abenci's questions

I need to install this security update: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-24463 on Windows Server 2016.

Why there are two items for Windows Server 2016? Should I install only Update 22 because it includes Update 21?

If I need to install both, should I install first Update 21 then Update 22? More in general why do these patches come in pair?

Release Date    Product Impact  Severity    Article Download    Details

Mar 8, 2022     Microsoft Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 11 Spoofing    Important   5012698 Security Update CVE-2022-24463
Mar 8, 2022     Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 Cumulative Update 22 Spoofing    Important   5012698 Security Update CVE-2022-24463
Mar 8, 2022     Microsoft Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 10 Spoofing    Important   5012698 Security Update CVE-2022-24463
Mar 8, 2022     Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 Cumulative Update 21 Spoofing    Important   5012698 Security Update CVE-2022-24463

We have just added a WinSrv2019 Hyper-V host running two virtual machines (one Domain Controller 2019 and one MS Exchange 2016) without joining the host to the company domain.

We need to back up this host but all the network shares are not accessible despite this trick.

The questions are:

1. Should we purchase an external NAS for this purpose?
2. Does another safe way to backup to a network share exist?
3. Are there other options we are not considering?

Thanks.

Our SBS2011 on-premise anti-spam will be soon discontinued. The manufacturer suggested us:

For an alternative solution, we recommends Exchange Online Protection.

Can we use Exchange Online Protection with MS Exchange 2010 on premise? If not, is there any other -on premise- anti-spam tool we can purchase or shall we all migrate to Exchange Online at some point?

In our Windows SBS 2011 network with about a ten Windows 10 1803 client machines, we cannot connect to one of them using Remote Desktop Connection. The error is the following:

Here are the Firewall settings of the problematic PC:

Here are the Firewall settings of other clients, where the connection can be successfully established.

How do I replicate the same settings on the problematic machine?

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How do I grant a Windows user the rights to install programs on any machine (including servers)? Does a specific role exist for this purpose?

Our corporate network is based on Windows Small Business Server 2011.

What version of MS Exchange or Windows Server add support for user picture associated to email messages?

Thanks.

Our current network layout is as follows:

1. 1 Active Directory server (WinSrv 2008 R2)
2. 1 MS SQL server (WinSrv 2008 R2)
3. 1 remote web server where SmarterMail Pro is handling all the mail related tasks
4. 6 POP3 accounts with local MS Outlook 2007/2013

We'd like to centralize mail database backup, use a single Active Directory login and share calendars, contacts, etc.

Please consider that:

• We plan to reach 10 accounts in a few years
• We have a static IP but no knowledge at all on how to keep a local web server safe and with a 99.999% uptime
• A limited budget, of course.

What do you recommend?

Thanks.

Why would a user who is a member of the 'backup operator' group be unable to run a task? It simply does not start - there is no error that I can find. I changed the user of the Windows Server Backup from admin to svc_backup to avoid changing the password periodically in two places (svc_backup has a non expiring passsword) but the svc_backup user cannot start the backup task.

What can I check?

Every time Windows Server 2008 R2 asks me to change the admin password all the backup related scheduled task stop working, is there any way to avoid this? Backup is a serious thing an have to work forever. We have 3 server machines in a company.local domain each one with its scheduled windows server backup.

I need to add a 3D graphics adapter on a PCI32 only server motherboard. All modern graphics adapter are PCI-Express based, what options do I have?

Thanks.

Does the Dell UPS Management Software allow multiple servers shutdown from the machine connected to the UPS via USB?

If not, how can we shutdown both the machines when only one is connected to the UPS via USB?

Thanks.

Is it true that the life of the modern server machines is longer if you never turn them off instead of turning them off when not needed?

I am talking about database server machines that are not used - at all - during the weekend.

If yes, where I can find an article/paper with the proof that an always running server has less hardware failures over the years than one that is periodically turned off?

What is the best user group for Visual Studio 2010 developers? Now we have added them as Member of Domain Users but under certain situations they need admin account.

We would like to give them more control on their machine but not on the domain network, of course.

Thanks.

Is there any drawback hibernating - database - servers during night and the weekend? We think that it is a good way to save machines and power.

Is it possible that daily hibernation can be harmful for machines hardware?

In a small workgroup of 5 developers in a Windows based network why should I prefer Active Directory user management compared to local server users? We currently use Windows Server 2008 R2 and TFS2010.

Thanks.

We need to move TFS (basic source control only configuration) to a brand new - more powerful - machine. I found several articles on the subject but I cannot figure out what's the best approach for my scenario. Currently I have only installed Windows Server 2008 R2 as in the original machine.

Here are the options so far:

1) Move Team Foundation Server from One Hardware Configuration to Another

2) Move a Team Project Collection

3) TFS 2010 Power Tools Backup and Restore

What I like most is 3) but I was discouraged from this: TFS Power Tools backup plan is not used to backup one TFS DBs and restore them to another TFS DBs

What is the most straightforward way to accomplish my task and put the new machine at work?

Thanks.

We noticed that rack enclosures have different depths (600, 800, 1000 mm) while the DELL rack servers are 600 mm deep. In addition DELL rack enclosures are only 1000 mm deep.

Why should I purchase a rack enclosure 1000 mm deep for rack servers only 600 mm deep?

Thanks.

I need a tool that monitors file changes in a specific folder even at attribute level. Anybody can recommend one?

Our ISP forced us to use their router that doesn't have any option to block certain URL/IP like our 3Com OfficeConnect router has.

Is there any other easy way to implement this without an intelligent router (we are also using a D-Link 1016 switch). Or shall we buy a more recent 3Com router?

Thanks.

We have just solved the problem of stolen server by hiding an external backup unit in a different room of our office.

Now the problem is fire and all the other possilble disaster that can happen. We used to do an FTP upload of a password portected archive to an oversea server but the size of the backup is increased too much (bare metal recovery ~22GB) and it is not possible anymore. Most of the data is inside a MS SQL Server database (800MB).

What are the options we have to protect our data even in this case?

We don't have an high speed connection to any datacenter here and we are looking for a fully automated solution.

Thanks.