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When trying to activate you get 0xC004F074 with description "The Key Management Server (KMS) is unavailable"

By Ward, May 25, 2010

Error:
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The KMS host that is used is very probably a Server 2008 KMS host that cannot standard activate 7 and 2008 R2 machines.

When you do not have Server 2008 R2 KMS host key have then you must have a Volume License agreement so that your request your 7 and 2008 R2 kms keys.

Resolution

Step 1:
-If the KMS host a Server 2003 SP2 machine is you have the update from the KB article KB968915 install and restart the machine.
-If the KMS host a Server 2008 SP2 machine is you have the update from the KB article KB968912 install and start the new machine.
-If the KMS host one Server 2008 R2 machine is you have to install any further update.

Step 2:
You the new KMS host key import now. The commands are as follows:

1. Uninstall KMS license Key on host – slmgr.vbs /upk

2. Install Server 2008 R2 KMS license key – slmgr.vbs /ipk <Your Key>

3. Activate KMS server online: slmgr.vbs /ato

4. Net Stop slsvc

5. Net Start slsvc

The clients can now activate

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Migrate a DFS Namespace to Windows Server 2008 Mode

By Ward, May 17, 2010

When you plan to use to upgrade your DFS domain namespace to 2008 Mode there are some requirements:
- The forest uses the Server 2003 or higher forest functional level
- The domain uses the Server 2008 or higher domain functional level
- All namespace servers are running Server 2008 or (2008 R2)

1. Installing latest DFS Hotfix on servers where Distributed File System (DFS) technologies is installed
2. Dfsutil root export \\domain\namespace path\filename.xml
3. Remove all Namespace Servers
4. Dfsutil root remove \\domain\namespace
5. Dfsutil root adddom \\server\namespace v2
6. Dfsutil root import merge path\filename.xml \\domain\namespace
7. Add all Namespace servers
8. Tuning replication performance in DFSR (especially on Win2008 R2)

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MDT 2010 Update 1 Beta Released

By Ward, May 14, 2010

The Solution Accelerators Team have released Toolkit 2010 Update 1 Beta and would like your feedback.

Download the beta now at https://connect.microsoft.com/site14/Downloads/DownloadDetails.aspx?DownloadID=8689

MDT 2010 Update 1 provides new capabilities, such as:

· Support for .

· A new User-driven Installation (UDI) method (formerly known as “Modena”) for Configuration Manager 2007. UDI gives information technology (IT) staff control over the experience while empowering users to interact with and customize their operating system through an easy-to-use wizard.

· Improvements to the Workbench driver import process, detecting each driver’s true supported platforms.

· Many bug fixes and other small improvements.

This release supports the of the ® 7; ®; ; Server® 2008 R2; Server 2008; and Server 2003 operating systems. See the Toolkit Documentation Library, which is included with MDT 2010 Update 1, for the complete documentation for this release.

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Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT)

By Ward, May 3, 2010

The Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) 5.5 is a free tool from . It helps customers understand their application compatibility situation by identifying which applications are compatible with the 7 RC and ® operating system and which require further testing. ACT helps customers lower their costs for application compatibility testing, prioritize their applications, and deploy more quickly. You can use the ACT features to:

  • Verify an application’s compatibility with a new version of the operating system, or a Update, including determining your risk assessment.
  • Become involved in the ACT Community, including sharing your risk assessment with other ACT users.
  • Test your Web applications and Web sites for compatibility with new releases and security updates to the ® Internet Explorer® Internet browser.

Software Requirements:

Type of Software Type of Software
Operating Systems - 7
-
- with Service Pack 1 (SP1)
- with Service Pack 2 (SP2) or Service
   Pack 3 (SP3)
- Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 (SP2)
- Server 2008 R2
Database Components -
- SQL Server 2005
- Express
- SQL Server 2005 Express
.NET Framework - ACT requires the .NET Framework 2.0 or newer.

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Microsoft Assessment & Planning Toolkit

By Ward, April 8, 2010

The Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit is an agentless toolkit that finds computers on a network and performs a detailed inventory of the computers using Management Instrumentation (WMI) and the Remote Registry Service. The data and analysis provided by this toolkit can significantly simplify the planning process for migrating to ® 7, ®, , Server® 2008 R2, Server 2008, Hyper-V, Application Virtualization, , and Forefront® Client Security and Network Access Protection. Assessments for Server 2008 R2, Server 2008, 7, and include device driver availability as well as recommendations for hardware upgrades.

