Zero-Day Exploit in Windows 10 and Server 2019 NTFS Corruption #Security #MVPBuzz
Hey Checkyourlogs Fans, Here's a really quick post on a Zero-Day Exploit that we are tracking in Server 2019 and Windows 10 right now. Per the article at bleeping computer Windows 10 bug corrupts your hard drive on seeing this file's icon (bleepingcomputer.com), and I...
How to use Cloud Shell to fix failed to resize virtual machine at #Azure
Today, I tried to resize the virtual machine at Azure, it failed because of the virtual machine enabled accelerated networking for network interface.
If you have the same issues as mine, please follow below steps to use Azure Cloud Shell to disable it and fix the resize virtual machine failed issues.
How to configure notification for #Veeam Backup for #Microsoft #Azure with free #SendGrid account
If you would like to monitor the backup policy result of Veeam backup for Microsoft Azure, the email notification is useful tool to help you to monitor it.
You can follow steps as below to use a free SendGrid account for the email notification at Azure.
How to use csv file for migration #Microsoft exchange user mailboxes to another database
If you would like to use csv file for migration exchange user mailboxes to another database, please follow below steps to complete it.
How to use GPO to manage Google Chrome auto update
Are the domain users using Google chrome? Do they update their Google chrome? Today, I am going to show you how to use group policy to manage Google chrome auto update.
How to remove Users (Objects) that were synchronized through the Azure active directory connect tool
Have you been tried to delete users from Azure active directory or office 365 but failed? The error shows couldn’t delete this user because the account is synchronized with your on-premises server. You can delete the user from your on-premise server. If your Azure AD connect server still alive, that’s easy to solve, you can delete the user from on-premise domain controller, it will remove the user atomically. If the on-promise Azure AD connect server is no longer available, you can’t manage or delete the user (object) from the on-premises environment, please follow steps as below to delete it.
How to fix storage space direct cluster file share witness failed
I notice the storage space direct cluster file share witness failed for some reasons today, but when I check the file share permissions, everything looks good. It looks a bug but not sure.
I am going to show you how to fix this issue.
How to Configure the Microsoft Active Directory Domain Controller as Authentication Server at Citrix ADC
Today, I am going to show you how to configure the Microsoft Active Directory Domain Controller as Authentication Server at Citrix ADC.
How to Configure Citrix ADC with Virtual Apps
Citrix ADC is deployed in front of web, application and database servers. It combines high-speed L4-7 load balancing and content switching with application acceleration, data compression, static and dynamic content caching, SSL acceleration, network optimization, application performance monitoring application visibility and robust application security via an application firewall.
Today, I am going to show you how to configure Citrix ADC with Virtual Apps.
How to Fix Citrix StoreFront store service is using HTTP not HTTPS issues
Today, my customer told me his StoreFront store service is using HTTP not HTTPs, the warning message as follow:
How to Demote Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Domain Controller Virtual Machine at Azure
Today, I am going to show you how to demote the domain controller from virtual machine of Azure.
How to Deploy Microsoft Project Professional 2019 Retail version with Office 365
If you are using Microsoft Office 365 without Project subscription, and you would like to install Vision retail version, it will happen the error message as below:
How to Migrate Veeam Backup and Replication 10a Server from Windows Server 2012R2 to 2019
Today, I am going to show you how to migrate Veeam server from Microsoft server 2012 R2 to Windows server 2019.
How to Deploy Microsoft Visio Professional 2019 Retail version with Office 365
If you are using Microsoft Office 365 without Visio subscription, and you would like to install Vision retail version, it will happen the error message as below:
Deployment Duo Authentication for Windows Server 2019 Microsoft Remote Desktop Gateway #Cisco #Duo #Microsoft
Duo Authentication for Remote Desktop Gateway adds two-factor authentication to your RemoteApp Access logons, and blocks any connections to your Remote Desktop Gateway server(s) from users who have not completed two-factor authentication when all connection requests are proxied through a Remote Desktop Gateway. Users automatically receive a 2FA prompt in the form of a push request in Duo Mobile or a phone call when logging in.
How to Fix Missing SYSVOL and NETLOGON share and replication issues on new Domain Controller at Azure
Today, I deploy a new domain controller server at Azure after site to site VPN built. Verify the replication status looks fine, but when I check the SYSVOL and LOGON shares folders status, I noticed there is no any shared folder at the new domain controller server.
How to configure Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure 1.0 with auto create service account
Today, I am going to show you how to configure Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure 1.0 with auto create service account.
How to Install Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure 1.0
Veeam released Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure 1.0 on April 28, 2020, Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure is a solution developed for protection and disaster recovery tasks for Microsoft Azure environments. With Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure, you can create image-level backups of Microsoft Azure VMs and keep them in Microsoft Azure storage accounts for high availability, cost-effective and long-term storage. In addition to image-level backups, you can protect your data by creating and maintaining a chain of cloud-native snapshots of Microsoft Azure VMs.
How to Transfer FSMO Roles and Time Server Roles to new Domain Controller
Today, I am going to show you how to step by step transfer FSMO roles to new domain controller server, and transfer time server role from the old domain controller to new domain controller.
Using Task Scheduler to schedule Auto Shutdown (Reboot) Server
Today, I ma going to show you how to use task schedule to schedule auto shutdown or reboot server.
How to Extend Volumes in Storage Space Direct Cluster #S2D Cluster # Storage Space Direct #Microsoft #mvphour
Today, I am going to show you how to Extend Volumes in Storage Space Direct Cluster. Resize the virtual disk Login to S2D Cluster server. Open PowerShell Run as Administrator. Run follow cmdlet to check Virtual Disk information. Get-VirtualDisk Run follow cmdlet to...
How to Fix Verification in progress Error at the replace drives of Storage Space Direct Cluster #S2D #Storage Space Direct #Cluster #Microsoft #mvphour
Today, when I try to replace the physical hard drives for the S2D e nodes Cluster, the Physical Disks show Verification in progress Error at CannotPoolReason. Please follow steps to fix it. Login to S2D Cluster Server. Open Failover Cluster Manager. On the Failover...
How to Configure two-factor authentication access to Remote Desktop and local logons and credentialed UAC elevation prompts for free #MFA #Cisco #DUO # Remote Desktop Services #Microsoft #2FA #UAC #Free #mvphour
Duo integrates with Microsoft Windows client and server operating systems to add two-factor authentication to Remote Desktop and local logons and credentialed UAC elevation prompts. Duo Authentication for Windows Logon add Duo two-factor authentication to Windows...
How to Install (Upgrade) Veeam Backup and Replication V10a #Veeam #VBR 10a #Hyper-V #WINDOWSERVER #Azure #AWS #NAS #VMWARE #vCloud #Azure Stack #Linux
Veeam released the Backup & Replication V10 on July 23, Veeam Backup & Replication 10a is the newer build of version 10 that addresses issues reported by customers on the original build and adds the following new features and enhancements. e.g. Fully...
How to Install Cumulative Patch KB3222 for Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 V4c #Veeam #Office365 #Backup #Mvphour #Microsoft #Office 365
Veeam released Cumulative Patch KB3222 for VBO 365 V4c 365 on July 9, there are some Enhancements and Bugs fixed as bellow: Optimized reading from object storage repository to reduce the cost of querying the first 100 items in a folder when exploring backups with...
How to Upgrade Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 to V4c Day 0 Update #Veeam #Office365 #Backup #Mvphour #VBO 365 #Microsoft
Veeam released Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 on June 4, but the GA build of Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 version 4c (build 4.0.1.519) was recalled due to a backup sync issue identified by Veeam quality assurance. If you are running build 4.0.1.519...
How to Install (or Upgrade) Cumulative Update 18 for Exchange Server 2016 #Exchange #Exchange 2016 #Microsoft #mvphour
Microsoft released Cumulative Update 18 for Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 on September 15, 2020. This cumulative update includes fixes for nonsecurity issues and all previously released fixes for security and nonsecurity issues. These fixes will also be included in...
Deploy a New Active Directory Domain Controller Server at Azure #Azure #Active Directory #AD #mvphour #Windows server 2019
Today. I am going to show you how to deploy a domain controller server at Azure after deployment site to site VPN between On-Premise and Azure. On-Premise Site (Calgary) Create Active Directory Site for Azure Site 1.Logon to DC01 (On-Premise site). 2.Open Active...
