By default, an exchange 2007 installation does not contain a postmaster mailbox which catches all NDR’s. You have to create the mailbox manually and then configure it. This has to be done on every hub transport server in your organisation. Step 1 is to create the postmaster mailbox. This only has to be done once: …
Category: Windows Server 2008
Making of Avatar
Intrestng article about the data center used to make Avatar (yes you heard it, a whole data center!! http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/346361/Data_Center_Plays_Supporting_Role_in_i_Avatar_i_?taxonomyId=154 Couple of facts: Each minute of Avatar represents 17.28GB of data There are 34 racks containing more than 4,000 Hewlett-Packard blade servers The computing core includes about 35,000 processors and 104TB of RAM No wonder it …
January 2010 TechNet magazine is online
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/default.aspx Editor’s Note: Choose your Upgrade Let’s talk about upgrade plans! Windows 7 is undoubtedly one of the most polished Microsoft client OSes to hit the market in years. by Jeff James System Center Configuration Manager: SQL Server Reporting Services and System Center Configuration Manager Combining SQL Server Reporting Services with System Center Configuration Manager …
Exchange 2010 Help File
Download from here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=8071C31F-45BE-48DC-BFCA-E1FB51F544D2&displaylang=en
Man drives a Bugatti Veyron into a lake
This is sad! A man from Texas, USA drove his Bugatti Veyron into a lake which he had just purchased for $1.25mill!! I bet he isn’t feeling to happy with himself!! http://uk.cars.yahoo.com/13112009/36/man-drives-world-s-most-expensive-car-lak-0.html
Managing AD with Powershell
Windows Server 2008 R2 gives us the ability to manage Active Directory with Powershell. Here is a really nice poster for all the powershell commandlets for AD downloaded from here: http://blogs.msdn.com/adpowershell/archive/2009/03/05/active-directory-powershell-overview.aspx
Exchange 2010 webcasts
NEW! TechNet webcast: Storage in Exchange 2010 Exchange 2010 carries on the tradition begun in Exchange Server 2007 of dramatically reducing mailbox storage costs. View this webcast and learn how we’ve enabled new levels of storage flexibility in Exchange 2010 and find out the technical details that will help you select the right storage for …
Systems Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2 Released
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=3318741a-c038-4ab1-852a-e9c13f8a8140&displaylang=en Overview Service Pack 2 for Configuration Manager 2007 delivers new platform support for Windows 7 client, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2. In addition, Service Pack 2 delivers continued innovation with Intel vPro technology, support for Branch Cache enabled environments, and continued development for 64 bit architectures. Feature …
Group Policy Settings Reference for Windows and Windows Server
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=18c90c80-8b0a-4906-a4f5-ff24cc2030fb Overview Using column filters, you can filter the information in these spreadsheets by operating system, component, or computer or user configuration. You can also search for information by using text or keywords. These spreadsheets include the following categories of security policy settings: Account Policies (Password Policy, Account Lockout Policy, and Kerberos Policy), Local Policies …
Security Webcasts
TechNet Webcast: 2008 Defense in Depth Security Series (Part 1 of 8): Why Does Security Matter? (Level 200) Original Air Date: January 7, 2008 In the first session of the series, we discuss risk and the impact of security on the business. We look at some popular methods to assess risk and identify the need …