You can use MAP to inventory the following platforms:

Reporting
- Identification of currently installed client operating systems, their hardware, and recommendations for migration to 7 and . The tool also reports if desktops have anti-virus and anti-malware programs installed and if the Firewall is turned on.
- Identification of currently installed Server operating systems, their hardware, and recommendations for migration to Server 2008 R2 and Server 2008.
- Identification of currently installed Office software and recommendations for migration to .
- Detailed assessment and reporting of server utilization gathered using the Performance Metrics Wizard.
- Recommendations for server consolidation and virtual machine placement using Hyper-V
- Assessment of client machines, servers, and the technology environment for the implementation of Application Virtualization ()
- Identification of machines where SQL Server components are installed.
- Identification of virtual machines, their hosts, and details about each.
- Identification of Server Roles

Hardware Requirements:
- 2003 x86/x64 or 2008 x86/x64
- 1,5 GB (2 GB 2008)

Software Requirements:
- NET Framework 3.5 SP1
- Installer 4.5
- Office Word 2007 or Word 2003 SP2
- Office Excel 2007 or Excel 2003 SP2
- Express Edition, , or SQL Server 2005

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Rollup 3 voor Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 2

By Ward, March 19, 2010

heeft Rollup 3 voor 2007 Service Pack 2 vrijgegeven.

Het overzicht wat er allemaal gefixt is:
"451 4.4.0 DNS Query Failed" status message in an Server 2007 Edge Transport server

Later updates do not match a calendar item that an Server 2007 user updates by using ActiveSync on a mobile device

You receive an "0x800423f0" error message when you perform system state backups on the passive node of Server 2008-based Server 2007 CCR clusters

An external recipient misses the last occurrence of a recurring meeting request or a recurring appointment that is sent from an Server 2007 user

The Edgetransport.exe process crash when it process meeting requests in Server 2007

The subject of a confirmation message is garbled for certain languages when a remote device wipe operation is performed in Server 2007

The sender address of a forwarded meeting request does not include "on behalf of" as expected in an Server 2003 organization and an Server 2007 organization mixed environment

A SSL certificate validation error is generated on an Server 2007 server when you run any test commands after you run the Test-SystemHealth command

A mailbox that was moved from an Server 2007 server to an Server 2010 server cannot be accessed by using Outlook

The Information Store service stops responding on an Server 2007 server

The synchronization and the reconciliation between Office Outlook and a BlackBerry mobile device fails when a mailbox is moved around between two Server 2007

The Information Store service crashes on a Server 2007 server when a user tries to access a specific calendar item

Read items are marked incorrectly as unread items in an Server 2007 public folder

A delegate cannot save three settings of Resource Settings for an Server 2007 resource mailbox in OWA

You receive an error message when you use ExBPA to schedule a scan on an Server 2007 SP2 server

The store.exe process hangs on an Server 2007 server

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FREE eBook: The SysAdmin Handbook

By Ward, March 17, 2010

Een aantal mensen van Red-Gate hebben weer een mooi ebook geschreven wat elke / beheerder moeten weten. Het is een samenvatting van The Best of
Simple Talk SysAdmin

De Onderwerpen:


- High Availability in 2007
- Message Hygiene in Server 200731
- Using 2007 for Resource Booking
- Controlling Email Messages using ’s Transport Rules
- 2007 Mailbox Server
- Top Tips for Admins
- Database Technologies
- Message Classifications in 2007
- Deploying 2007 on Server 2008
- Server Log File Replay
- Configuring Server 2007 to Support Information Rights Management
- Reporting on Mobile Device Activity Using 2007 ActiveSync Logs
- Online Backups
- Optimizing Server 2007
- : Recovery Storage Groups
- E-mail Addresses and the Outlook Address Cache
- Upgrading to Server 2007
- Goodbye ExMerge, Hello Export-Mailbox
- Determining MS Disk Performance
- Upgrading to Server 2007: Part 2
- Message Tracking in 2007
- Third Party High Availability and Disaster Recovery for Server
- Server 2010 – The First Public Beta Version
- Emulating the 2003 RUS for Out-of-Band Mailbox Provisioning in 2007
- Using 2007 Transport Rules to Protect the First Entry in the Address Book
- Cluster Continuous Replication Network Design
- Building an Server 2007 environment
- An Introduction to Messaging Records Management
- Installing Hyper-V and Beyond
- Restricting Outlook Client Versions in 2007
- Using Twitter and to Find Technical Information and Join a Community
- Update: Server 2010 Release Candidate
- backups on Server 2008
- Moving to Office Communications Server 2007 R2
- Monitoring and Scheduling 2007 Database Online Maintenance
- 2010 High Availability
- Implementing Cluster Replication – Part 1
- The Recycle Bin in Server 2008 R2
- Using Group Policy to Restrict the use of PST Files
- Introduction to Server 2010
- The Ego and the System Administrator
- Implementing Server 2008 File System Quotas
- Implementing Cluster Continuous Replication, Part 2
- Management with in Server 2008 R2
- Upgrade 2003 to 2010
- Customizing the Outlook Address Book

