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Exchange Server 2010 Client Access Server Array

Client Access Server Array Pre-Requisites Two or more Exchange Server 2010 Client Access Servers can be configured as a CAS array using NLB as long they are not also installed as Mailbox servers that are members of a Database Availability Group (DAG). The reason is that DAG members utilize Windows Failover Clustering, which can’t co-exist with NLB. […]

How to setup an Exchange 2010 CAS Array to load balance MAPI

Since Exchange 2010 CAS servers now handle all internal and external client traffic to Exchange mailbox servers including Outlook MAPI traffic, the need for a highly available CAS array is critical to your design. So how do you load balance MAPI traffic? I found a some useful bits of information to help out: Load balance […]

Cloned Windows 2008 R2 virtual machine fails to boot with the error: autochk program not found – skipping AUTOCHECK

To workaround this issue on previous versions of ESX/ESXi 4.1 and ESXi 5.0: Power down the source virtual machine. Backup the .vmx file of the source virtual machine. Change the value of the disk.EnableUUID parameter to False. For more information, see Tips for editing a .vmx file (1714). Save the changes made to the .vmx file. Clone the virtual machine again. If these steps […]

Exchange ActiveSync and Outlook Mobile Access errors occur when SSL or forms-based authentication is required for Exchange Server 2003

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=817379 Disable the forms-based authentication for the Exchange virtual directory To create a secondary virtual directory for Exchange that is based on steps 1 through 7 of the following procedure, make sure that forms-based authentication is disabled for the Exchange virtual directory before you make the copy. Before you follow these steps, disable forms-based authentication […]

Upgrade to 2008 Standard to Enterprise

Upgrade to 2008 Enterprise Syntex: DISM /online /Set-Edition:<Version> /ProductKey:XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX Example with trial key: DISM /online /Set-Edition:ServerEnterprise /ProductKey:489J6-VHDMP-X63PK-3K798-CPX3Y To determine the installed version of Windows you can use: DISM /online /Get-CurrentEdition To determine possible versions you can upgrade to: DISM /online /Get-TargetEditions

Use the Shell to re-create the Discovery system mailbox

Use the Shell to re-create the Discovery system mailbox Delete the SystemMailbox{e0dc1c29-89c3-4034-b678-e6c29d823ed9} user account from Active Directory, if it exists. By default, Exchange Server 2013 Setup creates the mailbox in the Users container in Active Directory. For details about how to delete a user account from Active Directory, see Delete a User Account. Prepare Active Directory […]

Robocopy syntex

robocopy “M:\Sourcefolder” “H:\destination” /S /E /COPYALL /ZB /NP /MT:20 /R:3 /W:30 /LOG:”c:\logfolder\failingdrive.log” Mapp Network drives i.e  Z: then open command prompt as Administrator, modify the drive letter and folder location as per requirement then paste them to command prompt window. robocopy “C:\Company Files” “Z:\Company Files” /S /E /COPYALL /ZB /NP /R:3 /W:5 /LOG:”c:\companyfile.log” robocopy “C:\Users […]

Setup Juniper SSG or Netscreen to support IPsec VPN client connectivity with Shrew Soft VPN Client

Introduction This guide provides information that can be used to configure a Juniper SSG or Netscreen device running firmware version 5.4+ to support IPsec VPN client connectivity. The Shrew Soft VPN Client has been tested with Juniper products to ensure interoperability. Overview The configuration example described below will allow an IPsec VPN client to communicate […]