Monday, January 31, 2022

Max number of Contacts Contacts to added to SFB client (part of O365)

Max number of Contacts Contacts to added to SFB client (part of O365)

Hi,

What's the max number of contacts to be added to SFB client, I've used a third party tool Vytru called Contacts Manager

to auto populate SFB contacts to end users.

But I get only 200 contacts out of 400 contacts. I can find any PowerShell cmdlets so that I can add them all. Taking in consideration that I'm running Skype For Business Online.

I've been looking around but hasn't found any cmdlets similar to those used for Lync/SFB server.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Jason


a legal use of the FONT and SIGNS inside of the WORD for a commercial use

 am writing a book that will be publish in Amazon in 3 weaks

i am using the font inside of the microsoft word as well the sings as well the Automatic numbering

i need to get a written permission from your legal department

 if there is any copy right issue to use this fonts and sings

i try to call may office numbers no one know to give me the email of your legal department or tel

i need it urgent

thank you Dr. Marilyn  

"Random" DNS Client Events Warnigs

Hi all ,

I've noticed that the we get "Event ID 1014" in the Administrative Events log.

It comes and go and it shows us unknown sporadic hostnames along with our domain suffix.

A few examples are:

"Name resolution for the name wqeghmrm.our.domain.suffix timed out after none of the configured DNS servers responded."

"Name resolution for the name mjxnekvprmmvu.our.domain.suffix timed out after none of the configured DNS servers responded."

I suspect, it's some kind of spyware/Trojan, but I am not sure.  I have checked with Antivirus as well as Sysinternals process explorer

But I  couldn't found  any suspicious process.

Any idea?

Thanks,

Build 10166!!

9/7/2015

Fast Track is, now, Build 10166

Check it out... the voyage of discovery continues...

Cheers,

Drew MS Partner / MS Beta Tester / Pres. Computer Issues Pres. Computer Issues www.drewsci.com


Reply:

Good news!!

The situation in Build 10162 w/ Edge not working correctly when using "Move to new window" or when pulling a single site out of Tabbed Browsing has been fixed in Build 10166 :grinner: :thumbup2: 

Cheers,
Drew


Drew MS Partner / MS Beta Tester / Pres. Computer Issues Pres. Computer Issues www.drewsci.com


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Reply:
Build 10166 is by no means the last Build we will see before the GA, BUT, it sure works much better than any previous Build including HUGE improvements to Edge!

Um, I'll rephrase that...  Build 10166 works, REALLY, well and Edge is WAY better, now... and there's, still, more good & better stuff to come, not even done, yet...

Cheers,
Drew

Drew MS Partner / MS Beta Tester / Pres. Computer Issues Pres. Computer Issues www.drewsci.com


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Haven't experienced consistent, reliable Lync Meetings

So I'm REALLY wanting Lync Server 2013 to be a reliable solution for video conferencing, but I've had several issues to the point where I can't see it as a reliable or consistent business tool. Here are some of the things I've experienced over the past month or two:

1. Audio - A user MUST have a microphone plugged in in order to hear the meeting. This is unacceptable and a burden to tell people who I need to participate in a meeting using Lync Web App they need a microphone...

2. LWA installation - There have been numerous reports of external users who can't get the Lync Web App to install successfully and it's near impossible to troubleshoot this issue or to tell a user they have to modify their systems in order for it to work: Can't use Chrome, or you have to go into the configuration settings and change [xxx], or that Windows 7 won't work or your video drivers need updating or whatever it is.

3. Skype Federation - In order for an external user to join a meeting using Skype they are required to log into Skype with a Microsoft account. If they don't have a Microsoft account and don't want one, it won't happen.

My company previously used GoToMeeting with none of these issues. I need an external user to be able to successfully install a plug in and join a meeting without incident. Trying to use a tool like Lync that has issues such as these is BAD BUSINESS. Our company looks bad, I look bad, like we don't have our act together.

And it's TOTALLY unfeasible for me to troubleshoot issues with external users/clients: "Oh, hi, Mr. CEO of ABC company. I'm sorry you're not able to connect to have a meeting with us. If you have a few minutes, let me ask you this list of 13 questions to try and resolve your issue." … NOT!

And these issues are for simple conferencing. How can I recommend that we use this product for EV when it won't even work to hold a simple online meeting??? I can't.

