Parallel Universe - MS Tech Blog
The ramblings of a techy @ microsoft
Getting all operations for all Providers so create custom roles in RBAC for Azure
Today I was asked to help a customer find ALL the roles available for inclusion into a RBAC role’s...
Date: 08/29/2016
Update
Hey all So I have been quite for a while… this is mainly due to high workloads but also I moved! I...
Date: 03/10/2016
Deploy a VM with Azure PowerShell Preview 1.0 Cmdlets
There are tons of examples out there and to be honest this is for as much my reference to go back...
Date: 11/03/2015
Use Microsoft Update or Internal WSUS depending on your location
Here is another case I was asked about how to have internal clients use the WSUS server they have...
Date: 10/23/2015
Export all your Trusted Root Certificate from Local Machine store
Today I was working on a case for a customer where every web page he visited he got a security error...
Date: 10/22/2015
Lets start blogging again!
Over the past few months, lots of have happened … tons of learning, various conferences and lots of...
Date: 09/19/2015
SMA Run book for enabling hyper-v replica after deployment in WAP
In Windows Azure Pack you have the ability to link your Automation runbooks to an "Event"...
Date: 04/14/2015
TechEd Europe 2014
Last week in barcelona I had to privilege to present a session called In depth Introduction to...
Date: 11/01/2014
Reading a Certificate off a remote SSL Server for Troubleshooting with Powershell!
By no means is this a unique idea but here is my version…. :) The problem is trying to validate a...
Date: 06/26/2014
Using Lync Client SDK to Automate Call Testing
A while ago I did a blog post and it leverage the Lync Client SDK to do call testing but it was...
Date: 05/28/2014
Windows Azure Pack – Scom Management Pack – 404 Errors After Deployment in SCOM Management Console
Today I needed to deploy the SCOM Management Pack for Windows Azure Pack into my lab environment...
Date: 05/26/2014
Deploying SCVMM Service Template Failing Error 22695
I was getting this error today after creating a new sql service template. It was slightly bizarre as...
Date: 04/23/2014
Update your Lync Note with a Quote of the Day – API Powershell
Following on playing with the API this script is just for fun. I have created a scheduled task that...
Date: 02/17/2014
Lync Automated IM and Audio Call For Testing
REEDIT: Original Credit to https://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2011/05/05/sendim.aspx nexthop...
Date: 02/13/2014
Connecting To Your Azure VM After Deployment Via Powershell
In a previous post I gave some steps to troubleshoot connecting to your Azure VM via Powershell. You...
Date: 12/18/2013
Deleting VM In Azure PowerShell Script
So the final one for today a script to help you clean up after your messing :) and to help you keep...
Date: 12/17/2013
Deploying VM in Azure with Powershell Menu Script!
I am currently sitting on an azure course and I don't like using console I have to be honest. So...
Date: 12/17/2013
Stop & Start Your VM’s on Azure with Powershell
This is a very simple script…. :) Please use it as a framework for you to create something...
Date: 12/16/2013
Finally! Live Writer is working with my Blog
Date: 09/12/2013
Playing with Storage Spaces in a VM and want to Emulate Storage Tiers?
WARNING THIS IS NEVER TO BE USED IN PRODUCTION AND CARRIES NO SUPPORT FROM MICROSOFT WHAT SO EVER!...
Date: 08/07/2013
Windows Server 2012 - Get Binding Order For NICS in Powershell
I had a requirement the other day to retrieve the binding order for nics across several hosts in...
Date: 08/06/2013
Stay Current! :Detect Hyper-V 2012 Hotfixes if they are installed or not
After reading Cristians excellent blog here -->...
Date: 07/01/2013
Private Cloud - A Journey Part 1 (from a PFE point of view)
A few weeks back I was in Las Vegas! Attending the MMS 2013 Summit. After attending the keynote and...
Date: 04/24/2013
Powershell - Lync Change Services to Automatic / Manual / Stop and Start before patching
This is acommon problem I have come across in an enterprise pool, when you drain andpatch and reboot...
Date: 12/02/2012
Powershell - Lync Get All Users Last Registration Time From Front End
this takes doug's concept...
Date: 09/27/2012
Simple Print Queue Monitor - Powershell
its taking me a long time to get back to this... been super busy in work which is always a good...
Date: 09/27/2012
Multipinger with powershell
I decided to give this a go and create a multipinger with powershell... this is my first draft! if I...
Date: 07/15/2012
Duplicate File Finder With Powershell!
here is a little script I was playing with to find duplicate files on your disk here is the code...
Date: 06/21/2012
Evenly Distribute your VM's across your standalone Windows 8 Hyper-V Hosts using powershell
Interestingly enough the argument with people still happens about not wanting management tools for...
Date: 04/08/2012
powershell simple bandwidth monitor
very simple bandwidth monitor allows you to select your interface and will take the average...
Date: 03/29/2012
Powershell Lync Export & Import Script for Users Contacts... for DR?
So if you want to export and import the contact information between to pools for DR here is 2 simple...
Date: 03/22/2012
Powershell : Scan AD find users who's password are close to expiring and email them!
i was ask for this as an interim step for a customer who needs to save money! hopefully at some...
Date: 02/14/2012
Powershell - Automated Lync Deployment V1
If you need to deploy an environment this may help... the script should deploy the windows pre-reqs,...
Date: 02/14/2012
Powershell - Mass Import and Enable Lync Users For EV
For my own reference :) but feel free to use! first create a file on your desktop called import.csv...
Date: 02/06/2012
Windows 2008 File Servers using a large amount of memory
Recently i have come across alot of file servers which have a large amount of in use and because of...
Date: 12/13/2011
Updated Lync Patching Guide V1.1
I just updated it to include devices and clients here is the original link to the first post where i...
Date: 12/01/2011
Powershell Script - Lync Dump Address Book From SQL Database
i have had lots of address book issues the last few days and put together this quickly (and i know...
Date: 11/30/2011
Lync Patching Guide v1.1
just updated the guide to 1.1 i have added devices and clients in..... hope it is useful for you!...
Date: 11/24/2011
Powershell Script - Cleaning up your hyper-v environment after a lab
so this is part 2 this will.... 1. enumerate the VM's on the system 2. turn them off 3. delete them...
Date: 11/23/2011
Powershell Script - Deploying Exported VM's for training labs
In my previous job i had to deploy a lot of labs, and since i worked full time in there i didnt...
Date: 11/23/2011
powershell - checking exchange 2010 queues using WMI
just in case you are not allowed open remote powershell or something like that, here is a quick way...
Date: 11/08/2011
powershell - check your free disk space and warn below a threshold..
here is the basis of a script you can use to generate an alert using send-mailmessage or via ops...
Date: 11/08/2011
Powershell - Export your print configuration from registry
I was asked to produce this script for follow up checking of driver versions later on or possible...
Date: 11/02/2011
Powershell - Lync Map a SIP User to the IP Address it came from
i need testers on this one.... please try it if you want and let me know the results.... basically...
Date: 09/29/2011
Powershell Script for Collection Events Logs from multiple servers and generating a single html report
i was asked by a customer to do this and it was one of those scripts that was written in about 15...
Date: 09/29/2011
Powershell script - Synthetic transactions in Lync after a patch is deployed
here is the code... you need to run this on a front end server and this will test enterprise voice...
Date: 09/13/2011
powershell script to automate BPA for Hyper-V
Another little powershell script to automate some bits that i come across this script will 1. test...
Date: 09/07/2011
Powershell Script using WMI - Check if your disk needs to be defragmented
A very simple script today just to check if the disk needs to be defragmented.... $getwmi =...
Date: 08/08/2011