Tag: Cmdlets

• Copying an Azure Cloud Blob (VHD) between different Storage Accounts and Resource Groups with ARM PowerShell.

  While working with Azure, I came across a situation where I needed to quickly provision an Azure Virtual Machine from an existing sysprepped VHD in a different storage account and resource group using the Azure Resource Manager deployment model. This can be achieved using Azure Resource Manager PowerShell cmdlets. It is worth noting that an…

  jbernec

  October 27, 2016

  Azure, Azure Windows PowerShell

  ARM, Azure Copy, Azure Resource Manager, Azure Resource Manager PowerShell, Azure Storage Explorer, Blob, Cmdlets, VHD

• Deleting SCVMM 2012 R2 Logical Network Definitions with PowerShell.

  Attempting to delete a SCVMM 2012R2 logical network throws an exception as shown in the screen shot below because there are other dependencies like the Port Profiles, logical switches and other network objects still depending on it. The “View Dependent Resources” page displays the current Logical network definition dependencies preventing the Logical network from being…

  jbernec

  September 11, 2016

  SCVMM2012R2, System Center 2012 R2, VMM2012R2, Windows Server 2012 R2

  Cmdlets, Logical Network, Logical Network Definitions, Network Sites, SCVMM2012R2, SCVMM2012R2 Dependency

• Bulk Updating On-Premise Active Directory Users’ Attributes for Office 365 Batch Migration Using PowerShell.

  In this environment, the on premise Active Directory DNS name is different from the email address public DNS name. An alternate UPN Suffix that matches the public email address DNS name has already been configured for the on premise AD environment for the purpose of facilitating the Office 365 onboarding process. The first step in…

  jbernec

  March 21, 2016

  Batch Migration, Exchange 2010 SP2, Exchange Online, Office 365, Onboarding, PowerShell, Windows Azure PowerShell

  Azure AD Connect Office 365, Azure AD Windows PowerShell, Cmdlets, Directory Synchronization, Exchange Online, Exchange Server 2010 SP3, Mailbox Batch Migration, Offboarding, Office 365, Office 365 Migration, Onboarding

• Resolving Hyper-v Error: “‘Unnamed VM’ could not initialize… The security ID structure is invalid.”

  While moving my Lab to a new environment using the Hyper-v Export and Import VM options, I ran into an “‘Unnamed VM’ could not initialize… The security ID structure is invalid” error when trying to start the Domain Controller Virtual machines. After doing some research, I found out that after a VM Import, Hyper-v doesn’t…

  jbernec

  February 4, 2015

  Hyper-v, Hyper-v 2012 R2, Hyper-v Manager, Microsoft Hyper-v, PowerShell, Powershell 4.0, Uncategorized, VHDX, Virtual Machines, WIndows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2

  Cmdlets, Grant-VMConnectAccess, Invalid Security ID, Unnamed VM

• Enabling Jumbo Frames on Windows Server 2012 R2 using PowerShell and on Cisco 3560G using IOS commands.

  Jumbo frames are Ethernet frames with a payload greater than the standard mtu of 1500. Increasing the mtu size on a 1 GB network usually improves network performance and efficiency.The following PowerShell cmdlets will help display and check current jumbo frame values and edit them.The maximum value of a Jumbo frame on an Ethernet adapter…

  jbernec

  October 16, 2014

  Jumbo Frames, Network, Powershell 4.0

  Cmdlets, Jumbo Frames, Network Adapter, PowerShell 4.0

• PowerShell Script uses Split() Method to display Active Directory Users’ Organizational Unit and other Properties.

  A colleague was trying to generate a report of Active Directory Users, displaying their Organizational Unit and PasswordNeverExpires property status. Normally this should be very simple, but they ran into a small snag. The Active Directory module at the time of this writing which is PowerShell 4.0 does not have a direct Organizational Unit property…

  jbernec

  October 9, 2014

  Active Directory, Powershell 4.0, Script

  Active Directory, Cmdlets, Organizational Unit, PowerShell, PowerShell 4.0

• Creating New Equipment Address List in Exchange 2010.

  The steps and cmdlets below enabled me configured a separate address list in Exchange 2010 to manage all Equipment. Create the Address List and specify the Recipient Filter: [PS] C:\>New-AddressList -name “All Equipment” -RecipientFilter {RecipientType -eq “UserMailbox” -and RecipientTypeDetails -eq “EquipmentMailbox”} Run the Update-AddressList on the New Address List: [PS] C:\>Update-AddressList -Identity “All Equipment” To…

  jbernec

  April 30, 2014

  Active Directory, Exchange 2010 SP2, Exchange Cmdlets, Exchange Management Shell, Microsoft Exchange

  Active Directory, Address Lists, Cmdlets, Microsoft Exchange 2010, OAB, Offline Address Book

• Configuring Network Adapter TCP/IP Settings using Powershell 4.0 Cmdlets .

  PowerShell 4.0 is a requirement for these cmdlets to work.The GUI( Graphic User Interface) is commonly used to configure network adapter settings or the good old netsh command. But if I had to work with Hyper-v core or Windows Server 2012 R2 core, there’s a number of PowerShell cmdlets that could be used in place…

  jbernec

  March 3, 2014

  Hyper-v 2012 R2, PowerShell, Powershell 4.0, WIndows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2

  Cmdlets, Default Gateway, DNS Client, Network Adapter, Static IP Address, TCP/IP

• Demoting the last Windows Server 2012 R2 Domain Controller with PowerShell.

  As with promoting a server to domain controller, demoting the a domain controller is also a straight forward process with PowerShell. The following PowerShell cmdlets are available from the ADDSDeployment module: Uninstall Active Directory: The demote process got a little tricky because this was the last DC in the domain and had an Operations Master…

  jbernec

  January 13, 2014

  Active Directory, Active Directory Domain Services, AD Forest, DCPromo, Domain Controller, PowerShell, PowerShell 3.0, Powershell 4.0, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2

  Active Directory, Cmdlets, Powershell 3.0, Windows PowerShell, Windows Server 2012, WS 2012, WS2012 R2

• Deploying a Windows Server 2012 R2 Domain Controller in an existing Win2003 Functional Level Domain.

  My first task before deploying a Windows Server 2012 R2 Domain Controller in a Windows Server 2003 forest functional level environment was to run the Test-ADDSDomainControllerInstallation cmdlet and determine my domain environment’s readiness to accept the new Windows Server 2012 R2 Domain Controller installation without any glitches: [ws2012r2]: PS C:\Users\admin\Documents> Test-ADDSDomainControllerInstallation -DomainName genesys.net | fl…

  jbernec

  December 30, 2013

  Active Directory, Active Directory Domain Services, AD Forest, DCPromo, Domain Controller, DSRM, Flexible Single Master Operations, FSMO, NTDSUtil, PowerShell, PowerShell 3.0, Powershell 4.0, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2

  Active Directory, Cmdlets, dcdiag, DNS, Domain controller, Flexible Single Master Operations, FSMO, Operations Master, Powershell 3.0, Schema Version, Windows PowerShell, WS2012 R2