I can't have a tool only work 80% or even 90% of the time. It's just gotta work.


You should never, never doubt what nobody is sure about. -Willy Wonka


Reply:

Hm, I could not agree to your comments.

We have a lot of Lync installations without problemst to communicate together.

If Lync is not applicable for your company it si ok, but I have a lot of company, which using Lync also as enterprise voice solution without any big porblems.

I know no software which has no samll issues or has all solution for communication.


regards Holger Technical Specialist UC


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Reply:

Hi SteveSmo,

1. you are right, this is an issue, many of us are asking to change this behavior here http://lync.ideascale.com/ and here http://www.skypefeedback.com
2. Reading your comment I think you have not an updated Lync deployment, with the latest CU you can use LWA on Chrome perfectly. If you have so many issue, maybe you have some configuration issue, try to search some good Lync technician to check your deployment (and update it).
3. Sorry but you cannot add a Skype consumer to a Lync/SfB conference at all, but if you upgrade your Lync 2013 deployment to Skype for Business, then you can chat-voice-video even with Skype ID users (not migrated to MS Account).
4. Lync is a great EV system, I've more that 20 company (small-medium and big) that use Lync/SfB as primary EV system.
Best Regards

Luca


Luca Vitali | MCITP Lync/Exchange | snom Certified Engineer | Sonus SBC1000 Engineer


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Having problems enabling IRM in Exchange Online?

Although this information is in the Exchange documentation library, we've now got end-to-end instructions that you would typically run to enable RMS functionality in Exchange Online after activating Azure RMS, with some additional clarifying information.

Take a look and let me know if this is helpful or missing information that you need:

 

App-V and Powershell scriptBlock

Hi,

I'm struggling to get a scriptblock get parameters when called from inside a start-appvvirtualprocess command.

This is for a remoteApp powershell launcher script that has a script block and calls a App-V bubble.

The .ps1 launcher script looks like this :
 Param([string]$SharePath )    #write-host $SharePath -ForegroundColor DarkGreen   # tested & I'm getting the .ps1 passed arg fine     #get the bubble's Name    $AppvObj = Get-AppvClientPackage -Name "bubbleXYZ"     #configuration scriptBlock   #to init regKeys ... etc inside the bubble    $sb1=   {    param ($arg1);      #write-host "Arg1 : $arg1" -ForegroundColor DarkGreen   #..... some regKey editing here ...   #..... some regKey editing here ...     }     #&$sb1 -arg1 xxx    # => scriptblock is getting the param passed    # when called this way    #I'm struggling to pass the arguments  #to the scriptblock when called from within the following   Start-AppvVirtualProcess -FilePath "powershell.exe " -ArgumentList " -noexit -command $sb1 -arg1 $SharePath" -AppvClientObject $AppvObj  
Now after reading the help powershell /?
I know for sure that if we use -Command, whatever is put after it will be read as argument of the command line ...
so yes the syntax of the line Start-AppvVirtualProcess  is not correct but

Any help would be much appreciated
Thanks.

MCTS Windows Server Virtualization, Configuration



Reply:
powershell -file myscriptfile.ps1 -sharepath  c:\test

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Reply:

Hello,

actually I can pass argument to the .ps1 file
powershell myscript.ps1 -argName "someValue"

And as stated on my previous code snippet I can display that argument/parm's 
value from inside the script file.

I am defining a script block inside the file where I do registry operations ...
I can also successfully call that scriptblock from inside the script file and pass arguments/params to it 

My need is actually to execute the ScriptBlock inside the App-V Bubble context of execution 
so that the registry mods are done inside the App-V bubble. 

To do that I used the start-appvvirtualprocess  witch is the commandlet used to hook/call a process 
inside the context of execution of an App-V bubble (for instance iexplore.exe cmd or powershell...) 

Until now (othe App-V based RDS remoteApp Launchers) I've done :
start-appvvirtualprocess -filepath "powershell.exe" `
  -ArgumentList " -NoExit -Command 
   remove-item someRegPath....key...value 
   if / else blocks etc ... 
-AppvClientObject $BubbleName

But I can't assign values to Variables using that syntax
witch pushed me to use a scriptblock where I put everything I need.

I finally gave up and decided to use statically assigned values inside the scriptblock
so that I dont have to pass arguments to it.

