Pat Spencer

How to expand parameterizedProperty Note if you issue the following command: Get-ADComputer -Filter * |Get-Member You will get the following result:   TypeName: Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADComputer Name              MemberType            Definition ----              ----------            ---------- Contains          Method                bool Contains(string propertyName) Equals            Method                bool Equals(System.Object obj) GetEnumerator     Method                System.Collections.IDictionaryEnumerator GetEnumerator() GetHashCode       Method                int GetHashCode() GetType           Method                type GetType() ToString          Method                string ToString() Item              ParameterizedProperty Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADPropertyValueCollection Item(string p... DistinguishedName Property              System.String DistinguishedName {get;set;} DNSHostName       Property              System.String DNSHostName {get;s

Use Excel's conditional formatting to highlight weekends Excellent, simple, article on how to highlight weekends in a spreadsheet.  Includes a sample spreadsheet for downloading. http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/windows-and-office/use-excels-conditional-formatting-to-highlight-weekends/

The following checklist details how to set up a Scale-out File Server Cluster in Server 2012 R2. ... DRAFT ... Scale-Out File Server for Application Data Overview http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831349.aspx   Deploy Scale-Out File Server http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831359.aspx   Step 1: Install Prerequisites for Scale-Out File Server http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831478.aspx   Step 2: Configure Scale-Out File Server http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831718.aspx   New Network Name Resource Fails to come Online http://blogs.technet.com/b/askcore/archive/2013/04/04/new-network-name-resource-fails-to-come-online.aspx   Step 3: Configure Hyper-V to Use Scale-Out File Server http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831463.aspx  

"Cannot start Forefront Identity Manager Synchronization Service - event ID 6208 " My Dirsync stopped working.  I found this link which explains how Microsoft Tech Support handles the situation, and also what "may" be causing the problem. As of 11/09/2013, I am still looking for a root cause. Anyway, the Dirsync to Office 365 stopped working, and I discover that the Service will not restart. In the event log, I see the following error: "FIMSynchronizationService Event ID 6208.   The Server Encryption Key could not be accessed" See the following link: http://community.office365.com/en-us/forums/613/t/24384.aspx One submission says: "With the assistance of Office 365 support, I have resolved the issue. The procedure: uninstall Microsoft Online Services Directory Sync Tool uninstall SQL Server Express delete FIMSynchronization database files Install dirsync.exe (Microsoft Online Directory Synchronization Service) Add enterprise admin domain account to lo

Microsoft Tech Ref Microsoft Server TechCenter http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/windowsserver   Microsoft Blogs Virtualization Blog http://blogs.technet.com/b/virtualization/   Jose Barreto's Blog http://blogs.technet.com/b/josebda/   Ask the Core Team http://blogs.technet.com/b/askcore /   Windows Server Blog http://blogs.technet.com/b/windowsserver/   Clustering and High-Availability http://blogs.msdn.com/b/clustering/   Hyper-V Deploying a Hyper-V Cluster http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj863389.aspx   Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V Best Practices http://blogs.technet.com/b/askpfeplat/archive/2013/11/03/windows-server-2012-r2-hyper-v-best-practices-in-easy-checklist-form.aspx   Teaming and Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012 http://blogs.technet.com/b/keithmayer/archive/2012/11/20/vlan-tricks-with-nic-teaming-in-windows-server-2012.aspx#.Uoznp8Ln-M9   Everything you want to know about Network Teaming in Windows Server 2012 http://blogs.msdn.com/b/v