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Mar
22nd

Export-SmigServerSetting or Get-SmigServerFeature failed

Author: junye | Files under Uncategorized

When trying to run Export-SmigServerSetting or Get-SmigServerFeature, getting following generic errors:
Get-SmigServerFeature : Initialization of the migration failed. The migration operation encountered an unknown exception.
 
The server was migrated from another domain, so it has duplicated user profiles for the same user.
Right click on My Computer –> Properties –> Advanced –> User Profiles [...]

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Jan
18th

Event 2159, 5586, SharePoint Foundation

Author: junye | Files under Office Sharepoint Server 2010

After installed December 2011 Update
SharePoint Foundation 2010 KB 2597058
SharePoint Server 2010 KB 2597014
You noticed in the Application event log you may receive one of the following errors:
Log Name:      Application Source:        Microsoft-SharePoint Products-SharePoint Foundation Date:          1/18/2012 6:21:31 AM [...]

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Apr
21st

Configure Microsoft DHCP for Nortel 2002 IP Phone

Author: junye | Files under Nortel BCM

If you want your phone to automatically obtain BCM server IP, port number, action and retry count from DHCP server, you may configure Option 128
1. Right click on DHCP server, and choose “Set Predefined Options…”

2. Leave all options default, then click on “Add” button

3. Create customized option 128

4. In the DHCP scope [...]

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Apr
7th

Where to find SharePoint 2007 Cumulative Updates

Author: junye | Files under Office Sharepoint Server 2007

From time to time, I’m scratching my head trying to figure out where to find an official Microsoft source of all recent WSS and MOSS cumulative updates and service packs.
The search is over, here it is:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/sharepointserver/bb735839.aspx
Also, you may find latest SQL services pack and updates here:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-ca/sqlserver/ff803383.aspx
Happy patching!

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Nov
10th

List all service accounts on all servers in an domain

Author: junye | Files under Active Directory

From time to time, you need to clean up your Active Directory, find out inactive users and disable their accounts. Or some IT admin just left their job and you were asked to disable their accounts.
Then you start to hear certain mission critical application stop working, and you found out the previous IT admin uses [...]

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