Category Archives: PowerShell 3.0

PowerShell Script to Bulk Update UPN (UserPrincipalName) Suffix in a Single Non-Routable Domain.

Posted on December 9, 2015 by jbernec

As part of the Office 365 Configuration and migration project, we’ve had to define and create an alternate upn (UserPrincipalName) suffix for an internal Active Directory domain that is not publicly routable. Updating the upn for every user in the … Continue reading →

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Create a UPN Suffix using PowerShell for Office 365 Migration.

Posted on November 18, 2015 by jbernec

In preparation for Office 365 migration, we had to match the current on premise users’ logon name (UserPrincipalName) with their email addresses to eliminate any user confusion and ease the outlook authentication process .As an example, The on premise logon … Continue reading →

Posted in Active Directory, Active Directory Domain Services, Azure Windows PowerShell, Office 365, PowerShell, PowerShell 3.0, Powershell 4.0 | Tagged , , , , , | 4 Comments

Raising Active Directory Forest and Domain Functional Levels Using PowerShell.

Posted on November 10, 2015 by jbernec

As part of the infrastructure clean up and upgrade plans, we have decided to raise the DFL and FFL of our domain to take advantage of new Windows Server features. The first step in the process is making sure all … Continue reading →

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Simple PowerShell Script displays Total and Available Memory .

Posted on November 10, 2015 by jbernec

This script is an update to a previous post. In addition to displaying total and available disk space, it will also show the available memory at any given time for a server within a domain infrastructure. It has come in … Continue reading →

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Configuring AD Group Filtering with Microsoft Azure AD Connect Tool.

Posted on August 12, 2015 by jbernec

Microsoft has finally introduced Active Directory group filtering with the release of Azure AD Connect. The one tool to replace AADSync and include ADFS functionality.In this post, I will outline my steps for setting up AAD Connect with Single sign-on, … Continue reading →

Posted in Azure AD Sync, Azure Windows PowerShell, Directory Synchronization, Office 365, PowerShell, PowerShell 3.0, Powershell 4.0, Windows Server 2012 R2 | Tagged | 1 Comment

Generate Office 365 User License Report with PowerShell.

Posted on May 27, 2015 by jbernec

As we continue expanding our Office 365 deployment from OfficeProPlus to include Exchange Online and Archiving, it’s become increasingly necessary to reconcile and report on current AD Synced and cloud users with their specific subscription and licenses quickly and efficiently. … Continue reading →

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PowerShell Script Monitors Security Logs and Sends Email Alerts.

Posted on November 12, 2014 by jbernec

I wrote this PowerShell script to send email alerts when Active Directory User Account, Security and Distribution Group Management events occur in the Security logs.A few parameters will need to be edited to adapt the script to any Active Directory … Continue reading →

Posted in Active Directory, Active Directory Domain Services, Audit Logs, Domain Controller, Event Logs, PowerShell, PowerShell 3.0, Powershell 4.0, Windows Server 2008 R2 Backup, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2 | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments

Uninstalling Software with Powershell.

Posted on June 9, 2014 by jbernec

I have a number of Hyper-v Windows Server 2012 R2 core host machines in my environment. Once in a while, I have to check for installed software and uninstall software for maintenance. The following WMIObject class helped me achieve the … Continue reading →

Posted in Hyper-v, Hyper-v 2012 R2, Microsoft Hyper-v, PowerShell, PowerShell 3.0, Powershell 4.0, Windows Server 2008 R2 Backup, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2 | Tagged , , | 5 Comments

Starting a saved virtual machine–with a missing virtual hard disk

Posted on May 30, 2014 by jbernec

Reblogged from Ben Armstrong’s Virtualization Blog . I came across a person with this problem on our forums recently: If you have a virtual machine that is in a saved state, but one of the virtual machines disks is now … Continue reading →

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Configuring NIC Teaming on Windows Server 2012 R2 using PowerShell.

Posted on February 25, 2014 by jbernec

I want to quickly write about creating NIC teams on Windows Server 2012 R2 Cluster hosts for virtual machine access to the public network. There are a number of parameters to consider when creating a NIC team on this platform, … Continue reading →

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