Resources: Presentations and resources for Exchange, Office 365, and More... http://ignite.office.com Office 365 Fast Track resource Site http://fasttrack.office.com Provision a new Trail Tenant and FastTrack a deployment http://aka.ms/getfasttrack ID Fix (Tool to remediate AD Issues) http://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/download/details.aspx?id=36832 Setup and Use Office 365 on your phone or Tablet http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/office365-suite-help/set-up-and-use-office-365-on-your-phone-or-tablet-HA102818686.aspx Office 365 Blog http://blogs.office.com/office365updates/ Office 365 NDA Preview http://prereleaseprograms-public.sharepoint.com
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I was setting up a new client with an Exchange Server, and we discovered that we could not send email to any Microsoft Hosted email addresses. Basically, to a subdomain of Outlook.com. All office 365 hosted email domain are subdomains of this address. The issue was discovered when we tried to send an email manually using a text based email tool. The dialog looks like this (note that the unique data has been modified for privacy): blat.exe -body "this is a test" -to someone@ o365hosted .ca -server o365hosted .mail.protection.outlook.com -f me@legit.ca -s "Test of SMTP" -debug Blat v3.1.1 (build : Feb 27 2013 20:04:23) 32-bit Windows, Full, Unicode << 6:46 +0000 >>>putline>>> EHLO lab1-exch2013 << << ... Text removed for clarity << Sending stdin.txt to someone@ o365hosted .ca Subject: Test of SMTP Login name is Me@legit.ca >>>putline>>> MAIL FROM:< Me@legit.ca > << >>>putline>>...
"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...
Office 365 Windows Azure Active Directory Sync tool - Version Release History You can check your DirSync version by running the following PowerShell command : (GP 'hklm:SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Microsoft Online Directory Sync').DisplayVersion The latest version can be downloaded here: Windows Azure Active Directory Sync tool – 64 bit http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/18429.windows-azure-active-directory-sync-tool-version-release-history.aspx Configuring SMTP relay for Office365 / Exchange Online http://windows.ittips.eu/2014/04/configuring-smtp-relay-for-office365.html
How to connect Powershell to the Office365 Server, so that you can administer a Hybrid environment. Issue the following commands: Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted $cred = Get-Credential (Enter your Tenant Login to Office365) $Session = New-PSSession -ConfigurationName Microsoft.Exchange -ConnectionUri https://ps.outlook.com/powershell/ -Credential $Cred -Authentication Basic -AllowRedirection (Note: You may get a redirection as this command is executed: WARNING: Your connection has been redirected to the following URI: " https://pod51042psh.outlook.com/powershell-liveid?PSVersion=3.0 ") Import-PSSession $Session Before issuing this command, following are the Modules that were loaded: PS>Get-Module ModuleType Name ExportedCommands ---------- ---- ...
Setup Onramp Login Requirements You need to add Office365.com as a trusted site in IE in order to be able to install the ActiveX control to run the tests You also need to log in to the Server and Office365 using credentials that have the same UPN. Note: When launching the Office 365 OnRamp wizard (either from the Admin page or directly thru a URL), it is a requirement that you use a Login ID that exists both as a Office365 and AD as a UPN. Example: Do not use the Original Tenant login for Office365, unless you have carefully created an identical account in AD that has the same UPN as the Office365 account. Instead, set up DirSync first, and then elevate one of the AD Accounts to an Office365 Global Administrator. Then use this account to log in to your Server and to log in to Portal.microsoftonline.com. When you then run the Setup wizard you will get meaningful results. The symptoms of an account that cannot log in to AD (don't assume that your current account is ...
