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by Faisal Masood		 3/9/2010 3:05 AM
On this EPMAdmin.com site you will find resources on Enterprise Project Management (EPM Project Server), Sharepoint, Virtualization, Active Direcotry, Exchange and other technologies.
 

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A hotfix for the .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 is available for Windows 7 and for Windows Server 2008 R2 as a prerequisite for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2010 betaUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
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A hotfix for the .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 is available for Windows 7 and for Windows Server 2008 R2 as a prerequisite for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2010 beta
Sharepoint Server 2010 MOSS; Sharepoint Services 2010http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976462
How to submit an InfoPath form to a Windows SharePoint Services document libraryUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
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How to submit an InfoPath form to a Windows SharePoint Services document library
Sharepoint Portal Server 2003 SPS; Windows Sharepoint Services 2 WSS2; Sharepoint Server 2007 MOSS; Windows Sharepoint Services 3 WSS3http://support.microsoft.com/kb/826993

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How To Create an Active Directory Server in Windows Server 2003Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
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Active Directory 2003 Basic Setup
Windows 2003http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324753
How to configure DNS for Internet access in Windows Server 2003Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
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How to properly setup DNS Server for internet access. Highlights Root zone issue, configuring forwarders, Root Hints and firewalls ports
Windows 2003http://support.microsoft.com/kb/323380
How To Configure DNS in a New Workgroup Environment in Windows Server 2003Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
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Configure DNS for workgroup
Windows 2003http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324259

 ExchangeServer
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How to determine the version number, the build number, and the service pack level of Exchange ServerUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
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There are multiple ways to check the Exchange Server version and build numbers.
  1. Using Management Console for Exchange
  2. Using Exchanage Power Shell command (get-exchangeserver)

Also review this KB article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/158530

Exchange 2007http://support.microsoft.com/kb/152439
Build numbers and release dates for Exchange ServerUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
158530

These are the details of the recent Exchange Server editions in that KB article:

Microsoft Exchange Server  2007 - 8.0.685.24 or 8.0.685.25 - December 2006
Microsoft Exchange Server  2007 SP1 - 8.1.0240.006 - November 2007
Microsoft Exchange Server  2007 SP2 - 8.2.0176.002 - August 2009
Microsoft Exchange Server  2010 - 14.00.0639.021 - October 2009

Exchange 2000; Exchange 2003; Exchange 2007; Exchange 2010http://support.microsoft.com/kb/158530/

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How to Performance tune and Compact VHD for MS Virtual PCUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).

Follow the steps to optimize and performance tune you .VHD file for a MS Virtual PC virtual machine.

  1. Clean out temporary files from all locations
    Use application from www.CCleaner.com
  2. Disable Hibernation
  3. Use disk cleanup
  4. Turn Off System Restore
  5. Set compression
  6. Defrag drive and Paging File
  7. Zero out VHD Free Space

Option A: Capture the Virtual Disk Precompactor .ISO
7A1. Located at c:\program files\microsoft virtual pc\virtual machine additions\virtual disk precompactor.iso

7A2. Run the Precompactor From within the VPC

Option B: Or use Heidi Eraser
7B1. Alternatively use this free space zeroing tool from http://www.heidi.ie/eraser/

8. Shutdown VPC
9. Run the VPC2007 Virtual Disk Wizard. Select Edit existing disk and later use Compact option.

MS Virtual PC
Backup Hyper-V VMs from Windows 2008 Host using Windows Server BackupUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).

The articles below cover the details on how to backup the Hyper-V virtual machines running on Windows 2008 Server using the Windows Server Backup tool.

  1. How to back up Hyper-V virtual machines from the parent partition on a Windows Server 2008-based computer by using Windows Server Backup http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958662
  2. Backing up Hyper-V Virtual Machines http://blogs.msdn.com/steverac/archive/2009/03/08/backing-up-hyper-v-virtual-machines.aspx

 

MS HyperV
HyperV CommandsUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
These Commands can be used for different purposes on Hyper-V.
  1. To enable Hyper-V role in a core install of Windows 2008
    1. ocsetup Microsoft-Hyper-V
  2. Enable Remote Management
    1. netsh advfirewall firewall set rule group="Remote Administration" new enable=yes
  3. Enable firewall rules for Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
    1. netsh advfirewall firewall set rule group="Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)" new enable=yes
  4. Enable Remote Desktop
    1. cscript \windows\system32\scregedit.wsf /ar 0
    2. cscript \windows\system32\scregedit.wsf /cs 0
  5. Reboot
    1. shutdown /t 0 /r
  6. To Add user
    1. net user faisal * /add
  7. Adding user to DCOM Users Group
    1. net localgroup “Distributed COM Users” /add domain\faisal
  8. Enable Windows Firewall
    1. netsh advfirewall set currentprofile state on
    2. [old] Netsh firewall set opmode enable
  9. Disable Windows Firewall
    1. Netsh firewall set opmode disable
  10. Using Netsh advfirewall to manage firewall
    1. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947709
  11. Export Firewall Policy
    1. netsh AdvFirewall export "c:\advFirewallPolicy.wfw"
  12. Reset firewall policies to default out of box
    1. netsh advfirewall reset
  13. Display Profiles and Global Properties
    1. netsh advfirewall show allProfiles
  14. View All Firewall Rules
    1. netsh advfirewall firewall show rule name=all dir=in type=static
    2. netsh advfirewall firewall show rule name=all dir=in type=dynamic
  15. Enable ICMP echo in firewall
    1. netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="ICMP Allow Incoming V4 Echo Request by FM" protocol=icmpv4:8,any dir=in action=allow
  16. Enable Winrm on client and server
    1. winrm quickconfig -q
  17. Configure Trusted Hosts using Winrm
    1. winrm set winrm/config/client @{TrustedHosts="*"}
  18. Start Winrs session
    1. winrs -r:nameofyourservercoresystem -u:faisal -p:Mypassword cmd
  19. Enable PowerShell
    1. start /w ocsetup MicrosoftWindowsPowerShell
  20. Install .NET Framework
    1. start /w ocsetup NetFx2-ServerCore
  21. Connecto to SAN Storage on Hyper-V Server 2008 and Server Core Installations of Windows Server 2008
    1. iscsicli.exe
  22. To start graphical iSCSI client Configuration tool
    1. iscsicpl
  23. Managing the iSCSI service (two options)
    1. sc config MSiSCSI start= auto
      net start MSiSCSI
  24. Prepare the storage for use my a guest
    1. diskpart.exe
  25. To obtain Volume GUID
    1. mountvol.exe
MS HyperV
HyperV ToolsUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
 
  1. Hyper-V Remote Management Configuration Utility http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/HVRemote
  2. PowerShell Management Library for Hyper-V http://pshyperv.codeplex.com/
  3. vmconnect.exe in Windows Vista SP1 Management Tools Update http://support.microsoft.com/kb/952627
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