Create Exchange 2010 Database Availability Group (DAG) In this post, I will go through the process of creating a DAG in Exchange 2010 SP3. This post will cover the creation of the DAG using Exchange Management Shell. Like any other service the DAG has some pre-requisites that needs to be met. Firstly, let’s go ahead…
Configure Exchange 2010 Client Access Name Space. In this post, I will look at how to configure the internal and external name spaces for the client access service in Exchange 2010. To get started with the configuration we need to make sure of the name space design once this has been decided on then the…
How to Transfer FSMO Roles In this quick and short but powerful post, I will look how to transfer FSMO roles from one server to another. I will be doing this using CMD as well as PowerShell. To get start CMD needs to be run as Administrator and the following cmdlet can be used. Ntdsutil.exe…
How to find FSMO Roles Holder Active Directory In this post, I will look at two ways you can find out which Domain Controller holds the FSMO Roles. The first option is to use CMD and run it as Administrator, then run the following cmdlet. NETDOM /Query FSMO Now let’s go ahead and get the…
Create GPO to Enable RDP on Servers and Create new GPO Link using PowerShell In this pot, I will look at a basic Group Policy configuration to enable Remote Desktop on servers in a particular Organizational Unit. I will also showcase how to link a GPO to a different OU using Windows PowerShell. To get…
Create Exchange 2010 Client Access Array In this post, I will cover how to create an Exchange 2010 SP3 Client Access Array. Exchange 2010 introduced a new logical structure to the Exchange organization: The Client Access server array. When a Client Access server array is defined in an Active Directory site, it serves as a…
Installing Exchange 2010 SP3 and Rollup 17 Exchange SP3 can be downloaded from the following link. To get started you will have to extract the content for the file before the setup starts. Once the extract is completed, navigate the location where the files has been extracted and click on Setup.exe, the Exchange upgrade setup…
Installing Exchange on Server 2012 R2 show’s no Information When you install Exchange 2010 on Windows Server 2012 R2, you will notice that when you open the Management console that you cannot see any servers or modify any properties and the screen will look as follow. To resolve this issue, you will have to install…
Conditional Access for Office 365 Apps In this post, I will go over the steps of how to create a conditional access policy for Office 365 Apps using Azure AD. What is conditional access? conditional access allows the administrator to fine-tune how users can access the cloud resources. These policies can allow you to restrict…
Error Connecting to Exchange Online PowerShell with MFA enabled. When you try to connect to Exchange Online using PowerShell you receive the following error. The Cause for this is: This issue occurs if either an internal firewall or the Windows Remote Management service has not been started. Solution is: To resolve this issue, check whether…
Create Office 365 Groups using PowerShell In this post, I will show case the steps for how to create a Groups in Office 365. Office 365 Groups allows for ease of flexibility and collaboration between staff members. More about Office 365 Groups can be found Here. To get started a PowerShell session to Exchange Online…
What is Office 365 Groups Office 365 Groups allows you to easily collaborate and share resources with a set of people you wish collaborate with. These Resources include a shared outlook Inbox, a document library for file sharing or a shared calendar. With Office 365 Groups you do not have the hassle of assigning permissions…