Microsoft Vizija 10

 

 

Vizija 10 http://msvizija.net is one of the biggest IT events in Macedona organized by Microsoft. This year it will be held in Alexandar Palace Hotel on 24-25 October 2012.
Meet me there, I have two slots : Ask the experts boot and presentation of Windows server 2012: Direct Access & IPv6 on 25th October 2012.

 

 



 

Generate random alphabetic password with powershell

Following script will generate 15 alphabetic character random string using powershell :

$r = New-Object System.Random
1..15 | % { $pass += [char]$r.next(97,122) }
$pass

 

Windows Server 2012 Direct Access - Teredo missing

Requirement for installing Teredo is two consecutive static public IPv4 on Internet facing interface. But, even though you add two consecutive ipv4 static addresses on your Internet facing interface, if you configure Direct Access using "Getting Started Wizard", Teredo server will not be configured. You can enable it using elevated PowerShell prompt and execute Set-DAServer -Teredo Enabled, or clear (remove) the configuration created with "Getting Started Wizard" and run the "Setup Wizard".

When creating the configuration using "Setup Wizard", it will detect the two consecutive static IPv4 on Internet facing interface and automatically configure the Teredo server. "Setup Wizard" will also configure the Direct Access Client Settings GPO with installed Teredo server on your Direct Access Server.
 

Virus Buster engine for Forefront Protection retired

Microsoft has announced that is retiring one of the engines that are used in Forefront Protection. 30 of September 2012 is the last date for receiving updates for this malware engine. Forefront Security for Exchange 2010 is generating event log with event id 2109 from source GetEngineFiles:The

VBuster scan engine is no longer supported. Updates are no longer available for this engine, and therefore the update check for this engine has been disabled. Please review the scan engines chosen for your scan jobs and make another selection to ensure up-to-date protection.

It is recommended to disable this engine for updating and scanning, more on how this can be achieved on http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2758276 .

KMS activation of Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012

Microsoft has published hotfix for Key Management Service (KMS) for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 to allow enterprise activation of Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012. This update is publish under article id 2691586 or http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2691586/en-us .
After installation of this hotfix, and rebooting when prompted you can install new KMS host key for Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012 using slmgr :

cscript slmgr.vbs /ipk <KMS Host key>
 

and activate :

cscript slmgr.vbs /ato
 

After successful activation of KMS host key, you can activate machines with installed Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012.