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Redirecting OWA URL in Exchange 2010

Redirecting requests that don’t go to https://owa.customer.com/owa (or /exchange) to the correct URL. So, if someone goes to http://owa.customer.com orhttps://owa.customer.com, they get redirected to the correct (secure) URL. Historically I’ve always done this with two components: A custom website listening on Port 80 on each CAS server A default.aspx file in the root of the Default Web Site redirecting […]

ShadowExplorer – How to use

ShadowExplorer allows you to browse the Shadow Copies created by the Windows Vista / 7 / 8 Volume Shadow Copy Service. It’s especially thought for users of the home editions, who don’t have access to the shadow copies by default, but it’s also useful for users of the other editions. Shadow Copy From time to time, […]

List Global Catalog Servers

Problem Description How do I find a list of Global Catalog Servers using nslookup? Resolution The following commands will list all Global Catalog Servers in your Active Directory domain: From the command prompt, type nslookup. C:\nslookup Set the type to server. >set type=srv Find the Global Catalog Server(s). >_gc._tcp.<DnsForestName> Example:  >_gc._tcp.“your domain.com” The results will include the […]

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 […]

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

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 […]

Windows 7 and Folder Redirection Issue

I found folder permissions to be the only problem when configuring folder redirection on windows 7. Dont forget to enforce the policy on client PC by goign to cmd and typing “gpupdate /force” and reloging. This is a user policy so you dont need to boot your PC, just log off and on to test […]