Configuring CISCO MERAKI TO AZURE Site to Site VPN IPsec tunnels IKEv1 #Meraki #Cisco #Azure #IPsec #IKEv1
This document will show you how to step by step to configure Cisco Meraki to azure site to site VPN IPsec tunnels IKEv1. If the Cisco Meraki Security appliances running firmware less than version 15.12 do not have support for IKEv2. Also, there is a bug at concurrent...
How to Receive a discount on Azure services by purchasing reservations #Azure
Receive a discount on your Azure services by purchasing reservations. Giving Azure visibility into your one-year or three-year resource needs in advance allows Azure to be more efficient. In return, Microsoft pass these savings onto you as discounts of up to 72...
Configuring CISCO MERAKI TO AZURE Site to Site VPN tunnels IKEv2 #Azure #Cisco #Meraki
This document will show you how to step by step to configure Cisco Meraki to azure site to site VPN tunnels IKEv2. The Cisco Meraki Security appliances running firmware must be on firmware 15 or greater to take advantage of IKEv2, because the firmware 15.x is still...
Azure Files now offering NFS 4.1 in Preview
In this blog post, Rickatron shares some news about a new Azure service in preview along with his perspective of why it matters.
Azure Blob Storage Lifecycle Management Rules Make Cleanup Easy
I had a scenario recently where I wanted to put in a safeguard for some test data that I know would ‘expire’ and the reality is I’m a horrible housekeeper in the cloud. I found that the Lifecycle Management options in Azure Storage are a way I can keep myself a good...
Shared Disks in Azure: Clusters to Azure in 3, 2, 1…
In this blog post, Rickatron highlights the newest enterprise-class Azure storage feature: Azure Shared Disks.
Azure Storage Explorer Updated with one Clutch New Capability for Blobs
In this post, Rickatron highlights one cool new capability with Azure Storage Explorer for blobs!
How To: Promote Azure Blob Storage to Hot Tier
In this blog post, Rickatron shows how to increase the performance on an Azure storage account.
How to use Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 V4 with Modern authentication offload Backup to Azure Blob Object storage #Veeam #Office 365 #Azure #Blob #Modern authentication #Mvphour
Staring from Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 V4, you will be able to leverage Object Storage to offload your Office 365 data. You can choose from different providers such as Amazon S3, Microsoft Azure Blob, IBM Cloud or S3 compatible object storage providers or...
How to configure Veeam Backup and replication V10 offload backup to Azure Blob #Veeam #Azure #Blob #MVPHOUR
Veeam released the Backup & Replication v10 on February, and with it comes over 150+ anticipated new features and enhancements. Veeam now also have support for the option "Copy backups to object storage as soon as they are created" at SOBR Repositories settings,...
I upgraded my home lab – will give my previous kit for free
At the start of April, I ordered a new home lab kit. But let me explain - My ‘home lab’ is basically a small business production set of data. I used to do a lot of labbing at home, but the work lab has gotten legit so I don’t do true IT lab work at home anymore....
How to Develop a Secure and Scalable Framework for Granting Access to Intune
Introduction Securing IT resources and assets with Intune in 2020 remains an ongoing struggle for most IT departments. Over the last few months, I’ve noticed common trends popup during the discovery and design phases with clients. It got me thinking that I wanted to...
Incredible Spike in Azure and Related Services – Here are 8 tips to secure services!
In this post, Rickatron applauds the recent Azure growth to accommodate the huge change in working conditions but encourages people to not overlook some security mechanisms for a possible hurried deployment.
3 Notable Azure Storage Enhancements in March 2020
In this post, Rickatron shares 3 new Azure enhancments that caught his eye with a quick overview of each. He tries to manage his opinions 🙂
Set Time Zone Using PowerShell – #PowerShell #MVPHour
Hey checkyourlogs.net fans! Here's a super quick, easy to learn PowerShell technique. As you know, properly setting the time zone in Windows is an import configuration task. Unfortunately, there's a known issue within some builds of Windows Server 2019 preventing...
How to Fix Storage Space Direct Virtual Disk Detached after Server Reboot #Storage Space Redirect #S2D #Microsoft #Hyper-V
Today, my customer is call me and said their VMs are disappear at Windows Server 2019 Hyper-V host after reboot, I noticed the virtual disk detached, the VMs are up and running after I re-attach the virtual disk, but the issue was not be fixed because when I try to...
How to Install (Upgrade) Veeam Backup and Replication V10 #Veeam #VBR 10 #Hyper-V #WINDOWSERVER #Azure
Veeam released the Backup & Replication V10 on Feb 18, Veeam Backup & Replication V10 with more than 150 new features and enhancements – including modern NAS support, Multi-VM Instant Recovery and heightened ransomware protection – v10 includes data protection...
How to Install Standalone Remote Desktop Gateway on the Microsoft Windows Server 2019 #RDP #Remote Desktop Services Gateway #Gateway #Microsoft #Server 2019
Today, I am going to show you how to deploy simple Remote Desktop Gateway on the Microsoft Windows Server 2019 without complete Remote Desktop Services Infrastructure. It means I don't have a farm of RD session host servers sitting behind and I don't want to deploy...
How to Install Citrix Workspace App 1911 at Microsoft Windows 10#Citrix #Workspace APP #mvphour
Today, I am going to show you how to install Citrix Workspace App at Microsoft Windows 10. Login to Windows 10. Login and download Citrix Workspace app 1911 from Citrix.com website. Double-click CitrixWorkspaceApp.exe. Click Yes at User Account Control. At the Welcome...
How to Install Citrix Virtual Apps 7 1909 at Microsoft Windows Server 2019 #Citrix #Virtual Apps #Windows Server 2019 #Microsoft
Today, I am going to show you how to step by step to install Citrix Virtual Apps 7 1909 at Microsoft Windows Server 2019. Sign in your Citrix account from citrix.com. On the Dash page, select Downloads. Click Select Product, select Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops...
The Case of Failed to Decompress LZ4 Block: Incorrect decompression result or length error – #Veeam @Veeam
Hey Checkyourlogs Fans, Today, I wanted to talk to you about an issue I had with one of my Rotation Media Veeam USB Backup Targets this week at a remote branch location. What we had to do this weekend was convert an older File Server that had pass-thru disks attached...
How to Install Citrix ADC (NetScaler ADC) VPX 13.0 at Microsoft Server 2019 with Hyper-V #Citrix #NetScaler #ADC #VPX #Microsoft #Hyper-V #Server 2019 #mvphour
As we know, Citrix changed their products name for their product lines, e.g. NetScaler ADC changed to Citrix ADC, today, I am going to show you how to install Citrix ADC VPX 13.0 at Microsoft Server 2019 with Hyper-V. Sign in your Citrix account from citrix.com. On...
How to use PowerShell cmdlets to disable TEAM for all users of Office 365 #PowerShell #TEAM #Office365 #mvphour
Today I am going to show you how to use PowerShell cmdlet to disable TEAM for all users in office 365. Download the 64-bit version of the Microsoft Online Services Sign-in Assistant from following link. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=41950...
How to configure Exchange server for Simply Outlook Web App URL #Exchange #OWA #URL #mvphour
Today, I am going to show you how to configure Exchange server for simply outlook web app url, it means you don't need to enter full url (e.g. https://FQDN/owa), because it will redirect all of them( http://FQDN or https://FQDN or FQDN only) to https://FQDN/owa....
How to Remove manually added physical server from Veeam B&R #Veeam #Backup #mvphour
My customer asked me to remove manually added physical server from Veeam Backup and Replication, because the server was be replaced by a new server. Today, I am going to show you how to remove manually added physical server from Veeam B&R. Login to Veeam server...
Fixed Veeam Backup Error failed to create Production Checkpoint #Veeam #Veeam Backup and Replication #Production Checkpoint #Hyper-V #mvphour
Our customer moved the VMs from Windows 2012 Hyper-V host server to 2019 Hyper-V host server, I tried to backup the Exchange 2010 servers via Veeam application-aware function (because we would like to use it for truncate logs) and it failed, the error message show...
The Case of Restoring a Hyper-V Host using Veeam Agent for Windows
Hey Checkyourlogs Fans, Today I'm going to show you how we can restore a Hyper-V Host that was protected using Veeam Agent for Windows. For our solution, we have already created the recovery media on a 128GB USB stick and placed the 17 GB OS.VBK on this media. It is a...
