Following steps are required to prepare your Windows 2003 forest or higher to accept Windows AD for an RODC. Make sure your forest functioning level is at least Windows 2003 or higher. Once that is done, insert the Windows OS disk into the server DVD drive. If you are using a vm server attach the… Read More »
Here is a quick update on the recent VCAP-DCD5 exam I took. I failed the 300 passing mark by three questions. AAAARRRRRRHHHHHH!!!! So I’m going back to studying. I just purchased the VMware vSphere 5.1 Clustering Deepdive. I am in the process of readying it and the rest of the VCAP-DCD manuals I should not of… Read More »
Here is how I have been studying for my VCAP5-DCD. This is VMware Certified Advanced Professional – Data Center Design certification The blog posts out there have really got me nervous about this test. There are 100 question and only 3 hours and 45 minutes to complete the questions. The first time test takers are… Read More »
Transition Process: 1. To ensure a seamless transition we need to start by performing Health Check of AD and Exchange using tools like dcdiag, BPA for Small Business Server 2003, 2008 and 2011 and BPA for Exchange: http://blogs.technet.com/b/ptsblog/archive/2011/11/14/performing-an-active-directory-health-check-before-upgrading.aspx 2. Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Best Practices Analyzer: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5334 3. Ensure that we… Read More »
Hosting a domain controller in the cloud We have clients that are having a rough time coming up with the the resources to purchase new server(s) to replace their aging Window Server 2003 system(s). My company has been testing the ability to host a Primary Domain Controller in our Data center and then having a… Read More »
Virtualization project for a City in Northwest Iowa A smaller city in Northwest Iowa called and asked my current employer for to quote for a project. Here are the details of the project: Upgrade current Server to new Operating System Provide a backup solution with offsite capabilities Install and configure the latest version on Microsoft Exchange… Read More »