So Exchange 2016 preview version came on MSDN and I decided to give it a try along with the DAG … Previously in Exchange 2013 I used to have an issue with the fast search on DAG as in some cases it used to stop and cause the original database and copy to report not … Continue reading PREPARING, INSTALLING AND CONFIGURING EXCHANGE 2016 PREVIEW WITH DAG ON WINDOWS 2016 PREVIEW
Setting up UM To setup UM between Exchange and Skype for business server, the most important step is how you configure the Certificates between both servers in order for them to trust each other. For that you don’t have to use a public Certificate but rather an internal CA certificate that has its root certificate … Continue reading 3- Unified messaging Integration between Exchange 2016 and Skype for Business
This article guides you through the steps of doing an in-place upgrade from Lync 2013 to Skype for business. I am copying the article as is from my lab with all the errors that I have been through to give you a real experience feed back of what is this like. You might get issues … Continue reading LYNC 2013 TO SKYPE FOR BUSINESS IN-PLACE UPGRADE WITH MONITORING DATABASE
Enable-CsTopology : Multiple Active Directory entries were found for type “ms-RTC-SIP-EdgeProxy” with ID in a multiple Domain Environment Enable-CsTopology : Multiple Active Directory entries were found for type “ms-RTC-SIP-EdgeProxy” with ID “egelyncedge.domain.local”. At line:1 char:1 + Enable-CsTopology + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : InvalidData: (:SourceCollection) [Enable-CsTopology], InvalidDataException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : DuplicateADEntry,Microsoft.Rtc.Management.Deployment.ActivateTopologyCmdlet to enlarge please click on … Continue reading Lync Topology Publishing issues
NOTE: I have attached the DHCPUTIL and all of the other required files with it, so you directly download them to your DHCP Server. This is the shortest way to setup up Pin Authentication for Lync on the DHCP Server… First Copy/Download all the DHCP Utilities content from Lync Front end server to DHCP server … Continue reading Set Pin Authentication for Lync on DHCP Server
Installing host agent and configure it on VMM error When you try to add a new host to the VMM , you get the following warning: Warning (26179) Multipath I/O not enabled for known storage arrays on host x.x.x.x Resolution: In order to resolve this problem, you will have to install two features on the … Continue reading Adding host on VMM causes warning Multipath I/O not enabled for known storage arrays on host x.x.x.x
This article presumes that you have setup all the initial steps for the Cross Forest migration to work: – Configure DNS resolution and trust between two AD forests. – Create and configure Send connector between Source.com and Target.com – Create and configure Availability service between Source.com and Target.com – Configure Source.com as accepted domain in … Continue reading Preparing, Migrating users and Handling contacts between two forests in Microsoft Exchange Cross Forest migration
Sometimes while we do Exchange projects in big environments where there more than 10 or 15 servers we need to quickly get a particular server’s hostname or IP. I created a simple PowerShell script that does the work for you #Get all mailbox Exchange Servers IP address remotely #Import Exchange Management Shell if ran from … Continue reading Get all mailbox Exchange Servers IP address remotely
In an Exchange Crossforest migration the distribution groups can be a very painful operation that would cause loss of time, lots of issues and continues headache if not solved within a timely manner. The migration can be a long boring process that needs to be as accurate as possible to avoid any issue related to … Continue reading Exchange 2010 CrossForest group Migration
To create a script that would auto-login you to Office 365 or SSO or Windows Azure Active Directory, Copy the following Script in notepad and save it as auto-login.ps1 Once the file is saved with the ps1 extension you can run Powershell as administrator, Drag and drop this file into Powershell and it’ll login you … Continue reading Useful Scripts