange 2013, COMODO 3 month free cert and activesync error

setup another exchange 2013, COMODO 3 month free cert and activesync error

- I get COMODO 3 month free cert for testing purpose, I can install it, but the exchange 2013 regard it as invalid. there are some dicussion on the net regarding this essential cert. namely COMODO suggests using the UC cert.

- another issue is active sync not working properly for an administrator user ( haven't got other user to test)
it's a permission issue I encountered years ago

1. Open Active Directory Users and Computers.
2. On the menu at the top of the console, click View > Advanced Features.
3. Locate and right-click the mailbox account in the console, and then click Properties.
4. Click the Security tab.
5. Click Advanced.
6. Make sure that the check box for "Include inheritable permissions from this object's parent" is selected.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-nz/library/620c5ce8-3595-4658-9a7a-ec76c10e4a69.aspx

thanks to testexchangeconnectivity website pointing me to the right direction

activate server 2012 failed , dns name error

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/929826/en-us#method1

do this

slmgr -ipk xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx

Microwave and wireless connectivity - Panasonic and my notebook wireless

Microwave and wireless connectivity

I bought a panasonic microwave oven on boxing day.

every time the microwave operating , my notebook wireless connection will pauseand stop

which GPO wins at the long last?

which GPO wins at the long last?

if there is a tie, the computer policy override the user policy ( yes, this is what I learnt)

and normally the last policy applied wins.

at the same level of the GPMC console, the lowest preference GPO wins, and the lowest link order GPO wins

msft azure sg charged my credit card after my windows azure trial

msft azure sg charged my credit card after my windows azure trial

I didn't use windows azure after the trial

at the end of the trial, I didn't use it anymore, I checked that I was not using any services.

suddenly I noticed msft azure sg charged me on 20-DEC-2013

I am talking to the bank trying to stop this and get my money back

create PSO in a windows 2008 DFL domain in server 2012 ADAC

create PSO in a windows 2008 DFL domain

password settings object, its purpose is to bypass domain password policy

http://blogs.technet.com/b/keithmayer/archive/2012/10/25/top-3-new-tricks-with-active-directory-admin-center-31-days-of-favorite-features-in-winserv-2012-part-25-of-31.aspx#.Utn1sFvxu1t

in ADAC - acctive directory admin center

New - System - password settings container - create the PSO

set parameters

assign to users / groups , note NoT OU

cannot install XP SP3 - cannot install beehov.mv_ http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/c8d0ae75-74a3-48ba-a2f9-caf10ca279db/downloading-problems?forum=itproxpsp

install system center 2012 configuration manager R2 on a host with SCVMM 2012 R2 - not finished yet

install system center 2012 configuration manager  R2 on a host with SCVMM 2012 R2 - not finished yet

here is my SCCM 2012 R2 default install

site code MKS

site name MKCentralCity

install path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Configuration Manager

need reconfigure adk to include usmt

set sqlserver running account, should be a domain account, not local

extend schema

make sure the sccm server got full control in aduc for system-systems management container

eventually the install got stonewalled becuase my default sql server install collation is not correct.

the default server sql server collation is latin1xxxxx. the SCCM wanted SQL_Latin1xxxx

so I need to change the sql server collation. I put this project on hold for now.

disabling windows 2012 R2 lock screen, the screen keeps being locked

http://blog.scosby.com/post/2012/12/13/Disabling-Windows-Server-2012-Lock-Screen-Timeout.aspx

I haven't test it yet.

but here is something you can change (copy / paste from above link)

unlocked the missing Power Settings feature in Server 2012.
  1.       Open the following registry key     a.       HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\PowerSettings\7516b95f-f776-4464-8c53-06167f40cc99\8EC4B3A5-6868-48c2-BE75-4F3044BE88A7   2.       Set the following value     a.       Attributes => 2
  3.       Now open Control Panel>Power Options>Change Plan Settings>Change Advanced Power Settings     a.       The new Display section “Console lock display off timeout” is now available.     b.      Configure your “Plugged in” value accordingly (0 to disable) – I haven’t tested to see if the monitor sleep setting still applies when the screen is locked.

server 2012 , turn off server manager pop out at logon

server 2012 , turn off server manager pop out at logon

how do you do that ? this time without external link, I figured out on my own.

here is my version, in the server manager page, on the top right menu, click on manage

you will see server manage properties , click on that

you will see specify server manager refresh interval, by default its ticked for every 10 miniutes

then you tick do not start server manager automatically at logon

iPhone is not getting new exchange emails - restart to fix

iPhone is not getting new exchange emails - restart to fix

it used to be working. out of the blue, it stuck at refresh screen.

thurn the iPhone off and on again, fix the issue'

DNSSEC

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj200221.aspx

Resolve-DnsName is used for testing
Do not use the nslookup command line tool to test DNSSEC support for a zone. The nslookup tool uses an internal DNS client that is not DNSSEC-aware

nltest

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/158148

/dsregdns

Free OCR Software - Optical Character Recognition and Scanning Software for Windows - import from PDF and Twain Scanners

Free OCR Software - Optical Character Recognition and Scanning Software for Windows - import from PDF and Twain Scanners

umm.... not bad

why I can't create storage pools in server 2012 R2

why I can't create storage pools in server 2012 R2

coz, all my volumes got data

see here

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14494448/create-a-storage-pool-on-windows-server-2012-with-existing-data

answer:
There is no way to create a storage pool with existing data. Storage pools are only a collection of drives that are managed by windows.

a step by step guide to upgrade a windows 2008 x64 to server 2012 R2

a step by step guide to upgrade a windows 2008 x64 to server 2012 R2

w2008 x64 can be upgraded to w2012. so you can upgrade to w2012 , then w2012 R2

the route I have done is upgrade w2008x64 to w2008 R2 x64, then install w2008 R2 SP1, finally install w2012 R2.

in place upgrade is Not recommended.

I am doing this way because I want to see what's it like.  it quite complicated than a fresh install.

use netdom to join a w8.1 to a domain

C:\>netdom join MIKW8 /domain:YOUNG /userd:mike /passwordd:laughasoff

how many monitors can server 2012 R2 windows 8.1 vdi support

how many monitors can windows 8.1 vdi  support

its 12

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/jj721676.aspx

What are the requirements for installing Client Hyper-V on a computer running Windows 8.1?

You can install Client Hyper-V on 64-bit computers that have Second Level Address Translation (SLAT) enabled. Most modern PCs have support for SLAT, which supports as many as 12 monitors, most USB devices, wireless networks, and sleep and hibernate states. It also offers a full-fidelity experience, including 3D, audio, multi-touch, and so on

openoffice is gone, libre office instead

openoffice is gone, libre office instead

yeah, time flied , open office is canned by Oracle. there are some spin-offs, one is libre office which is included with the latest Suse.

remove windows 2008 domain controller from AD

remove windows 2008 domain controller from AD

the AD is now on server 2012 (not R2, leave room for exchange 2013)

in 2008, it still uses dcpromo to demote it. then goto server manager to remove adds

in the process, there was an error to remove this 2008 DC from AD, because the new feature to protect the object from deletion. you will have to un-tick it so the 2008 DC object can be removed by dcpromo.