Thanks for your Help.



MCTS Windows Server Virtualization, Configuration


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Share a chuckle...

Maybe y'all will find this as comical, in a way, as I do...


Preface:  Fast Track is currently on Build 10166


During the various Beta Builds some people have talked as if each step along the way was an absolute indication of a final product.  A bevy of judgements & critiques as if what was @ that moment was etched in stone.

Conversely, some would suggest that there were lots more Builds to come & too maybe not put too much stock in the moment, that things were far from done.

Anyway, that said & going back to currently being on Build 10166... Internally, Microsoft is currently on Build 10244 and the Build #s seem to be jumping in increments of 16.

There's more goes on than may be realised.

Cheers,
Drew


Drew MS Partner / MS Beta Tester / Pres. Computer Issues Pres. Computer Issues www.drewsci.com

Start-Process- A positional parameter cannot be found that accepts argument 'powershell.exe'

I am new to PowerShell scripting. That being said, I have been teaching myself how to write scripts, and this one is just driving me crazy!!!! I am trying to run this script so that PoweShell opens as our sub-admin account so that I can run my other scripts to make life easier for us. If anyone could help me out with this I would really appreciate it. Thanks in advance!!

Also I have looked all through the threads on here, and have tried literally everything!! I actually found this script in the Script Center and thought "This is exactly what I need!" 

Comp:

Windows 7 Pro 64 bit. Running on domain.

Powershell v4.0- Just installed (Cant find .exe file in system32 for v4.0 just v1.0)

Script:

Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms

$OpenFileDialog = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.OpenFileDialog
$OpenFileDialog.Title = "Run Powershell Script"
$OpenFileDialog.InitialDirectory = $([Environment]::GetFolderPath("Desktop"))
$OpenFileDialog.Filter = "Windows PowerShell Scripts (*.ps1)| *.ps1"
$OpenFileDialog.ShowHelp = $True

[void] $OpenFileDialog.ShowDialog()
Start-Process "-NoNewWindow" powershell.exe -Credential $(Get-Credential) -ArgumentList "Start-Process C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -Verb runAs $($OpenFileDialog.Filename)" 

The script runs perfectly until it gets to here:

[void] $OpenFileDialog.ShowDialog()
Start-Process "-NoNewWindow" powershell.exe -Credential $(Get-Credential) -ArgumentList "Start-Process C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -Verb runAs $($OpenFileDialog.Filename)" 

The error its giving me is:

cmdlet Get-Credential at command pipeline position 1
Supply values for the following parameters:
Start-Process : A positional parameter cannot be found that accepts argument 
'powershell.exe'.At C:\Users\me\Desktop\Scripts\Company Information Monitor 
Scripts\Misc Scripts\Run Script as Admin.ps1:10 char:1
+ Start-Process "-NoNewWindow" "powershell.exe" -Credential $(Get-Credential) 
-Arg ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (:) [Start-Process], ParameterB 
   indingException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PositionalParameterNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell 
   .Commands.StartProcessCommand

I have been trying to get this working all day with no success. Like I said I am currently teaching myself, the best way to learn is to reach out to others who are skilled and ask for advice!!

Thanks,

Owen




Reply:
Try to change 
Start-Process "-NoNewWindow" powershell.exe

 to 
Start-Process powershell.exe -NoNewWindow


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Reply:

Leif-Arne Helland,

Thanks for the reply! Still having issues unfortunately... I changed the script around a bit and it seems to be running but it doesn't do anything, it just hangs. I'll provide what it says after the script is done below. I'll also show changes I made in bold.

Current Script:

Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms

$OpenFileDialog = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.OpenFileDialog
$OpenFileDialog.Title = "Run Powershell Script"
$OpenFileDialog.InitialDirectory = $([Environment]::GetFolderPath("Desktop"))
$OpenFileDialog.Filter = "Windows PowerShell Scripts (*.ps1)| *.ps1"
$OpenFileDialog.ShowHelp = $True

[void] $OpenFileDialog.ShowDialog()
"Start-Process powershell.exe -NoNewWindow -Credential $(Get-Credential)-ArgumentList Start-Process powershell.exe -Verb runAs $($OpenFileDialog.Filename)"

When it hangs this is what it says:

PS C:\Windows\system32> C:\Users\olowe\Desktop\Scripts\Company Information Monitor Scripts\Misc Scripts\Run Script as Admin.ps1
cmdlet Get-Credential at command pipeline position 1
Supply values for the following parameters:
Start-Process powershell.exe -NoNewWindow -Credential System.Management.Automat
ion.PSCredential-ArgumentList Start-Process powershell.exe -Verb runAs C:\Windo
ws\Get-LastBootTime.ps1

I moved the script to the C:/Windows folder to make it easier.

