Tag Archives: Active Directory

How to manage products like Exchange and AD without installing additional tools

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Jason Helmick

So, what if you want to manage Active Directory, Exchange, SCVMM or any product for that matter and don't have the RSAT or management tools installed?  Well, I have the answer for you – and for some reason it’s overlooked … Continue Reading

How to configure a DNS Stub Zone in Windows Server

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Rick Trader

Stub Zones are a DNS feature introduced in Windows Server 2003. A Stub Zones allows an organization to resolve names to a private namespace or speed up name resolution to a public namespace without the use of Conditional Forwarders or … Continue Reading

Windows Server – How to identify which domain controller authenticated a user

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Rick Trader

A question came up in class this week which is asked quite often when I am teaching an Active Directory class. Whether it is the Active Directory administration class or the advanced design class I am asked, “I have a user … Continue Reading

How to add a child domain in an existing Directory Domain Services (AD DS) forest in Windows Server 2012

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Rick Trader

In this blog we will explore adding a child domain to an existing forest. The Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) design team has finished the design phase for the new AD DS environment and now it is time to add … Continue Reading

Exchange Server 2010 Video – RBAC for Administrators

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Interface Technical Training

  The way we control security and Exchange Server 2010 is using Role-Based Access Control or what we call RBAC. Now RBAC isn't a new thing in the IT industry. This video is part of a full training course called … Continue Reading

Video – How to prepare Active Directory in Exchange Server 2010

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Interface Technical Training

  There are basically two things that must be done before installing Exchange Server 2010 into your environment. First, you need to prepare Active Directory to extend the schema and add classes and attributes to your Active Directory environment. Second, … Continue Reading

Exchange Server 2010 Readiness using the Exchange Pre-Deployment Analyzer

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Interface Technical Training

  If you're currently running a version of Microsoft Exchange Server in your environment, make sure that you've got all the prerequisites met for your Exchange Server 2010 deployment. This video is part of a full training course called EXCH2010: … Continue Reading

Verify Active Directory Health in Exchange Server 2010

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Interface Technical Training

  Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 is tightly integrated with Active Directory. The slightest AD issue will cause Exchange problems. It's important that one of the first things you do is check the health of Active Directory. This video is part … Continue Reading

Video – Analyze the Current Exchange Server Environment

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Interface Technical Training

  Exchange Server 2010 Video – How to Analyze the Current Exchange Environment. This video is part of a full training course called EXCH2010: Designing and Implementing Microsoft Exchange Server 2010. To help introduce Interface Video Training, the first 18 … Continue Reading

Building a Topology for a Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Deployment

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Interface Technical Training

      How to build a Topology in Microsoft Lync Server 2010 deployments. This video is part of a full training course called LYNC2010: Deploying Configuring and Administering Microsoft Lync Server 2010. To help introduce Interface Video Training, the … Continue Reading

How to Prepare Active Directory for a Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Deployment

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Interface Technical Training

How to Prepare Active Directory for a Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Deployment In this video, you will learn how to prepare Active Directory in Microsoft Lync Server 2010. This video is part of a full training course called LYNC2010: Deploying … Continue Reading

Installing Active Directory Adding a child domain to an existing Active Directory Domain Services Forest in Windows Server – Part 3

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Rick Trader

In Part 1 of this series (Installing Active Directory Domain Services – Establishing an AD DS Forest in Windows Server – Part 1) I wrote on how to establish an Active Directory Forest. In Part 2 (Installing Active Directory – Adding … Continue Reading

Installing Active Directory – Adding a child domain to an existing Active Directory Domain Services Forest (AD DS) in Windows Server – Part 2

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Rick Trader

In Part 1 of this series (Installing Active Directory Domain Services – Establishing an AD DS Forest in Windows Server – Part 1) I wrote on how to establish an Active Directory Forest. This is Part 2. In this blog … Continue Reading

Installing Active Directory Domain Services – Establishing an AD DS Forest in Windows Server – Part 1

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Rick Trader

This is Part 1 of a 3 part series in installing AD DS. In this blog we will explore establishing the AD DS Forest. In Part 2 (Installing Active Directory – Adding a child domain to an existing Active Directory … Continue Reading

Video: Learning PowerShell for the IT Administrator – Increase efficiency and automation

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Jason Helmick

For IT administrators who are hesitant to learn PowerShell, this post will help take the fear out of getting started. PowerShell is not a scripting language. Yes, it does have a scripting language, but that's for automation and to make … Continue Reading

Video: What is PowerShell and how can it make your IT staff more efficient?

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Jason Helmick

I want to introduce a new management tool from Microsoft for your IT department, called PowerShell. PowerShell is a real-time, interactive management tool that lets IT Administrators and System Engineers do bulk administrative tasks and automation events in a highly … Continue Reading

Video – How to run Active Directory time synchronization using the w32tm command

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Interface Technical Training

In this DrillBit Video, Microsoft MVP Brian McCann shows how to utilize the w32tm command to run Active Directory time synchronization. In Active Directory, we know that our clients need to be within five minutes of the Active Directory Domain … Continue Reading

Video – Installing Active Directory on Server 2008 R2 with Brian McCann

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Interface Technical Training

In this DrillBit™ Video, Microsoft MVP Brian McCann walks you through how to install Active Directory in a Server 2008 R2 environment. The installation wizard on Server 2008 R2 provides many new options compared to previous installations of Active Directory. … Continue Reading

Active Directory Presentation at TI2011 by Brian McCann

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Interface Technical Training

Below are links to download the Active Directory sessions presented by Brian McCann at the Interface Tech Immersion 2011. Brian McCann is a Microsoft MVP in Windows Server-Directory Services and is the Platforms Engineer at Intel. Session 1: AD Recycle Bin Presenter: Brian McCann Learn the … Continue Reading

Interface Tech Immersion 2011

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Interface Technical Training

Our DEEP DIVE Tech Immersion 2011 was a great success! A highlight was the keynote by Microsoft Distinguished Engineer Jeffrey Snover, the father of PowerShell. Snover cleared up some of the confusion about the cloud, which we'll be hearing more … Continue Reading