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Monthly Archives: June 2011
Windows SBS Migration resources
Microsoft have out out a page with all Microsoft Migration resources within a click’s reach here – http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sbs/gg981878
The page covers:
Migrate to Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard
- from Windows SBS 2003
- from Windows SBS 2008
- from Windows SBS 2011 Standard to new hardware
Migrate to Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials
- from Windows SBS 2003
- from Windows SBS 2011 Essentials to new hardware
Migrate Exchange Server mailboxes and mailbox data to the Cloud
- Migrate All Mailboxes to the Cloud with a Simple Exchange Migration
- Migrate a Subset of Mailboxes to the Cloud with a Staged Exchange Migration
Move Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 databases to Windows Small Business Server 2011 Premium Add-on
Migrate to Windows Small Business Server 2008
- from Windows SBS 2008 to new hardware
It also includes links to the Best Practices Analyzers and to the Forums and to the Windows SBS Blog.
What is in the SBS BPA?
The SBS Best Practices Analyzer (BPA) is a tool that collects information about your server and analyzes this information to produce a report on how you can configure the server to perform better. It is not a comprehensive 100% check of the entire system. It checkes your server against a specific set of configuration rules and reports when these rules are not properly followed.
A write up about the BPA can be found here – http://blogs.technet.com/b/sbs/archive/2011/04/08/introducing-the-windows-server-solutions-bpa.aspx
The following is a list of checks that the BPA does for SBS 2011 (from http://blogs.technet.com/b/sbs/archive/2011/04/25/windows-server-solutions-bpa-checklist.aspx)
Small Business Server 2011 Standard Edition
Checks the following service’s start mode:
- DNS Client – DNSClientStartModeSection
- DHCP Client – DHCPClientStartModeSection
- IIS Admin Service – IISAdminStartModeSection
- Remote Registry – RemoteRegistryStartModeSection
- Remote Desktop Gateway – TSGatestartModeSection
- Windows Update – AutoUpdatestartModeSection
- Distributed Transaction Coordinator – DTCStartModeSection
- Netlogon – NetlogonStartModeSection
- DNS Server – DNSServerStartModeSection
- Windows SBS Manager – SBSMgrstartModeSection
Checks that the following services are started:
- DNS Client – DNSClientStartedSection
- Windows Update – AutoUpdatesStartedSection
- DHCP Client – DHCPClientStartedSection
- IIS Admin Service – IISAdminStartedSection
- World Wide Web Publishing Service – W3SVCStartedSection
- Remote Registry – RemoteRegStartedSection
- Remote Desktop Gateway – TSGateStartedSection
- Windows Time – W32TimeStartedSection
- Distributed Transaction Coordinator – DTCStartedSection
- Netlogon – NetlogonStartedSection
- DNS Server – DNSServerStartedSection
- Windows SBS Manager – SBSmgrStartedSection
Checks the following service’s logon account:
- DNS Client – DNSClientStartNameSection
- Windows Update – AutoUpdatesStartNameSection
- DHCP Client – DHCPClientStartNameSection
- World Wide Web Publishing Service – W3SVCStartNameSection
- Remote Desktop Gateway – TSGatewayStartNameSection
- Windows Time – W32TimeStartNameSection
- Distributed Transaction Coordinator – DTCStartNameSection
- Netlogon – NetlogonStartNameSection
- DNS Server – DNSServerStartNameSection
- Windows SBS Manager – SBSMgrStartNameSection
Other Checks:
- SKUsFoundSection – Returns the Operating System Platform name
- PingDefGtwySection – Checks to see if the server is not able to ping the default gateway
- PingDefGtwyOKSection – Checks to see if the server is able to ping the default gateway
- Check2IPsSection – Checks to see if there are multiple IP addresses on the network card
- IPFilteringSection – Checks to see if IP Filtering is enabled
- HyperVSection – Checks to see if the Hyper-V role is installed
- IPv6Section – Check to see if IPv6 appears to be improperly disabled
- KernelAuthEnabledSection – Check to see if Kernel Mode Authentication is enabled in the applicationhost.config for IIS
Small Business Server 2011 Essentials
Checks the following service’s start mode:
- DNS Client – DNSClientStartModeSection
- DHCP Client – DHCPClientStartModeSection
- IIS Admin Service – IISAdminStartModeSection
- World Wide Web Publishing Service – W3SVCStartModeSection
- Remote Registry – RemoteRegistryStartModeSection
- Remote Desktop Gateway – TSGatestartModeSection
- Windows Time – W32TimestartModeSection
- Windows Update – AutoUpdatestartModeSection
- Distributed Transaction Coordinator – DTCStartModeSection
- Netlogon – NetlogonStartModeSection
- DNS Server – DNSServerStartModeSection
Checks that the following services are started:
- DNS Client – DNSClientStartedSection
- Windows Update – AutoUpdatesStartedSection
- DHCP Client – DHCPClientStartedSection
- IIS Admin Service – IISAdminStartedSection
- World Wide Web Publishing Service – W3SVCStartedSection
- Remote Registry – RemoteRegStartedSection
- Remote Desktop Gateway – TSGateStartedSection
- Windows Time – W32TimeStartedSection
- Distributed Transaction Coordinator – DTCStartedSection
- Netlogon – NetlogonStartedSection
- DNS Server – DNSServerStartedSection
Checks the following service’s logon account:
- DNS Client – DNSClientStartNameSection
- Windows Update – AutoUpdatesStartNameSection
- DHCP Client – DHCPClientStartNameSection