The Case of Protecting Hyper-V Physical Host OS Installs with Veeam Agent for Windows
Hey checkyourlogs fans, Today we are going to see how we can protect the Physical OS Drive of a Hyper-V Host using the free Veeam Agent for Windows. First Download the agent from https://www.veeam.com/windows-backup-free-download.html. Then Extract the files and...
The Case of Upgrading a Storage Pool from Server 2012 R2 to Server 2019 – Clean Install
Hey Checkyourlogs Fans, Today we are going to chat about the fresh install of a Server that was running as a Veeam Backup/Replica Target at a customer. They didn't want to do an in-place upgrade of the backup/replica target and decided to do a clean install. The steps...
How to Install and Configure WDS server at Windows Server 2019 #Hyper-V #WDS #Windows Server 2019#PXE #Mvphour
If you would like to deploy OS to the New rack Server or PC but they have no DVD (virtual DVD), WDS (Windows Deployment Services) server is your good friend, you can easy to deployment via network (PXE). Today, I am going to show you step by step to install and...
The Case Of Unable to Start Office 365 Apps After Installing Update
Hey checkyourlogs.net fans! Software updates "fix" things, or at least that's the intent. Unfortunately, the adage, "You have to break a few eggs to make an omelet" often applies when updates are applied. Case in point, a recent set of Microsoft Updates broke all the...
Nomenclature for Azure Storage Accounts
In this post, Rickatron shares some tips and a tool to create Azure Storage accounts with a consistent nomenclature.
How to Create a Windows Server 2019 Virtual Machine at Windows 10 1909#Hyper-V #Server 2019 #Windows 10 1909 #Mvphour
As we know, Microsoft Server 2019 has lot of features improved, also you may need a pilot test environment to test it with applications but don't want to impact product. Don't worry, today, I am going to show you how to create a Windows Server 2019 virtual machine at...
Fixed SSD Journal Disks Lost Communication Issues at Storage Space Direct Server #Lost Communication #S2D #Journal Disk #SSD #mvphour
was doing daily checking for servers as usual. There are two SSD drives happen lost communication at Storage Space Direct Server, this is not good, because those two SSD drives are the cache of Storage Space Direct.
Upgrading Azure Storage Explorer – Manual but Mindful
In this blog post, Rickatron shares some insight into Azure Storage Explorer updates.
Troubleshooting Tips: Exchange ActiveSync returned an HTTP 500 response (Internal Server Error) #Microsoft #Exchange #ActiveSync #Troubleshooting #mvphour
oday, a customer told me that one of users cannot success to sync emails at his phone, I tried to use Microsoft Remote Connectivity Analyzer to test Exchange ActiveSync Connectivity, it has no issues with Exchange ActiveSync Autodiscover but not Exchange ActiveSync, it failed to attempt the FolderSync command on the Exchange ActiveSync session and error message is “Exchange ActiveSync returned an HTTP 500 response (Internal Server Error).”.
How to Install IIS SSL Certificate for Citrix NetScaler #Citrix #IIS #SSL #Certificate #NetScaler #Digicert #mvphour
oday, I am going to show you how to install IIS SSL certificate for Citrix NetScaler, let’s follow steps to do it.
How to Configure Server Certificate Auto-enrollment #Group Policy #GPO #Certificate #Server #Auto-Enrollment #Mvphour
Today, I am going to show you how to configure Server Certificate Auto-enrollment via Group Policy, you need to have an Enterprise certification authority root server before you configure auto-enrollment, if you don’t know how to install Enterprise certification authority root server, you can follow my previously post and step by step to install it.
Virtually There with Kevin Kaminski: Episode 10 – Bogdan Mitrache #MSIX
https://youtu.be/bke-f1qZBzs In my latest episode, I had the chance to sit down with Bogdan Mitrache of Advanced Installer to talk about things MSIX and stuff the Advanced Installer team has been up to in this space. My introduction to Advanced Installer was through...
How to Deploy an Enterprise Certification Authority Root Server on Microsoft Server 2019 #Certificate #Certification Authority #CA #Microsoft #MVPhour
If you need certificates for your internal websites, applications, wireless network or pilot lab test, having an internal enterprise authority server is a good choice. Today, I am going to show you how to deploy an Enterprise Authority root server on Microsoft Windows server 2019. This is the simple way to have a certificate service for Internal and easy to maintain but it maybe not a good best practice, if you need the certificate service is deployed securely, you need to consider deploying Two-Tier (or more) PKI Hierarchy (at least a Root CA server and a subordinate server), I will show you how to deploy them for future post.
FIXED Access is Denied Error for upgrading VBO 365 Default Backup Repository to V4 #Veeam #VBO 365 #Office 365 #Backup #Mvphour
I was trying to upgrade VBO 365 from V3 to V4, everything looks fine except upgrading Default Backup Repository, the status shows Upgrade failed “Access is denied”, it has never happed with other customers for upgrading VBO 365 from V3 to V4.
How to Disable MyAnalytics from Microsoft Office 365 #Microsoft #Office 365 #MyAnalytics #Mvphour
There are some benefits to use MyAnalytics at Microsoft Office 365, e.g. Improve your relationships, get more focus time and improve your work-life balance.
Troubleshooting Tips – Fixed Windows Server 2019 cannot run Hyper-V cmdlets against Windows Server 2012 R2 #PowerShell #Hyper-V #Server 2019 #Reports #Mvphour
If you tried to run Hyper-V PowerShell script at Windows Server 2019 to get Hyper-V report from Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V host, you will get the error message “The Hyper-V module used in this Windows PowerShell session cannot be used for remote management of the server ‘XXX”. Load a compatible version of the Hyper-V module……..”
How to use Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 V4 offload Backup to Azure Blob Object storage #Veeam #Office 365 #Azure Blob #Mvphour
Today, I am going to show you how to use Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 V4 backup to Azure Blob. If you still don’t know how to create Azure Blob, you can reference my previously post as follow link to created it.
The Case of Initial OOBE (Unboxing) DataON S2D-5208i Azure Stack HCI Node – #AzureStackHCI
Hey Checkyourlogs Fans, Today, I will be showing you the Out of Box Experience (OOBE) for a DataON S2D-5208i (Azure Stack HCI) node. What we have done so far is plug in the onboard Lan-On-Motherboard ethernet ports and connected our cross-connect 25 GB cables between...
How to Upgrade Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 V3 to V4 #Veeam #Office365 #Backup #Mvphour
Veeam released Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 V3 on November 26 2019, there are lots of function be increased and improved, including Object storage support, Increased Information security, Faster backup performance, Exclude retention for contacts and calendars, Group-based targeting, Enhanced reporting…etc.
The Case of Migrating an Azure Stack HCI Cluster to a new Fabric Domain – #AzureStackHCI #S2D
Hey Checkyourlogs fans, This week I was tasked with moving an existing Azure Stack HCI (S2D) Cluster to a new Fabric Domain. Traditionally, this would require us to tear down the cluster and rejoin the machines to a new domain and rebuild the cluster. With Server...
Creating an Azure AD Conditional Access Policy Requiring MFA for Admins
Browse to https://portal.azure.com/#home (login if prompted). Click Azure AD Conditional Access. Click New Policy Enter a descriptive name such as MFA for Admins. Click Users and groups. On the Include tab, click the Select users and groups radio button, then click...
How to use SendGrid as SMTP Relay at Sophos UTM firewall #Azure #SendGrid #Email #Exchange #SMTP Relay #Sophos
Today, I am going to show you how to use SendGrid as SMTP relay at Sophos UTM firewall and help you send email out successful, the Sophos UTM firewall and exchange servers are VMs of Nested Hyper-V host at Azure, if you don’t know how to build a Nested Hyper-V host in Azure, you can reference our Building Real Word lab in Azure Volume 1 book from https://leanpub.com/buildingrealworldlabsinazurevolume1) , this is step by step to tell you how to build your own lab in Azure.