Thanks for your suggestion, it looks like the script isn't showing any errors, but I'm not shown as sub admin and it doesn't prompt me for a computer name for LastBootTime.ps1.



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Reply:

Your quotes are in the wrong place.

Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms    $OpenFileDialog = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.OpenFileDialog  $OpenFileDialog.Title = "Run Powershell Script"  $OpenFileDialog.InitialDirectory = $([Environment]::GetFolderPath("Desktop"))  $OpenFileDialog.Filter = "Windows PowerShell Scripts (*.ps1)| *.ps1"  $OpenFileDialog.ShowHelp = $True    [void] $OpenFileDialog.ShowDialog()  Start-Process powershell.exe -NoNewWindow -Credential $(Get-Credential)-ArgumentList "Start-Process powershell.exe -Verb runAs $($OpenFileDialog.Filename)"


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Reply:
Thanks!!!! That worked you are awesome!!

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Reply:

I don't think that will work....

[void]$OpenFileDialog.ShowDialog()  $splat = @{  	FilePath = 'powershell.exe'  	NoNewWindow = $true  	Credential = Get-Credential  	ArgumentList = "Start-Process powershell.exe -Verb runAs -ArgumentList $($OpenFileDialog.Filename)"  }  Start-Process @splat  
This format helps us to see mistakes and is easier to update.


\_(ツ)_/


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Reply:

Note that you cannot use both -Verb and Credential in the same command.


\_(ツ)_/


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Power Bi for o365 - Odata connection test worked but "The server encountered an error processing the request. See server logs for more details". Port 8051? Authority\System

We set up the Data Management Gateway and created a new data source (odata to SQL via sqL user) Did a connection test and it was successful!

Tried the URL (maybe it needs more):

https://ourdomain.hybridproxy.powerbi.com/ODataService/v1.0/odatatest

That resolves to some :8051 port address and then spits out this message:

The server encountered an error processing the request. See server logs for more details.

I checked and the data management gateway is running.

Does that 8051 port need to be opened on our firewall for this server? How can I confirm that is the issue.. I see no event on the server indicating this is the issue?

I am seeing this event:

Login failed for user 'NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM'. Reason: Failed to open the explicitly specified database 'PowerBiTest'. [CLIENT: IP of the Server]


Reply:
O365,

Is this still an issue?

Thanks!


Ed Price, Azure & Power BI Customer Program Manager (Blog, Small Basic, Wiki Ninjas, Wiki)

Answer an interesting question? Create a wiki article about it!


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Reply:
Yes, this is an issue for me. I've tried 2 different gateways with 2 different SQL servers. 
  • Edited by mikemosm Friday, July 10, 2015 8:03 PM

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SCCM 2012 - Secondary Site

Dear Experts,

We are in Process of Moving the Data and Log Folder is available on C:\Drive, As part of  the Organization Standard, We preferred to Move it to E:\ or F:\ Drive in the Secondary Site Server.

Please guide us with any steps to move the Data and Log from C:\Drive on Secondary Site.

Regards,


Veera

  • Changed type TorstenMMVP Saturday, July 11, 2015 10:22 AM

Reply:

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Host Process

Following upgrades to build 10154 and 10163, I'm getting the following messages peridically on my Surface Pro 3... Host Process for Windows Tasks has stopped working. Close program.
  • Changed type SurfacePro4 Tuesday, July 7, 2015 5:35 PM ID

Reply:
Following upgrades to build 10154 and 10163, I'm getting the following messages peridically on my Surface Pro 3... Host Process for Windows Tasks has stopped working. Close program.

You are using "leaked" builds which are not meant for public consumption.
Leaked builds are not supported by Microsoft.

It will be improper to discuss un-supported builds in forums supported by Microsoft.

