Veeam: No Backup Proxy is Able to Process this VM
KB ID 0001644 Problem While setting up some new backups, all the virtual machine failed like so; Unable to allocate processing resources. Error: No backup proxy is able to process this VM due to proxy processing mode restrictions. Solution On the face of it this looks like a simple problem, either you backup proxy does not have the capacity, you have too many jobs running at one, or you need to deploy some more backup proxies....
Azure AD Connector: Disable ADFS Authentication
KB ID 0001643 Problem Why would you want to disable ADFS authentication? Well what if ADFS is down, or you want to revert to some other authentication method? I was in a position a few weeks ago where I needed to disable ADFS on a clients Azure AD Sync. At that time the Microsoft Tech on the phone steered us towards doing what I can only describe as a ‘forced de-federation’. This involved using Powershell and it resets the...
Azure Pass-through Authentication
KB ID 0001642 Problem I’ve never really taken the time to look at pass-through authentication, I set up Azure AAD sync, then I either use ADFS or I don’t. It was only when looking at removing ADFS, that I even looked at it as an option. How does Pass-through Authentication Work? Remote client attempts to authenticate to Office 365 (Azure Active Directory). Azure queues the request and sends it to an Azure Authentication...
Microsoft Edge (macOS) Migrate Bookmarks from Safari
KB ID 0001641 Problem So now theres a version of Microsoft Edge for macOS! Normally I would not bother, but I spend a lot of time in SharePoint and Azure so I thought, rather than my usual approach of playing ‘Browser Roulette’ I’d try Microsoft Edge and see what it was like. My usual browser of choice is Safari, but the install wizard defaults to wanting to import bookmarks / favourites* from Chrome. (I do also have...
Password Sync: No Recent Syncronization
KB ID 0001640 Problem I recently migrated the server that was running my Azure AD Connector. It was showing no errors post migration so I thought no more about it. A few days later I logged in to Office 365 and saw this; AAD Connect Status Azure AD Connect Password sync: no recent synchronization Solution Apparently this can suddenly happen if you are running an old version of AAD Connect. But I checked and mine was brand new,...