Thursday, November 26, 2009

Error installing SCCM MP Point in domain controller...

 

1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.

2. Locate and then click the following registry subkey:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\IISADMIN

3. In the right pane, right-click DependOnService, and then click Modify.

4. In the Edit Multi-String dialog box, type Netlogon in the Value data box, and then press ENTER.

5. In the Value data box, type DNS, and then press ENTER. The contents of the Value data box appear as follows:

RPCSS
SamSS
Netlogon
DNS

6. Click OK, and then exit Registry Editor.

Monday, November 16, 2009

Active Directory Health Checks for Domain Controllers

 

The Event Viewer is always a must to checked.

Dcdiag.exe /v >> c:\temp\pre_dcdiag.txt
Will tell you if there is trouble with your DCs and/or services associated with it .

Netdiag.exe /v >> c:\temp\pre_Netdiag.txt
This will let me know if there are issues with the networking components on the DC. 

Netsh dhcp show server >> c:\temp\pre_dhcp.txt
This allows to verify the server count and names.

Repadmin /showreps >> c:\temp\pre_rep_partners.txt
This shows all replication and if it was successful or not. 

repadmin /replsum /errorsonly >> c:\temp\pre_repadmin_err.txt
This is the one that always takes forever but will let you know who you are having issues replicating with.

Friday, November 6, 2009

SCCM Task Sequence fails

 

The execution of the group (Capture Files and Settings) has failed and the execution has been aborted. An action failed.

Remove KB974571 and advertise the task Sequence again..

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Restoring Single Mail in Exchange 2007 using Microsoft DPM 2010 Beta

 

Restoring Single Mail in Exchange 2007 using Microsoft DPM 2010 Beta

v Create Recovery Storage Group

Open the Exchange MMC go to toolbox, Database Recovery management & enter the Label ,Exchange name & domain.

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Select Create a recovery Storage Group.

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Then Link it with the Existing Group.

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Name the recovery storage group and verify the location of the exchange data and logs.

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Click Create the RSG…

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Go to the DPM 2010 Server open the DPM 2010 MMC & to the Recovery Tab, then select the early a back up ( not the Latest).

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Then select the Mail box you want to Restore Rite click then select Restore will get the below Review Window. & Click next..

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Select the Recovery Type.

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You need to Specify the Destination the Exchange sever name, Storage, & the DB name.

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Then you get the Recovery Option u can modify or level it …
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And the Summary page will appear then click recover it will start to recover the mailbox.

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If it is Successful u will get a status message like below

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The recovery storage group will not show up in the exchange MMC , then only way to see it via the Shell with the

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command( get-storageGroup -server exchange)

Mount the Recovered Database

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You will find it already mounted

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Then merge the database

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Then Click Gather Information .

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In this step we need to Specify the single mail that we need to Restore ( in this case i have put my subject of the mail Hi to you)

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Then the restore will start & finish

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Then log in to the mail and check you will see your lost mail restored.

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After restoring you need to remove the RSG.

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Select the Database and dismount it

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Then click Remove RSG

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And delete the folder that is created by the RSG.

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Enjoy Dpm2010

Friday, September 25, 2009

Migrate a domain controller from Windows 2003 to Windows 2008

Migrate a domain controller from Windows 2003 to Windows 2008

In this Will be doing a Migrating from a windows server 2003 sp2 standard to 2008 R2 64 bit Windows Server.

The Domian Name Sccmtest.com

Roles in the server : DNS,

1. 1st step open command prompt and run the following commands, make sure first to browse to the adprep directory inside the Windows 2008 DVD , in my case, the D drive is the DVD Drive letter, so to browse to the adprep directory (Eg: cd D:\sources\adprerp)

· adprep/ forestprep

· adprep/ domainprep

· adprep/ rodcprep (Optional, if you plan to add a Read Only Domain Controller Later)

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Like in the above Image run the all 3 command.

2nd step create the Windows 2008 X64 Server (that will be the New DC)

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3rd Add the new server to the domain And promote it as ADC ( when you’re doing the Dcprome install the DNS Role As well)

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Moving the FSMO roles to the new Domain Controller.

Change the Operations Master

(Active Directory Domains and Trusts MMC rite click go to connect to domain controllers and select the new DC)

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The click Operations Master and Change.

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Change the Schema Master

Run the following command regsvr32 schmmgmt.dll.

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Add the Schema Snap-in in your Management Console.

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Change the RID Master, PDC Emulator and the Infrastructure Master.

Go to Active Directory Users and Computers

Click on change RID Master, PDC Emulator and the Infrastructure Master.

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All the FSMO roles are transfered to the new Server 2008 Domain Controller. Now demote the Windows 2003 Domain Controller by running the DCPROMO command.

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And Restart the Old Server

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