Category Archives: Windows Server

• Prerequisites for installing Exchange 2013 RTM

  Posted on February 28, 2013 by Mario in Exchange Server, Windows Server

    Outlined are the prerequisites to install exchange 2013 in terms of Hardware, Software, Active Directory topology, Coexistence etc. Let’s Start with operating system supported for Exchange 2013 RTM. Supported Operating Systems: Exchange 2013 has got only two roles. Mailbox and Client Access server role. These roles can be installed on following operating systems. # [...]

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• Microsoft Exchange Server VSS Backup Reboot Work-Around

  Posted on February 28, 2013 by Mario in Exchange Server, Windows Server

  Today I would like to discuss my recent experience with Microsoft exchange VSS writer. Recently I encountered issue with VSS backup for exchange 2010 server and during troubleshooting I learnt something new. Here are my environment details: 1 Domain controller DC/GC/DNS 1 Exchange 2010 SP1 MBX + Hub transport server 1 Exchange 2010 SP1 CAS [...]

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• How to fix Exchange & Outlook connection issues over IPSec VPN

  Posted on January 24, 2013 by Mario in Exchange Server, Switches, Windows Server

  Recently we had this problem with this problem with an Exchange 2003 server in the HQ and Outlook Clients in a particular branch office. The Branch office connects into the HQ through a site to site IPSec VPN using Juniper Netscreen SSG20 firewalls on either end of tunnels. The Problem The Outlook clients would connect [...]

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• SCVMM 2012 SP1 – QuickStart deployment guide

  Posted on January 23, 2013 by Mario in HyperV, VmWare | HyperV | Citrix Zen, Windows Server

  The following document will cover a basic install of System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 SP1 at a generic customer. This is to be used as a template only, for a customer to implement as their own pilot or POC deployment guide. It is intended to be general in nature and will require the customer [...]

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• Hyper-V Management in Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Using PowerShell

  Posted on January 18, 2013 by Mario in HyperV, VmWare | HyperV | Citrix Zen, Windows Server

  The Hyper-V module for Windows PowerShell in Windows Server 2012 includes more than 160 Cmdlets to automate the Hyper-V management tasks. Discoverability is important to be able to identify the commands when needed. The Hyper-V Cmdlets use 3 noun prefixes – VM (Virtual Machine), VHD (Virtual Hard Disk) and VFD (Virtual Floppy Disk) as well [...]

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• HyperV 2012 Backups a great FREE solution!

  Posted on January 16, 2013 by Mario in HyperV, VmWare | HyperV | Citrix Zen, Windows Server

  If you’ve ever tried it; you know that HyperV is a powerful and flexible virtualization platform which does offer some great management & cost savings over VMware. This mostly being related to the fact that HyperV is free & not crippled in any way as in Esxi 5 or 5.1, and machine files can be [...]

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  HTTP Load Balancing using Application Request Routing

  Posted on January 4, 2013 by Mario in Windows Server

  Overview This topic leads the reader through the steps to configure Application Request Routing to load balance HTTP requests to achieve high availability and scalability. The walkthrough also highlights a couple of core features on how Application Request Routing monitors the health of the content servers and affinitizes requests from a client to a content [...]

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  Hyper-V Live Migration: A Step-by-Step Guide

  Posted on December 30, 2012 by Mario in HyperV, VmWare | HyperV | Citrix Zen, Windows Server

    Move VMs between Hyper-V hosts with no downtime Live migration is probably the most important technology that Microsoft has added to Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008 R2. It enables virtual machines (VMs) to be moved between Hyper-V hosts with no downtime. Using live migration, you can migrate all VMs off the Hyper-V host that [...]

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• Posted on June 14, 2012 by Mario in Exchange Server, Windows Server

  Kumatech Inc. -Deploying a New Exchange 2010 with SP2 (no migration) Verify that the servers active directory DNS is functional (Ad Zone exists, with typical components and configuration) Verify the server primary DNS resolution in TCP/IP points to the AD DNS server & when pinged via host name returns the fully qualified hostname. Typically we [...]

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• Migrate Small Business Server 2003 to Exchange 2010 and Windows 2008 R2

  Posted on May 31, 2012 by Mario in Exchange Server, Windows Server

  This guide is intended to provide step by step instructions on how to migrate from Small Business Server 2003 to Windows 2008 R2 with Exchange 2010. For this migration to work you will need the following software: Windows Small Business Server 2003 (SBS 2003) Windows 2008 Server or Windows 2008 R2 Server Exchange Server 2010 [...]

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