Server 2012 R2 Essentials and Office 365 Directory Synchronization

I'm in the process of Migrating an on premise Exchange 2013 Environment to Office 365. The environment already has Server 2012 R2 Essentials configured and integrated with Office 365 for Lync. I'm trying to determine best way of setting up the Hybrid Exchange
environment and move to Office 365. From what I've read it appears I need to setup the Office 365 Dir Sync tool. But I'm wondering if I need to break the existing Server Essentials Integration or can I just add configure the Dir Sync tool and go forward with
setting up the Hybrid Environment.
Vincent Sprague

If you are going down this route I would stop using the Essentials Integration and use the full DirSync which does more than the Essentials Integration.
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Server 2012 R2 Essentials Edition - Office 365 Intergation

What Office 365 plans can be integrated into Server 2012 R2 Essentials edition?
Is the integration limited to small business plans or can you integrate midsize and enterprise plans?

Hi Kevin Robinson,
On Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials, when start
Integrate with Microsoft Office 365 wizard and don’t have a subscription to Office 365, you can click Next, and follow the instructions to subscribe to Office 365. There is a screenshot that you can refer to.
Hope this helps.
Best regards,
Justin Gu

The MS15-10 Security Update for Windows Server 2012/R2 Essentials and the Client Restore Functionality

The MS15-10 Security Update for Windows Server 2012/R2 Essentials and the Client Restore Functionality - The Windows Server Essentials and Small Business Server Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/sbs/archive/2015/03/13/the-ms15-10-security-update-for-windows-server-2012-r2-essentials-and-the-client-restore-functionality.aspx
FYI

Hi Susan. I hope there's a better 'fix' coming to replace this "uninstall the updates, restore, then reinstall the updates after the restore". This kind of workaround requires that all of us remember that there's a problem
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Server 2012 R2 Essentials and Server 2012 Standard

This is for a small business with all of 2 employees. I setup up the domain on the Server 2012 R2 Essentials. We have since found out that one of the applications was over loading the server so he went and bought a different server. Well that server has 2012 Server Standard. I added it to the domain but when I tried to make it a domain controller, I was getting a conflict error with the domain levels. So the question is, what is the best solution to resolve this? My first thought it to just create the domain on the Server 2012 and just blow the old domain. But maybe there is a better way to do it? any ideas?
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This is for a small business with all of 2 employees. I setup up the domain on the Server 2012 R2 Essentials. We have since found out that one of the applications was over loading the server so he went and bought a different server. Well that server has 2012 Server Standard. I added it to the domain but when I tried to make it a domain controller, I was getting a conflict error with the domain levels. So the question is, what is the best solution to resolve this? My first thought it to just create the domain on the Server 2012 and just blow the old domain. But maybe there is a better way to do it? any ideas?
This topic first appeared in the Spiceworks Community

Lost connection between 2012 Essentials and Office 365

We had a network issue on site last week and had to restart the internet router. Since then we now have no link to office 365 from the dashboard. I can login to the office 365 portal using the admin credentials from the server but cannot get the server to
auto link between the two.
Any help would be great.

Hi
I know its a server but have you tried a reboot or flushing the dns and see if it connects?
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Server 2012 r2 essentials...urgent help needed...Two separate DHCP servers, one for lan and one for wifi...design picture attached

hello
S2012 R2 essentials is in office...Want to have functional 2012 dhcp, dns, ad, wds role for 1gbps wired lan and separate wi-fi for temporary visitors for internet access like gsm phones etc...Need functional anywhere access to office server and computers
for administering...When worker with laptop go out of office must have have full functional wifi.
here is picture what i have in my mind with all components in network.
How to configure L3 switch, router and server? Many thanks

Hi,
Based on your description, I understand that you want to prepare network for the Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials,
then will run a DHCP Server on the Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials and correctly configure router. Please refer to following article and check if can help you.
Before You Install Windows Server 2012 Essentials
For DHCP, please refer to following article.
Running
DHCP Server on Windows Server 2012 Essentials
For router configuration, please refer to following article.
Configure a Router - Windows Server Essentials
If anything I misunderstand or any update, please feel free to let me know.
Hope this helps.
Best regards,
Justin Gu
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Server 2012 R2 Essentials - Webpages not working

Hi,
Just completed the initial essential experience configuration and added the DNS service.
Have set up DNS on the server and and I know the router (which is the only one in the network) is working. The dns service is running and the server says it is fully connected to the internet.
Problem is I can't access any websites. When I try to access the router web interface (which the server is directly conneced to) I get a message-box saying I can't open that page and nothing happens (this works with other computers). I can't access any other
web pages either. (eg. google.com)
Not sure what might be the issue, any help or do i need for information?

Hi,
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I can't access any other web pages either. (eg. google.com)
Would you please let me know whether you can access any website on other client computers? Just a confirmation,
thanks for your understanding.
Did you install any third-party security software on the server? Please temporarily disable firewall and security
software, then check if this issue still exists.
On the server, please ping the router via IP address and monitor the result. Meanwhile, please ping a public
IP via PathPing command. Any find?
By the way, would you please run
ipconfig /all command on the Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials and client computer, then collect the result and post here? (Please hide all protected or private information.)
If any update, please feel free to let me know.
Hope this helps.
Best regards,
Justin Gu
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Can Server 2012 R2 Essentials / Azure Directory Services integrate with Office365 Home?

