The most common type of DirSync errors generated by the organization in Part 1 were objects with duplicate values. Using some of the error messages sent in the Directory Synchronization error report email, I will examine why these errors occurred and how we fixed them. Duplicate Proxy Addresses ehernandez@contosoeast.com Unable to update this object…
There’s always a lot of confusion on exactly how to use CCMSETUP and the various switches and properties for it even though it’s fully documented on TechNet. The first thing to note about CCMSETUP is that it is used for all client agent installation activity (except client agent installation from WSUS). Yes, even client push…
Today’s the day! Travel has been coordinated, presentations have been prepared, demo’s have been configured (ok, mostly configured) and departure towards Switzerland starts for me this afternoon. This is my first time traveling over-seas as a public speaker so this is quite an exciting day for me. For those attending SCU DACH, here’s a couple…
I was setting up my SharePoint 2013 development environment on Windows Server 2012. I upgraded two sites from SharePoint 2010 and gave each one a fully qualified DNS. While I was able to authenticate and load the sites just fine from my laptop, when I attempted to browse them directly from the development server, the…
While leading a migration to Office 365 at a large national client I had to resolve hundreds of directory synchronization errors. Almost all of these errors resulted from a few common issues repeated across a complex environment. In this series of posts I will break down the issues as identified in the Directory Synchronization Error…
I change the User Principal Name on the accounts I migrate to Office 365 to match the primary SMTP address for two main reasons: Office 365 requires that users have a valid, internet routable User Principal Name suffix, such as BlueSun.com instead of BlueSun.local. Email addresses are, by their very nature, internet routable. Changing…
System Center Central ran a contest for the best submissions for the ReSearch This feature and we had a lot of great entries! The following list is the contest submissions which were provided during the timeframe of this contest: Operations Manager Failed to Access the Windows Event Log by Cameron Fuller Power Shell Run…
Microsoft over the last couple week has rolled out some new features and increased size limits significantly! First off, from the Office 365 Portal you should now see a new menu item on the left for Tools. Below is a screen shot of the Tools that are now available to you to use. These tools…
SCU 2014! Its official – registration is now open for System Center Universe 2014, less than 160 days and counting! This year’s out-of-this world event will be in Houston, TX with hosted simulcast parties around the US. To see a list of participating cities and to register for the in-person or simulcast events, visit: http://systemcenteruniverse.com/venue.htm.…
When you install KB2854009 (CU2) on your Primary Server, it will automatically create packages for you to deploy to your clients. You will then have to create a collection for each architecture using All Desktop and Server Clients as the Limiting Collection. I prefer to use Applications whenever I can. The logic is much better…
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