Author: Frank

Tracy A. Cerise and Mahmoud Badran came up with a script to show Lync connections, and the users connected. This was quite informative as it could be used to show load balance distribution, client versions being used, and more. I took the script and updated it a little, including: Removed the help function and the […]
Defragmentation is a process, on any data type source, to clean all unused storage from the database. In Microsoft Exchange Server and other Microsoft products, the databases increase in size with increased demand. However, if some data is deleted from the databases, the storage is not reclaimed. So, it would be good for the actual […]
Situation How to use KeyStore Explorer to create a new servletcontainer.bcfks or keystore.bcfks keystore, key pair, and certificate signing request for the Host Access for the Cloud (Reflection ZFE) Session Server. Resolution KeyStore Explorer is a GUI replacement for the Java Keytool command line utility. KeyStore Explorer ships with Reflection ZFE and Host Access for the […]
If you are running Remote Desktop Services (RDS) you likely have an /RDWeb landing page that you would like to reconfigure to make it easier for people to visit.  My RDWeb page now looks like the one on the right. If you are interested in customizing the RDWeb page, you might be interested in our […]
In this post, we’ll set out to answer the question of whether or not you should delete the self signed SSL certificate on Exchange 2013/2016 that is installed when you install Exchange. Exchange Default Certificates First, we’ll do some investigation on what certificates are installed by default with Exchange. In this test lab, we have […]
Those of you who have already installed the latest Rollup for Exchange 2010 SP2 Rollup 6 or SP3 may face a problem regarding deleting emails from mailboxes. After installing SP3 or RU6 for Exchange 2010 SP2 users can have a problem with deleting emails from inbox folder. When you try to delete email you can […]
WebSearchOnly is an option that was introduced in Lync 2010 and is still available in Lync 2013. Although it is a great option, I’ve noticed it is not often used in Lync deployments. But why would you? To know the advantages of this option, first let’s look at what it does. What does WebSearchOnly do? WebSearchOnly is a value for […]
I would like to share the backup and restore procedure for a Lync 2013 standard edition server. Current lab setup have two standard edition servers called SE1.fabrikam.com and SE2 fabrikam.com. CMS is located in SE2 , unfortunately SE2 went down due to some reason. I would like to recover the server from scratch. I had […]
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