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Azure Resource Manager REST API from Node
In our video about Fault Domains in Azure IaaSv2, we mentioned Azure Resource Manager and the use of templates to deploy IaaSv2 resources such as virtual machines in a fault domain, a load balancer, a public IP address and more. Azure Resource Manager also has a REST API that can be used from any language. This…
Fault Domains in Azure IaaSv2
With the availability of IaaSv2 in Microsoft Azure, several new features are available that dramatically change the way resources are deployed and maintained. One profound change is the introduction of three fault domains for IaaSv2 virtual machines as opposed to two fault domains for IaaSv1 virtual machines. In the case of Azure, a fault domain…
Windows Azure Point-to-Site Networking
If you are having trouble with the point-to-site VPN configuration in Windows Azure, here are some tips about the procedure: Follow the procedure located at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsazure/dn133792.aspx for creating the virtual network and the gateway. When configuring the certificates for the VPN connection, first create the self-signed root certificate with the following command: makecert -sky exchange…
Office 365 Identity Management with DirSync without Exchange Server On-Premises
This post describes how users, groups and contact are provisioned in Office 365 from the on-premises Active Directory. By using DirSync, these objects are created in and synchronized to Office 365. Without an Exchange Server and Exchange Management tools in place, it is not always obvious how these objects should be created. The following sections…
Issue with meeting invites during Office 365 staged migration
During a recent migration project, we migrated several mailboxes to Office 365 using the staged migration approach. Naturally, during the migration, users that had been migrated still sent meeting invites to on-premises users and meeting rooms. The problem was that meeting invites were actually received as clear text and stripped of the necessary attributes that…
A quick look at Windows Azure IaaS
I played around a bit with Windows Azure IaaS to see how it stacks up against Amazon EC2. We use Amazon EC2 internally for some test and demo setups that don’t always have to be running. As a practical test, I wanted to install a Windows Server 2012 domain controller in a subnet of my…
Enabling and disabling DirSync in BPOS and Office 365
If you have some experience with BPOS or the Office 365 Beta, you know there’s a tool called DirSync that allows you to synchronize your Active Directory with Microsoft’s Online Services. During a course last week, I was asked if you can use DirSync temporarily to sync users, contacts and groups and, after migration, turn…
Office 365 and Identity
Microsoft has provided more details about Office 365 and the different identity options in a service description document (link at the bottom of this post). There are two types of identities: Cloud Identity: credentials are separate from your corporate credentials Federated Identity: users can sign in with their corporate Active Directory credentials With BPOS, there…
Office 365 SharePoint Online Storage
Microsoft has recently published updated Office 365 Service Descriptions at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=6c6ecc6c-64f5-490a-bca3-8835c9a4a2ea. The SharePoint Online service description contains some interesting information, some of which I did not know yet. We typically receive a lot of questions about SharePoint online and storage. The list below summarizes the storage related features: The storage pool starts at 10GB with…
How to check that a RemoteFX session was created
When working with RemoteFX, it is not directly obvious in the UI that a RemoteFX session was established. The easiest way to check it is via the Event Viewer on the RDS host. Look for the following event: You will find the above in the Applications and Services logs.
