By BoonTee,on February 22nd,2012% Whenever Sharepoint is updated,psconfig must be run to finish the installation of the update. See the SBS Blog here –http://blogs.technet.com/b/sbs/archive/2011/05/24/you-must-manually-run-psconfig-after-installing-sharepoint-2010-patches.aspx To run pscoonfig,perform the following: - Open up a Command Prompt as Administrator
- Change directory to C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\BIN
- Run PSConfig.exe -cmd upgrade -inplace b2b -force -cmd applicationcontent -install -cmd installfeatures
Other possible issues after installing Sharepoint Foundation 2010 SP1,or other updates can be found here –http://blogs.technet.com/b/sbs/archive/2011/07/06/potential-issues-after-installing-sharepoint-foundation-2010-sp1.aspx By BoonTee,on January 17th,2012% The SBS Teem have released a Powershell commandlet that will allow you to fine tune and manage the reporting and alerting functions in SBS 2008 and 2011. There are a number of alerts that can be safely ignored and yet persist in the event alert reports,which often cause anxiety and uneccesary concern. This commandlet will allow you to configure and specify which alerts to ignore,thus providing less noise to work through in order to see the important alerts more clearly. The blog provides more information here –http://blogs.technet.com/b/sbs/archive/2012/01/16/managing-event-alerts-in-your-reports-an-sbs-monitoring-feature-enhancement.aspx By BoonTee,on January 9th,2012% As the title implies,we are finally able to purchase,implement and deploy the Windows Storage Server 2008R2 Essentials solution for small businesses. This server,which comes in a variety of hard drive options from 1TB to 6TB of storage will provide an excellent out-of-box solution for small businesses. Among the unique feature set are the following: - Automated daily client computer backups of Windows and Macintosh clients and server backups.
- Simple recovery of individual files,folders and entire computers from image-based backups.
- Centralized file organization.
- Remote Access similar to what is available in SBS and SBS Essentials can provide RWA access in branch offices and locations where there is no SBS server.
- Support for thrid party add-ins.
You can download the Datasheet here –http://www.powerbiz.net.au/files/WSSE2.pdf PowerBiz Solutions has partnered with Hewlett-Packard to provide a custom solution called PowerBiz Backup Essentials. Using the HP Proliant Microserver,the PowerBiz Backup Essentials unit is a self contained Windows Storage Server 2008R2 Essentials solution. Just start up the unit,and configure a few settings to your network,and it is ready to go. For pricing,specifications and availability,send an email to info@powerbiz.net.au. For more information on the HP Proliant Microserver,check out this blog post –http://blog.powerbiz.net.au/features/hp-proliant-microserver/  
By BoonTee,on July 13th,2011% A repair guide for SBS 2011 Standard has been released here –http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg697169.aspx The topics covered include: - Manage Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard applications
- Repair administrator account access to SharePoint Foundation 2010
- Repair client deployment issues
- Repair email anti-spam software
- Repair email programs and Microsoft Exchange Server services
- Repair folder redirection and shared folders
- Repair Microsoft Exchange Server roles in Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard
- Repair Monitoring and Reporting Features in Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard
- Repair Remote Web Access
- Repair Remote Desktop Gateway
- Repair the Move Exchange Server Data task
- Repair the POP3 connector
- Repair the Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard Console
- Repair Users and Groups features
- Repair Windows Server Backup
- Repair Windows Server Update Services
- Repair SharePoint Foundation 2010
- Repair SharePoint Foundation 2010 after moving the databases
- How to synchronize the DSRM password with the Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard network administrator password
- How to manually create required Group Policy objects for Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard
- How to remove the SSL binding to an incorrectly published certificate
By BoonTee,on July 2nd,2011% If you are planning a migration from SBS2003 or SBS2008 to SBS2011,you need to run through this checklist. For detailed descriptions,see the full blog post here –http://blogs.technet.com/b/sbs/archive/2011/07/01/sbs-2011-standard-migrations-keys-to-success.aspx - Read through the migration guide before starting.
- Watch the migration video demos and online training.
- Join the Small Business Server forum.
- Practice a migration yourself in a test environment.
- On the Source server,run the SBS 2003 Best Practices Analyzer or SBS 2008 Best Practices Analyzer.
- On the Source server,make sure the Active Directory is healthy.
- On the Source server,check the Primary group of the account you will use to install the SBS 2011 server into the domain.
- Make sure the Admin account you are using for the migration has a STRONG password.
- SBS 2003 must be on a class C subnet (subnet mask of 255.255.255.0).
- Install the samsrv.dll update from KB 939820 on all Windows 2003 domain controllers in your environment,including the SBS 2003.
- In the source domain,check for the existence of an account named Postmaster.
- Check Exchange Server 2003 policies and remove the following ones,if they exist:
•Existing Mailbox Management policies
•Duplicate SMTP addresses in recipient policies
•Invalid SMTP addresses in recipient policies - Disable WSUS on Source domain prior to migration.
- In the source domain,disable anything that may install software on machines added to the domain.
- On the Source server,verify that the SBS organizational units are present.
- On the Source server,run the SBS 2011 Migration Preparation Tool
- Make a System State Backup of the source server.
- Do not make any changes on the network.
