Author: Ward

Microsoft Assessment & Planning Toolkit

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 Windows 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 Windows® 7, Windows Vista®, Microsoft Office 2007, Windows Server® 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Hyper-V, Microsoft Application Virtualization, Microsoft SQL Server 2008, and Forefront® Client Security and Network Access Protection. Assessments for Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Vista include device driver availability as well as recommendations for hardware upgrades.

You can use MAP to inventory the following platforms:

  • Windows 7
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows XP® Professional
  • Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2
  • Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2003 R2
  • Windows 2000 Professional or Windows 2000 Server
  • VMware ESX
  • VMware ESXi
  • VMware Server

Reporting
– Identification of currently installed Windows client operating systems, their hardware, and recommendations for migration to Windows 7 and Windows Vista. The tool also reports if desktops have anti-virus and anti-malware programs installed and if the Windows Firewall is turned on.
– Identification of currently installed Windows Server operating systems, their hardware, and recommendations for migration to Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2008.
– Identification of currently installed Microsoft Office software and recommendations for migration to Microsoft Office 2007.
– 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 Microsoft Application Virtualization (APP-V)
– Identification of machines where Microsoft SQL Server components are installed.
– Identification of virtual machines, their hosts, and details about each.
– Identification of Windows Server Roles

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

Software Requirements:
– NET Framework 3.5 SP1
– Windows Installer 4.5
– Microsoft Office Word 2007 or Word 2003 SP2
– MIcrosoft Office Excel 2007 or Excel 2003 SP2
– SQL Server 2008 Express Edition, SQL Server 2008, or SQL Server 2005

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Download Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit HIER

Exchange Server 2010 SP1 is coming

Exchange Team announced that SP1 for Exchange 2010 is coming with a lot new features

I highlighted the things with I like from the coming update. It’s a whole list but i thing with this update is Exchange 2010 SP1 the best version ever!!! 😀

A list of al new things in Exchange 2010 SP1:

Archiving:
– Personal Archive to a different mailbox database from their primary mailbox 😀
– You can import historical e-mail data from .PST files, directly into Exchange
– delegate access to a user’s Personal Archive
– SP1 updates the Exchange Management Console with new tools to create Retention Policy Tags
– support access to a user’s Personal Archive with Outlook 2007 Coming with A update

Outlook Web App
– Delete, mark as read, and categorize operations running asynchronously, these actions feel instantaneous to the user
– Attaching a very large file, will not block the rest of the OWA experience
– Sharing calendars to anonymous viewers via the web if you enable this.
– OWA themes back
– Reading pane can be placed on the bottom or the right side

Mobile:
– Support for send-as
– Support for notifying the user if their device has been placed on block or quarantine by their admin
– Full implementation of conversation view
– To sync only unique parts of messages.
– Setting up mobile device to access mail via POP/IMAP/SMTP, information is available in OWA.

New Management UI
– Create/configure Retention Tags + Retention Policies in EMC
– Configure Transport Rules in ECP
– Configure Journal Rules in ECP
– Configure MailTips in ECP
– Provision and configure the Personal Archive in ECP
– Configure Litigation Hold in ECP & EMC
– Configure Allow/Block/Quarantine mobile device policies in ECP
– RBAC role management in ECP
– Configure Database Availability Group (DAG) IP Addresses and Alternate Witness Server in EMC
– Recursive public folder settings management (including permissions) in EMC

Read the whole article at HERE.

Exchange 2007 The exchange server address list service failed to respond. After Upgrading Domain Controllers to 2008 R2

I want to creat a new mailbox for a new user. But i get the following error: The exchange server address list service failed to respond.
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Solution:
Go to Organization Configuration in EMC. Right click it in EMC and select Modify Configuration Domain Controller. Point it to your DC hosting the PDC

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After that restart the Microsoft Exchange System Attendant services on the mailbox server.

The Microsoft Exchange System Attendant Service does the following thing:

Forwards directory lookups to a global catalog server for legacy Outlook clients, generates e-mail addresses and offline address books, updates free/busy information for legacy clients, and maintains permissions and group memberships for the server. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start.

Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) 1.0 SP1 – now available for Windows 7

There is a new version of MDOP: MDOP 2010 refresh. MDOP 2010 includes:
– Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) 1.0 SP1 – now available for production deployment on Windows 7
– Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) 4.6 – localized client versions and additional languages support

Existing MDOP customers can download the MDOP 2010 Refresh at the Volume Licensing Service Center (VLSC).  For evaluation, MDOP 2010 Refresh can be downloaded from MSDN and TechNet.