Even Gabriel Aul, General Manager OSG Data and Fundamentals team, refuses to discuss issues related to leaked builds.


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Reply:

I am experiencing the same symptoms on 10162, on a Surface Pro 3 that has had only official builds.


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Reply:

C.f.

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/forum/insider_wintp-insider_perf/build-10162-host-process-for-windows-tasks-has/4a951712-2348-48c2-a188-ff62985cef0a

Since it is an App crash the associated WER file will contain a list of loaded modules.  That might help identify probable interferers.

Also, if your system is as strangely configured as that poster's has been known to be that could be a clue too.   <eg>

(in particular the number of elevated tasks there are.)

Oops.  That was someone else.  <voice Actor="Emily Litella"> Never mind. </voice>

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/forum/insider_wintp-insider_desktop/search-doesnt-work-for-left-side-taskbar-build/0052fadd-cf31-40ce-8b46-9a08981d0040?page=2



Robert Aldwinckle
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Logging in

I was logging in fine from my home office but now am at my condo in Durango and cannot get logged in to remote desktop.  It asked for an IP address and I found the one used on the wifi here and it did change the response to say "cannot connect"

Can you help?



Reply:

Sounds like you are trying to access your system remotely (outside of your home network). This is a more complex configuration that will require you to punch through your NAT (network address translator) and possibly setup a Dynamic DNS service so you can be sure to reach your router (which hosts the NAT service) across the WAN (internet). 

There is some good documentation on the internet about accessing your PC remotely for Remote Desktop.  There is a good thread here with some links:

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-networking/how-do-i-set-up-remote-desktop-over-internet/686c85c3-b314-4ec3-bff2-cd8b6b3b0433?auth=1

 


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Allow all users for internal Outlook Anywhere and allow some user for external Outlook Anywhere ?

Dear All,

Is it possible for this idea ? I am looking for solution to make it work.

Regrads,

Tik K.


Reply:

Hello,

By default there is no way available. But you can block outlook anywhere completely (Internal/External) by the following cmdlet

Get-Mailbox –Identity <username> | Set-CASMailbox -MAPIBlockOutlookRpcHttp:$True


Regards From: Exchange Online | Windows Administrator's Area


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Reply:
This forum is for Exchange Development questions. Your question seems to be better suited for the Outlook forum on TechNet. I will move it over.

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Exchange server 2010

Good afternoon everyone,

So in our environment we have our domain running on SBS2011 and that is hosting Exchange Server 2010. We are wanting to create a new domain with Server2008R2. I am wanting to know how to migrate the Exchange Server 2010 to the new domain. Can anyone help me?


Reply:
This forum is for Exchange Development questions. This looks like it is better suited for the migration forum on TechNet. I'll move this over.

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Errors during SQL Cluster installation on windows server 2012

In failover cluster manager all the disks are offline.

How to make the disks online??



Reply:

did you already add them to cluster or are they offline in the intial configuration.

if you do not see the disks in the failover cluster management - try going to---Administrative tools --- computer management - disk management and bring the disk online(right click on the disk and bring online...

you may want to format drive, if this is first time ocnfiguration


Hope it Helps!!


  • Edited by Stan210 Friday, July 10, 2015 1:16 PM

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Reply:
There was an error creatingconfiguring, or bringing online the Physical ... Creatingthe physical disk resource for 'Cluster Disk 2'

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Reply:

in disk management the disks are online in server 1 and server 2.

But in failover cluster manager when i am adding the servers to cluster,it is showing as disks are offline


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Reply:

1. first check if you are able to see them from fileexplorer or by going in my computer/pc.(on active node)

2. if first point not ok, ask you window administartor to check that

3. if first point ok, then go to failover cluster manager, go to sql server services property in dependency add required drive. and you will be able to see them :)

Hope it will help you


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Reply:

Where can we find sql server services property in failover cluster manager??

I am doing it for the first time.


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Task sequence vs MDT Task Sequence

Hi,

With SCCM 2012 R2 and MDT 2013, when should I use MDT task sequence vs Task Sequence?

Thanks,


Reply:

Hi,

That is a question that is very hard to answer, because I would say it depends on your scenario. The SCCM MDT integrated task sequence has much more possibilities like the UDI part where you can have a user driven OS deployment and the MDT Database a favorite of my own, where you can basically autoamte everything in to the SQL database and then during OSD in sccm everything is gathered from the MDT database, computername roles, applications and so on.

