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Question:How To Install DHCP On Windows Server 2008 R2 Using PowerShell Step By Step

admin — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:15:30 +0000

Answer: One of the best things about Windows Server 2008 R2 is the way we can use PowerShell to install and configure roles and features.

With R2 installing roles and features is really easy and simple, so in this article I’ll show you how to install DHCP server using PowerShell cmdlet with minimum clicks.

To install DHCP Server on Windows Server 2008 R2 follow the steps below:

Note:If you need to set the PowerShell Execution Policy use this article: http://www.ntweekly.com/?p=942

Right Click On the PowerShell icon and Click on Run as Administrator.

In the PowerShell Screen type:

Import-module servermanager

To install the DHCP role type:

Add-windowsFeature –name dhcp -includeallsubfeature

Wait for the installation to finish.

All done.

To start the DHCP service type:

Set-service dhcpserver –startuptype automatic

Start-service dhcpserver

In my next article I’ll show you how to configure DHCP server.

Question:How To Install Windows Server 2008 R2 Step By Step

admin — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 05:11:18 +0000

Answer: Windows Server 2008 R2 installation has become very simple while the need for the user input is very little.

Like any installation you can either use the DVD media to install it or use ISO image if using virtual machine.

The installation takes around 30 to 40 minutes depending on the hardware.

To install Windows Server 2008 R2 follow the steps below:

Insert the media or mount the ISO image and boot the server from it:

Set will load all the installation files.

In the first screen you can set the Language, Time and Keyboard type.

Click on Install Now

Select the Version that you would like to install.

Accept the terms.

If doing a new install click on Custom.

Here you can set the storage settings if needed and click Next.

Now setup will start the installation task.

After 20 minutes the server will restart itself.

This is the last stage of the install.

Now you just need to set the password and you can log on to the server.

Question:How To Find Which PowerShell Version I’m Using

admin — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 06:29:02 +0000

To find which PowerShell Version your computer is running you simply need to type the following cmdlet:

Get-Host

The Get-Host Cmdlet will show you if you are running version 1 or 2.

Question:How To Upgrade Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition To Enterprise Edition Step By Step

admin — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 06:02:22 +0000

Answer: Windows Server 2008 introduces a new feature that allows us to upgrade the O/S version from Standard edition to Enterprise edition without the need to rebuild the O/S from scratch.

The entire operation can take 10 minutes.

Remember: You can’t do a backward upgrade (from enterprise to standard).

The operation for Windows Server 2008 or R2 version is the same, just remember to use the correct installation media.

To upgrade Windows Server 2008 from Standard Edition to Enterprise edition follow the steps below:

Insert the Windows Server 2008 or 2008 R2 Version to the Server DVD rom

(If using R2 you can only use R2 media for the upgrade) and start the installation wizard:

In the installation wizard click Install now:

Select if you want to check for updates before or not (I didn’t select that).

Select the O/S version you want to upgrade to.

Accept license.

Wait for the files to be copy, and note that the server will reboot for 10 minutes.

After reboot the will start, with the new version.

Question:How To Set Execution Policy In PowerShell 2.0

admin — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 03:57:34 +0000

Answer: In PowerShell 2.0 we have the option to control what type of scripts we can run by applying a script execution policy.

In PowerShell 2.0 we have three types of Execution Policy and they are:

Allsigned

All scripts needs to have a trusted signature

Remotesigned

All scripts downloaded from the internet needs to have trusted signature

Unrestricted

Runs any script regardless if it’s signed or not

To check the current Execution Policy applied to your computer \ server run the following cmdlet:

Get-executionpolicy

To set the policy type:

Set-executionpolicy unrestricted

Error: When Upgrading Windows Server 2008 Standard To Enterprise You Get “Not enough free space for temporary files” Error

admin — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 03:15:58 +0000

When you try to upgrade Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition to Enterprise you get the following error:

“This computer does not have enough free space for temporary files. Windows installation needs at least 512 megabytes(MB) of space on any partition for temporary files.To install Windows, free enough space and restart the installation.

You get this error because the C: drive partition was not set to active.

The fix is simple.

Go to Computer Manager -> Storage -> Disk Managment

Right Click on the C: drive

And Click on Mark Partition as Active

Run setup again.

Question:How To Backup And Restore Exchange Server 2010 Using Windows Server Backup

admin — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 04:35:23 +0000

Answer: When installing Exchange Server 2010 on a Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 we can use the Windows backup application to Backup Exchange Server 2010.