How to Send Email from Exchange Server VM with Azure #Azure #SendGrid #Email #Exchange #SMTP Relay
When you try to send email out from exchange server VM at Azure, you will notice it will failed send email out. Because starting on November 15, 2017, outbound email messages that are sent directly to external domains (such as outlook.com and gmail.com) from a virtual machine (VM) are made available only to certain subscription types in Microsoft Azure. Outbound SMTP connections that use TCP port 25 were blocked. (Port 25 is primarily used for unauthenticated email delivery.), so you will notice the exchange server VM won’t send email out after you configure send connector.
The Case Of Error Enabling Security Defaults for Azure AD
Attempting to enable Microsoft's shiny new Azure Security Defaults in Azure Active Directory, it's possible to run into an error "It looks like you have Classic policies enabled. Enabling Classic policies prevents you from enabling Security defaults." What a bummer...
How to create a Free SendGrid Account at Azure #Azure #SendGrid #Email #Exchange #SMTP Relay
As we know, starting on November 15, 2017, outbound email messages that are sent directly to external domains (such as outlook.com and gmail.com) from a virtual machine (VM) are made available only to certain subscription types in Microsoft Azure. Outbound SMTP connections that use TCP port 25 were blocked. (Port 25 is primarily used for unauthenticated email delivery.), so you will notice the VM at Azure won’t send out email.
Export Icons From ConfigMgr Database
Hey CheckYourLogs fans! While working on a recent engagement, we wanted to populate a 1E Shopping site with a rather lengthy list of icons for client-facing applications. The admin had already painstakingly added all the icons into Software Center, but we...
Troubleshooting Tips – Fixed failed to publish blog after enable SSL certificate at Blog site issues #Azure #MVPHOUR #Blog #Word
Today, I try to publish blog via Microsoft word as usual, but it failed and show a warning message “Word cannot publish the pictures in this post. The most likely cause of this problem is that you do not have enough storage space. Contact your provider and try again, or choose a different picture provider”, this so weird and I am sure I didn’t change any settings at my blog site except enable SSL. I figure out the issues after do some research and test.
How to enable SSL certificate at website of Azure #Azure #SSL #BLOG #WEBSITE #Mpvhour
There are some reasons why your website should invariably have a SSL certificate, e.g. SSL certificates help to ensure your website security, website visitors will see it as a trustworthy Brand, also it will enhance the search engine ranking for your website. Today, I am going to show you how to enable SSL certificate at the website of Azure, let follow the step by step to complete it and make your website better at azure.
Troubleshooting Tips – How to delete Read-Only Storage Pool
Today, one of my clients told me their storage pool ran out of space, he removed 4 x 1TB old drives to install the new 4 x 3.8 TB drives, and then asked me to reconfigure storage pool for him, it looks very easy to change it.
Setup FindTime for Exchange Online
FindTime, a nifty little tool from the Microsoft Garage folks, aims to ease the circus surrounding scheduling a meeting. You know, the dance we do until we find a time where all the participants can meet? FindTime essentially uses a survey allowing everyone to vote on...
The Case of MRS Error Migrating Mailboxes to Exchange Online
Migrations from on-premises Exchange to Exchange Online don't often occur overnight. In many cases, they take weeks or months to complete. During this time, account passwords often change due to password policies, security initiatives, and the like. If the account...
The Case of Configuring DataON S2D-5219 as a Veeam Backup and Replica Target using Storage Spaces Standalone – #Veeam #DataON
Hey Checkyourlogs and Veeam Fans, Today, I'm going to look at a newly certified configuration from DataON and Veeam. Recently DataON has certified its DCS Storage Server as a Veeam Backup Target. You can check out the details here https://www.veeam.com/kb3019. ...
The Case of Veeam Failed to Process Replication Task Error: Boost::FileSystem::Create_Directory
Hey Checkyourlogs Fans, Today, I was called in to troubleshoot a weird error for some Veeam Replica Jobs that were failing. In the console, the error message was displayed as – Failed to process replication task Error: boost::filesystem::create_directory: The system...
The Case of lost connectivity to the Management Network on Azure Stack HCI #AzureStackHCI
Hey Checkyourlogs Fans, Today, I was called in to work on a case with a customer that had messed around with their Virtual Switch Settings in the Hyper-V Console on an Azure Stack HCI Cluster. I didn't get a lot of details but what I did get emailed was this "I was...
Using Azure Storage Explorer to remove unattached VM disks
In this blog post, Rickatron shows how you can use Azure Storage Explorer to remove unattached VHD files.
The Tale of 3 Veeam Backup Targets with Deduplication on Windows Server 2019 – #Veeam @Veeam #LowDiskSpace
Hey Checkyourlogs Fans, Today I wanted to discuss 3 Veeam Backup Targets at a customer that I'm working with. All three of these backup targets are running Windows Server 2019 with the deduplication feature enabled. We are having constant issues with one of the backup...
Storage Account Enhancements with Azure Disk Bursting
Azure Disk Bursting will be a big deal. In this post, Rickatron sheds some light.
The Case of VM’s not Showing up in Veeam One Hyper-V Infrastructure Object – #VEEAM #VEEAMONE #HyperV
Hey Checkyourlogs Fans, Today I was working with a client that was having issues with one of their Veeam One Infrastructure Replica Targets not showing any Virtual Machine information. I checked the alerts on the server and noticed that there was an alert about the...
The Case of Veeam Error 32768 Failed to revert VM Snapshot – #Veeam @Veeam
Hey Checkyourlogs Fans, Had a ton of my Veeam Replica jobs fail at a customer site overnight. The issue presented itself with the following error messages: Failed to process replication task Error: Job failed ("Domain Controller_replica' failed to apply...
The Case of the missing Service Connection Point in Active Directory for Hyper-V
Hey Checkyourlogs fans, This case occurred today when I was writing a new Hyper-V Reporting Script. The script needed to hunt for all Hyper-V Services in a Domain. Everything seemed fine until I noticed that a couple of the servers were not picking up in the report....
Building a Hyper-V Report using AD and PSWriteHTML – #HyperV
Hey Checkyourlogs Fans, I'm Writing you here tonight with some great news about a new Hyper-V and Azure Stack HCI report that I've been working on. I had a customer ask me to get them a list of all Virtual Machines running on Hyper-V Servers in their Domain. The...
Virtually There Post Ignite 2019 EP1 Tim Mangan #MSIX
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJIoqaUyBjI In an effort to keep the community up to date on the latest developments with MSIX technology for packaging and deploying application I catch up yet again with Tim Mangan. Tim has been a fixture in the SoftGrid/Microsoft...
Can a Bridge Be a Destination? Co-Management for Windows Devices Has Become a Destination for Many Organizations
Announcements and speculation have been coming out fast and furious since the Microsoft Ignite conference, but one point stood out for me. The introduction of Microsoft Endpoint Manager, which merges device management services from System Center Configuration Manager...
The Case of Winrm.exe QC hanging in Windows Server 2019 – #PowerShell
Hey Checkyourlogs Fans, I had a call from a customer that had a PowerShell ISE session hang up on him on a Windows Server 2019 build. This was on a physical HPE Server that was brand new, and the OS install was just done this week. He took some screenshots for me, and...
My Whiteboards from #Techementor Orlando 2019 – @TechmentorEvent
Hey Checkyourlogs Fans, Today, I wanted to write up a quick post sharing my whiteboards that we used for sessions at Techmentor (Live360) Orlando 2019. Writing on a smaller surface was a bit challenging for me, but it worked out quite well with my attendees. Below are...
The Case of some Health Status items not showing up in the Dell/EMC Open Manage Extension for Windows Admin Center #WindowsAdminCenter
Hey Checkyourlogs Fans, Just a quick post for you here tonight. I have been doing much work today with the Dell/EMC Open Manage extension for Windows Admin Center and found another little quirk. If you look below, only one of the Health Status panes showed up below....
The Case of Redfish not available on Dell/EMC Open Manage Extension for Windows Admin Center – #WindowsAdminCenter #Dell #DellEMC
Hey Checkyourlogs Fans, Today, I was working with a client that was having trouble getting the Dell/EMC Open Manage extension for Windows Admin Center working. What we should see is something like this: Instead, what we get is this: Here is a screenshot of a Server...
Review of the Dell EMC Open Manage Windows Admin Center Extension – #WindowsAdminCenter
Hey Checkyourlogs Fans, Today we are going to have a look at the Dell EMC Open Manage extension for Windows Admin Center. Open Windows Admin Center and click on the Settings wheel to see the available extension. Dell EMC OpenManage Integration with Microsoft Windows...