There are also many bultin variables that you get with MDT like ISlaptop, isdesktop and so on.
So I would say for a very simple Task Sequence use a standalone for any advanced automation I would look at MDT as you get so much for free, which of course could be scripted but still.

Regards,
Jörgen


-- My System Center blog ccmexec.com -- Twitter @ccmexec


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Reply:
Like Jörgen says, unless you have an extremely basic Task Sequences, the scripts pre-written in MDT open up a very wide arrange of dynamic automation.  If you look in the MDT help files you will see the array of variables that you can key off of via Options on Tasks, Custom scripting, MDT database etc.  My personal preference would is to always use MDT integrated Task Sequences.  Create one of each type of  Task Sequences in your console and compare the two.  ;-)

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Reply:

Hi,

Do you have some reference showing what peoples are doing with MDT TS? I got a look to my friend google and found not very much. May I am looking on the wrong way?!


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Reply:

People all over the world are using MDT integrated with SCCM every day.  My suggestion would be to create an MDT integrated Task Sequence in your console, then create a standard SCCM Task Sequence and compare the two.  

That should give you a good jump on what MDT brings to the table. 

Then, open the MDT Toolkit help file, you will see all sorts of good information.


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Reply:
While I agree with William and Jorgen -- you should in general use MDT for your task sequences in ConfigMgr -- be prepared to feel a bit overwhelmed at first and also be prepared for a steep, but not lengthy learning curve. MDT does a lot of "stuff" for you -- "stuff" you would never ever have thought of doing yourself in a task sequence to prevent issues and add capabilities -- so don't dismiss it just because it looks complicated. Do some reading, like the Deployment Fundamentals books. You may in the end choose not to use MDT, but do it because of an informed decision, not because you are scared by the size of the TS and are afraid to learn how it works and what it does for you.

Jason | http://blog.configmgrftw.com | @jasonsandys


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Reply:
Great point Jason!

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Reply:

My post below may help as well, if you go down the path of using MDT to make a fully dynamic task sequence. 

http://www.potentengineer.com/designing-dynamic-osd-environments-and-task-sequences/

There are LOTS of resources online, and the comments above are spot on. 


Daniel Ratliff | http://www.PotentEngineer.com | @PotentEngineer


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Reply:

Hi,

From your last post I read about dynamic driver injections.

They are using %make% and %model% but never explained how populate those variables. May you explain it?

https://scriptimus.wordpress.com/2013/02/25/ltizti-deployments-injecting-drivers-during-deployment/


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Reply:

Hi,

From your last post I read about dynamic driver injections.

They are using %make% and %model% but never explained how populate those variables. May you explain it?

https://scriptimus.wordpress.com/2013/02/25/ltizti-deployments-injecting-drivers-during-deployment/

Those variables are pre-populated as long as you use MDT integration in your task sequences. 

http://www.hayesjupe.com/sccm-osd-task-sequence-variables-a-beginners-guide 


Daniel Ratliff | http://www.PotentEngineer.com | @PotentEngineer



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Reply:

Hi,

How will I know the values assign to the variables during the deployment?

Thanks,


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Reply:

Hi,

You can check the ZTIGather.log file which will contain a lot of the variables used in and MDT integrated TS, however you can also dump all variables using a script like this one, note that it will dump the Network access account name and password aswell so only use it in testing/troubelshooting.

http://blogs.technet.com/b/mniehaus/archive/2010/04/26/dumping-task-sequence-variables.aspx


-- My System Center blog ccmexec.com -- Twitter @ccmexec



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FIM 2010 R2 SP1 Mainstream Support Ends July 2015

Hi,

According to http://support2.microsoft.com/lifecycle/search/default.aspx?sort=PN&alpha=forefront+identity+manager&Filter=FilterNO, mainstream support for FIM 2010 R2 SP1 ends on 7/14/2015. While extended support ends on 7/14/2020.

So...

  1. Is Microsoft planning to release SP2 for FIM 2010 R2?
  2. If not, then MIM 2015 has to RTM before 7/14/2015?

And unless you have Extended Support, you shouldn't even consider FIM 2010 R2 at this stage?

So what about customers that are currently planning/testing to deploy FIM in the middle of 2015? Should they continue working with FIM or rather develop/test on MIM?

