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Turn your server into an iSCSI SAN with Microsoft iSCSI Software Target 3.3

Microsoft released Microsoft iSCSI Software Target 3.3 , which turns your Windows Server 2008 R2 server into an iSCSI target. This free component provides storage (disks) over a TCP/IP network to clients using an iSCSI initiator software, such as the...

Posted to The EXPTA {blog} by on Tue, Jun 14 2011
Filed under: Filed under: tip, Windows Server 2008 R2, Storage
Tabbed Conversations for Microsoft Lync 2010

Microsoft released Tabbed Conversations for Microsoft Lync 2010 today. Tabbed Conversations is an application that provides a tabbed Lync 2010 conversation window to allow multiple instant messaging (IM) conversations in a single window, as shown below...

Posted to The EXPTA {blog} by on Fri, Jun 3 2011
Filed under: Filed under: tip, utilities, Lync Server
Tips and Tricks for Families at TechEd 2012 in Orlando

My wife, Amy, wrote the following helpful tips for families who will be accompanying their significant other to TechEd in Orlando: You’ll most likely be in a hotel on or near International Drive. There is a trolley called the I-Ride Trolley that runs...

Posted to The EXPTA {blog} by on Wed, May 25 2011
Filed under: Filed under: tip, TechEd
Error Running new-TestCasConnectivityUser.ps1

I ran into a strange problem running the new-TestCasConnectivityUser.ps1 script at a client today. When I ran the script to create the test account on a new Exchange installation, I received the following error: CreateTestUser : Mailbox could not be created...

Posted to The EXPTA {blog} by on Wed, May 25 2011
Filed under: Filed under: tip, troubleshooting, Microsoft Exchange 2010
How to recreate a lost private key for a certificate

Occasionally a certificate will become corrupt or is installed without a properly generated private key. Such is the case with a bare CER certificate file. When this happens it will often no longer function with Exchange, IIS, or other web servers. Here...

Posted to The EXPTA {blog} by on Fri, May 13 2011
Filed under: Filed under: tip, Exchange, troubleshooting, certificates
Lync Server 2010 Installation Fails: Prerequisite installation failed: Wmf2008R2

Ran into a new issue today installing Lync Server 2010 on a freshly baked Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 server. During the Setup Lync Server Components step of the installation, it failed with an error, " Prerequisite installation failed: Wmf2008R2...

Posted to The EXPTA {blog} by on Fri, May 6 2011
Filed under: Filed under: tip, troubleshooting, Windows Server 2008 R2, Lync Server
How to Easily Check for a Windows Enterprise CA

I work with a lot of different clients and often need to generate private certificates for applications, such as Exchange, Lync Server, and System Center. I'm often surprised that clients aren't aware if they even have a certificate authority...

Posted to The EXPTA {blog} by on Fri, Apr 29 2011
Filed under: Filed under: tip, Exchange, Active Directory, certificates, Lync Server, System Center
Disabling a User in AD Does Not Disable the User In Lync

It's quite common for companies to disable user accounts in Active Directory, rather than delete them, when a user leaves the company. This allows other IT staff and managers to access that user's data and email after they are gone. However, disabling...

Posted to The EXPTA {blog} by on Mon, Mar 21 2011
Filed under: Filed under: tip, troubleshooting, Security, Lync Server
Lync 2010 and Microsoft Office Compatibility

The following table describes the Lync 2010 features that are supported by various versions of Office. Feature Microsoft Office 2003 with Service Pack 3 (SP3) Microsoft Office 2007 Microsoft Office 2010 Presence status in the Microsoft Outlook To and...

Posted to The EXPTA {blog} by on Tue, Mar 15 2011
Filed under: Filed under: tip, troubleshooting, Lync Server
Download These Lync Adoption and Training Materials

The Lync Adoption and Training Downloads contains a variety of user education and training resources for Microsoft Lync, including What's New articles and videos, Quick Start Guides, Work Smart Guides, Short Videos, and Training PowerPoint Presentations...

