Migrate to Microsoft Entra Connect
Migrate to Microsoft Entra Connect KB ID 0001857 Problem You want to migrate from Microsoft Azure AD Connect to Microsoft Entra ID connect. Let me let you into a secret, (at time of writing) Entra ID connect and Azure AD connect ARE THE SAME THING, if you go to download Entra ID connect, the file you will download is called AzureADConnect.msi. So what you want to do is, upgrade Azure AD Connect. If your existing Azure AD connect is...
SSL_ERROR_UNSUPPORTED_VERSION
SSL_ERROR_UNSUPPORTED_VERSION KB ID 0001856 Problem I get it, older versions of TLS and SSL are insecure and we should not be using them. However I needed to get on an HPE Server iLO management interface last week and I was met with this. Firefox Error: SSL_ERROR_UNSUPPORTED_VERSION Microsoft Edge, Chrome, and Opera Error: ERR_SSL_VERSION_OR_CIPHER_MISMATCH Microsoft Internet Explorer Error: This might be because the site uses...
Microsoft Edge Notification?
Microsoft Edge Notification KB ID 0001855 Problem This is the second time I’ve had this problem, luckily it took me so long to figure it out the first time, this time I was fine. On my mac I use Edge as the browser for all the work applications. But when it had a notification for me like this. Despite my best efforts, it was not obvious what it was telling me. Solution: Microsoft Edge Notification Another clue is the...
vCenter Domain Authentication
vCenter Domain Authentication KB ID 0001854 Problem Note: This procedure uses vCenter 8.0 Update 2, (the process is the same for vSphere 7). When you setup your VCSA you will have configured SSO, in most cases accepting the default SSO domain of vsphere.local. But If you want to log into VMware you probably want your identify source to be AD (to use you existing usernames and passwords). Note: In this example I will grant...
Change iLO Server Name
Change iLO Server Name KB ID 0001853 Problem I was rebuilding some servers this week and had changed all the iLO settings including the iLO name. But when I connected to the iLO with a browser, it still displayed the ‘old server name’. Even in the ‘Overview’ section is still showed both the old server name and the previous domain. Solution: Change iLO Server Name An internet search turned up plenty of people...
Exclude One Computer from GPO
Exclude One Computer from GPO KB ID 0001852 Problem You have a requirement that you want one computer (or a group of computers) NOT to have a specific GPO applied. If that is the case, then this is how to simply achieve that goal Note: The same procedure can be used to Exclude a GPO from one user (or a group of users). Solution : Exclude One Computer from GPO Let’s find the computer in question, in my case it’s called PNL-ZERTO-2022,...
Considerations Before Upgrading Functional Levels
Upgrading Functional Levels KB ID 0001851 Problem For over twenty years, I’ve been involved with domain migrations, and I’ve had to upgrade both domain and forest functional levels thousands of times. I’ve also had to deal with many clients who were somewhat nervous when they knew that I was updating, their forest and the domain functional levels. I’m not sure if it’s just embedded in IT folklore that something horrible might happen,...
Find Specific GPO Settings
Find Specific GPO Settings KB ID 0001850 Problem To find Specific GPO Settings are being applied, and which GPO is affecting which setting, you can generate an html report, there are two ways of doing this. You can either run the report on the affected machine, or if you do not have access, you can generate the same report on a domain controller (or any machine that has the group Policy Management console installed). Solution: Find...
Edge Browser Bypass Blocked Certificate
Bypass Blocked Certificate KB ID 0001849 Problem I had to update the ‘self-signed’ certificate on my VMware vCenter today, but when I went to browse to it, I got this. Net:: ERR_CERT_AUTHORITY_INVALID Well yes of course I don’t trust the CA that issued this certificate it’s a self-signed certificate! So HOW DO I TRUST IT? Solution : Bypass Blocked Certificate The answer I didn’t believe when I read it –...
C0090016 Error
C0090016 Error KB ID 0001848 Problem C0090016 Error usually seen after a motherboard has been changed. when attempting to open an office 365 application, or something that requires Entra ID authentication. Something went wrong. Your computers Trusted Platform Module has malfunctioned. If this error persists, contact your system administrator with the error code C0090016. Error Code: C0090016 Server Message: Unknown Error Code...