General Articles
- A SysAdmin’s Guide to Change Management
- A SysAdmin’s Guide to Users
- Change Management – What It Is and Why You Need It
- Manage Stress Before it Kills You
- Hiring System Administrators
- Increase Your Value as a Professional in the Technical Industry
- The Art of Dealing with People

Virtualization
- Virtual Servers
- Virtualizing : points for discussion
- Build Your Own Virtualized Test Lab
- A Beginner’s Guide to Virtualizing Server – Part 1
- A Beginner’s Guide to Virtualizing Server – Part 2
- Server Virtualisation: Hyper-V, an Introduction
- Increasing the Availability of Virtualized Applications and Services
- Hyper-V Networking and Configuration – Part 1

Unified Messaging
- An Introduction to Unified Messaging
- Moving to Office Communications Server 2007 R2


- Managing 2007 Mailbox Quotas with
- So You Thought Was Only For 2007

Downloaden klik op het boek

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Rollup 2 voor Exchange Server 2010

By Ward, March 5, 2010

heeft rollup 2 voor 2010 vrijgegeven.
Hier onder een overzicht wat er allemaal gefixt is:

977633 Certain third-party IMAP4 clients cannot connect to Server 2003 mailboxes through an Server 2010 CAS server

979431 The POP3 service crashes when a user connects to a mailbox through the POP3 protocol and the user is migrated from an Server 2003 server to an Server 2010 server

979480 Users cannot receive new messages if they access mailboxes that are moved to another Server 2010 RU1 server by using IMAP4 clients

979563 Server 2010 Push Notifications does not work

979566 A 0×85010014 error is generated when linked mailbox users try to synchronize their mailboxes with mobile devices in a CAS-CAS proxying scenario in Server 2010

980261 This fix introduces the supports for Server 2010 page patching when a "-1022" disk I/O error is generated

980262 Event ID 2156 is logged on a computer that is running Server 2010

Downloaden van Rollup 2 voor 2010 doe je HIER.

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Installeren VMWare View Connection Server 4

By Ward, February 26, 2010

Prerequisites

Connection Server
• Pentium IV 2.0Ghz processor or higher — dual processors are recommended
• 2GB RAM or higher — 3GB RAM is recommended for deployments of 50 or more Manager desktops. connection server can handle 2,000 connections in clear mode and 750 in tunneled mode.
• One or more 10/100Mbps network interface controllers (NIC) — 1Gbps NIC is recommended

Supported Operating Systems
The Connection Server can be installed on the following 32-bit operating systems:
Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition with SP2
Server 2003 Standard Edition with SP2
Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition with SP2
Server 2003 Enterprise Edition with SP2

Connection Server Licences:
Manager
Manager with Composer
Manager with Composer, and Offline Desktop

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Prepare Schema & AD & domain voor installatie Exchange 2010

By Ward, February 8, 2010

Prerequisites

Domain Controller:
Server 2003 Standard Edition met Service Pack 1 (SP1) of later (32-bit or 64-bit)
Server 2003 Enterprise Edition met SP1 of later (32-bit or 64-bit)
Server 2008 Standard of Enterprise (32-bit or 64-bit)
Server 2008 R2 Standard or Enterprise

Prepare en domains

1. Indien er nog een 2003 Server aanwezig is moet je:
setup /PrepareLegacyExchangePermissions of setup /pl

2. setup /PrepareSchema of setup /ps

3. setup /PrepareAD of setup /p
Onder de OU in domain genoemd Security Groups worden de volgende groepen aangemaakt:
Organization Management
Recipient Management
Server Management
-Only Organization Management
Public Folder Management
UM Management
Hygiene Management
Records Management
Discovery Management
Delegated Setup

Legacy Groepen:
Security Groups OU:
Organization Management
Recipient Management
Server Management
-Only Organization Management
Public Folder Management
UM Management
Hygiene Management
Records Management
Discovery Management
Delegated Setup
ExchangeLegacyInterop

4. setup /PrepareDomain of setup /pd

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