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VMware View Composer 3 install fails with the error: “The exception unknown...
ProblemYou attempt to install VMware View Composer on your Windows server but the process fails with the following error: The exception unknown software exception (0xc0000409) occurred in the...
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Missing certificate templates while requesting certificate from MMC...
I’ve noticed that I’ve gotten a lot of calls in the past from clients about missing certificate templates while trying to use the MMC Certificates snap-in to request a new certificate so I decided to...
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Enabling View Composer while configuring vCenter Server in View 5.1 throws...
ProblemYou’ve completed the install of a VMware View 5.1 Connection server and began to configure the vCenter Server settings for the environment but receiving the following error when enabling View...
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Using PowerCLI to create new role and assign service account used by VMware...
As most administrators who have deployed VMware View would know, a service account is used by the View Connection server to connect to the vCenter server to create, manage and delete the virtual...
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Creating a new Exchange Server 2010 Edge Subscription throws the error:...
A client gave me a call earlier today to look into an issue where their organization would be able to send emails outbound but could not receive from external internet recipients. After logging into...
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Publishing new Lync Server 2013 deployment topology throws the error:...
ProblemYou’re performing a greenfield deployment of Lync Server 2013 in a environment and have completed defining a standard server in the topology then proceed to publish the topology:… but notice...
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Installing a new Exchange Server 2013 organization
I don’t come across many greenfield deployments of Exchange as most of the clients I deal with are either already on Exchange or Lotus Domino and as some administrators may know, we’ve had to wait for...
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Requesting new Microsoft Certificate Authority issued certificate with SAN...
I’ve been asked several times in the past as to whether using the certificate enrolment webpage of a Microsoft Certificate Authority (https://certServerName/certsrv) was the only way to request...
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Creating separate static routes for Lync Server 2013 and Avaya RCC...
As indicated in one of my earlier posts: Lync Server 2010 or 2013 IM (Instant Messaging) conference no longer works with RCC (Remote Call Control) configured with a PBX...
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Creating a GPO to automatically add the TrustModelData registry key for Lync...
Those who may be familiar with the following KB explaining why having a SIP domain for Lync that is different than the internal domain FQDN would present the user with the following message upon...
View ArticleSuggested changes to VMware View Optimization Guide for Windows 7
Those who have worked with VMware View are probably aware that VMware provides the following optimization guide for Windows 7 virtual desktop deployments:VMware View Optimization Guide for Windows...
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Creating new VMware View 5.1 linked clone pool fails with the error:...
I’ve recently had to deploy a new VMware View 5.1 (build 928164) environment at a client who needed a remote desktop solution for a small office outside of Bermuda and as good as the deployment of the...
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Enabling users to reply to old emails from imported PSTs originating from a...
I’ve recently been working with an organization going through a transition to new ownership and one of the changes taking place is that the company will inherit users from a remote office that is...
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Exchange Server 2010 mail enabled Public Folders no longer receives email...
ProblemYou notice that your Exchange Server 2010 mail enabled public folders no longer receive mail emails from internal users and when mail is sent to the public folder’s email address, a bounce back...
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Installing Blackberry Enterprise Service 10 - Blackberry Device Service 6.2
I had a client who recently got his hands on a new Blackberry z10 device to test out and while he didn’t feel it was much of a priority to get a new BES 10 up, it quickly became one after his boss saw...
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Deleting XenDesktop 5.6 desktop catalog virtual desktops in vSphere 5.1 fails...
ProblemYou’ve recently upgraded your vSphere environment from 5.0 to 5.1 with the following component versions:vCenter Server: 5.1.0 Build 947673ESXi Server: 5.10 Build 838463… but noticed that when...
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Problems activating BlackBerry z10 with BES 10 BlackBerry Device Service with...
ProblemYou’re trying to activate a new BlackBerry z10 device with a newly deployed BES 10 BlackBerry Device Service server but as you enter the activation password:The activation proceeds to...
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Removing orphaned replicas in VMware View 4.6 with sviconfig.exe
I recently had to perform some maintenance with a client’s VMware View 4.6 prior to migrating them to a newly built 5.1 environment and one of the items on my list to do was to clean up their existing...
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Determining the Microsoft Enterprise CA (Certificate Authority) name and...
I’ve found that there are plenty of times when I needed to determine the CA name and the server name of a Microsoft Enterprise Certificate Authority whether it’s because I’m using a tool that does not...
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Adding “exchangedelegation.domain.com” to Federation Trust via “Manage...
ProblemYou would like to set up your Exchange 2010 with SP2 organization to federate with other domains so you go through the steps required by setting up one-time federation with Microsoft Federated...
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