Tool Factory: Release of PS-REPADMIN 1.9

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PS-REPADMIN 1.9 is available now. PS-REPADMIN helps to view object metadata and attribute values in a simple table view.
We made several improvements in 1.9, especially for comparing groups with their metadata between trusted Active Directory domains. The tool also provides now an easier look on Proxy Addresses and Linked Attribute values.

PS-REPADMIN 1.9 was tested with Windows 10, Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2016. Usage is on own risk. All rights reserved by Silverstar Consulting GmbH.
Download here to test the trial version for free.
(Note: After download, unzip the file and after that rename the .zip extension to .exe)

Full table view on attributes and their last change including group member values. The parallel listing makes it easy to compare values of objects from different domains.

Linked attributes are displayed in a separate view for easier comparison.

Download here to test the trial version for free.
(Note: After download, unzip the file and after that rename the .zip extension to .exe)

New Release of DELL Migration Manager for Exchange 8.11

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While we were all waiting for the arrival of Migration Manager for Exchange 9.0, DELL Software released a new version 8.11 of its Exchange migration flagship.

New in the release 8.11 is the support for installing the Migration Manager components on Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 OS platforms. On the other hand, installations on Windows Server 2008 and Windows 7 are not supported anymore:

  • Migration Manager supports migration from the source Exchange 2013 organization to the target Exchange 2010 or Exchange 2013 organization using Native Move Job.
  • All Dell Migration Manager components can now be installed on Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Operating systems not supported from Migration Manager console:
    – Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 1 or higher (x86 edition)
    – Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1 or higher (x64 edition)
    – Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 1 or higher (x64 edition)
    – Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1 or higher (x86 edition)
  • Operating systems not supported from Migration Agent for Exchange:
    – Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 1 or higher (x86 edition)
    – Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 1 or higher (x64 edition)
    – Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1 or higher (x86 edition)

You can find a complete list of changes and release related information of the product here:

https://support.software.dell.com/download-install-detail/5775891?prodjid=1-7GCB8-249&utm_campaign=42330-32498-SU-GL-MigrationManagerforExchange&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua

Notes Migrator for Exchange (NME) Version 4.12 released

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Notes Migrator for Exchange Version 4.12 released

Dell published the Version 4.12 of the Notes Migrator for Exchange. The new features are:

  • Configurable Subject field for migrated meetings in resource calendars – Set the Subject field as the actual meeting Subject or the organizer of the meeting to mimic native Outlook behavior
  • Custom, string-based migration filters for Mail/Calendar items and address books – Limit the data pulled from the migrating NSFs using the Data Migration Wizard
  • Expanded time counters – The elapsed and remaining time counters have been expanded to correctly report migration runs longer than 24 hours
  • Configurable locale for target folder names — Specify which locale section (in its Task Parameters) to use when assigning folder names to Outlook folders

Since there has also been a lot of bugfixing in the new version, we recommend to update installations.

Powershell 5 in Windows Management Framework V5 Preview

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Microsoft released a Preview of the Windows Management Framework V5. As in the past, this package ships with the according version of Powershell. Powershell V5 will bring interesting new Features.

Among those are:

  1. OneGet module with a set of comandlets to manage Software packages
  2. Commandlets to manage L2 Layer Network Switches

Find the introduction article for Windows Managagement Framework V5 by Jeffrey Snover here on TechNet.

You can dowload the Preview here.

However, the mixture of Powershell Versions we find at customer Environments will get wider and wider. Same is valid for modules like ActiveDirectory or SnapIns for Exchange. One will need to start with a lot of checks in the beginning of the code when a script is planned to be used universally.

Recovery Manager for Active Directory Forest Edition – 8.5.1 release is out

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Dell Software released Version 8.5.1 of Recovery Manager for Active Directory Forest Edition.

The new release ships with multiple new features which were requested by many customers for a Long time:

Building virtual test environments
In the past the clone wizard provided only limited capabilities to build a test lab on base of our production Active Directory. Now the built-in logic of the Forest Recovery is used to create virtual lab to mirror an existing Active Directory.
The program component Active Directory Virtualization Lab works with MS System Center Virtual Machine Manager, VMWare ESX and VMWare vCenter.

Active Directory management capabilities
The tool now helps to manage Global catalog functionality and FSMO roles throughout your Forest’s domain controller infrastructure

Web Interface
The new Web Interface for Recovery Manager for Active Directory allows you to distribute the tool’s frontend much more easily

Support for BitLocker Drive Encryption when recovering Domain Controllers
If BitLocker is enabled on the domain controllers to be recovered, the tool will take care to disable BitLocker before starting recovery and to enable afterwards.

Enhanced Management Shell
Release 8.5.1 also ships with new Powershell commandlets to manage RMAD activities by script:
Expand-RMADBackup extracts the content of a backup file to a location you can select (same functionality as Extract Wizard from GUI)
Remove-RMADUnpackedComponent cleans up unpacked data from former restore operations
Remove-RMADCollectionItem removes items from a specific computer collection.

With Recovery Manager for Active Directory Forest Edition (RMAD FE) 8.5.1 you can restore Domain Controllers running the following OS Versions:

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (including Server Core installation)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 without Service Pack or with Service Pack 1 (including Server Core installation)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 with Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2 (including Server Core installation)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 without Service Pack or with Service Pack 2
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 without Service Pack or with Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2

You can install Recovery Manager for Active Directory Forest Edition 8.5.1 on the following platforms:

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012
  • Microsoft Windows 8
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 without Service Pack or with Service Pack 1
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 with Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2
  • Microsoft Windows 7 without Service Pack or with Service Pack 1
  • possible but not recommended:
    Microsoft Windows Vista with Service Pack 2
    Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 with Service Pack 2
    Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2
    Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 3

You can view all additional Information on the DELL Website here.

If you need assistance in deploying the Software and set up an Active Directory Forest Recovery plan with this tool, please get in contact here.