Comments?



  • Edited by Shim Kwan Thursday, December 4, 2014 8:23 PM

Reply:
Bump! It would be nice to get a MS response to this.

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Reply:

On Thu, 4 Dec 2014 10:06:51 +0000, Dave Nesbitt wrote:

Bump! It would be nice to get a MS response to this.

There is more to consider here.

Since the question is about the lifecycle policy, there is more info on
Microsoft.com/lifecycle which is relevant. From this site (first section in
FAQ):
Mainstream Support for Business, Developer, and Desktop Operating Systems
will be provided for 5 years or for 2 years after the successor product
(N+1) is released, whichever is longer

At the time Microsoft releases MIM vNext, FIM2010 will automatically get
its support extended by 2 years to summer 2017. That should give you enough
time to upgrade from FIM to MIM even if you start with FIM today.

At TechEd Europe, Microsoft announced that the planned RTM for MIM is
mid-2015.

Hope this helps.


Paul Adare - FIM CM MVP
Remember, Murphy was an optimist. -- Peter van Hooft


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Reply:
Another consideration is platform support. If you want so deploy Identity Manager with the latest versions of products such as Windows Server, SQL Server and Exchange, then IMO it'll be worth waiting for MIM 2016 to RTM.

Tom Houston, UK Identity Management Practice


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Reply:
Thank you for the feedback. I wonder whether the Microsoft Product Lifecycle page will be updated to reflect this 2 year extension...otherwise more people will be asking this same question.

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Reply:

On Thu, 4 Dec 2014 20:24:53 +0000, Shim Kwan wrote:

Thank you for the feedback. I wonder whether the Microsoft Product Lifecycle page will be updated to reflect this 2 year extension...otherwise more people will be asking this same question

It is in the FAQ. The FIM page won't be updated until MIM is released.


Paul Adare - FIM CM MVP
cthread. cthread_fork(). Fork, thread, fork!


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Reply:
Thank you Paul.

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Reply:

The FIM support lifecycle page has been updated:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-za/lifecycle/search?sort=PN&alpha=Microsoft%20Forefront%20Identity%20Manager&Filter=FilterNO



Released


Lifecycle Start Date


Mainstream Support End Date


Extended Support End Date


Service Pack Support End Date
Notes
Microsoft Forefront Identity
Manager 2010
2010-05-27 2017-10-10 2022-10-11 Mainstream and Extended support for Microsoft Forefront Identity
Manager 2010 is extended as shown in order to provide all customers
with the standard lifecycle transition timeline.
Microsoft Forefront Identity
Manager 2010 R2
2012-07-24 2017-10-10 2022-10-11 2014-04-08 Mainstream and Extended support for Microsoft Forefront Identity
Manager 2010 is extended as shown in order to provide all customers
with the standard lifecycle transition timeline.

Peter Geelen (Microsoft Belgium) - Premier Field Engineer Identity and Security

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The SOAP response indicates that an error occurred on the server: Server was unable to process request Could not find a part of the path

This error affected the ability to open sites in SharePoint Designer and to open list InfoPath forms. There was no trace of the error in the ULS or Event Viewer logs, odd but true. The effected temp folder/file path associated with the error actually help to resolve this issue so I'd like to share. Once on the SP server and navigated to the effected path, right click select properties, select Security tab, and note the MANAGED Service Account in the groups or users name box.

Once you have the managed service account name navigate to the Central Administrator, Security, General Security, Configure Managed Accounts, Edit. Here reset the password and wait overnight or run the associated timer jobs for service accounts. This worked for me. Hope it helps someone.


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Hi robhills,

Thanks for sharing, this will benefit others who have the similar issue in the furture.

Regards,

Daniel


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8.1 Pro and Tiworker.exe and the CPU/system nightmare. What the hell you doing about this Mr. Gates

Send me a way to handle this or Mr. Gates please send me a new Apple computer so i don't have to worry about your company ever again. THANKS. PAUL.

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Hi!

I thought this issue was resolved with Windows 8.1, I've only seen it on Windows 8 computers...
Have you checked the following thread to see if this could be the answer to your problem?

http://superuser.com/questions/681003/tiworker-exe-very-high-cpu-usage

Best regards
Andreas Molin


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