The RAID Tutorial

Understanding the RAID concepts, how it works?
Please refer the weblink given below:-

http://www.ecs.umass.edu/ece/koren/architecture/Raid/raidhome.html

List of CMD commands for Control Panel..

Note:- Type Control before typing the given commands..

Accessibility Options
access.cpl
Add/Remove Programs
appwiz.cpl
Add Hardware Wizard
hdwwiz.cpl
Administrative Tools
admintools
Automatic Updates
wuaucpl.cpl
Bluetooth Properties
bthprops.cpl
Control Panel
panel
Desktop Properties
desktop
Desktop Appearances Properties
color
Display Properties
desk.cpl
Fastfind Properties
findfast.cpl
Firewall Properties
firewall.cpl
Fonts Folder
fonts
Game Controllers
joy.cpl
Infrared Properties
infrared
Internet Options
inetcpl.cpl
iSCSI Initiator
iscsicpl.cpl
Java Control Panel
jpicpl32.cpl
Keyboard Properties
main.cpl keyboard
Licensing Mode
liccpa.cpl
Mouse Properties
main.cpl
Network Connections
ncpa.cpl
Network Setup Wizard
netsetup.cpl
ODBC Properties
odbccp32.cpl
Power Options
powercfg.cpl
Printers Folder
printers
Regional and Language Options
intl.cpl
Scanners and Camera Properties
sticpl.cpl
Schedule Tasks
schedtasks
Sound and Audio Devices
mmsys.cpl
Stored Passwords
keymgr.cpl
System Properties
sysdm.cpl
Telephone and Modem Properties
telephon.cpl
Time and Date Settings
timedate.cpl
User Accounts
nusrmgr.cpl
User Accounts Advances
userpasswords2
User Passwords
userpasswords
Windows Security Center
wscui.cpl
Wireless Link
irprops.cpl

Scavenging Old DNS Resource Records

Scenario

You want to scavenge old resource records. DNS scavenging is the process whereby resource records are automatically removed if they are not updated after a period of time. Typically, this applies only to resource records that were added via DDNS, but you can also scavenge manually created static records as well. DNS scavenging is a recommended practice so that your DNS zones are automatically kept clean of stale resource records.

Solution

The following solutions will show how to enable automatic scavenging on all ADintegrated zones.

Using a graphical user interface

1. Open the DNS Management snap-in.
2. If an entry for the DNS server you want to connect to does not exist, right-click on DNS in the left pane and select "Connect to DNS Server." Select "This computer" or "The following computer," enter the server you want to connect to (if applicable), and click OK.
3. Click on the server, right-click on it, and select "Set Aging/Scavenging for all zones."
4. Check the box beside "Scavenge stale resource records."
5. Configure the No-Refresh and Refresh intervals as necessary, and click OK.
6. Check the box beside "Apply these settings to the existing Active Directoryintegrated zones" and click OK.
7. Right-click on the server again and select Properties.
8. Select the Advanced tab.
9. Check the box beside "Enable automatic scavenging of stale resource records."
10. Configure the scavenging period as necessary.
11. Click OK.

How to Grant Mailbox Rights to another user Open Active Directory Users and Computers. On the Menu, select "View". On the dropdown selections, select "Advanced Features" so they are checked and turned on. Either double click the user whose mailbox you want someone else to have access to or right click the user and select "Properties". A user properties dialog box will appear. Select the "Exchange Advanced" tab.

6. Click the "Mailbox Rights" button. A mailbox permissions dialog box will appear. 
7. Add the users that you want to have access to the mailbox. Permissions that can be given each user include:
   
   • Delete mailbox storage - Allows the users with this permission the ability to delete the mailbox from the Exchange System store.
   • Read permissions - Allows the users with this permission the ability to view the permissions for this mailbox.
   • Change permissions - Allows the users with this permission the ability to change the permissions for this mailbox.
   • Take ownership - Allows the users with this permission the ability to take ownership of the mailbox.
   • Full mailbox access - Allows the users with this permission the ability to read and write to the mailbox which includes reading e-mail, deleting e-mail, sending e-mail, and adding notes and other items to the mailbox.
   • Associated external account - This is used to identify a user that is not included in the Active Directory forest. This shows the associated external account as the mailbox owner.
   As a minimum, full mailbox access will be required to grant mailbox rights. Click OK to exit the permissions dialog box. If you need no further permissions assigned to that user click OK to exit the user properties dialog box.
   How to give users account access. Click on the security tab of the user properties dialog box.
   
   
   
   Permissions we grant (Items in bold are set to allow):
   
   • Full control
   • Read
   • Write
   • Create All Child Objects
   • Delete All Child Objects
   • Change Password
   • Receive As
   • Reset Password
   • Send As
   • Read Phone and Mail Options
   • Write Phone and Mail Options
   • Read General Information
   • Write General Information
   • Read Group Membership
   • Write Group Membership
   • Read Personal Information
   • Write Personal Information
   • Read Public Information
   • Write Public Information
   • Read Remove Access Information
   • Write Remove Access Information
   • Read Account Restrictions
   • Write Account Restrictions
   • Read Logon Information
   • Write Logon Information
   • Read Web Information
   • Write Web Information

Our way to configure is that:

1. The general account (security account) has rights to person's mailbox.
2. The general account (security account) has rights to the person's account (in security tab of account properties)
3. The person has rights to the general account (security account). Rights as listed above are done with the exception of the below which are NOT granted:
   • Change Password
   • Receive As
   • Reset Password
4. The person needs rights to the general account mailbox with "Full mailbox access" rights.

How to Export/Import user mailboxes from Exchange Server 2007 64 bit environment?

How to Export/Import user mailboxes from Exchange Server 2007 64 environment?

Ø  Having Exchange server 2007 64 bit Standard edition.

Ø  Export-Mailbox -Identity <MailboxIdParameter> -TargetMailbox<MailboxIdParameter> -TargetFolder <Folder_Name> command will not work on exchange server 2007 64 bit. It is only for 32 Bit.

Ø  Now we are going to export these mailboxes by using “Exmerge” tool in this environment.

Ø  Download “exmerg”  tool from the link :-http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=2743

Ø  Give full permission to yourself (the login ID you have used to login in the server) on all the required mailboxes.

Ø  Extract the “Exmerg” tool in the appropriate directory C:\Program Files\Exchsrvr\bin

Ø  Go to the same location and find the “ExMerge.exe” and run it.

Ø  Follow the steps:- Give exchange Server name > Select English US language > now Select multiple mailboxes > Select the desire directory where you want to save you Pst files > Next > Finish.