Below are examples of checking the event viewer via PowerShell. Running local with event id and date range Get-WinEvent -FilterHashtable @{logname=’application’;id=4107;StartTime=”1/15/11″;EndTime=”1/17/11″} Running on remote computer with event ID Get-WinEvent -computername <remote computer> -FilterHashtable @{logname=’application’;id=15006}
Perform IIS reset on multiple servers at once. Displays status after reset. #Specify servers in an array variable, Make sure you change the where statement. [array]$servers = get-exchangeserver | where {$_.identity -like “esg*” -and $_.AdminDisplayVersion -match “version 15.0*”} #Step through each server in the array and perform an IISRESET #Also show IIS service status after […]
Use the following steps to install the base client MSI package using Active Directory Group Policies. 1. Create a folder to hold the MSI package to be pushed out. Share the folder with the appropriate permissions to allow the users and computers to read and run these files. 2. From the Software Installation Package, navigate to […]
Often, setting up a separate Active Directory forest that is dedicated to running Exchange is a better solution than integrating the Exchange application into your production Active Directory security forest. The Exchange forest (also known as the resource forest) is dedicated to running Exchange and hosting mailboxes. User accounts are contained in one or more […]
Mandatory profiles are increasingly being used. This is partly due the rise of user virtualizations software like AppSense, RES Software and Microsoft UE/V, which use a mandatory profile as a basis. Not surprising because with mandatory profiles in combination with user virtualization software, the user logon times are pretty reduced and there is less risk […]