How to Reset Default Domain Policy & Domain Controller Policy
For the Default Domain Policy, use dcgpofix /target:Domain For the Default Domain Controller Policy, use dcgpofix /target:dc
How to Uninstall Windows Internal Database
It is not usually necessary to uninstall Windows Internal Database, but sometimes you may need to uninstall or remove Windows Internal Database. It is not possible to remove this application with Add or Remove Programs, and it will not be uninstalled. Because multiple applications and services use the same instance of Windows Internal Database, removing these applications and services does not remove the data store. Important: Uninstalling Windows Internal Database is not recommended, because it may affect other applications that may be using the same database instance. To uninstall Windows Internal Database Open a command shell. On 32-bit platforms: msiexec /x {CEB5780F-1A70-44A9-850F-DE6C4F6AA8FB} callerid=ocsetup.exe On 64-bit platforms: msiexec /x {BDD79957-5801-4A2D-B09E-852E7FA64D01} callerid=ocsetup.exe
Installing Exchange Update Rollups on DAG (Database Availability Group) Members
Installing update rollups on DAG members is a straight forward task. We have to make sure that all the active databases have been moved to a different DAG member, activation of all databases on the server to be patched is blocked, mailbox database copy is suspended etc. Basically, the procedure is straightforward and should be followed per DAG member: 1.Appoint (next) DAG member; 2.Move away all active copies on that DAG member; 3.Prevent copies from activating on that DAG member; 4.Perform maintenance, e.g. down or upgrade DAG member; 5.Enable possible activation on that DAG member again; 6.Optionally redistribute database copies. Microsoft has two new scripts in the ?C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\v14\Scripts? folder of Exchange 2010 SP1. StartDAGServerMaintenance.ps1 and StopDAGServerMaintenance.ps1. In order to install a rollup on 2010 SP1 , follow the…
How to Configure Manual Failover – Activation – for DAG Member Exchange Server 2010
Configure Manuel Failover for Entire Mailbox Server Let?s say you want to disable entire DAG member node from being considered in the Automatic Activation Process. In other words, you want to configure manual failover for DAG member. You can use the following command to prevent any databases on a specific mailbox server in DAG from being considered in the Automatic Activation (automatic failover) Process: Set-MailboxServer -Identity MailboxServerName -DatabaseCopyAutoActivationPolicy Blocked To allow database copies to be activated again, I would replace ?Blocked? with ?Unrestricted?: Set-MailboxServer -Identity MailboxServerName -DatabaseCopyAutoActivationPolicy Unrestricted
How to Configure Local Continuous Replication (LCR) in Exchange Server 2007
Local Continuous Replication (LCR) is a single server solution that provides high availability for Exchange Server 2007. Once you enable a local replica of a storage group, LCR copies any changes to the storage group to the replica. This process is called Log Shipping. In this how-to, you will learn how to configure Local Continuous Replication (LCR) in Exchange Server 2007 Mailbox Server Role. Log on to Exchange Server 2007. Click Start, and then point to All Programs, then Microsoft Exchange and click Exchange Management Console. Expand Microsoft Exchange and click the Server Configuration in the Console Tree. Click the server name that has mailbox server role in the results pane. And in the action page, click Manage Mailbox Role. In the work pane, right click First Sorage Group and click…
How to Change Command Prompt CMD Default Startup Directory
The default Command Prompt (CMD.exe) directory is usually your Documents and Settings \ Username directory. Most of the time you navigate away from it because you need to access files that cannot be accessed from there. If you wish to change the default startup directory for Command Prompt, use the steps listed below To change the default Command Prompt directory: 1- Click Start, Run and type Regedit.exe 2- Navigate to the path HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Command Processor 3- In the right-pane, double-click Autorun and set the startup folder path, for example by " CD /d C:\ " without quotes. If Autorun value is missing, you need to create one, of type REG_SZ (String Value) in the above location. Example1: To set the startup directory to C:\Windows, set the Autorun…
How to Perform SYSVOL Migration from FRS to DFRS Replication
Domain controllers use a special shared folder named SYSVOL to replicate logon scripts and Group Policy object files to other domain controllers. Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003 use File Replication Service (FRS) to replicate SYSVOL, whereas Windows Server 2008 uses the newer DFS Replication service when in domains that use the Windows Server 2008 domain functional level, and FRS for domains that run older domain functional levels. To use DFS Replication to replicate the SYSVOL folder, you can use the procedure that is discussed in this video tutorial to migrate replication to DFS Replication. Pre-Requisites: Check Active Directory health using DCDiag and Repadmin and make sure there are not errors. Use net share from elevated command prompt on all DCs to check Netlogon and SYSVOL share status. Change…
How to Install Data Protection Manager 2010 on Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
A System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2010 installation includes two primary tasks: installing the DPM prerequisite software and installing the DPM application. The DPM Setup Wizard guides you through the process of specifying the DPM installation settings, and automatically installs the prerequisite software as part of an integrated DPM installation process. Important Note: DPM 2010 is not supported on the Turkish language version of Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2. If the automatic installation of one or more of the DPM prerequisite software products fails, you can install the prerequisite software manually. Before installing DPM, note the following: All computers that you use for your DPM installation must meet at least the minimum hardware and software requirements. DPM Setup stops the Removable Storage service before installing DPM. After you install DPM, you…
Error 0x80092013: The revocation function was unable to check revocation because the revocation server was offline
Problem: You followed all steps from a Deploying SSTP Remote Access Step by Step Guide. However, when vista or windows 7 client tries to connect VPN server you get this error: " The revocation function was unable to check revocation because the revocation server was offline. " Workaround: The SSL VPN client needs to be able to download the CRL to confirm that the server certificate on the VPN server has not been revoked. You must either publish the CRL on a server that is accessible on the Internet or configure the client to not require CRL checking.. Because it exposes a private server name to the Internet, you can do the following as an alternative solution. Solution: Disable CRL Checking on VPN Client To disable CRL checking, create a…
How to Perform Step by Step Exchange 2010 Single Mailbox Restore with Windows Server Backup
In this video I'll demonstrate the step by step process for recovering individual mailbox for an Exchange Server 2010 mailbox using Windows Server Backup.