How to keep Azure AD Connect Updated
Azure AD Connect is THE tool keeping many organization's Azure Active Directory in-step with their on-prem Active Directory. Microsoft updates this tool often, keeping it capable and reliable. Installing an upgrade to Azure AD Connect is usually straight forward...
New Azure Advisor Recommendations Category: Operational Excellence
In this post, Rickatron outlines a new Azure Advisor category – Operational Excellence.
How to Interpret Azure Security Alerts for Azure Storage Accounts
Azure Security Center alerts are a great way to provide that extra insight. In this post, Rickatron investigates Azure Security Alerts for Storage Accounts.
How and Why to Install Azure Storage Explorer
The Azure Storage Explorer desktop tool is a must-have for focused day-to-day usage of Azure Storage services.
The Case of Unable to connect to Windows 2008 R2 Servers via Windows Admin Center #MVPHour
Hey Checkyourlogs Fans, I am busy working away at my Windows Server 2019 Migration Labs and added some new Windows 2008 R2 Domain Controllers to the Lab. I figured wouldn't it be cool to show off managing these with Windows Admin Center prior to Migrating them over to...
Watch Live Azure Stack and Azure Stack HCI Day – #MVPBuzz #Azure #AzureStack
Hey there Checkyourlogs Fans, Do we have an awesome day lined up for you? Today, we are hosting Azure Stack and Azure Stack HCI Day. We have speakers from all over the world including some great vendor coverage from DataON, Dell, Intel, and of course Microsoft....
Azure large file shares now available: How and where to use them
New Azure large file shares are now available for file shares up to 100 TiB.
Server AntiVirus Exclusions in Configuration Manager
One of the reasons why I really like System Center Endpoint Protection is its ease of management. This goes double when we're using it to manage servers, as we get to leverage all the stuff that Configuration Manager has in its database to target policies. By...
6 Things I’ve Learned about Azure Storage
Here is a list of 6 things to know about Azure storage services from the Rickatron.
PowerShell your way to upgrading storage accounts
In this blog post, Rickatron shows a simple PowerShell script that will upgrade storage accounts to V2.
The case of Low Disk Space caused by Goto Meeting – #MVPHour
Hey Checkyourlogs Fans, Usually, I would post about more technical topics, but this one is annoying me. I am an avid Goto Meeting User and typically record many my meetings for knowledge transfer and skills sharing with my clients and colleagues. What happens is every...
The Case of Partitioned Networks after Networking Changes in #AzureStackHCI
Hey Checkyourlogs Fans, First off if you haven't had a chance make sure you come and join us in our Azure Stack HCI (Storage Spaces Direct) Community at http://slack.storagespacesdirect.com . There are currently almost 1000 members on the group, and we have the best...
The Case of the Other (Unplanned) Shutdown in #AzureStackHCI
Hey Checkyourlogs Fans, Today, I was working with a customer, and I hit a known bug in Windows Server 2019 that shows servers as not being cleanly shut down when they are: I was doing some routine maintenance on an Azure Stack HCI Cluster Node and hit this today....
Critical Patch Tuesday for 2-Node #AzureStackHCI Customers
Hey Checkyourlogs Fans, It is that time of the month again for patching our Production Clusters. This time we have a critical fix that has been added for a known 2-Node Azure Stack HCI reboot bug. It had been added in a separate August 2019 update and is now included...
Creating Azure Advisor Alerts? Let’s Do It!
In this post, Rickatron turns on an additional Azure Advisor service – alerts. See how they are set up.
The Case of Expanding a Full – Azure Stack HCI Nested Resilient Volume – #AzureStackHCI #S2D
Hey Checkyourlogs Fans, Today, I had a call from a customer that had a full volume on one of their AzureStack HCI 2-Node Clusters. They have a few volumes created CSV01,02,03, and they are all set up to use Nested Relisiency. I found that the documentation out there...
Azure Security Center Threat Protection: Visibility for Storage Account Access
Azure Security Center provides additional visibility into many Azure services. In this post, Rickatron takes a look at how to handle Alerts.
How to: Set network access for storage accounts in Azure
Setting network access (Internet and Azure VNET) for storage accounts is a good idea. In this post, the Rickatron outlines the how-to.
Microsoft Renews Calls for Password-less Authentication
Microsoft recently released a whitepaper on password-less authentication, and it presents a good overview of Microsoft’s motivations and methodology for more secure and nearly frictionless authentication in modern computing. The renewed emphasis on eliminating...
Use Azure Storage Metrics to get Answers
Metrics are a great way to have quantification for Azure storage accounts. Rick Vanover tours this capability.
The Case of Failing Veeam Replicas – The RPC Function Call failed Function Name [InvokeTestConnection]
A quick post for you here tonight. I have been having some issues with some of my Replica jobs failing over the past few weeks with the following error message.
Failed to process task Error: The RPC server is unavailable.
RPC Function call failed. Function Name [InvokerTestConnection]
Enable Azure Security Center for Storage Accounts
If you saw the post last week about the Azure Blueprints and some others, you will know I’ve been focused a lot on modern Azure administration and security. One of the cornerstone pieces of content that Microsoft produces to aid security efforts in Azure is the Azure...
Thinking About Upgrading Azure Storage Account Configuration Options? Read This.
Azure releases new services all the time. Sometimes, individual services have new versions and upgrades. Let’s have Rick walk through an upgrade from v1 to v2 of general purpose storage account.
Tips to correctly delete Azure resource groups
Be sure when you are deleting a resource group – you are doing the right thing. It’s better to be sure than have unused resource groups in the Azure console.
Why, How and Where to use Azure Tags
Azure tags can be a construct to organize your resources.
Using Azure Blueprints: Implementation best practices to put security first
Azure Blueprints can help you implement Azure solutions confidently.
Creating an Azure Budget: A must for test-dev!
One of the brightest people I know likes to say that “the cloud is not a charity” and that is true. While I will add that many businesses go to the cloud because it is the right platform for their technology needs, the economics have to part of the process of managing this IT footprint
Restoring your Azure Virtual Machine to an Alternate Location – #MVPHour #AzureBackup
Hey Checkyourlogs Fans, Today, we are going to see how easy it is to clone my LAB Virtual Machine in my Azure Tenant to another VM. I wanted to do this because I have some upcoming presentations and a single Virtual Machine with Nested Hyper-V just wasn't enough. Step...
Azure Mobile App – Should you use it?
In a previous post when I highlighted the Azure Advisor, a message that came up on login. The message for Azure Advisor was actually only one of the things that caught my eye on login. The other was an invitation (?) or note to try the Azure mobile app.
What is Azure Blob Soft Delete and Should I use it?
In my last post about using the Azure Advisor for a review of services and their configuration used in Azure, I immediately went to address the high impact (or red) recommendations. Naturally, I then was to look at the medium recommendations and one of them caught my eye for one of my storage accounts: “Enable Soft Delete to protect blob data.” This had me thinking, what is soft delete? How and where should it be used. Here is the medium impact recommendation:
Is Azure Advisor Advice Worthwhile? Let’s see…
Today when logging in, I had a message about trying Azure Advisor recommendations. Normally, I dismiss login messages, but one thing caught my eye: free. Azure Advisor is a free set of recommendations the provide personalized, best practice information.
Windows 7: Good to the last drop
For the majority of organizations, Windows 10 adoption can't happen soon enough. The security enhancements bring on a sigh of relief in an age of Ransomware and devastating zero-day threats. There are, however, still isolated environments and service applications...
Azure File Share Remote Connection Checklist
Today I had a situation where I wanted to connect my Azure file share to my Windows PC. This is a very important step in putting a practical use case around the Azure file share from outside of the Azure cloud. I had a few questions and required steps to get there, so I decided to share them with some consideration so you can easily do this when the time comes for you.
How to Convert Windows SSL certificate PFX Format to PEM Format #WINDOWSSERVER #MVPHOUR @Digicert
Today, I am going to show you how to convert Windows SSL certificate PFX format to PEM format via free DigiCert GUI too
MFA for Azure Portal, You’ve Done That Right?
From the last two posts I made related to the Azure Key Vault (one on encrypting with your own key and the other on how to generate a key), I’ll admit I’m getting started with security in Azure.
