Windows Server – Sysprep
KB ID 0000729 Problem I don’t deploy large amounts of servers at once, so Windows Server sysprep is not as important as it is with the client operating systems I deploy. But I do need to create virtual machine templates, (mostly for testing), but some clients like to have server templates. I prefer to manually sysprep and shutdown a server then either convert or clone it to a template. Thankfully sysprep is in the same place as...
Exchange 2000 / 2003 – Exporting Mail to .pst files with ExMerge
KB ID 0000091 Problem ExMerge has been around for a long time, its used (as the name implies) to merge pst files into existing mailbox’s. However its also a great tool to export/backup users mail box’s if you’re doing a migration, or if you have got your “Disaster Recovery” hat on. The following is a run through of how to export from a mail store to pst files – Note on a live system this can take...
Windows Server – Install and Configure NDES
KB ID 0000947 Problem NDES, is the name for what we used to call MSCEP, which was an ‘add-on’ for the Server 2003 family of servers. In Server 2008 it was renamed to NDES. It is a role service that runs on a Certificate Services Server, and is used to create a registration authority (RA) that can issue certificates from your PKI infrastructure to network devices, i.e. Routers, Firewalls and Switches. Solution Installing...
AnyConnect 4 – Plus and Apex Licensing Explained
KB ID 0001013 Problem (Updated 11/05/21) Before version 4 we simply had AnyConnect Essentials and Premium licensing, now we have Plus and Apex licensing. AnyConnect Plus and Apex There are in fact three licensing options; Cisco AnyConnect Plus Subscription Licenses Cisco AnyConnect Plus Perpetual Licenses Cisco AnyConnect Apex Subscription Licenses NEW VPN Only perpetual Licences Plus and Apex Contain; AnyConnect PLUS (Cisco pitch...
The Web Site for the CA Must be Configured to use HTTPS
KB ID 0000838 Problem When attempting to contact a server running the Certification Authority Web Enrolment role, you may see the following error. In order to complete certificate enrolment, the Web site for the CA must be configured to use HTTPS authentication Solution The correct fix is to set the web server (IIS) to serve the certificate website securely using https, though you can just set Internet explorer to ‘work’...