First install the Windows Server Backup Features using the Server Manager. Select both the Windows Server Backup and Command-line Tools. Now locate the “Microsoft Exchange Server Extension for Windows Server Backup” service and set the service to automatic and start it. Now we are ready to begin the backup process from the Windows Server Backup tool. From Start […]
Author: Jodrik
DNSSEC on Windows 2008 R2
Beefing up DNS with DNSSEC is a very hot topic in the Netherlands. Our goverment has decided that all goverment domains must be secured per default and the Netherlands itself has the highest implementationrate of DNSSEC domains in the world, which is no small feat as the Dutch .NL extension is one of the most […]
Beefing up your security
In light with adding as many security layers as possible to various environments I am responsible for I have come acros several interesting (Knowledge Base) articles, one of the foremost is this link http://www.infoworld.com/d/security/10-crazy-it-security-tricks-actually-work-196864 which details 10 steps on improving security in large and small networks. Although I find honeypots and tarpits a bit overkill for […]
Windows folder reduction with Junction.exe for SSD users
When using smaller SSDs, such as 60 or 80 GBs or even 120 GBs, you may soon run into the problem that certain default windows folders are getting very big and overgrown. Two of these directories are easy to move to any other harddisk that may be in your system. If you head over to […]
The wonderful world of cookies
I just did a complete whipe of my PC to reinstall Windows 7. As per normal this brings with it the need to do all you settings over again and -the- single most annoying setting to do: cookies! I’ve been a bit OCD with them for years now setting my Internet Explorer to always prompt […]
Disable hybernation
To remove the hybernation from you PC and save a good chunk of 8GB on your main disk, especially usefull for people running SSDs use the following command: powercfg -h off Note; You need to run this in an elevated CMD prompt.
ReggeFiber starts digging for GlasinOost
I am extremely pleased to finally see ReggeFiber move forward on putting FttH in our neighbourhood. As an ambasador for GlasinOost I’m looking forward to seeing the project move from it’s “stalemate” in waiting after we got the 46%. Looking forward the having XMS as an ISP once again instead of UPC.
Blog moved to WordPress
Today I have moved my BLOG to WordPress. Since we have stopped supplying support for SharePoint Portal sites with KO3.net (on a hosted bases) I have decided to move onto a more mainstream platform to allow for experimentation. I hope you enjoy the new layout as I move on the tweak it further! I’m also […]
Exchange 2010 SP1 PST Export via Command Line (Powershell)
With the new features that came out in SP1 for Exchange 2010 there finally is access directly on the server to export mailboxes into PSTs from the Exchange Server itself without the need for Office or ExMerge. I wrote a simple batch-job that will run the entire export into a local (or network) directory. I […]
Address List and EAP filter upgrades with Exchange Server 2007 & 2010
This post is based very much on my experiance upgrading several environments from 2003 to 2010 (via 2007 & going directly) After having massive issues with out-dated and malfunctioning GAL I came across this post: http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2007/01/11/3397719.aspx It basically states a bunch of command that you will need to run in order for things to work […]