Enterprise Operating Systems

Troubleshooting and Guides for: Microsoft Server, Linux, and VMware

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Dell Hardware/Software Guides

Dell Servers – PowerEdge, Blades, and Cloud
integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDrac)
OpenMange Server Administrator (OMSA)

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Scripting Guides

PowerShell, Bash, JSON, and Python Scripting Guides

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Send Bulk Test Emails with PowerShell

crtechtipsAug 30, 20171 min read

I’m doing some load testing on one of my SMTP Smart Hosts, and needed to send a few thousand emails in a controlled space of time. I’ve written this quick …

Bulk convert AD groups

crtechtipsAug 30, 20171 min read

With the advent of Windows PowerShell, performing bulk tasks just gets easier and easier. Consider a scenario where you have a bunch of Domain Local groups that you need to …

Enable Litigation Hold for all Mailboxes in Office 365

crtechtipsAug 30, 20171 min read

There’s no built-in feature at this time to enable litigation hold for all mailboxes in Exchange Online, but some organisations have this as a requirement. Here’s a script that can be …

Deploying the Local Administrator Password Solution Part 1

crtechtipsAug 30, 20173 min read

In this series of three posts, I demonstrate the installation and configuration of Microsoft’s Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS). This is the first post that covers installation of the software on management …

Deploying the Local Administrator Password Solution Part 2

crtechtipsAug 30, 20172 min read

In this series of three posts, I demonstrate the installation and configuration of Microsoft’s Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS). This is the second post that covers configuration of Active Directory to …