Bhargav Shukla’s IT Playground

Charter Member of MCITP: Enterprise Messaging Administrator Exchange 2010

Bhargav — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:52:34 +0000

I just came to know that I am a “Charter Member” of MCITP: Enterprise Messaging Administrator 2010. It is interesting because I took exams when they were in Beta stage and knew I would be one of the first few, however, when I got certificate from MCP site right after getting certified, it did not [...]

Enterprise Root CA Web Enrollment – RTFM, but what if I didn’t?

Bhargav — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:45:51 +0000

I was building Enterprise Root CA in my lab and was in rush so ofcourse, I did not read the fabulous manual and went forward with installing the Enterprise Root CA without installing IIS. I did know IIS is needed for web enrollment but did not care to check if it was already installed. It [...]

Why can’t I remove a Role Group?

Bhargav — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:44:58 +0000

When you try to remove a role group using Remove-RoleGroup cmdlet and you get an error “You don’t have sufficient permissions. This operation can only be performed by a manager of the group.” You have verified that you are member of Organization Management group and should have full permissions to all cmdlets. And you wonder [...]

PowerShell Variables and scopes

Bhargav — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 03:18:50 +0000

I was helping someone with a profile script. The script is supposed to connect to a remote Exchange 2010 server using PowerShell v2.0 when it is launched. The script had a function which is called upon when profile is loaded. The function looked like the following: function connect-remotely() { if ($server) [...]

Upgrading Exchange 2007 MCTS / MCITP Certification to Exchange 2010 MCTS / MCITP

Bhargav — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:32:31 +0000

If you are like me who had previously earned MCTS or MCITP in Exchange 2007, you can now upgrade your certification to MCTS / MCITP Exchange 2010. The certifications are as below: Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): Microsoft Exchange Server 2010, Configuration Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP): Enterprise Messaging Administrator 2010 To earn your MCTS in Exchange 2010, you [...]

What does New-ExchangeCertificate –confirm do?

Bhargav — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:01:55 +0000

Depends who is asking. Let’s assume a scenario where you are trying to create a new self-signed certificate on Exchange 2007 using a script. You run the command “New-Exchange Certificate – Services “IMAP, POP3, IIS, SMTP” –Confirm:$false”. The script stops at a prompt when it tries to confirm overwrite of existing SMTP certificate (because current self-signed [...]

Webcast Series – Upgrade Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2010 – Part 1

Bhargav — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:56:49 +0000

Ever since Exchange 2010 is RTM, I have been advocating to upgrade directly to Exchange 2010 if it makes sense for your environment. As I discussed with administrators who manage Exchange 2003 environments, I received a very positive response from many who expressed their strong interest in skipping Exchange 2007 and upgrade to Exchange 2010. Since [...]

Automate Update Rollup installation during Exchange 2010 setup

Bhargav — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:33:20 +0000

If you are about to install Exchange 2010, one of the checks in your checklist should be Update Rollup 1 for Exchange 2010. This would come after you have installed Exchange 2010 on your server. But what if I tell you that you can slipstream RU1 with your Exchange setup? All you have to do is [...]

Another Podcast from RunAs Radio

Bhargav — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:15:06 +0000

Once Again, I had privilege of talking to Richard and Greg from RunAs radio. This time we went deep discussing how Exchange 2010 High Availability featured have changed from previous versions! I am sure the you will like it. Download the podcast from http://bit.ly/5o3bSv. I welcome feedback and comments.

How do I check Update Rollup version on Exchange 20xx Server?

Bhargav — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:48:36 +0000

Instead of updating my previous post which covers only Exchange 2007, I decided to create a new post which covers both versions. Now that Update Rollup for Exchange Server 2010 is available, I have updated my previous script to check for Update Rollup versions on both Exchange Server 2007 and Exchange Server 2010. No need to [...]