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Changing the Phone Extension in Avaya Communicator for Microsoft Lync 2013...
ProblemYou’ve completed deploying the Avaya Communicator for Microsoft Lync (version 6.4.0.2.50) client side integration with Skype for Business Server 2015 to replace the previous Lync Server 2013 and...
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Unable to search Skype Directory when logged in through the Edge Server after...
ProblemYou’ve successfully completed upgrading your Lync Server 2010 or 2013 environment to Skype for Business Server 2015 but noticed that you receive the following error when attempting to use the...
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Securing Citrix NetScaler VPX to score A+ rating on SSL Labs
I’ve received quite a few requests from clients over the past few months requesting to secure their NetScaler published services to score an A+ on Qualys SSL Labs:https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/I’m a...
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Workaround for addressing display size when connecting to VMware Horizon View...
One of the frequent issues I’ve noticed the clients I work are coming across is the use of devices that have 3K or 4K resolution. These devices look great when running the native operating system but...
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Attempting to add NetScaler device to Citrix Command Center fails with:...
ProblemYou’ve just completed deploying Citrix Command Center 5.2 45.4 and attempt to add your NetScaler pair to the device list but the process fails with the following error:Discovery failed for...
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Attempting to use Windows Azure Active Directory Module for Windows...
ProblemYou attempt to use the cmdlet Connect-MsolService in Windows Azure Active Directory Module for Windows PowerShell to connect to Azure but receive the following error: PS C:\>...
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Using Group Policy to configure UAC (User Account Control) on a Windows 7...
One of the more common questions I get asked by clients and colleagues is how to use group policy to configure UAC settings for Windows clients that mirror the 4 level presets that is available from...
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Attempting to configure email server settings in Citrix Command Center throws...
ProblemYou’re attempting to configure the email server settings in Citrix Command Center but notice that you receive the following error when you save the configuration:ErrorConnection to mail server...
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Attempting to connect to a wireless network requiring machine certificate...
ProblemYou’ve configured a new Network Policies policy on your Microsoft NPS server:… with the following settings that will authenticate devices with machine certificates:You configure the SSID on the...
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Auditing administrators granting “Full Access” permissions to mailboxes in...
One of the most common questions I’ve been asked by clients is whether there is a way to audit administrators granting Full Access permissions to mailboxes in Exchange and the answer to that is yes...
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Unable to add additional Delivery Controller to an existing Citrix XenDesktop...
ProblemYou’ve just completed configuring a new Citrix XenDesktop site on your first delivery controller and proceed to install XenDesktop onto the second delivery controller then select the Scale your...
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Attempting to connect to VMware Horizon View virtual desktop through the...
ProblemYou’ve noticed that the following error is thrown when you attempt to connect to a VMware Horizon View virtual desktop through the security server with the VMware Horizon Client:Unable to...
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Executing “Set-MsolADFSContext -computer” to configure Azure directory...
ProblemYou’ve used the Connect-MsolService cmdlet to connect to the WAAD instance then attempt to execute the Set-MsolADFSContext -computer <ADFSserver>.domain.com command to hook into the local...
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Installing VMware Horizon View agent onto Windows 7 desktop causes RDP to no...
ProblemYou’ve installed or upgraded to the latest VMware Horizon Agent onto a Windows 7 virtual desktop:… but quickly noticed that you are no longer able to RDP to the virtual machine as the following...
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Remotely configuring “Startup type” and “Service status” with the “sc” command
I’ve been asked the several times in the past by colleagues about what is the best way to remotely configure the Startup type and Service status of a Windows desktop or server so I thought it would be...
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Quick and easy way of upgrading or installing VMware Horizon View Agent with...
While most enterprise organizations typically have deployment applications such as SCCM for new or upgrades of applications, some smaller companies may not and tasks such as upgrading the VMware...
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Certificate template not showing up in web enrollment request options for...
I ran into an interesting problem at a client this week when I had to request a new certificate from their 2-tier, standalone Root CA and subordinate Enterprise CA, certificate authority infrastructure...
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Unable to move, copy or rename a long file name on a Windows file server –...
Ran into an interesting problem this week that seemed trivial but ended up causing quite a bit of headache so I thought it would be great to write this short blog post in case someone else runs into...
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Upgrading VMware Horizon View to 7.0.x causes vCenter Server Status to be red...
ProblemI’ve had a several clients call me in regards to a common issue when upgrading VMware Horizon View to veresion 7.0.x where their vCenter Servers status is labeled with the red colour and the...
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Installing Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 Cumulative Update 3 throws the...
ProblemYou’re attempting to install the latest cumulative update onto your Exchange 2016 server (Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 Cumulative Update 3 in this example) but notice that the process fails...
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