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Install Desktop Experience – Windows Server 2012 R2

Posted on 24th August 2015 by Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]

This is an updated version of the original Windows Server 2012 post. The genesis of which was an application requirement to install Media Player onto a couple of servers. This met with some muttering and cursing from my colleague in the nearby fabric covered box, as the option to install the Desktop Experience feature is not as obvious as it was on Windows 2008 R2 which is highlighted … Read the rest “Install Desktop Experience – Windows Server 2012 R2”

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AzureVM Static IP Does Not Persist

Posted on 31st July 2015 by Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]

It is possible to configure a “static” IP on your Azure IAAS VMs. This is something that we looked at in a previous post. One thing worth pointing out is that there is a little wrinkle with the current implementation, and you may run into unexpected results.

Static IP assignment in Azure VMs is not the same as configuring a typical static IP for a server in your on-pre… Read the rest “AzureVM Static IP Does Not Persist”

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How To Set Static IP On Azure VM

Posted on 27th July 2015 by Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]

Azure now offers the capability to configure static IPs onto IAAS VMs. Static IP assignment in Azure VMs is not the same as configuring a typical static IP for a server in your on-premises network. When you statically assign an IP address to the Azure VM, it is not entered into the VMs machine’s TCP/IP configuration property sheet. Rather a reservation is created, so that DHCP ha… Read the rest “How To Set Static IP On Azure VM”

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Quick Tip: Is There A Shortcut URL To Download Azure AD PowerShell?

Posted on 19th June 2015 by Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]

Yes Virginia there is! *

For those wondering what the download page is for the Azure Active Directory PowerShell module, using your favourite search engine is one choice.

Another is to memorise the below handy shortcut URL:

https://aka.ms/aadposh

Which is take you directly to the manage Azure AD using PowerShell documentation/download.

Cheers,

Rhoderick

* – For non-US folks, the “Yes Virginia” response co… Read the rest “Quick Tip: Is There A Shortcut URL To Download Azure AD PowerShell?”

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Azure Active Directory Module–Newer Version Available Notifications

Posted on 11th June 2015 by Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]

When connecting to Azure Active directory with the MSOnline PowerShell module, it will check the currently installed version. This allows the service to let you know that a newer version may be available. If the locally installed module is out-dated, you will get a message like the below:

WARNING: There is a newer version of the Microsoft Online Services Module. Your current version will still w

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Using PowerShell To Filter Multiple Different Values

Posted on 13th April 2015 by Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]

This post is to answer one of the many interesting questions that seem to pop up doing Exchange work! This is for one of my favourite customers in Winnipeg. Next time, let’s arrange the work for summertime so we can go golfing Tyler, eh? For some added nostalgia, let’s use Exchange 2007 as the example here as this will likely be one of the last blog posts to feature Exchange 2007 as it goes of … Read the rest “Using PowerShell To Filter Multiple Different Values”

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Exchange 2013 Performance Health Check Script

Posted on 6th April 2015 by Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]

One of the recent additions to the TechNet script gallery was this nifty little contribution from Marc Nivens.

This script reports on OS, system, and hardware information in addition to the Exchange 2013 sizing recommendations on TechNet. It can be ran remotely, against a single server or a group of servers. It takes some of the most common configuration causes of Exchange 2013 performance cases … Read the rest “Exchange 2013 Performance Health Check Script”

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Unable To Run Downloaded PowerShell Script

Posted on 3rd April 2015 by Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]

After finding a killer PowerShell script on the interwebs, you download it and then the excitement dies when you get a lovely PSSecurityException error like the example below:

File C:ScriptsScript.ps1 cannot be loaded. The file C:ScriptsScript.ps1 is not digitally signed.
You cannot run this script on the current system. For more information about running scripts and setting execution policy, see ab

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How To Get Azure VM IP Addresses Using PowerShell

Posted on 13th March 2015 by Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]

Curious as to what IPs are used by your Azure VMs? This may seem a simple question, but it was not until last year that Azure allowed you to set static IPs on VMs. Prior to this it was a first come first served basis. The net result was that you powered VMs on in a set order to preserve the IP assignment scheme that you wanted.

The first usable IP address on the Azure VM subnet is the .4 address… Read the rest “How To Get Azure VM IP Addresses Using PowerShell”

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Which Azure Disk Is Not Attached

Posted on 2nd March 2015 by Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]

Over time a typical Azure subscription will create, delete and manage multiple virtual machines. When removing an Azure VM there is the option to retain the disk.

In a large environment with lots of disks and VMs, how can we easily see what disks are not currently in use?

Azure Portal

The portal can show the disks that are attached and not attached.

This is good for a few disks, though if … Read the rest “Which Azure Disk Is Not Attached”