Category Archives: Useful Links

Windows previous versions documentation

This is the archive for older Windows 7, 8, Server 2012, 2008, 2003, R2 information that was previously on TechNet.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/

Meltdown and Spectre

 

Happy New Year … Not!

With the New Year comes a new class of malicious attack that can impact IT systems. This time, the attack is hardware based, affecting mostly Intel based systems, and to some extent, AMD systems as well.

Here is a list of resources that highlight what it is all about and how to mitigate against this new threat. In the words of Microsoft, “Don’t panic.”

Office 365 Service Comparison

Here is a great resource for evaluating and comparing the myriad of options available in Office 365. This site also provides you with a downloadable Excel workbook so that you can work on this offline.

The technet resource is available here – https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dn788955.aspx

Office 365 migrations

I just spent the weekend working performing some SBS to Office 365 migrations.

Here are some useful links that make the process a whole lot easier.

Export mailboxes to PST for Exchange 2010 (SBS 2011 Standard)

Export mailboxes to PST for Exchange 2007 (SBS 2008)

Import PST files to Office 365

Enabling Autodiscover for Outlook in SBS Exchange Environments

Getting Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2010 to work with Office 365

  • The following link lists the minimum requirements needed to quickly get your Outlook desktop client running with Office 365.
  • http://www.netdummy.net/office365-client-updates.html
  • With SBS 2011, it is necessary to remove the Service Connection Point (SCP)
    • Show SCP information: Get-ClientAccessServer | Select Name, AutoDiscoverServiceInternalUri
    • Remove SCP information: Set-ClientAccessServer -Identity “[Servername]” -AutoDiscoverServiceInternalUri $NULL

Importing LegacyDN information

Problems connecting Outlook to Office 365 

AND if you happen to still be using SBS 2003 (I certainly hope not!), you can use Exmerge or Outlook to output individual mailboxes to PST. Do it soon!

Powershell for Office 365

Here’s a great resource – powershell.office.com

Are you an Office 365 IT administrator who is new to PowerShell? Are you looking for an Office 365 admin tool to automate repetitive administrative tasks? Or perhaps you are looking to access additional capabilities that aren’t available in the Office 365 Admin Center? Then PowerShell for Office 365 is for you.

Windows 10 and Windows Server Previews

If you want to have a play with the various new preview releases of Windows, here are the links to resources and information on where to download these previews.

If you have a MSDN or Microsoft Azure subscription, you can get them directly via the respective site portals.

Otherwise, here are the public links.

Subnet Calculator and Cheat Sheet

Here are a couple of useful resources for working with Subnets.

 

 

Windows Server 2012/2012 R2 Essentials Log Locations

Here is a list of where you can find important log files for Windows Server 2012 Essentials and Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials.

Server-side Logs:

In Windows Server Essentials 2012 and 2012 R2, the location of the log files is under %programdata%\Microsoft\Windows Server\Logs.

Service Integration Log Files:

O365/On-Premise Exchange/Intune   SharedServiceHost-EmailProviderServiceConfig.log
Windows Azure Backup   OnlineBackupGettingStartedWizard.log

Backup Log Files:

Server Backup Configuration wizard SBCW.log
Server Backup restore wizard ServerFFR.log
Client Backup Feature server side log Backup-<date>.log
Client backup database cleanup RunTask-BackupCleanup.log
Client backup database checker RunTask-Consistency check

Storage and Devices Log Files:

User/Device management feature SharedServiceHost-ManagementServiceConfig.log
Storage features Storageservice.<date>.log
Storage related feature Storageutil.<date>.log

Azure Backup Log Files:

Location: C:\Program Files\Windows Azure Backup Agent\Temp
Azure Backup Logs CBEngineCurr.errlog
Failed Azure Backup Logs LastBackupFailedFile#####.txt

Other Helpful Log Files:

DC Promo DCPromo_date.log
Health evaluation schedule task RunTask-AlertEvaluation.log
Macintosh Clients Status update RunTask-MacintoshStatusReport.log
Server DNS status ServerBeacon.log
Customer Experience Improvement RunTask-SaveCustomerExperienceImprovementProgramData.log

Program and Service Quality Measurement Log Files:

CA Role installation CA_ROLE_INSTALL.log
Media pack installation (2012 R2) MediaPackInstalltionWizard.xxxx.log
Media Service (Specially with RWA) MediaStreamingProvider.log
O365 (Assign/Un-assign Accounts) TaskStatus-OIMAddin.log

 

Client-side Logs:

The client-side log files are located in the folder %programdata%\Microsoft\Windows Server\logs. They are as:

Client Deployment ClientDeploy.log
Client package installation Failures ComputerConnector.log
Client backup restore mount driver BackupDriverInstaller.log
Client operation for File history Sync ClientOperator.log
Main log for client launch pad LaunchPad.log
Password synchronization feature in AAD PasswordSyncClientAlerts.log
Add-in feature on client RunTask-Add-in Management.log
Health evaluation schedule task RunTask-AlertEvaluation.log
Client Backup scheduled task RunTask-ClientComputeBackkup.log
Connector uninstall cleanup task RunTask-Connector cleanup.log
Update health definition file from server to client task RunTask-HealthDefinitionUpdate.log
RDP feature for RWA RunTask-RDP Group Configuration.log
Client VPN connectivity issues RunTask-VPN Routes Repair.log
Client network status update ServerLocator-<date>.log
Client deployment API call (Client deployment fails) Setupapi.dev.log
Health alert feature SharedServiceHost-HealthServiceConfig.log

 

 

Reference – http://blogs.technet.com/b/sbs/archive/2014/09/30/windows-server-essentials-log-files.aspx