I recently was trying to resize the OS Disk of an Azure VM that I had just created, and ran into an error while using these instructions. In case you missed it, make sure you stop/deallocate your VM before trying to update the disk - otherwise it'll just fail on you. For the record, this … Continue reading Resize Azure Managed Disk
When trying to access the Azure AD admin portal from within Office 365 recently, I ran into the following error: Now, this shouldn't be an actual problem, as Office 365 is built on the Azure AD identity platform, and clicking on the link to the admin portal should just work properly - but then *should* … Continue reading Oops! Access to Azure Active Directory is not available
Just ran into this issue when I created a P2S VPN on my Azure Virtual Network - I downloaded the client and connected ok, but I realized I could only connect to my servers via IP, not by FQDN. Checking my local IP settings, I realized that the DNS Server on my VPN connection was … Continue reading Azure Point 2 Site VPN: DNS config is wrong
I recently ran into an issue while running Server 2016 attempting to connect to my Azure account through PowerShell - after installing the Azure PowerShell Modules and running Add-AzureAccount, an authentication window opens, allowing you to connect to your Azure account. However, instead of seeing the logon window, I would only get the following error: … Continue reading Add-AzureAccount fails – Your browser is currently set to block cookies
As consultants, we often find ourselves in environments that haven't been properly managed, and usually not properly documented - which is generally why we get called in. In this particular situation, I was asked to install and configure DirSync / AAD Connect for a client - only to find out that it was already installed! … Continue reading Find which server DirSync is installed on
Once you've enabled Azure Rights Management in the Office 365 portal and configured your tenant, your next step is to create transport rules that will encrypt (and optionally decrypt) email messages based on the settings you choose. Start by going to the Exchange Admin Center, and click on Mail Flow, then Rules. Click the + … Continue reading Creating OME Transport Rules
When setting up Office 365 Message Encryption (OME), there are some changes to your tenant's IRM (Information Rights Management) configuration which requires connecting to Exchange Online through Powershell. Once connected to Exchange Online, start by checking your existing IRM Configuration by running the following command: Note that there is no RMS Online Key Sharing Location … Continue reading Tenant changes required for Office Message Encryption
The new Microsoft Azure portal was announced today at Build 2014, and I immediately headed over to check it out at https://portal.azure.com. I love it! The home page is clean and nicely laid out, very similar to the Windows Start page with live tiles that dynamically update, and give you different options when you click … Continue reading New Microsoft Azure portal
Great discussion with Mark Russinovich about how Windows Azure heals itself when it's sick - this is the magic of Infrastructure as a service (IaaS): it all happens behind the scenes, and you usually don't even know that it's happened! (click on the image to be redirected to the WindowsAzure.com for the video)
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