TechNet Magazine July 2008

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Set Deleted Item Retention Time on Individual Mailboxes

When a user deletes a message in Microsoft Office Outlook 2007, it is placed in the Deleted Items folder, where it remains until the user deletes it manually or allows Outlook to clear out the Deleted Items. Default retention settings are configured for each mailbox database in the organization. ...

Files can’t be moved or deleted when they’re in use. Find out how you can move and delete those tricky files that are always in use. ...

The Netsh command offers a streamlined way to manage Windows Firewall on Windows Vista systems. Learn how to start using Netsh now. ...

Understand when SQL Server uses parallel processing and learn how to configure parallel processing for your database. ...

Are you familiar with the Wbadmin Backup Command Line Utility? Wbadmin is the command-line counterpart to Windows Server Backup. You use Wbadmin to manage all aspects of backup configuration that you would otherwise manage in Windows Server Backup. For more info, read on. ...

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Identity Management: An Introduction to Identity Lifecycle Manager 2

The upcoming release of Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager “2” offers many new features and enhancements. Explore the new portal experience and find out how you can cut costs with self-service tools, increase security compliance with business process modeling, and reduce development time with simplified development tools.

Aung Oo

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Raymond Chen explains why it is often the developers who have their acts together who end up checking in the final bug fixes to products.

Raymond Chen

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SQL Server 2008 includes a new “eventing” mechanism called SQL Server Extended Events that enables some sophisticated troubleshooting. Get an overview of Extended Events and find out how you can use this new functionality for monitoring and troubleshooting.

Paul S. Randal

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Toolbox: New Products for IT Pros

Greg Steen discusses recovering from system crashes with Replay RA - Recovery Accelerator, managing compressed archives with WinRAR, using TortoiseSVN to simplify source control, measuring disk I/O with Iometer, as well as rebooting servers remotely with the APC Switched Rack PDU, and looks at the book "Windows Group Policy: Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista".

Greg Steen

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The Desktop Files: Windows Won't Start!

Drivers fail, files get corrupted, disks crash--there are numerous uncontrollable reasons why Windows might fail. But all is not lost. Wes Miller explores the kinds of things that can go wrong in a Windows system, and explains how you can troubleshoot them to get your system working again.

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Geek of all Trades: Control Network Access Using DHCP Enforcement

NAP monitors the health of specified computers when they attempt to connect to a network and includes a number of mechanisms to enforce health requirements. In this article, Geek of All Trades Greg Shields gives readers an overview of these enforcement mechanisms and, as an example, takes a closer look at setting ...

Use Windows PowerShell to Manage Virtual Machines Here are a few examples of how you can use Windows PowerShell scripts to manage virtual machines running on a Server Core installation. Note that these scripts are presented as samples and may need to be customized to work in your environment.

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Disabling an Unused Part of Group Policy Objects One way to disable a policy is to disable an unused part of the GPO. By disabling part of a policy that isn’t used, the application of GPOs and security will be faster.

Administer Windows Server 2008 Server Core from the Command Prompt ...

In the August 2008 issue of TechNet Magazine, Paul Randal wrote an article Top Tips for Effective Database Maintenance. It was geared toward "involuntary DBAs" (IT pros who inadvertently wind up responsible for a SQL Server instance). The article had a great response from our readers so Paul has written another ...

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Forefront Security

Microsoft Forefront is designed to deliver an integrated security solution that makes it much easier to deploy and manage security across an organization’s IT infrastructure. In this, our annual security issue, we feature two articles that describe how Forefront Security protects instant messaging and e-mail.

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July 2008

IIS: Going Live with IIS 7.0

The release of Internet Information Services 7.0 sets new standards, offers fundamental improvements, and brings new capabilities for consolidating Web environments. Explore the most important enhancements and get an in-depth guide to testing, staging, and migrating your Web apps to IIS 7.0. Fergus Strachan

Communications and Collaboration: Planning Your Migration to Unified Messaging

Moving from a legacy voicemail system to a unified messaging platform can be done fairly easily and with little disruption to your end users—as long as you have a solid plan in place. Here’s what you need to know to plan your migration, test your new systems, and implement unified messaging in your organization. Jeff Goodwin

Communications and Collaboration: How Voice Powers OCS 2007

Microsoft Office Communication Server brings important changes to enterprise telephony. Examine how voice calls are made layer by layer, learn how calls can be routed to various endpoints, and explore the importance of conversations in OCS communications. Rajesh Ramanathan

Communications and Collaboration: Create Powerful Connections with Groove and SharePoint

Microsoft Office Groove and SharePoint Server both provide powerful collaboration capabilities. Compare how they differ from and complement one another, and find out how you can integrate Groove and SharePoint to provide an easy and flexible collaboration solution that will support users at different locations. Alan Maddison

Windows Administration: Introducing Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering

Users have complained for years that clustering in Windows Server is too complicated. With the release of Windows Server 2008, clustering received a complete facelift. Explore some of the most significant advancements found in the new Failover Clustering, and see how this new implementation makes clusters much easier to set up and maintain. Chuck Timon

Columns

From the Editor: Print is Dead Joshua Hoffman	Letters: Readers Speak Out	Toolbox: New Products for IT Pros Greg Steen
Sustainable Computing: Is It Time to Turn Off Your Servers? When you're not using your PC, you shut it down. So why not do the same with your servers? Dave Ohara explores the strategy of powering down idle servers for significant reductions in power consumption. Dave Ohara	Exchange Queue & A: Load Balancing, Edge Transport, and More Have questions about Exchange? In this installment, we answer questions about using Exchange with SharePoint, working with standby continuous replication, installing Exchange 2007 Mailbox servers on Windows Server 2008, and more. Henrik Walther	Utility Spotlight: Microsoft SharedView Looking for a way to quickly collaborate with someone located in another city? Take a look at out how Microsoft SharedView, a free utility, lets you easily share documents and screens with members of a small group, even across physical boundaries. Greg Steen
Inside SharePoint: Integrating Office Applications Find out how Microsoft Office applications integrate and communicate with SharePoint, and explore ways you can integrate non-Microsoft applications with SharePoint using the same principles. Pav Cherny	Windows PowerShell: The Drop Box Don Jones discusses filtering functions, the pipeline, custom objects, and how ping-pong balls hold the secret to understanding Windows PowerShell. Don Jones	Hey, Scripting Guy!: The Adrenaline Rush The Scripting Guys discuss adrenaline-filled scripting and show you how the new boot configuration data store in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 can be accessed using scripts. The Microsoft Scripting Guys
The Desktop Files: Network-Booting Windows Explore the history of Remote Installation Services (RIS) and other PXE-related technologies used at Microsoft. Wes Miller	Security Watch: Passwords and Credit Cards, Part 1 The first installment in a three part series looking at how common security-related advice and common practices are outdated and actually hinder security efforts. Jesper M. Johansson	Field Notes: Ensure Election Accuracy Examine vulnerabilities in today's U.S. election system and see how cryptography can be used to create fully verifiable election results. Josh Benaloh
Windows Confidential: History Taking Up Space Microsoft Bob is a lot more prevalent than you might think. Raymond Chen explains how Microsoft Bob made its way into millions of homes. Raymond Chen