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Install RODC(Read Only Domain Controller) on Server 2008

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Read-Only Domain Controller (RODC) is almost same like installing a regular domain controller. However, there is one important factor to keep in mind. A RODC can only be installed into an existing Active Directory Domain with at least one full (non-read-only) Windows 2008 Server Domain Controller. RODC is a new feature to Windows 2008 and it needs at least one DC to function properly. you can install RODC on Core Server installation and Full server installation. There is only one way to install RODC role on a Core Server installation. The dcpromo.exe command runs on the GUI-less version of Windows Server 2008. Using an answer file for the command makes the process much easier than trying to get all the switches just right in the command line. Although there are many settings available depending upon your particular infrastructure, just basic information is required to complete the command: an account with permissions to do what you are trying to do the name o
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2 Node Multi Site Cluster in Windows 2008R2

2 Node Multi Site Cluster in Windows 2008R2 Multi site cluster involves failover feature between sites.There are generally two things that will have to be travel between nodes: data traffic and cluster heartbeats. One thing more you have to be consider client connectivity and cluster management activity.Your replication traffic will most likely require the great amount of bandwidth; you will need to work with your replication vendor to determine how much bandwidth is required. The last thing you need to consider is Quorum model.For a 2-node multi-site cluster configuration, the Microsoft recommended configuration is a Node and File Share Majority quorum. The most common cause of confusion with the Node and File Share Majority quorum is the placement of the File Share Witness. Where should I put the server that is hosting the file share? Let’s look at the options. Option 1 – place the file share in the primary site. This is certainly a valid option for disaster recov
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Exchange Server 2010 Installation Step by Step

Exchange Server 2010 Installation Step by Step System Requirements First, you need to make sure that your Active Directory (AD) environment and your Exchange server meet the minimum requirements: AD forest functional level is Windows Server 2003 (or higher) AD Schema Master is running Windows Server 2003 w/SP1 or later Full installation of Windows Server 2008 w/SP2 or later OR Windows Server 2008 R2 for the Exchange server itself Exchange server is joined to the domain (except for the Edge Transport server role) Prerequisites In this example we are going to install Exchange 2010 on a Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system. Before installing Exchange we need to install some Windows components. It's important that you don't miss anything here because the Exchange 2010 installer does not provide very good feedback if Server 2008 R2 is missing required components. Install the 2007 Office System Converter: Microsoft Filter Pack Add
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Get All Users Mailbox Size report in Exchange 2007

to Get all user mailbox size report in Exchange 2007 run following command: Get-Mailbox | Get-MailboxStatistics | select-object DisplayName,{$_.TotalItemSize.Value.ToMB()} | Export-Csv C:\report.Csv report will be saved in "C" drive as repor.
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Exchange 2007 SSL Certificate

You can get SSL certificate for exchange server from website www.CACert.org There you can request certificate. They give you certificate in format like:- ----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- U1GyMdIR/+XOd3deT5eGCo3J8tqg/+ExWaEqQ+Bjls7/+ jnxsDq9rg/6/gzIDOKZLBckoShvn2SaGjJILmo54kP6JU4 YV5QQVDsh/sdfsdfvxtrsdgfgddfgdfg7dfgfdg45dfgdf5g4df/o werert312rtr5e4tret4er5t121g5d45g4df5g 2lFO+AfsdftertbfhfgyfgdgdgdgfgRsFmuZhzdfgdfgdfgqxTd/M= -----END CERTIFICATE----- Save in text file as cert1.cer. Import to CAS Server in personal Certificate store. Now Run command:- Dir cert:\LocalMachine\My fl you will see the currently installed certificate on CAS server. Copy the Thumprint for the newly installed certificate. Now time to enable certificate for the services by running command Enable-ExchangeCertificate -thumbprint 67DA55B9F5AB2A735E7CBD11A895F7757ACC07C4 -services "IIS,SMTP" Replace the thumprint with new certificate thumbprint and enter. You got error :- Enable-ExchangeCertificate : The certifi
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Active Directory Roles in Server 2008

There are 5 Active Directory Roles in Windows Server 2008 ·   Active Directory Certificate Services ·   Active Directory Domain Services ·   Active Directory Federation Services ·   Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services ·   Active Directory Right Management Services Active Directory Certificate Services increases data security by allowing a private key to be combined with users, groups, computers, routers or services. Active Directory Domain Services stores all of your domain objects like users, groups, computers on a network. It is a centralized tool to manage objects. Active Directory Federation Services provides internet-based clients a secure identity access solution for Windows and non-Windows systems. Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services uses LDAP protocol for querying and modifying directory services. Active Directory Right Management Services improves security for email messages, internal documents and websites by
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DSA.MSC in Windows 7

To install dsa.msc on Windows 7 do following steps:- 1- Go to Control panel 2- go to Program and Features 3- and click "Turn windows features on or off" 4- ON the pop up windows expands "Remote Server administration Tools" 5- the click and expands "Role Administration Tools" 6- Ckeck the box "AD DS and AD LDS Tools" and click "OK" Check administrative Tools in the program menu and Clcik AD option you want.. or type Dsa.msc on Run press enter.
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