Generating Keys in Azure Key Vault
In my last post, I indicated how easy it was to tell a storage account (particularly the Azure Shell storage account) to use an encryption key. In that example, I brought my own key. That key was an 2048-bit RSA key that Azure Key Vault was happy to use and apply to my storage account. The figure below shows my 2048-bit key:
Using Azure Shell and want to encrypt with your own key? It’s easy.
I recently had a situation where I started using Azure Shell. The way I look at Azure, and really any cloud service, security should be the first part of the process.
Clear Display Cache using Registry Hack
Hey checkyourlogs.net fans! I'm a prolific Surface guy, having used them daily from the release of the original, much maligned Surface RT to my current daily driver, the Surface Book 2. I love these devices, but occasionally, particularly after firmware updates, they...
INSTALL Veeam BACKUP & REPLICATION 9.5 UPDATE 4b #Azure #VEEAM #WINDOWSSERVER #MVPHOUR
Veeam released the Backup & Replication 9.5 service pack 4b yesterday, Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 Update 4b is a cumulative hotfix rollup that addresses issues reported by customers on the original build of Update 4 and Update 4a, as well as add some new feature and platform support enhancements –
Microsoft Windows 10 May 2019 Update and Microsoft Windows Server version 1903, Microsoft Windows 10 May 2019 Update and Microsoft Windows Server version 1903, Linux Kernel version 5.0, Ubuntu 19.04, SLES 15 SP1, RHEL 8, CentOS 8 and openSUSE Leap 15.1, VMware vCloud Director 9.7, VMware vSphere 6.5 U3 readiness, VMware vSphere 6.7 U3 readiness.
In addition, Update 4b addresses over 100 minor bugs reported by customers and found during the internal testing.
The Case of the Missing Control Panel Mail Settings App
Hey checkyourlogs.net fans! I stumbled across an issue yesterday where the Mail settings app in Control Panel on my Windows 10 1903 PC wouldn't open. In expected style, it provided a very non-helpful error "Application not found." What do you mean, not found? This is...
Troubleshooting Storage Spaces Direct Failover Manager with Get-ClusterLog – #StorageSpacesDirect
Hey Checkyourlogs Fans, Today, I just wanted to share with you a super easy way to get detailed information about what is happening inside of your Storage Spaces Direct Clusters. We are facing an issue with one of our clusters where the "Network is Partitioned" for...
Filter Out Local AD Users to Not Sync with Azure AD
Hey checkyourlogs.net fans, today's post covers a common "ask" from those synchronizing on-premises Active Directory with Azure AD: how to prevent certain local objects, specifically users, from synchronizing to Azure AD. Use AD Connect's filtering capabilities,...
The Case of unable to connect to Storage Spaces Direct in Windows Admin Center because of WinRM errors – #StorageSpacesDirect #HyperV
Hey Checkyourlogs Fans, Today, we were working on a Storage Spaces Direct cluster that is managed by Windows Admin Center. We love using Windows Admin Center because it gives our administrators an HTML 5 interface with rich reporting and performance history. When we...
The Case of low Disk Space on Windows Server R2 File Servers – Enable Dedup – #MVPHour
Hey Checkyourlogs Fans, Today, we have a quick post just reminding you that if you have Windows Server 2012 R2 File Servers are not able to migrate them to Server 2019 yet. You can still fix issues like lack of disk space with good old deduplication. Deduplication has...
The Case of Troubleshooting and poor VM Performance via Windows Admin Center – #MVPHour
Hey Checkyourlogs Fans, Today, I wanted to write a very quick post showing how you can use Windows Admin Center to quickly diagnose issues with poorly performing Virtual Machines on a Storage Spaces Direct Cluster. We had a call come in from a customer today that...
Converting Virtual Machines with Pass Through disks using Veeam Agent for Windows – #Veeam @Veeam
Hey Checkyourlogs fans, Today, I want to showcase a hidden little gem with Veeam Agent for Windows. Let us have a look at our problem. This VM is a SQL Server, and in the original design, the team decided to build out on their ISCSI SAN using Pass-Through Disks. These...
Veeam Agent for Windows Error – Failed to load backup meta from file #Veeam @Veeam
Hey Checkyourlogs fans, today I encountered a very weird error when attempting to take an incremental backup of a SQL Server using the Veeam Agent for Windows. When running the job, it would immediately fail with an error message that said: "Failed to load backup meta...
Force Stop Veeam Backup Job When it stuck at Stopping Status #Veeam #Backup #
Today, I tried to stop a running backup job session, but its status stuck at stopping for 1 hour, there are some jobs are running, I don’t want to impact them, so I decided to force stop the backup job.
Checking out Azure Security Center and Security Center (ATP) – #MVPHour #Azure #Security
Hey Checkyourlogs Fans, I'm coming off a wonderful day presenting at the local Azure Bootcamp in Calgary and I wanted to show you some of the cool things you need for your Servers. There hasn't ever been a better reason to upgrade to Windows Server 2019 until now. The...
Hyper-V to Stop Malware: Application Guard
For the fourth post in this series, we're going to look at what's probably my favourite new feature of Client Hyper-V: Windows Defender Application Guard. This is really cool, as it allows you to isolate the biggest threat to your machine…Surfing the web. Either...
VEEAM TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS – Error Unable to detect database action to upgrade Veeam Backup and Replication 9.5 Update 4a #VEEAM #MVPHOUR #WINDOWSSERVER
As we know, Veeam Backup and Replication 9.5 Update 4a supports lots of new features, I showed you how to step by step to install it at my previously Blog.
Today, I tried to upgrade Veeam Backup and Replication from 9.5 update 3a to 4a, and it showed Unable to detect database action error message, it has never happened this error before, I got a solution to solve this issue after contact with Veeam support engineer, let’s follow steps to solve this issue.
Hyper-V for your passwords: Credential Guard
The third post in this series will start to look at how Hyper-V can be used to secure your Windows box. One of the things attackers will be on the hunt for is the stored username and password combination on your machine. These credentials get cached when you log on,...
Integrating Windows Azure Hybrid Services with Windows Admin Center 1904GA – #MVPHour
Hey there Checkyourlogs Fans, Today we are going to look at the latest release of Windows Admin Center version 1904. This is not the insiders build, but the latest GA build that Microsoft has delivered and it has some cool new enhancements. Like the new Azure hybrid...
How to Remove Users License from Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 V3.0 #Veeam #MVPHOUR #Office365
You have to very carefully about users License issues before run Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 backup job, because once a license has been given over to a user/site/item, it will aspirate (fall off) 31 days after the last backup. so, you will got the warning message even you removed the user from the backup job settings.
Fortunately, you don’t need to remove backup job or backup repository now because Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 V3.0 added the feature to remove licensed users, but you must remove those unwanted licensed users from backup repository’s database and then remove the license.
Moving a Storage Spaces Direct Cluster to a new Location – #StorageSpacesDirect
Good Morning Checkyourlogs Fans, Today, I had a customer call me and let me know that they would like to move a Storage Spaces Direct Cluster into a new rack in the Data Center. They have a full maintenance outage window so we are just going to move the whole thing...
How to Configure Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 V3 #Veeam #MVPHOUR #Office365
Veeam released Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 V3 on April 2, there are lots of function be increased and improved, including increased backup speeds, improved security with multi-factor authentication support, simplified management for larger environments, flexible retention options… etc.
The most import is Veeam release Community Edition version, what is Community Edition? It provides FREE backup and recovery of Office 365 Exchange Online, SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business, eliminating the risk of losing access and control over your Office 365 data – limited to 10 users and 1 TB of SharePoint data. What are you waiting for? Let’s follow steps to configure it for protecting your Microsoft office 365 data.
Hyper-V in Windows 10: Quick Create VMs from Template
In the previous post, I showed you how to get Hyper-V running on your Windows 10 computer. Next, we will create our first VM and then use it to quickly create additional VMs in the future. Before continuing, make sure you have an ISO of Windows 10, or if you have an...
How to Install Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 V3 #Veeam #MVPHOUR #Office365
Veeam released Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 V3 on April 2, there are lots of function be increased and improved, including increased backup speeds, improved security with multi-factor authentication support, simplified management for larger environments, flexible retention options… etc.
