August 2014 – Collaborationpro.com

Posted on 30th August 2014 by edward

Steps: Reboot servers to clear any updates that have applied. Prepare Schema and Active Directory. Place server in Maintenance Mode. Run the Exchange Setup. Take server out of maintenance mode. Active Directory Preparation: From an elevated prompt you can run the following commands: Setup.exe /PrepareSchema /IAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms Setup.exe /PrepareAD /IAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms Start Maintenance Mode: (**You need to open […]

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Posted on 28th August 2014 by edward

Steps: Install Windows Features. Configure SNMP Services. Configure SCOM. Install Windows Features Open up server manager. Once the Server Manager has initialized click on “Add roles and features” Leave Role-based or feature-based installation as default and click Next. Leave the default and then click Next. Click Next on the roles section. Scroll down on the […]

Category:SNMP, System Center Operations Manager R2

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Posted on 26th August 2014 by edward

Brief Description: Journaling can help your organization respond to legal, regulatory, and organizational compliance requirements by recording inbound and outbound email communications. When planning for messaging retention and compliance, it’s important to understand journaling, how it fits in your organization’s compliance policies, and how Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 helps you secure journaled messages. Prerequisites: Exchange Administrator […]

Category:Exchange 2013, Exchange 2013 Journaling

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Posted on 25th August 2014 by edward

Brief Description: Management packs typically contain monitoring settings for applications and services. After a management pack is imported into an Operations Manager management group, Operations Manager immediately begins monitoring objects based on default configurations and thresholds that are set by the management pack. Steps for importing the management pack: Open up System Center Operations Manager. […]

Category:SCOM Management Pack, System Center Operations Manager R2

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Posted on 25th August 2014 by edward

Brief Description: A protection group is a collection of data sources that share the same protection configuration. Data sources within a protection group are referred to as protection group members. Steps to create a new protection group: Double click the DPM icon to launch DPM. The console will open up and show the protection […]

Category:DPM 2012 R2, DPM Protection Group

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Posted on 22nd August 2014 by edward

A System Center 2012 Configuration Manager application contains the files and information that are required to deploy software to a device. An application contains one or more deployment types that comprise the installation files and information that are required to install software. A deployment type also contains rules that specify when and how the software is deployed. This […]

Category:SCCM Application Deployment, System Center Configuration Manager R2

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Posted on 21st August 2014 by edward

Brief Description of Hyper-V: Hyper-V enables you to create a virtualized server computing environment. You can use a virtualized computing environment to improve the efficiency of your computing resources by utilizing more of your hardware resources. This is possible because you use Hyper-V to create and manage virtual machines and their resources. Each virtual machine […]

Category:Hyper-V, Virtual Machine

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Posted on 20th August 2014 by edward

This document lists the steps to install Windows Server 2012. Attach the media (if its a virtual machine) or insert the DVD into the DVD drive and then boot the Virtual/Physical Machine. A screen will show loading. When it completes you will get the screen below. Select your language, time and Keyboard method. Click Next. […]

Category:Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2

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Posted on 20th August 2014 by edward

Open up System Center Operations Manager. Wait for the system to initialize and connect to the DB. Once initialized you will be shown this screen. Step 1 -> Click on Administration. Once the menus refresh then Step 2 -> Right click on Administration. Step 3 -> Click on “Discovery Wizard”. On the Discovery Type section […]

Category:System Center Operations Manager R2

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Posted on 20th August 2014 by edward

System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) 2012 R2 adds a feature that enables software updates to be automatically approved and deployed to selected machines in your organization. Icon Descriptions and Explanations: The icon with the green arrow represents a normal software update. Description: Normal software updates have been synchronized and are available for software deployment. Operational […]

Category:System Center Configuration Manager R2, Windows Updates

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Month: August 2014

Upgrade to Exchange 2013 CU6

Install SNMP Windows Feature and Configure SNMP in System Center Operations Manager 2012 (SCOM)

Setup Exchange 2013 Journaling

Import Management Pack in System Center Operations Manager (SCOM)

Create a new protection group in DPM 2012 R2

Deploy an Application with System Center Configuration Manager R2

Install & Configure Hyper-V and create a Virtual Machine.

Install Windows Server 2012

Deploy Agents with System Center Operations Manager R2 (SCOM)

Deploy Windows Updates with System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2 (SCCM)