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Moving Central Management Server from Lync Server 2010 enterprise front end...
One of the more important things to do prior to decommissioning your Lync Server 2010 pool after migrating over to Lync Server 2013 is to move the Central Management Server to the new...
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Resource Mailbox Configured to AutoAccept stops working / does not work
I was asked by a client today to look into an issue with their resource mailboxes that stopped auto accepting calendar booking requests from users a month ago. After carefully reviewing the settings...
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Issuing a certificate to configure PEAP for a Cisco 4400 Series Wireless LAN...
I was recently asked by a colleague to assist with moving a Windows Server 2008 R2 NPS server providing RADIUS services for a Cisco 4400 series Wireless LAN Controller to a newer redundant design. The...
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Logging into a Cisco Prime Network Control System set up with RADIUS...
ProblemYou attempt to log into a Cisco Prime Network Control System after setting it up with AAA RADIUS authentication with Windows NPS (Network Policy Server) server but receive the following error...
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VMware View virtual desktop displays “USB redirection is not available” after...
I’ve been calling one of my recent VMware View 5.x upgrades bad luck because of all the issues I’ve had with version 5.1.1 (799444):The first issue I had was with the 5.1.1 View Agent that caused...
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Problems importing a DHCP database backup from a Windows Server 2008 R2
ProblemYou’ve successfully completed a backup of an existing DHCP server’s DHCP database with the following command:netsh dhcp server export c:\dhcp.txt allHowever, when you attempt to import the...
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“User Authorization” fails when testing LDAP authentication for HP...
ProblemYou’ve completed modifying the Directory Settings configuration in the HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator so that you can use Active Directory credentials to log in: However, when you try to...
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Moving Central Management Server from Lync Server 2010 Standard Server to...
Similar to one of my previous posts:Moving Central Management Server from Lync Server 2010 enterprise front end pool to 2013 enterprise front end...
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Exporting Archived Logs from Lync Server 2013 Archiving Database
I’ve been asked quite a few times in the past about how an administrator can export archived IM messages from a Lync Server archiving database and while I faintly have an idea of the PowerShell cmdlet...
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Deploying Lync Server 2013 Monitoring and Archiving
As many may know, Lync Server 2013 no longer requires separate servers for the Monitoring and Archiving role as they are now collocated directly on the front-end server. This is definitely a welcome...
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Unable to expand a Windows Server 2003 disk hosted on VMware vSphere
ProblemYou have Windows Server 2003 virtual machine running on VMware vSphere 4.x or 5.x and you need to expand one of the data drives (non-system) so you proceed with increasing the size of the VMDK,...
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Items to check when migrating from Lync Server 2010 to 2013 for mobility service
I’ve recently been asked to resolve some issues for the Lync Mobility service after recent migrations from Lync Server 2010 to 2013 were completed and I have composed a list of items administrators...
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Migrating Exchange 2010 Outlook Web App and Lync Server 2010 Integration to...
At the time of writing this post, Exchange Server 2010 SP3 was finally released 2 days ago but the final component required for organizations to migrate their Exchange Server 2010 infrastructure to...
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Components to capture with Lync Server 2013 logging tool for troubleshooting...
I’ve had to do quite a bit of troubleshooting with an Avaya and Lync Server 2010 RCC integration last year which was when I realized that simply selecting S4 and SIPStack as components in the logging...
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Incomplete list of network printers displayed when looking up printers listed...
ProblemYou’ve received complaints from users that they do not see a complete list of all printers when adding network printers through Devices and Printers:Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth...
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Installing Veeam Backup & Replication 6.5
Veeam has probably been one of the backup applications I’ve recommended to mid sized clients that does not use SAN specific backup features due to how simple it is to setup. Most administrators who...
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Message Waiting Indicator (MWI) issue between Avaya Aura Communication...
ProblemYou currently have the following telephony solution in your organization:PBX: Avaya Aura Communication Manager Version R016x.02.0.823.0Voicemail: Exchange Server 2010 Unified MessagingThe Avaya...
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Event ID 21054 error logged on Lync Server 2013
I’ve recently been asked several times to look at why a Lync Server 2013 server’s LS Address Book Server consistently logs the event ID 21054 error whenever the address book is updated with...
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Forcing Lync 2013 client to download address book
One of the tricks I use most over the years while working or troubleshooting issues with OCS and Lync was to manually force the Lync 2010 and 2013 client because waiting for the address book to...
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Booking an Exchange Server 2010 resource mailbox in a private appointment...
Ran into an interesting problem today as I was asked to have a look at an Exchange Server 2010 resource mailbox issue since I was already in working on some Lync Server 2013 issues. Note that I...
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