Posted to The EXPTA {blog} by on Fri, Mar 11 2011
Filed under: Filed under: tip, Lync Server, training
Multiple Email Disclaimers Based on Sent From Address

Using Exchange 2010 Hub Transport rules, you can configure multiple email disclaimers based on the sender's email address. This is useful if you manage an Exchange organization comprised of two or more companies, say companyabc.com and companyxyz...

Posted to The EXPTA {blog} by on Tue, Mar 8 2011
Filed under: Filed under: tip, Microsoft Exchange 2010
How to Remove Windows 7 / Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Backup Files

So you've updated your Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 computers with Service Pack 1 (SP1), and everything is running great. You've tested your applications and haven't run into any compatibility issues, so now you'd like to delete...

Posted to The EXPTA {blog} by on Mon, Mar 7 2011
Filed under: Filed under: tip, Windows7, Windows Server 2008 R2
Lync Tools: Stress and Performance Tool and Capacity Calculator

Microsoft released two new Lync Server 2010 tools to help you in your deployments. The Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Capacity Calculator is a spreadsheet for calculating a user’s hardware requirements based on information that the admin supplies about number...

Posted to The EXPTA {blog} by on Fri, Mar 4 2011
Filed under: Filed under: tip, utilities, Lync Server
Script to Force Download of the Lync Address Book

I wrote a script (batch file, really) that users can run to force a download of the Lync address book. The Lync address book is generated automatically on the Lync server every 24 hours at 1:30AM, local server time. The address book is then downloaded...

Posted to The EXPTA {blog} by on Thu, Feb 24 2011
Filed under: Filed under: tip, troubleshooting, scripts, Lync Server
New Server Virtualization in Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Whitepaper

Microsoft has released a new whitepaper on Server Virtualization in Microsoft Lync Server 2010 . This document outlines a series of best practice recommendations for running Lync Server 2010 in a virtualized environment. The document replaces the first...

Posted to The EXPTA {blog} by on Tue, Feb 22 2011
Filed under: Filed under: tip, Hyper-V, Lync Server
The Lync Server 2010, Best Practices Analyzer

In the tradition of the Exchange Best Practices Analyzer tool, Microsoft has released the Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 (and Lync) Best Practices Analyzer. You can use Microsoft Lync Server 2010, Best Practices Analyzer to identify and resolve...

Posted to The EXPTA {blog} by on Thu, Feb 17 2011
Filed under: Filed under: tip, troubleshooting, Lync Server
Installing Lync 2010 Without Domain Admin Rights

I recently installed Lync Server 2010 at a customer where I did not have Domain Admin rights. This presents a challenge, since setting up Lync Server requires various updates to Active Directory. The online documentation isn't very clear on on this...

Posted to The EXPTA {blog} by on Wed, Feb 16 2011
Filed under: Filed under: tip, troubleshooting, Security, Lync Server
Lync 2010 Visio Stencils

Creating visual representations of your Microsoft Lync Server 2010 topology is a helpful way to communicate your Lync Server 2010 deployment. Using standard Microsoft Visio stencils helps those in your organization to better understand how you architect...

Posted to The EXPTA {blog} by on Wed, Feb 9 2011
Filed under: Filed under: tip, Lync Server, Visio
Deploying the Lync 2010 Client to different architectures

The Lync Server 2010 client is a single unified communications client that replaces both the Office Communicator and Live Meeting clients. This single client performs all the functions of the previous clients, including instant messaging (IM), web conferencing...

Posted to The EXPTA {blog} by on Thu, Feb 3 2011
Filed under: Filed under: tip, troubleshooting, scripts, Lync Server
Adding users to local security groups using Group Policy

You may find that you need to add users to one or more local groups, such as Power Users or Administrators, on their computer. While you can do this fairly easily on a case by case basis, it's a lot more difficult to do in a large distributed environment...

Posted to The EXPTA {blog} by on Thu, Feb 3 2011
Filed under: Filed under: tip, troubleshooting, Security, Group Policy

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