Office 365 - Change your default email domain After you set up your custom domain in Office 365 (like mycompany.ca, for example), you can change the default domain that appears for new email addresses when you Add users . To change the default domain: Go to your organization’s Office 365 profile: Go to Admin => Office 365 In the upper right, click your organization’s name Click Edit . Choose a new default domain from the list of domains, and then save your changes. http://office.microsoft.com/en-ca/office365-suite-help/change-your-default-domain-HA102818532.aspx
The default install of DIRSYNC will synchonize your entire AD with Office365. To my way of thinking, this is excessive and unnecessary. During the install, at the end of following running Configuration Wizard, you will be asked if you wish to "Synchronize now". Uncheck this box and then, after a reboot, follow the instructions below: Step 1: Create a shortcut to C:\Program Files\Windows Azure Active Directory Sync\SYNCBUS\Synchronization Service\UIShell\miiclient.exe (Synchronization Service Manager) Change the advanced properties to Run as Administrator . Launch this tool Step 2: After the install, Open Active Directory Users and Computers and search for all users starting with "MSOL_". You will see that there is a new account called "MSOL_6b06ffadffb5" or some such giberish. The number is different on every Server. Change the password on this account to something secure, that you can enter in the Service Manager Step 3: In Synchron...
This entry demonstrates a successful implementation of DIRSYNC with Password Sync. Step 1: First, you need to install the DIRSYNC that was released on June21, 2013. If you are not sure which version that you are currently running, see http://aerobatgeek.blogspot.ca/2013/07/office365-dirsync-versions.html Note that in order to be successful, you will need to uninstall any previous version, and also be sure to reboot after the uninstall. Step 2: Install DIRSYNC, including Password Sync. I will leave details to other posts. Remember to Reboot after the install. Also, it is my advice to NOT select "Synchronize Now". You should set the scope first. For instructions on how to limit the scope of which accounts are Synced from AD, see post http://aerobatgeek.blogspot.ca/2013/07/office365-dirsync-how-to-set-partition.html Step3: Once the scope has been selected (in my case a single OU), then you can trigger a manual DIRSYNC. On the DIRSYNC Server, launch Powershell wit...
Microsoft released a new version of DIRSYNC recently that now includes Password Sync. This does not replace ADFS for User Authentication (especially "Single Signon"), but does provide "same signon". The big issue that I found was how to determine what version of DIRSYNC that I had installed, and how to determine if a new download was required. It turns out that this is not so easy. To be honest, as much as I admire Microsoft for how thoroughly they have documented Office365, they are painful in their inconsistency on some things. Normally I would assume that at the very least that the install of any version would have a version number in "Programs and Features". I installed what was the current version on June 2, (this was released Jan 30,2013) and this is what is displayed: Note that the Size and Version are blank. (Cheeses guys). Anyway, now that I have downloaded and installed the version available today ( or m...
I had an interesting session with the Office365 technical Support team and learned a few new commands today. The first this to remember is that there are 3 possible system scenarios for running Powershell command: A system with DIRSYNCinstalled An On-Premise Exchange management System Any other computer with Neither of the able installed. The goal here is to run PowerShell with the necessary privileges and Snapins to be able to perform the tasks. At one point, the Support Technician wanted me to run "Get-Mailbox" and also "Start-OnlineCoexistenceSync". GET-MAILBOX The Get-Mailbox commandlet sounds easy, but remember that this is for Office365, not the on-premise Exchange. To run this commandlet, we were able to perform the task on any PC. (It does not need to be in the domain of the Dirsync server.) Type to following commands: PS C:\Windows\system32> Set-ExecutionPolicy unrestricted PS C:\Windows\system32> $cred = Get-Credential PS C:\Windows\system32> $...
Reference http://blogs.technet.com/b/canitpro/ Cloud http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles-tutorials/cloud-computing/planning-hybrid-it-infrastructure-using-windows-azure-infrastructure-services-part1.html Exchange Exchange Service Packs and Rollups http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/240.exchange-server-and-update-rollups-build-numbers.aspx Exchange Server 2013 and Cumulative Updates (CU’s) Build Numbers http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/15776.exchange-server-2013-and-cumulative-updates-cus-build-numbers.aspx Office365 manage-office-365-using-powershell http://www.o365info.com/2012/07/manage-office-365-using-powershell-12.html