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Configuring Hyper-v Host Network Adapters for ISCSI Storage Connectivity with Powershell .
Windows Server 2012 R2 with PowerShell 4.0 has hugely expanded support for configuring multiple NICs on a Cluster/ISCSI Initiator node via command line. After deploying multiple Network Interface Cards on my Hyper-v host, it took me a while to figure out how to properly configure the NICS with PowerShell . Prior to Windows Server 2012,…
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There Are No More “Tech Issues”
Here’s the lesson: there are no more “tech issues.” America and startups got hosed because Silicon Valley was politically absent. Since everything now has crucial technology components, the technology industry cannot sit out any issue.
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PowerShell 3.0 Script creates AD user and Exchange Mailbox.
This interactive script requires PowerShell 3.0 . It creates an Active Directory user and their corresponding mailbox using a remote session at the same time. It should work out of the box, but specific variables will have to be edited to reflect the Active Directory configuration of the organization in question. function New-Employee { Param…
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PowerShell script utilizes “Using” scope modifier to create VM from existing .vhdx file.
The following interactive PowerShell 3.0 script creates a new virtual machine. It utilizes the ‘Using’ scope modifier to pass local variables to remote machines with the invoke-command cmdlet. An existing .vhdx file is copied to a new location and renamed . Same file is used to create the virtual machine. The script assumes the VM…
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How to promote Windows Server 2012 to a Domain Controller
Originally posted on Exchange Times: Microsoft has done away with dcpromo when it comes to Windows Server 2012. We’ve been so accustomed to using dcpromo that I actually struggled a bit to promote a 2012 server to a DC in one of my labs. This short video shows how to install the Active Directory Directory…
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Configuring InterVLAN Routing on a Layer 3 Switch and providing DHCP to multiple subnets Part 2
In part 2 of this topic, I will show how to configure the Switch Virtual Interfaces and IP Helper addresses on the Cisco 3750G EMI: L3Switch(config)#interface vlan 20 L3Switch(config-if)# ip address 10.0.2.1 255.255.255.0 (Configure IP Address on the vlan 20 interface) L3Switch(config)# exit It is not necessary to specify an IP Helper address for the…
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Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V Component Architecture Poster and Hyper-V Mini-Posters
The following poster was just released by Microsoft to help shed some light on the features Gen 2 Virtual machines :
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My Frustrating Experience with the Exchange Trusted Subsystem USG.
I was doing some quick research recently with a topic totally unrelated to Exchange. Due to some resource constraints, I decided to install and setup an instance of Spiceworks (Helpdesk and Asset Management tool) on my Lab Exchange 2010 SP2 Server. Then began my problem. As soon as I was done, it didn’t take long…
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How to Customize Exchange 2010 RBAC Roles for Delegating User/Contact Management Part 2.
As a follow up to the last post, I decided to further restrict the Support Staff users’ access to the available Custom ‘Address Book Management’ Role cmdlets. The following commands enabled me accomplish this objective: 1) C:\>Get-ManagementRoleEntry -Identity “Address Book Management\*” | ?{$_.Name -ne “Get-User”} | Remove-ManagementRoleEntry ( This command removes all available cmdlets from…
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How to Customize Exchange 2010 RBAC Roles for Delegating User/Contact Management Part 1.
I recently received a request for specific users to be able to modify users and contact information for the HR department. I immediately thought of Exchange Role Based Access Control. Personally, I think this is one of the best features of Microsoft Exchange 2010, but that’s another story. In short, RBAC ensures that end-users only…
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Chinny Chukwudozie, Ai architecture. 