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Generate UC Certificate

When generating a UC Certificate via the snap in i get this from the MMC:

Error:  “Certificate Request Processor The request contains no certificate template information. 0x80094801 (-2146875391) Denied by Policy Module 0x80094801 the request does not contain a certificate template extension or the Certificate Template request attribute”

Microsoft’s resolution: Generate the request some other way. yeah ok

J’s solution: certreq -submit -attrib “CertificateTemplate: WebServer” WebServerCertReq.txt

Error installing CA Web Enrollment after migrating or restoring a CA

Error:

Certification Authority Web Enrollment: Configuration Failed Active Directory Certificate Services setup failed with the following error:

The parameter is incorrect. 0x80070057 (WIN32: 87)

Cause The likely issue is that the value of SetupStatus at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\CertSvc\Configuration is configured to hexidecimal 6003, but should be configured to hexidecimal 6001.

This is because 6003 indicates that CA Web Enrollment is already installed and 6001 indicates that it is not yet installed.

Fix:

Resolution Modify the registry SetupStatus to read 6001 and then install CA Web Enrollment. You can modify that registry setting with the following certutil command from Windows PowerShell or a command prompt run as Administrator: certutil -setreg config\setupstatus 0x6001

 

Lync Customer gets disconnected while trying to park or hold calls

Description: Lync Customer gets disconnect while trying to park or hold

Why: The mediation server is configured to use RTCP. After the gateway receives a=sendonly or a=inactive in the SDP, it doesn’t send any media traffic (no RTCP). The server ends the connection with RTCP timer is not disabled and Mediation Server encountered a gateway media stream timeout.

Resolution:

Set the mediation server setting with this switch to disable RTCPActiveCalls and RTCPCallsOnHold: Set-CsTrunkConfiguration -RTCPActiveCalls $false -RTCPCallsOnHold $false -EnableSessionTimer $True

More Info

 

RTCPActiveCalls

This parameter determines whether RTCP packets are sent from the PSTN gateway, IP-PBX, or SBC at the service provider for active calls. An active call in this context is a call where media is allowed to flow in at least one direction. If RTCPActiveCalls is set to True, the Mediation Server or Lync Server client can terminate a call if it does not receive RTCP packets for a period exceeding 30 seconds. Note that disabling the checks for received RTCP media for active calls in Lync Server elements removes an important safeguard for detecting a dropped peer and should be done only if necessary. The default is True.

RTCPCallsOnHold

This parameter determines whether RTCP packets continue to be sent across the trunk for calls that have been placed on hold and no media packets are expected to flow in either direction. If Music on Hold is enabled at either the Lync Server client or the trunk, the call will be considered to be active and this property will be ignored. In these circumstances use the RTCPActiveCalls parameter. Note that disabling the checks for received RTCP media for active calls in Lync Server elements removes an important safeguard for detecting a dropped peer and should be done only if necessary. The default is True.

EnableSessionTimer

This parameter specifies whether the session timer is enabled. Session timers are used to determine whether a particular session is still active. Note that even if this parameter is set to False, session timers can be applicable if the remote connection has session timer enabled. In such a case, the Mediation Server will reply to session timer probes from the remote entity. The default is False.

BlueScreen HP Server with 2008 R2

Problem:

Blue screen issues even after patching HP server with intel 5500 xeon. server reboots between once a month to once a week

Problem signature:

Problem Event Name: BlueScreen
OS Version: 6.1.7600.2.0.0.274.14
Locale ID: 1033

Additional information about the problem:
BCCode: 101
BCP1: 000000000000000D
BCP2: 0000000000000000
BCP3: FFFFF880021E8180
BCP4: 0000000000000006
OS Version: 6_1_7600
Service Pack: 0_0
Product: 274_3

 

Solution:

reg add HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Processor /v Capabilities /t REG_DWORD /d 0x0007e066  then Reboot

Wiping HP DL380 with boot and nuke

“issue is that you get disk cannot be found”

Solution is to edit main file like so

  1. Run it so it comes up with your error, then press ALT-F4 and Enter to get a shell
  2. cd /etc/init.d
  3. vi main
  4. find line with sd[a-z] change to c[0-9]d[0-9]
  5. :wq – this writes file and quits
  6. then do ./main
  7. it will now detect disks
  8. for faster wipe make sure disks are in raid 0

Hope this helps

J

Exchange stops working due to diskspace

Try using following if issue is low disk space on system drive, this will come as a backpressure alert
  1. Open the following file by using Notepad:

    C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\Bin\EdgeTransport.exe.config.

  2. Modify the following line in the <appSettings> section:
    <add key="QueueDatabasePath" value="<LocalPath>" />

    For example, to create a new location for your transaction logs at the location “C:\Queue\QueueDB”, modify the QueueDatabasePath parameter as follows:

    <add key="QueueDatabasePath" value="C:\Queue\QueueDB" />
  3. Save and close the EdgeTransport.exe.config file.
  4. Restart the Microsoft Exchange Transport service.
  5. Verify that the new Mail.que and Trn.chk files are created at the new location.
  6. Remove the unused Mail.que and Trn.chk files from the original location.

Office 2010 Documents dont open

After some research, our problem seems to be a security setting in Office 2010. You can resolve it by the following steps:

1. Open word (or excel or powerpoint)

2. Select File

3. Select Options

4. select Trust center

5. select Trust center settings

6. select Protected view

7. Deselect all 3 options:

Enable protected view for files originating from the internet

Enbable protected view for files located in potentially unsafe locations

Enable protected view for outlook attachments

8. Repeat these steps for excel and or powerpoint