Category Archives: SBS 2008
Slow network logon
Daylight Savings for Western Australia 2009
Using Dual Monitors in Terminal Services with Remote Desktop
- The monitors must be the same resolution
- The total resolution must not exceed 4096 x 2048
- The top left monitor must be primary
- The monitors must be horizontally oriented
From the start menu, open a Run dialog. Type in mstsc /span /v:servername
Optionally, you can also use the /w:HorizontalResInPixels /h:VerticalResInPixels switches.
Accessing Folder Shares in OWA
How to Make Terminal Servers in Application Sharing Mode Appear in Remote Web Workplace
Administrators will see all servers and workstations that are shown in the SBS Console’s Computer tab. However, standard users will only see workstations that they have been granted access to. This means that Terminal Servers in the domain will NOT be shown to standard users. To allow non-administrators to see Terminal Servers present in the network, follow these steps:
- Log on to SBS 2008 as an Administrator
- Open Registry Editor by typing “regedit” in the Start menu. In the Registry Editor, navigate to “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SmallBusinessServer“
- Create a sub-key “RemoteUserPortal” under the key “SmallBusinessServer“, if it does not already exist
- Under the “RemoteUserPortal” key, create a new a Multi-String Value with the name”TsServerNames” (without the quotes; note the capitalization)
- Edit the “TsServerNames” value, add your TS servers name into the value data (one server per line), and then click OK to save them
- After completing the steps above, the servers you added into the registry will show to all RWW users in their computer selection list.
Note: Once this change is completed, ALL users will be able to view the TS Server from RWW.
Root Certificates and Windows Mobile
I experienced pretty much the same thing with a Sony Ericsson p1i cell phone, that phone does have the same equitrac cert built in as HTC phones have, however not the correct version of it, so I downloaded this root cert and installed it, after that activesync worked no hassles.
http://langhofer.at/fileadmin/images/exchange/Equifax_Secure_Global_eBusiness_CA-1_DER.cer
Have not tried it with a HTC though, but I think it will work.
/Tony
Configuring the iPhone for Exchange Sync
Missing SYSVOL and NETLOGON during migration
I have had a crazy week so far. One of the issues that has bugged me this week was missing SYSVOL and NETLOGON shares and missing domain data after a new domain controller was added to the domain during migrations.
I first ran into this problem 3 years ago, when I was performing one of my first Swing migrations. I had shut down a server too soon, and as a result, the replica sets were incorrecty synchronized. In that case, I didn’t know what hit me. After I swung the DC back to the target new server, the entire AD crashed. There was no recovery, and I had to restore the server to it’s original state. When I reworked the Swing Migration weeks later, this error did not occur. I made a note on my Swing Migration worksheet, and did not come across this issue again . . . until Monday.
In the first case, I was trying to salvage the AD for a SBS2000 server which had lost the RAID and was barely functional. Just enough to get started. I quickly fixed up a Win2003 server and joined it to domain with the purpose of giving some backup to the AD in preparation for a Swing Migration.
Everything went according to plan, and the AD appeared to have transfered across. I did one last check according to my notes, which I have compiled over the past 4 years, and hit a snag which I had not seen for about 3 years. The SYSVOL and NETLOGON shares were not present on the new DC. Looking further, C:\WINDOWS\SYSVOL\sysvol\domain.name was empty. It should have 2 very important folders – Policies and Scripts. Without this, the AD would crash if the main DC were no longer operational.
In this instance, time was short, and I had to let this one go. We had to rebuild a new domain and reset all the workstations and data.
Today, as I was preparing a new SBS2008 server for migration, I found the same situation. The SBS2008 installation had completed and this new server was fully operational. Being paranoid, I checked, and there was the problem again!
After some searching, I finally found an old Microsoft Knowledge Base article KB290762 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290762/) – Using the BurFlags registry key to reinitialize File Replication Service replica sets.
I ran the Authoritative FRS restore procedure using the D4 flag on the old server.
- Click Start, and then click Run.
- In the Open box, type cmd and then press ENTER.
- In the Command box, type net stop ntfrs.
- Click Start, and then click Run.
- In the Open box, type regedit and then press ENTER.
- Locate the following subkey in the registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\NtFrs\Parameters\Backup/Restore\Process at Startup - In the right pane, double click BurFlags.
- In the Edit DWORD Value dialog box, type D4 and then click OK.
- Quit Registry Editor, and then switch to the Command box.
- In the Command box, type net start ntfrs.
- Quit the Command box.
Then I ran the nonauthoritative restore process using the D2 flag on the SBS2008 server.
- Click Start, and then click Run.
- In the Open box, type cmd and then press ENTER.
- In the Command box, type net stop ntfrs.
- Click Start, and then click Run.
- In the Open box, type regedit and then press ENTER.
- Locate the following subkey in the registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\NtFrs\Parameters\Backup/Restore\Process at Startup - In the right pane, double-click BurFlags.
- In the Edit DWORD Value dialog box, type D2 and then click OK.
- Quit Registry Editor, and then switch to the Command box.
- In the Command box, type net start ntfrs.
- Quit the Command box.
Bingo, the folders were recreated, and the shares appeared! An answer to a 3 year old question.
Migrating from Windows 2003 with Exchange 2003 to Small Business Server 2008
Finally, after some work, I have completed a document which maps out some issues regarding a migration from Windows Server 2003 with Exchange 2003 to Small BUsiness Server 2008. The document is to be read in conjuction with the following document on Migrating from SBS 2003 to SBS 2008 – http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=117499
This document can be downloaded here – http://www.powerbiz.net.au/Migrating%20from%20Windows%202003%20and%20Exchange%202003%20to%20Small%20Business%20Server%202008.pdf