From the Exchange Management Shell: type Update-FileDistributionService -Identity emailserver where emailserver is the name of your Exchange server. Perform a download of the address book in Outlook 2013 by going to the Send / Receive tab>Send/Receive Groups>Download Address Book…
Let’s say that you want to check the last boot time for a remote computer. Try using this PowerShell command. Get-WmiObject -class Win32_OperatingSystem -computer joe-7 | Select-Object __SERVER,@{label=’LastBootUpTime’;expression={$_.ConvertToDateTime($_.LastBootUpTime)}}
In this how-to article I am assuming that you have already setup/configured DirSync for Microsoft Office 365 and have found that the “stopped-extension-dll exception error” in the event viewer references an issue with the password of your sync/tenant account. What can cause this? The most common reason that I have found is that the account used to sync with the tenant has an expired password. By default, the passwords for tenant-based accounts expire every 90 days. This is controlled on…
In my quest, as the lone Sys Admin for an SMB, to automate third-party application patching and installation, I have found the inexpensive yet invaluable tool, Ninite Pro. This article assumes that you have a Microsoft Active Directory domain, have the permissions necessary to create GPOs and have subscribed to or are trialing Ninite Pro. Also, I am assuming you know basic server administrative tasks, such as sharing a folder, using GPMC, etc. Introduction to Ninite Pro Ninite Pro is…
If you don’t need NetBIOS on your network any longer, here is how to disable NetBIOS on your Windows Server 2008 R2 DHCP server scopes. To disable NetBIOS on the DHCP server, follow these steps: Click Start>Programs>Administrative Tools>DHCP. In the navigation pane, click + to expand the your_server_name>Scope right click Scope Options, then click Configure Options. Click the Advanced tab, and then click Microsoft Windows 2000 Options in the Vendor class list. Make sure that Default User Class is…
This how-to article explains the process to add the necessary DHCP scope option 156 to a Windows Server 2008 R2 DHCP server for use with ShoreTel IP phones. This process assumes that you have already created a DHCP scope and is made up of two main steps. Step One – Creating Option 156 in Your Windows DHCP server. Open the DHCP tool in Windows – Start>Administrative Tools>DHCP Add all of the Windows DHCP servers to the manager – Right-click DHCP>Add…