The most import is Veeam release Community Edition version, what is Community Edition? It provides FREE backup and recovery of Office 365 Exchange Online, SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business, eliminating the risk of losing access and control over your Office 365 data – limited to 10 users and 1 TB of SharePoint data. What are you waiting for? Let’s follow steps to install it for protecting your Microsoft office 365 data.
Critical Firmware Update Required for Intel Solid Sate DC S4510 and S4610 Drives – #StorageSpacesDirect
Hey Checkyourlogs Fans, I just wanted to make you aware of a critical Firmware Update that is require for your Intel DC S4510 and S4610 Drives. In the fine print of the release notes you will see a critical note: Resolved 1.92TB and 3.84TB SKUs may become unresponsive...
Fixed unreadable symbols in Notification email of Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 #Veeam #MVPHOUR #Office365
I was trying to configure and test Notification email of Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 V3 function, I received a test notification email consist of unreadable symbols.
Deployment Options for Windows 10 in SCCM
With the release of Windows 10 came a new deployment option that Microsoft calls an "In-Place Upgrade." But wasn't that always a method, like when we went from Windows XP to Windows 7? Kinda sorta, but not really. Traditionally, we often used MDT-integrated ConfigMgr...
How to Activate Windows Server 2019 Evaluation Edition with VLSC MAK key or Retail key #WINDOWSSERVER #MVPHOUR
When you try to activate Windows server 2019 from evaluation version, do you always get an error message “the product key you entered didn’t work. Check the product key and try again, or enter a different one. (0x80070490)”? Today, I am going to show you how to install license key to activate Windows Server 2019 from Evaluation version. Let’s follow steps to activate your windows server 2019 (it also can be use for activating Windows Server 2016).
Note: you cannot use slmgr /ipk command with VLSC MAK key or Retail to activate evaluation edition server directly.
Configuring Windows Analytics: Part 2 Creating the Azure Log Analytics Workspace
Introduction When configuring the workspace, it is usually a best practice to create a unique workspace using a free subscription to house the Windows Analytics solutions and data. Using an existing workspace is possible but it may muddy the waters between functional...
Configuring Windows Analytics: Part 1 Prerequisites
Introduction Welcome, since I've been working with a number of clients using Windows Analytics I thought I would share some tips on getting up and running plus make sense of all the ways it can be configured. This blog series reviews the strategy and steps I have used...
The Case of the Failed Storage (East/West) Switch fabric with #StorageSpacesDirect
Hey Checkyourlogs fans, I wanted to write to you today chatting about what happens if you lose your East/West (Storage) Switch Fabric with Storage Spaces Direct. In my design for this customer, they had a Dedicated pair of Mellanox switches for their Storage Network...
The Case of Troubleshooting a failed Windows 10 Pro In-Place-Upgrade like the Pro’s – #MVPHour
Hey Checkyourlogs Fans, With the looming deadline of January 2020 coming up very very fast I know many of you are racing to get your Windows 10 upgrade projects done. With that said I wanted to share an extremely handly little tool that Microsoft has built to help...
Checking out Windows Admin Center 1903 – DHCP, DNS, and Active Directory Previews #MVPHour
Hey Checkyourlogs Fans, Tonight, I wanted to checkout some of the brand new previews that are now available inside of Windows Admin Center Insiders Build 1903. I have been waiting for a long time for the ability to manage DHCP, DNS, and Active Directory so let's see...
INSTALL VEEAM BACKUP & REPLICATION 9.5 UPDATE 4a #Azure #VEEAM #WINDOWSSERVER #MVPHOUR
Veeam released the Backup & Replication 9.5 service pack 4a today, Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 Update 4a is a cumulative hotfix rollup that addresses issues reported by customers on the original build of Update 4, as well as minor platform support enhancements –
VMware vSphere 6.7 U2 readiness, Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2019, Dell EMC Data Domain DD OS 6.2. In addition, Update 4a addresses over 300 minor bugs reported by customers and found during the internal testing.
The details information you can check from Veeam website https://www.veeam.com/kb2926
The Installation steps are straightforward, but you need to confirm that you are running version 9.5.4.2615 prior to installing this update. You can check this under Help | About in Veeam Backup & Replication console. After upgrade, your build number will be 9.5.4.2753.
The Case of the Partitioned Network in Failover Cluster Manager when Updating Windows Server 2016 #StorageSpacesDirect
Hey Checkyourlogs Fans, Tonight @SifuSun (Cary Sun) and I were doing some routine maintenance of a 2-node Storage Spaces Direct Cluster that was having issues with checkpoints locking up during Veeam Backups. We went through the normal process putting the nodes into...
HOW to FIX Access Denied Error in Demote DC server #Active Directory #WINDOWSSERVER # #MVPHOUR
Today, I was trying to remove an old windows 2003 R2 DC server in our domain, when I run DCPROMO command to demote it, I received the following error message:
The operation failed because: The attempt at remote domain controller DC2016 to remove domain controller CN=DC1,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Name,CN=Sites….from the forest was unsuccessful. “Access is Denied”
Performance Tuning Deduplication on Windows Server 2019 ReFS and #StorageSpacesDirect
Hey Checkyourlogs Fans, In the previous post, we talked about the essential operator's report for Storage Spaces Direct in Windows Server 2019. Today, I want to talk to you about the performance penalty that is required to run Deduplication on Windows Server 2019....
Essential Operators Report for #StorageSpacesDirect
Hey Checkyourlogs Fans, I know we love Windows Admin Center for pretty much all things Storage Spaces Direct. However, at this time there are a few things that are missing for our wonderful HTML5 UI. The most important thing for Storage Spaces Direct admins is...
Don’t forget to configure your Power Management Settings for #StorageSpacesDirect via Windows Admin Center
Hey Checkyourlogs Fans, Just a quick post here and a reminder to always configure your Power Management Settings for your Storage Spaces Direct nodes in both the BIOS and in Windows. Windows Admin Center has a hidden little gem that allows you to do this. It won't...
Activating DataON MUST via Windows Admin Center for #StorageSpacesDirect
Hey Checkyourlogs Fans, Today I'm going to show you how to use the DataON MUST extension for Windows Admin Center. The only step that I have already completed is to register the DataON MUST extension by clicking on Settings, Extensions, and Installing it. As you can...
Automated SDDC Diagnostics via Windows Admin Center for #StorageSpacesDirect
Hey Checkyourlogs fans, Today, I'm going to show you a little golden nugget that came with Windows Admin Center 1812+. I'm currently using version 1902, and it has added functionality to run diagnostic reports on Storage Spaces Direct automatically. Inside of Windows...
The Case of Inventory Gathering using Microsoft MAP #MVPHour
Hey Checkyourlogs Fans, I wanted to write to you today because sometimes the good old tools are just what the doctor ordered. I have used the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit before, but I haven't tried it out in a few years. I have to say that the latest...
The Case of Excluding Microsoft Teams from #Office365 Installer #MVPHour
Hey Checkyourlogs Fans, Just a quick post for you today. I was asked by a client this week to prevent the installation of Microsoft Teams from the Office 365 Click to Run Installer package. This customer exclusively uses Skype for Business and isn't ready for Teams...
The Case of the Missing Deduplication Scheduled Tasks in Windows Server 2019 #StorageSpacesDirect #HyperV #MVPHour
Hey Checkyourlogs Fans, Recently I have been deploying a lot of Storage Spaces Direct Configurations on Windows Server 2019. As many of you know, one of my favourite features of Windows Server 2019 is ReFS + Deduplication. Now, normally I will just go to the Task...
Migrating VM’s with Passthrough and ISCSI disks to #StorageSpacesDirect using #Veeam Agent for Windows #MVPHour
Hey Checkyourlogs fans, Today I wanted to talk about moving non-standard workloads to your new Storage Spaces Direct Clusters. We recently ran into a real issue with some older Hyper-V Hosts that had been built using ISCSI from a Dell/EMC VNX SAN. The setup included a...
Ping Sweep Using PowerShell – Turning Into A Function – #PowerShell #MVPHour #PingSweep
Hey there checkyourlogs.net fans! In my last post, I described a quick bit of PowerShell code for pinging an IP range. Paste this code into VSCode or the ISE, run, and watch the results. Quick and dirty. Once I had this working, I wanted more. For instance, I want to...
