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Times you need to cut and Paste within VMWare ESXi Hosts

I use the RDP session cut and paste all the time to get files to remote servers but this is not an option to servers in the DMZ hosted on VMWare ESxi.  It seems the answer is easy when you enable a similar function in VMWare ESXi console.  Cut and paste made easy at last! The how to is listed …

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How to use DNS Pin Point instead Split Horizon – the easy way!

Background on the DNS issue faced There are times when DNS split horizon is required to point an ‘A’ record to an internal address however this normally requires you to duplicate every record in the zone on the internal DNS server.  For example autodiscover.company.com without needing the whole domain of company.com being duplicated on the internal DNS servers. An example …

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How to remove the SMTP Service from Windows 2012 R2

Exchange Server 2013

How to remove the SMTP Service from Windows 2012 R2… Had to install a SMTP gateway on a Windows 2012 R2 host which already had OS SMTP service installed for testing a firewall.  Normally, I would have removed via Windows Features/Roles system but the option to remove feature wad greyed out.  However, using PowerShell I was able to remove the service with …

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Mac Outlook 2016 Screen/View Crashed and Flashing black

The Outlook 2016 client has been trusted workhorse for email since the full release.  However the latest version 15.17.1 seemed to have a strange flashing and crashed view window.  It even lost the header and was unable to show a preview plane.  The solution was easy fix without hurting the mail profile. Run up Terminal window on the MAC: Type: defaults …

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Using PowerShell to Connect to Domino NAB

There are times where I need to compare Domino Address Books (NAB) to Active Directory.  Using PowerShell to connect to Domino NAB solves this with ease, although we have to use logon details with no authentication method.  A little strange but Domino accepts the ‘[System.DirectoryServices.AuthenticationTypes]::None’ fromPowerShell. [crayon-670e51e3dd39f121007105/] Changing DominoSrv01, Organisation Name, Username and Password for the environment. [crayon-670e51e3dd3a4050215670/] Make a connection …

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All the Microsoft Exchange Version Numbers and Download Location

Exchange Server 2013

Being able to look up and download the version of Exchange required for Exchange Labs for Customers has always been a bit a lengthly process. Today I found website with all the version numbers and links to the Download locations on the Microsoft website. The site is: http://eightwone.com/references/versions-builds-dates/  

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Domino Lotus Notes – Edit Any Field

Overview There are times where field in a database needs to be changed without a Form.  This following code can be used in a smarticon on the toolbar to allow fields to edited or appended to a form. Installation In the following example – Select: File – Preferences – Toolbar – Customise.  Select ‘Universal’ as the toolbar to add the …

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Creating Dynamic Distribution Groups

Ive been asked to create a Distribution Group based on Users City Value.  The following Powershell commands create a example Office based group. Once Powershell for On-premises or Office 365 shell has been started.  Enter the following command changing as required: [crayon-670e51e3dd44b373359015/] To enable the Mail tip use this additional command: [crayon-670e51e3dd44f621800379/] The following command will test and display which users will receive the email from …

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Troubleshooting Domino Sched Task

In the troubleshooting Domino servers handling scheduler requests for external person document, the domino console running ‘Qcalcon’ or ‘Calcon’ tasks can be monitored with the following command: SET CONFIG DEBUG_SCHED_ALL=1 To enable full diags for the sched to show all information on validation: SET CONFIG Debug_Schedule=32768 More details: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=899&uid=swg21141060    

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