Active Directory

Chrome - New Browser from Google

2008-09-05T04:50:00.000-07:00

Google does it again. With the launch of their brand new thin browser Chrome which is apparantely a great competetor for Microsoft IE 8.
Installation is simple with just a few mouse clicks along with a prompt to import the book marks.
Some of the Niche features:

Tabbed browsing (Not so new)
Process explorer
Web application shortcuts

Special "about:" URL's ...

Try out these commands in your browser window
about:
about:cache
about:crash
about:dns
about:hang
about:histograms
about:internets
about:memory
about:network
about:plugins
about:shorthang (careful*)
about:stats
about:version

Sysinternals Live Beta

2008-08-28T19:47:00.000-07:00

One of the interesting sites which I noticed today is one of my most favourite tools website - sysinternals.com has released a live website where in one can use the tools without downloading and installaing them on the local computer.

Sysinternals Live is a service that enables you to execute Sysinternals tools directly from the Web without hunting for and manually downloading them. Simply enter a tool�??s Sysinternals Live path into Windows Explorer or a command prompt as http://live.sysinternals.com/ or \\live.sysinternals.com\tools\.
You can view the entire Sysinternals Live tools directory in a browser at http://live.sysinternals.com.

Hyderabad Powershell User Group

2008-08-27T02:40:00.000-07:00

We are planning to launch Hyderabad Powershell User Group.

The following points are starters to answering the questions regarding how the group should be organised. I fully expect that some of this will change as we become more experienced with the group. If there is something we've missed please let us know.

It's important to note that what follows is just the starting point for the group and is a way of getting it going. Nothing is set in stone, and all the decisions can easily be changed if that's what is wanted.

Who are we?
Keeping with the PowerShell approach to naming, the group is called Get-PSUGHYD. Get-PSUGHYD is a user group open to anyone with an interest in PowerShell - including administrators and developers. The group should be broadly independent of Microsoft, but closely aligned.

What do we do?
We meet every couple of months, midweek after working hours to discus PowerShell. The group will also have a web site, and if we can find someone to take it on, a newsletter.

How do I join?
To become a member, just send a mail to hpavan@gmail.com with your name and a working email address. Currently there is no fee to join or to attend meetings.

First Meeting
Once there are atleast 5 people who are willing to spend their time towards powershell, we will decide the venue and time.

Free Exchange 2007 training in Hyderabad

2008-07-04T10:58:00.000-07:00

We are planning to offer free MS Exchange 2007 training program in Hyderabad for a limited batch of 5 people. Freshers who would like to start their careers / Experienced professionals who would like to participate in the technical discussions can contact me at hpavan@gmail.com

2008-02-11T10:58:00.000-08:00

Technet Magazine Poster: Exchange 2007

Get your hands on this new Exchange 2007 poster. This poster highlights the architecture and feature set of Microsoft Exchange Server 2007: Management and Monitoring High Availability Client Access, Edge Transport, Hub Transport, Mailbox, and Unified Messaging server roles

Download from here

Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist - Exchange 2007

2008-01-26T20:16:00.000-08:00

Its a long break I think I took that I have last updated my blog. I was quite busy with my learnings on Exchange 2007. Alas! last week I have managed to clear 70-236 exam on configuring Exchange server 2007. Its a reasonably tough exam, but one can easily pass with a decent plan in approaching this exam.

This is what I did to clear this paper...

1. Set the exam date ( postpone if required :))

2. Had two systems with 2GB RAM each on which Virtual PC installed.

3. Downloaded Exchange 2007 VPC quite a heavy one with 1.5 GB. But managed to get a copy from one of the Microsoft seminars I have attended. This preconfigured VPC gave me chance to try out various common tasks handled in Exchange 2007, like creating mailboxes, various mailbox types, Default rules, roles, and the exchange GUI altogether. It also gave me a first hand information about the various cmdlets available in Exchange 2007.

4. Downloaded the 24 hrs of Exchange 2007, audio only podcasts by Harold Wong available at
http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/tnexchangeserver.aspx?tab=webcasts&id=42340. This presentation gives fair idea about the things to be tried out on Exchange Server 2007.

5. Studied "How to Cheat at Configuring Exchange 2007" and "Mastering Exchange Server 2007" by my favourite author on exchange Mr. Jim Mcbee.

Thats all...all went well and I am certified now.

You can always contact me for further information..

Active Directory Poster from Technet

2007-05-27T22:19:00.000-07:00

Check out this cool Active Directory puzzle poster from technet. A well presented detailed view of Active Directory.

This PDF can be downloaded from Microsoft website

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c236336d-ab43-44b1-ad6f-a2f668fb8c02&DisplayLang=en

Group Policy to registry mapping

2007-05-23T05:23:00.000-07:00

In environment where there is no access to modify or apply group policy settings to computers administrators who need to modify the group settings are left with modifying the registry entries on the desktops. Microsoft released a excel spreadsheet (in March, 2005) which has a mapping between Group policy settings on the desktop and the registry. you can download this sheet from:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=7821C32F-DA15-438D-8E48-45915CD2BC14&displaylang=en

Interview Questions on Active Directory

2007-05-22T11:20:00.001-07:00

Following are the few interview questions on Windows 2003, Active Directory and Exchange...Answers in my next post...

1. What are the different Security Groups in Windows 2003?

2. What is the scope of a Domain local group?

3. What are the various partitions of Active Directory?

4. What is ADSI?

5. Give atleast 5 differences between Windows 2000 Active Directory and Windows 2003 based Active Directory.

6. Which partitions are modified when forestprep is run in the forest root domain of an active directory for installing active Directory ?

7. What is X.500 ?

8. Name atleast 3 active directory performance monitor counters.

9. Which of the performance counters should be monitored on a heavily loaded Domain controller ?

Ans....

My Dream Blog

2007-05-22T11:20:00.000-07:00

This is my dream blog..I would like to contribute some articles on Microsoft's Active Directory...Wait n Watch for more articles....