How to use Veeam to archive on-premises data to Azure Blob #Veeam #Azure #Azure Blob #MVPHOUR
Veeam released the Backup & Replication 9.5 Update 4 on January, also with this release, Veeam now also have support for Cloud based Object Storage, such as Azure Blob Storage which means that we can have the last 30 days of data stored on a local repository and then move the archive or later up to a Azure Blob but Azure Blob is capacity tier storage, you cannot use it as local backup repository and backup data to it directly. Let’s follow steps to configure it.
Ping Sweep Using PowerShell -Quick and Dirty – #PowerShell #MVPHour
Hey there checkyourlogs.net fans! Today I needed to ping sweep an entire subnet from a Windows Server 2012 box. Simple, right? There are plenty of free and paid tools out there ready to perform this task. My dilemma was, and is, I don't want to install additional...
The Case of MMC.exe being blocked on Server 2019 – #WindowServer #MVPHour
Hey Checkyourlogs Fans, I had a customer call me this weekend with a weird issue. They would logon to a Hyper-V Server and would get the following error message stating the mmc.exe was blocked and basically anything that required this: Services.msc, devmgmt.msc,...
Microsoft’s Mixed Messages Could Derail Windows Servicing Best Practices #Windows10 #WaaS
Background During the tepid Summer of 2018, Microsoft announced that it would be extending Windows 10 support for Education and Enterprise customers from 18 months to 30 months. In conjunction with that extension, they also announced that Windows 7 would receive...
BUG Reports – Windows Server 2019 Storage Spaces Direct Field Notes – January 2019 Edition – Not what we expected #StorageSpacesDirect
Hey Checkyourlogs Fans, I am writing to you here tonight after having some not so fun nights dealing with persisting issues with Windows Server 2019 and Storage Spaces Direct this month. Let me preface this with the fact that we are early adopters and all of my...
MVPDays Online January 2019 – Live Stream #Azure #MVPHour #Office365 #DevOps #MVPBuzz
Hey MVPDays Fans, MVPDays January was another smashing success. This marked the 2nd time we have used Youtube with as our platform which included live Chat for Q/A with attendees and our experts. You can view it live and on demand here: Direct link is here:...
STEP BY STEP INSTALL VEEAM ONE 9.5 UPDATE 4 #VEEAM #WINDOWSSERVER #MVPHOUR #STEP BY STEP
As you know, Veeam released the service pack 4 on January 2019, it’s not fix bugs only, it also includes a lot of new features –
Support for Microsoft Windows Server 2019,
Application-level monitoring,
Dedicated view for job and disk-based alarms, Veeam Agents support, Enhanced Cloud Gateway view, Enhanced “Cloud Connect Inventory” report, Microsoft Hyper-V 2019 Support…
The details information you can check from Veeam website https://www.veeam.com/veeam_one_9_5_whats_new_wn.pdf and https://www.veeam.com/veeam_one_9_5_u4_release_notes_rn.pdf.
The steps are straightforward, but you still need to be careful about one thing, the first one is “If you use Veeam ONE to monitor Veeam Backup & Replication or Veeam Cloud Connect, be sure to install Update 4 for Veeam ONE 9.5 first” and the second is “If you are a tenant of a cloud provider, please contact your provider before upgrading to ensure the provider has applied Update 4 on their end”.
The Case of: Windows Server 2019 Hyper-V Checkpoint stuck at 9% after Veeam 9.5 UR 4 Upgrade – #Veeam #Hyper-V
Hey Checkyourlogs Fans, Today I had an interesting case where a customer called in to let us know that Checkpoints were stuck on their Windows Server 2019 Hyper-V Host. Everything had been working great on this host since it was upgraded from Windows Server 2016 back...
INSTALL BACKUP & REPLICATION 9.5 UPDATE 4 #Azure #VEEAM #WINDOWSSERVER #MVPHOUR
Veeam released the service pack 4 on January, it includes to fix some support issues and it also support some current platforms – Microsoft Windows Server 2019, Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V 2019, Microsoft Active Directory 2019, Exchange 2019 and SharePoint 2019, Microsoft Windows 10 October 2018 Update, Oracle Database 18c, VMware vSphere 6.7 U1 ESXi, vCenter Server and vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) , VMware vCloud Director 9.5 …. and Expanded restore options to AWS and Azure Stack with Veeam Cloud Mobility, Native Object Storage Support with Veeam Cloud Tier, Improved Security and Compliance with Veeam DataLabs.
BUG Alert – Windows Server 2019 Hyper-V Triple Fault Bug Workaround – #Hyper-v #StorageSpacesDirect #Veeam
Hey Checkyourlogsfans, We have been experiencing an issue in the field for a while now with Server 2019 where when a VM that is migrated to 2019 it fails with a Triple Fault: Critical 03/01/2019 16:13:49 Hyper-V-Worker 18560 None 'Test VM 1' was reset because an...
BUG Alert – SDDC Management Resource (Windows Admin Center) is Impacting Storage Spaces Direct Virtual Machines on Server 2019 – #StorageSpacesDirect #S2D #WindowsAdminCenter
Hey Checkyourlogs fans, I had the pleasure over the past few weeks to work with a customer that had recently deployed Windows Server 2019 and Storage Spaces Direct. With any early deployment, we expect to hit some bumps in the road, and we found a good one this week....
Join us for the first ever MVPDays Microsoft Flow Conference – #MSFLowConf #MicrosoftFlow #MVPHour
Hey Checkyourlogs Fans, Today, I'm writing to you with some exciting news. We have over 5000 people registered all ready for our Microsoft Flow online event tomorrow. It is at capacity, and we have even gone beyond what Goto Webinar can even handle. Good news for you...
Script for port range forwarding in Azure #Azure #NAT #Microsoft #MVPhours
Today I will be talking about a script which Angus @FrostedFright has made for port range forwarding. If you don’t already know about setting up NAT and port forwarding via Routing and Remote Access tool then you should check out my previously blog that is called, “How to build Hyper-V nested VMs with multiple IP addresses Port Forwarding at Azure” and you can come back to this blog so you can understand this subject clearer than if you didn’t check out my previously blog. You should think that it is now easy to make multiple port forwarding, but it is a lot harder to use port range forwarding instead. Let’s get started with this tutorial!
How to Create Azure account with $250 credit for free #Azure #MVPHOUR #Cloud #FREE
As we know, there are lots of features on Microsoft Azure cloud, in order to use those features, you need to create a Microsoft Azure account, it’s very easy to create, also you will get $200 credits at the first month.
If you are a newcomer on Microsoft Azure, no worry, I am going to show you how to create Azure free account with $200 credits today, just follow the steps as below.
Free to build Sophos XG firewall at Azure Hyper-V Nested VM #Azure #MVPBUZZ #MVPHOUR #FIREWALL #SOPHOS
Have you been followed my previously blog to build up Hyper-V nested virtual machine on Microsoft Azure? If you don’t, you better build it right now, because this is pre-requisites and you will get lots of benefit for your lab or even production environment, you can reference this link and build it. If you did, congratulation! You can create a nested gest virtual machine and install Firewall (e.g. Sophos XG, Fortinet…) for free, why we still need to build firewall at our Azure Hyper-V nested environment? Because it supports lots functions that we cannot get the functions for free from Azure, e.g. server load balance, firewall, SNAT, application filter, IPS…and so on, we also can use it for LAB or simulate issues or POC. I am going to show how to build Sophos XG here.
How to build Hyper-V nested VMs with multiple IP addresses Port Forwarding at Azure #Azure #MVPBUZZ #MVPHOUR #FIREWALL
Today, I am going to show you how to build Hyper-V nested VM with multiple public IP address, you just need to pay Microsoft for one Hyper-V host with storage space and public IP addresses, you can install firewall, created lots of VMs, load balancer, control routing path, port forwarding and so on, we can use them for LAB test, POC, or even production.
The Case of Upgrading a Veeam Backup Repository from Windows Server 2016 to 2019 and Enabling Deduplication on ReFS – #ReFS #DeDuplication #WindowsServer2019
Hey Checkyourlogs Fans, I was working with a customer today, and we are finally ready to upgrade our primary Veeam Backup Repository that is running Microsoft Storage Spaces on Windows Server 2016. The new Operating System will be Windows Server 2019 LTSC, and the...