When using the Windows back remember the following limitations:

The WSB (windows server backup) can only perform volume level backup
There is no incremental or differential backup option
The backup file can only be saved to a volume that is not part of the backup job
There is no Exchange backup option you will have to Backup the entire volume that Exchange server installed including log, database and software directory.

Important: If you are using DAG make sure you switchover all databases to the mailbox server you taking the backup on, WBS can backup active copies of the DB.

To Back and Restore Exchange Server 2010 using Windows Server Backup follow the steps below:

Step 1: Install Windows Server Backup:

First we need to install Windows Server Backup feature.

Open Server Manager -> Features -> Add Features

Click Add Features

Select Windows Server Backup Features and tick the box next to it to install the feature.

Click Finish when done.

Step 2: Bckup Exchange Server 2010 Using Windows Server Backup:

Open WSB

In WSB click on Backup Once

Select Different options

Select Custom and Next

Click on Add Items

Select all the drives Exchange Server logs, mailboxes and program files are located on.

Remember that you can’t store the backup on the drive you going to backup.

Backup file needs to be stored either on a network drive or a separate volume.

In my case, all the Exchange files, logs and DB are on the same drive.

In the Advanced settings you can set the VSS options.

Select Destination type and location.

Wait for the backup to finish, note that it can take some time.

Step 3: How Restore Exchange Server 2010 backup using Windows Server Backup:

Open WSB and click on Recover.

Select the location the backup is located.

Select Date and time

To restore Exchange Server backup select applications.

Select the recovery settings.

Click revover.

Wait for the restore to Finish and test.

Question:How To Set Individual Mailbox Storage Restrictions On Exchange Server 2010

admin — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 04:50:24 +0000

Answer: In Exchange Server 2010 we can set mailbox storage restrictions on individual users , this is handy when it comes to managers that have special needs when it comes to their mail storage.

To set individual mailbox storage restrictions follow the steps below:

Open EMC -> Recipient Configuration -> go to the user account and click on properties.

In the Properties window Click on Mailbox Settings Tab and select Storage Quotas and click on Properties.

In the Storage Quote windows Un tick the Use Mailbox database defaults

Now you can set the storage settings

If you need to Change the global Mailbox storage defaults for all users go to

EMC -> Mailbox -> Database Management tab ,- > Select mailbox database -> Right Click -> Properties.

Here you can change the storage settings to all users.

Question:How To Forward Emails To External Contact From Exchange Server 2010

admin — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 04:09:26 +0000

Answer: In the past when we had to forword emails to external email address we had to use Active Directory Users and Computers to create the contact and then use the Exchange Server console to forwaord the email.

With Exchange Server 2010 this task is being done from the EMC and takes couple of minutes.

To forward emails to External contact in Exchange Server 2010 follow the steps below.

Step 1 – Create mail contact

Go to EMC -> Recipient Configuration -> Mail Contact

Right Click on a blank spot and Click on New Mail Contact

Select New Contact and Click Next

Fill in the details and make sure you type the correct external email address.

Click On Next and New.

Step 2 – Forward Emails to external email address.

Find the user you need to forward his emails to external email address and right click on his account and click properties.

In the properties page go to the Mail Flow Settings tab and click on Delivery Options.

On the Delivery Option page Tick the Forward To and click on Browse

Select the mail contact we created on Step 1.

Click OK, and test.

Question:How To Move A Mailbox To Exchange Server 2010

admin — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 02:10:45 +0000

Answer: Moving mailboxes to Exchange Server 2010 has become a very simple process.

Note: When moving a mailbox from Exchange Server 2007 to Exchange Server 2010 the client doesn’t need to restart his Outlook client, However if moving from Exchange Server 2003 to 2010 there is a need for a restart.

Also remember that when moving a mailbox to Exchange Server 2010, the move needs to be done from the Exchange Server 2010.

To move a mailbox to Exchange Server 2010 follow the steps bellow.

Open Exchange Server 2010 EMC -> Recipient Configuration

Right Click on the Users that you need move, and Click on New Local Move Request

Click on Browse and Select the Database.

Click OK.

Click Next.

After you move the mailbox you will see a Green Arrow next to the mailbox which means that the mailbox was moved.

You can see all the move requests by going to Exchange EMC -> Recipient Configuration -> Move Request