What’s new in MED-V 1.0 SP1?
– Support for Windows 7 hosts – 32-bit and 64-bit
– MED-V server support for Windows Server 2008 R2
– Support for Japanese Windows versions

Demoting Domain Controller The wait operation timed out

Ik was bezig bij een klant een van de domain controllers aan uitfaseren.
Ik kreeg de volgende melding tijdens het draaien van de dcpromo.

Oplossing.

Netlogon Service Stoppen

dcdiag failed test NCSecDesc, Error NT AUTHORITY\ENTERPRISE DOMAIN CONTROLLERS doesn’t have Replicating Directory Changes In Filtered Set access rights for the naming context:

Error:

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Starting test: NCSecDesc
        Error NT AUTHORITY\ENTERPRISE DOMAIN CONTROLLERS doesn’t have
           Replicating Directory Changes In Filtered Set
        access rights for the naming context:
        DC=ForestDnsZones,DC=ad,DC=local
        Error NT AUTHORITY\ENTERPRISE DOMAIN CONTROLLERS doesn’t have
           Replicating Directory Changes In Filtered Set
        access rights for the naming context:
        DC=DomainDnsZones,DC=ad,DC=local
        ……………………. DC2008-03 failed test NCSecDesc

Oplossing:

adprep /rodcprep draaien

Windows PowerShell Cookbook

Dean Tsaltas van het Microsoft Powershell Team een book geschreven over Windows Powershell 2.0 op verzoek van Lee Holmes van O’Reilly. Ik heb de index even doorgebladerd aangezien ik een fan van Powershell aan aan het worden ben. Ik ben er steeds meer mee  bezig en wil me hierin verder in  verdiepen. Aangezien ik de balle niet snap van Visual Basic en ook geen zin meer heb om daar nog tijd in te steken. Daarvoor is gelukkig google voor uit gevonden. Klik op het boek om naar de pagina te gaan.  
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500 Medewerkers over naar Windows 7

Enige tijd geleden kwam er een Artikel op Techworld te staan dat ze op zoek waren naar personen die bezig waren met een Windows 7 Migratie. Bij een klant waar ik momenteel gedetacheerd zit ben ik hier druk mee bezig. Dus voor de fun maar ingeschreven en uit eindelijk een telefonisch interview gedaan.
Ik wist dat ze zouden gaan plaatsen in Windows 7 migratie boekje die je krijgt op het Techworld Windows 7 Migratie Seminar. Waar ik ook aanwezig ben. Ik wist nog niet dat ze het online zouden plaatsen. En vandaag zie ik in Feedreader mijn artikel voor komen 🙂

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Administering VMware Site Recovery Manager 4.0

Mike Laverick heeft heeft een “nieuw” boek uitgebracht Administering VMware Site Recovery Manager 4.0.
Hij heeft ooit eerst het eerste boek uitgebracht over VMWare SRM: Impleamenting VMware Site Recovery Manager.
Nu heeft het boek ge herschreven voor Site Recovery Manager 4.0.

Wat heeft hij allemaal gedaan:
– All graphics updated to vSphere4
– All new theme of the New York and New Jersey – Protected and Recovery Site
– How setup replication for EMC Celerra, Clariion CX3, NetApp Filers and HP Lefthand VSA
– Integrated with these three storage vendors  – so I cover what happens in EMC, NetApp, and HP when recovery plans are tested or run
– Coverage of the new “Shared Site” configuration
– Integrating PowerCLI scripts to the Recovery Plan
– How to automate VMware SRM using the SRM SDK API
– Updated PowerCLI chapter specific to the new vSphere4 Distributed vSwitches

Dit boek is gratis te downloaden als PDF. Klik op het boek om het te downloaden. Je kunt het ook bestellen maar dan is het niet gratis.

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MDT 2010 Health Care

MDT 2010 Health Care is een samenvatting van best practices voor het aanpassen,  bouw en migreren, en beveiligen van Windows XP, Windows Vista of Windows 7 machines. Ook wordt hier kort beschreven hoe men applicaties kan uitrollen (scripted installs,silent installetie, application packages) als onderdeel van de uitrol. Het gaat om het uitrollen van een standaard desktop voor gemeenschappelijk gebruik. Tevens wordt besproken hoe men de gegeven van een gebruiker mee kan nemen naar de nieuwe werkplek.

Handleidingen:
Healthcare Desktop User State Migration Guide
Automated Build Application Integration Guide
Healthcare MDT 2010 Administrators Guide
Automated Build Healthcare Desktop and Server Guide

Downloaden van de MDT HealthCare doe je hier: MDT HealthCare

Installatie:

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Voorbeeld wat Health Care automatisch aanmaakt:

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