- IIS Admin Service – IISAdminStartNameSection
- World Wide Web Publishing Service – W3SVCStartNameSection
- Remote Desktop Gateway – TSGatewayStartNameSection
- Windows Time – W32TimeStartNameSection
- Distributed Transaction Coordinator – DTCStartNameSection
- Netlogon – NetlogonStartNameSection
- DNS Server – DNSServerStartNameSection
Other Checks:
- SKUsFoundSection – Returns the Operating System Platform name
- PingDefGtwySection – Checks to see if the server is not able to ping the default gateway
- PingDefGtwyOKSection – Checks to see if the server is able to ping the default gateway
- Check2IPsSection – Checks to see if there are multiple IP addresses on the network card
- IPFilteringSection – Checks to see if IP Filtering is enabled
- HyperVSection – Checks to see if the Hyper-V role is installed
Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials
Checks the following service’s start mode:
- DNS Client – DNSClientStartModeSection
- DHCP Client – DHCPClientStartModeSection
- IIS Admin Service – IISAdminStartModeSection
- World Wide Web Publishing Service – W3SVCStartModeSection
- Remote Registry – RemoteRegistryStartModeSection
- Remote Desktop Gateway – TSGatestartModeSection
- Windows Time – W32TimestartModeSection
- Windows Update – AutoUpdatestartModeSection
Checks that the following services are started:
- DNS Client – DNSClientStartedSection
- Windows Update – AutoUpdatesStartedSection
- DHCP Client – DHCPClientStartedSection
- IIS Admin Service – IISAdminStartedSection
- World Wide Web Publishing Service – W3SVCStartedSection
- Remote Registry – RemoteRegStartedSection
- Remote Desktop Gateway – TSGateStartedSection
- Windows Time – W32TimeStartedSection
Checks the following service’s logon account:
- DNS Client – DNSClientStartNameSection
- Windows Update – AutoUpdatesStartNameSection
- DHCP Client – DHCPClientStartNameSection
- IIS Admin Service – IISAdminStartNameSection
- World Wide Web Publishing Service – W3SVCStartNameSection
- Remote Desktop Gateway – TSGatewayStartNameSection
- Windows Time – W32TimeStartNameSection
Other Checks:
- PingDefGtwySection – Checks to see if the server is not able to ping the default gateway
- PingDefGtwyOKSection – Checks to see if the server is able to ping the default gateway
Windows MultiPoint Server 2011
Checks the following service’s start mode:
- Windows MultiPoint Server Host Service – WMSSvcStartModeSection
Checks that the following services are started:
- Windows MultiPoint Server Host Service – WMSSvcStartedSection
- Remote Desktop Services – TermServiceStartedSection
Checks the following service’s logon account:
- Windows MultiPoint Server Host Service – WMSSvcStartNameSection
Other Checks:
- SRCShellAccountExistsSection – Verifies the SRCShell local account exist
You can also find the BPA for all versions of SBS from here – www.sbsbpa.com
Where are the SBS 2011 FAQ’s
The FAQ’s for most products have now been converted into PDF/DOC documents. You can download the documents as follows:
- SBS 2011 Licensing FAQ – http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/5/C/45CD1DC6-9204-44DD-999B-24B50A9144B6/SBS%202011_Licensing_FAQ.pdf
- SBS 2011 General FAQ – http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/5/C/45CD1DC6-9204-44DD-999B-24B50A9144B6/SBS_2011_Family_Frequently_Asked_Questions.pdf
- SBS 2011 Technical FAQ – http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/5/C/45CD1DC6-9204-44DD-999B-24B50A9144B6/SBS_2011_STD_Tech_Frequently_Asked_Questions.pdf
Configuring the iPhone for Microsoft Online Services (BPOS)
With a bigger push towards Cloud based services, I have decided to put down a quick reference on how to configure the iPhone to work with Microsoft’s Onlince Services (BPOS).
The starting place is to read Microsoft’s Help and How to section – http://www.microsoft.com/online/help/en-us/helphowto/914df3cf-0135-46a7-a975-fd767b6d9a96.htm
- On the iPhone, go to Settings> Mail Contacts, Calendar> Add Account…> Microsoft Exchange
- Fill in the relevant details
- Email: Your email address
- Domain: Leave blank
- Username: Your email address (the login to your BPOS account)
- Password: Your Password
- Description: Put in the email address or give it a friendly name
- The iPhone will Verify the information and will bring up a new field. Type in the relevant field depending on the location of your region in the Mobile Device URLs section here – http://www.microsoft.com/online/help/en-us/helphowto/c0a1a4b9-111f-4bd4-8fab-8147344cd278.htm. Remove the “https://” ie. For Australia, use “red003.mail.apac.microsoftonline.com”
- Select the information you want to synchronise. That’s it.
Fix File Associations following Malware cleanup
This scenario has been coming up fairly often recently. A PC becomes infected by a Fake-AV software. MalwareBytes (www.malwarebytes.org) cleans up the infection. Suddenly, EXE files cannot run. Not even Regedit.
There are a couple off good resources which help fix up the registry and restore the EXE file association back to normal. Download and unzip the reg files. Right Click on the Reg file and select Merge.
- Windows XP – http://www.dougknox.com/xp/fileassoc/xp_exe_fix.zip
- Windows Vista – http://www.winhelponline.com/fileasso/exefix_vista.zip
- Windows 7 – http://www.winhelponline.com/fileasso/exe_fix_w7.zip
Thanks and acknowledgements to Doug Knox and Ramesh Srinivasan. They have more file association fixes listed below.