By BoonTee,on June 25th,2011% 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. By BoonTee,on June 22nd,2011% 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 EditionChecks 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 EssentialsChecks 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 EssentialsChecks 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 2011Checks 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 By BoonTee,on June 20th,2011% The FAQ’s for most products have now been converted into PDF/DOC documents. You can download the documents as follows: By BoonTee,on May 24th,2011% There is a great 31 part blog post on PowerShell that is in developement (part 23 of 31 at this moment). Everything you wanted to know about PowerShell and some great scripts that can be used. The main landing page for the blog is here –http://blogs.technet.com/b/matthewms/p/powershell.aspx Here are the titles. Part 1 of 31:Why PowerShell?
Part 2 of 31:The Basics on How to Read PowerShell
Part 3 of 31:Where Did All the Good Cmdlets Go?
Part 4 of 31:Who Ya Gonna Call For Help?
Part 5 of 31:What’s in it for Devs?
Part 6 of 31:A Cmdlet By Any Other Name Would Be An Alias
Part 7 of 31:Conjunction Function PowerShell What Are Functions?
Part 8 of 31:Won’t You Take Me To Functiontown?
Part 9 of 31:Another Side of PowerShell Profiles
Part 10 of 31:PowerShell Protecting You From Yourself
Part 11 of 31:PowerShell Providers and You!
Part 12 of 31:PowerShell and The Registry
Part 13 of 31:The Provider Active Directory Style
Part 14 of 31:Sorry I’m Not Home Right Now,Walking into IIS Webs…
Part 15 of 31:ISE,ISE Baby…
Part 16 of 31:PowerShell Take Me Out To The Grid
Part 17 of 31:Who Wants to Manage Active Directory?
Part 18 of 31:So You Deleted A User…On Purpose
Part 19 of 31:Small Business Server,PowerShell,and Me
Part 20 of 31:Hanging with Hyper-V
Part 21 of 31:Knock Knock PowerShell Calling!
Part 22 of 31:Good PowerShell Things Come in Nifty Packages
Part 23 of 31:HUGE Announcements,Disagreements,Best Practices and A Party…Oh My!
Part 24 of 31:PowerShell Did What!?!? How to Mitigate Risk!
Part 25 of 31:Did You Know PowerShell Can Talk VMware?
Part 26 of 31:Start Spreading the News…
Part 27 of 31:It Takes a Community to Raise a Language
Part 28 of 31:What is the .NET Framework?
Part 29 of 31:Demystifying MSDN and PowerShell static syntax
Part 30 of 31:PowerShell Likes the Pretty Blue Eyes of Azure Too
Part 31 of 31:That’s a Wrap and We are Not Done Yet! By BoonTee,on May 6th,2011% The following is a list of locations for key log files stored in SBS2008 as posted here –http://blogs.technet.com/b/sbs/archive/2008/10/01/key-small-business-server-2008-log-files.aspx. This also applies to SBS2011. C:\Program Files\Windows Small Business Server\Logs | | Console.log | SBS Console Log | | CTIW.log | Logs events of the “Connect to the Internet”wizard | | DCPromo_yymmdd.xxxxxx.log | DCPromo that ran during SBS install | | DPCW.log | Logs events of the “Set up your Internet address”wizard | | ERRORLOG.TXT | Logs any errors that occurred during SBS setup | | ExtSchemaTask.log | Logs result of SBS AD schema additions | | FinishSetup.log | Logs the completion of the SBS 2008 install | | GPOTask.log | Logs the creation of the SBS Group Policy objects | | olsignupwiz.log | Logs events of the “Set up your Microsoft Office Live Small Business Web site”wizard | | pop3connectorinstall.log | Install log for the POP3 Connector | | SBSHook.log | Logs hooking of SBS install shell to Windows install and runonce modification | | SBSSetup.log | Logs all events that occurred during SBS setup | | adduser.log | Logs events of the “Add a new user account”wizard | | addgroup.log | Logs events of the “Add a new group”wizard | | CreateUserRole.log | Logs events of the “Add a new user role”wizard | | CopyConnectComputer.log | Logs events of the “Connect computers to your network”wizard | | SBCW.log | Logs events of the “Configure server backup”wizard | | fncw.log | Logs events of the “Fix My Network”wizard | | AddMultipleUsers.log | Logs events of the “Add multiple user accounts”wizard | | FaxRoleInstallation.log | Install log for Fax | | FaxCW.log | Logs events of the “Configure the fax service”wizard | | MoveData.log | Logs events of the “Move Exchange Server Data”,“Move Windows SharePointServices Data”,“Move User’s Shared Data”,“Move User’s Redirected Documents Data”,and “Move Windows Update Repository Data”wizards | | CIMW.log | Logs events of the “Configure a Smart Host for Internet e-mail”wizard | | TrustedCert.log | Logs events of the “Add a trusted certificate”wizard | | VPNCW.log | Logs events of the “Configure a virtual private network”wizard |
C:\Program Files\Windows Small Business Server\Logs\MonitoringServiceLogs
| | Contains logs for SBS Monitoring and it’s associated data collection tasks |
C:\Program Files\Windows Small Business Server\Logs\pop3connector
| | Pop3service.log | POP3 Connector log |
C:\Program Files\Windows Small Business Server\Logs\WebWorkplace
| | W3WP.log | IIS worker process log for RWW |
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