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Deploying VMware vCenter Operations Manager with Operations Manager for...
One of the clients I’ve been working with over the past few months have had interest in seeing what the vRealize Operations for Horizon had to offer in terms monitoring metrics and alerts so we went...
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Unable to start the vCenter Site Recovery Manager Server service after...
I was recently asked by a client to assist with migrating their current VMware Site Recovery Manager 5.1.1.7655 from one database server to another. As I’ve done this in the past a few times, I figure...
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Unable to grant a mail enabled security group permissions to a resource...
ProblemYou would like to grant a distribution group configured in an Exchange 2013 organization permissions to a resource calendar:… so you open up the properties of the group:… and change the Group...
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Firewall Port Requirements for Citrix NetScaler 10 and Citrix XenApp 7.6
I’ve noticed over the past year that one of the questions I get asked often is where to find specific Citrix documentation outlining the firewall port requirements and rules required to publish a...
View ArticleRemotely retrieving Programs and Features list of installed applications on a...
I was recently asked by a small client to provide them with an inventory of the application installations on their 30 or so desktops for documentation purposes. The environment did not have any...
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Simple batch file to continuously ping a defined set of computers and log...
There have been times in the past where I’ve had to set up a quick and dirty way to ping a set of servers for a period of time to determine whether any packets are lost and while there are quite a few...
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Configuring Lync 2013 Federation with Google Talk through XMPP
I’ve been reminded several times by my colleagues over the last two years that I never wrote a blog post demonstrating how to federate Lync Server 2013 with Google Talk and my usual response has always...
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Customizing Microsoft Lync 2013 client options with registry keys
I’ve recently been asked by a client whether it was possible to set the Lync 2013 client’s Show Menu Bar option as enabled by default:… and as any IT administrator would respond, my answer was yes...
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Presenting PowerPoint presentation from Lync 2013 fails with: “Some...
I’ve noticed that I get asked at least once every few months to look at why sharing PowerPoint presentations in a new Lync Server 2013 deployment with Office Web Apps would fail with the error...
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NetScaler VPX 10.5 build 54.9.nc loses network connectivity shortly after...
I recently ran into an issue that had me troubleshooting a NetScaler VPX issue for a good two weeks and while there’s an actual VMware and Citrix KB article about the issue, I hope that this blog post...
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Error deplying a new XenApp 7.6 Machine Catalog using Citrix Machine Creation...
ProblemYou’re attempting to create a new XenApp 7.6 Machine Catalog using Citrix Machine Creation Services (MCS): Completing the wizard starts the process of cloning the XenApp application server’s...
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VMware View 6 HTML 5 access issue with Internet Explorer 9
ProblemYou attempt to access a VMware View 6 desktop via Blast HTML 5 access with Internet Explorer 9 but receive the following screen where the progress wheel spins on indefinitely:You’ve verified...
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Setting the a VMware Horizon View Pool's "Remote Machine Power Policy"...
I’m sure most would agree with me when I say that the performance of the VMware View GUI management console can be extremely frustrating at times. What I’ve tried my best to do over the past few years...
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Lync Server Persistent Chat service would not start after a new deployment
ProblemYou’ve just completed deploying Lync Server Persistent Chat but noticed that you are unable to start the service. Reviewing the Lync Server event logs shows the following errors recorded: Log...
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Lync Server Management Shell displays a black screen and does not load
I recently received a call from a client about an issue they had with their Lync Server Management Shell over at their DR location where their Windows Server 2012 R2 Lync Server 2013 Standard DR pool...
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Exchange 2010 federation calendar sharing reports the error: “The attendee’s...
ProblemYou’ve completed configuring federation for two Exchange 2010 server organizations and begin testing calendar sharing but noticed that users from one of the Exchange organizations displays the...
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Using PowerCLI to create new role and assign service account used by Citrix...
As demonstrated in one of my previous posts for XenDesktop 5.6: Using PowerCLI to create new role and assign service account used by Citrix XenDesktop 5.6 permissions for vCenter Server...
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Lync 2013 Meeting set up with “My dedicated meeting space (less secure) is...
I recently ran into a problem with a new Lync Server 2013 deployment where Lync Meetings set up with the My dedicated meeting (less secure) option would not provide users with audio and video...
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Generating SSL certificate with OpenSSL for Cisco Wireless Controller
I recently had to use OpenSSL to generate a CSR and complete the certificate request for a Cisco Wireless Controller and noticed that the Cisco provided guide did not include some steps that caused...
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Attempting to launch VMware SRM plug-in throws the error: “The server...
ProblemYou’ve recently upgraded vCenter from 5.1 to 5.5 and quickly noticed that you receive the following error when attempting to load Site Recovery Manager: Connection Error: Lost connection to SRM...
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