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 2013 – Working with and Managing the OAB
KB ID 0000745 Problem Exchange 2013, has changed the way Offline Address Books are handled, with previous versions only one server (the first server holding the mailbox role) was responsible for generating the OAB. With 2013 however multiple servers generate the OAB, In fact every server that has a special arbitration mailbox called an organization mailbox will create a copy. This is better for fault tolerance and resilience, and you...
VMware ESXi Syslog Errors – ‘System logs on host {host-name} are stored on non-persistent storage.’
KB ID 0000456 Problem Syslog Error Seen on ESXi 6.0 and 6.5 System logs on host {host-name} are stored on non-persistent storage. Syslog Error Seen on ESXi 5.1 Error Configuration Issues System logs on host {host-name} are stored on non-persistent storage. Syslog Error Seen on ESXi 5 Error Configuration Issues System logging is not configured on host {host-name}. Syslog Error Seen on ESXi 4 Error Configuration Issues Issue detected...
Updating FirePOWER Module (From ASDM)
KB ID 0001348 Problem Normally I don’t like upgrading the SFR this way. But then I tend to install new firewalls set them up and walk away, so its easier (and a LOT quicker) to simply image the module to the latest version and then set it up. Like So; Re-Image and Update the Cisco FirePOWER Services Module This week I had an existing customer, who has an ASA5508-X but wasn’t using his FirePOWER, I’d installed the...
ADMT (Active Directory Migration Tool) Domain Migration – Part 4
KB ID 0001308 Problem On the homeward stretch now, back in Part Three, we migrated service accounts, groups, and users. Now we turn our attention to our machines. Note ADMT 3.2 Only support the migration of Operating Systems up to Windows 7, (that doesn’t mean Windows 8 and Windows 10 wont work, it just means they are not supported). Migrating Windows 8 and 10 throws a lot of security translation errors, because of the way it...