I currently run Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials at home to provide network features and automated backup. I would like to use office365 home for my family (I currently use office365 small business without standalone office apps). Does anyone
know if office365 home will integrate? Can azure directory services be used? Thanks.

maybe helpful...
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj593240.aspx
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn509538.aspx
http://www.petri.com/active-directory-integration-office-365-installation.htm
http://www.petri.com/active-directory-integration-office-365-directory-sync.htm
http://blogs.technet.com/b/ad/archive/2013/09/10/empower-your-office-365-subscription-identity-management-with-application-access-enhancements-for-windows-azure-ad.aspx
Best,
Howtodo

Server 2012 R2 - Essentials Experience - - I jacked my CA and certificates all to @#&$%!!

Windows Server 2012 R2 - Essentials Experience
In trying to put pieces together, I jacked my CA and certificates all to @#&$%!!
Some of the factors involved are:
Server0 - Hyper-V Host
  Server1 - DC, 2012 R2 Essentials Experience role
  Server2 - Exchange 2013
Client Machines -
  Windows 7 Pro
  XP (Yes, these are my cross to bear... - worth noting their presence, but I'm working them out)
The functional requirements:
  Anywhere Access for Remote users
   - Remote Desktop for Windows 7 machines
  Outlook Web Access
The mistake... 'Web Application Proxy'
-which uninstalled the CA
There is a CA back now, but after days of spinning in cirles in a rare area where I feel nearly completely lost (Certificate services) I am asking for help getting these pieces put back together.
The current situation:
The network is up with all of the network and business services required to work 'Inside the Office' - so the client is "functional".
The "Essentials Experience" is broken and won't install to the clients, though it does provide the Essentials website, access to server shared files (fairly gracefully, I might add) and, as an administrator user, I can get to the servers via
RWA through the site and there are no certificate problems with that since I have a secured certificate for the domain.
OWA has been moved to a further back burner while I try to get the Essentials Experience functioning t the point where the remote users can get to their workstations through RWA... This is the biggest current hurdle... RWA for the clients.
Trying to install the client to the workstations nets me the "The Server is not available. Try connecting this computer again,..." message at the point of username and password authentication.
The clientdeploy.log finishes like this:
[4976] 141016.153746.2670: ClientSetup: Standard Error:
[4784] 141016.153746.2670: ClientSetup: The exit code of the process (C:\Windows\system32\nslookup.exe) is: 0
[4784] 141016.153746.2670: ClientSetup: Set CD Fail reason 10 for SQM in ClientDeployment.exe
[4784] 141016.153746.2670: ClientSetup: RecordClientDeploymentFailReason: Save registry failed in ClientDeployment.exe : System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Cannot write to the registry key.
  at Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey.EnsureWriteable()
  at Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey.CreateSubKeyInternal(String subkey, RegistryKeyPermissionCheck permissionCheck, Object registrySecurityObj, RegistryOptions registryOptions)
  at Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey.CreateSubKey(String subkey, RegistryKeyPermissionCheck permissionCheck)
  at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.ClientSetup.ClientDeploy.Helper.RecordClientDeploymentFailReason(UInt32 failReason)
[4784] 141016.153746.2670: ClientSetup: Exiting ValidateUserTask.Run
[4784] 141016.153746.2670: ClientSetup: Task with Id=ClientDeploy.ValidateUser has TaskStatus=Failed
[4784] 141016.153746.2670: ClientSetup: Task with Id=ClientDeploy.ValidateUser has RebootStatus=NoReboot
[4784] 141016.153746.2670: ClientSetup: Exting ConnectorWizardForm.RunTasks
[1272] 141016.153755.0976: ClientSetup: Back from the Client Deployment Wizard
[1272] 141016.153755.0976: ServerDiscovery:HostsFileUpdater: Removing hosts file entry: 1-WGB-01
[1272] 141016.153755.0976: ClientSetup: Saving Wizard Data
[1272] 141016.153755.0976: ClientSetup: End of ClientDeploy: ErrorCode=1603
The computerconnector.log shows nothing of value.
What I want to accomplish as a 'first step' toward recovery is to get the workstations properly connected so they show up in the Dashboard 'Devices' pane and can be managed and access by the Essentials tools.
Secondarily, I would like to get the client side tools in place and functioning (I expect the latter will be a side effect of the former).
So,... for anyone patient enough to have read this far... uh,... help?

Actually,... I can now confirm the delicacy of which you speak...
After a support incident with Microsoft which spanned a marathon 18+ hours on the phone and remote access by no fewer than 7 Microsoft Engineers, we got to a successful result.
It is a point of utter frustration for me when people put in threads like this then don't bother to come back and report 'how the issue was solved', and sadly, I am about to have done that merely because my span of functional attention and valuable reporting
capability was basically gone before I submitted the ticket and following all that was done in my state was not conceivably possible.
So - all I can do is apologize for not being able to report a valuable resolution and give a few little tidbits.
The net result is this - DO WHAT YOU CAN TO AVOID THE SITUATION IN THE FIRST PLACE. Once your CA is in place, LEAVE IT THE $%@& ALONE!!!! I mean... my best current advice.
In all, the CA was uninstalled and reinstalled 4 times after my blunder and significant work was done in ADSIEdit as well as substantial manual manipulation of certificates and CAs that was well outside of my (quite considerable) scope of expertise.
I wish I had more to offer in the world of resolution.
With this said, I will make one more request of viewers and moderators alike:
THIS QUESTION IS OFFICIALLY NOT ANSWERED. IT WILL NEVER BE ANSWERED. THE RESOLUTION IS NOT AVAILABLE TO THE MORTAL MAN.
DO NOT MARK IT AS ANSWERED
IF YOU MUST DO SOMETHING, DELETE THE WHOLE THREAD, BUT DO NOT BURDON PEOPLE WHO ARE LOOKING FOR REAL ANSWERS WITH THE NECESSITY OF READING THROUGH THIS.
DO NOT MARK THIS QUESTION AS ANSWERED
I hope this makes sense for people, and I hope people will appreciate NOT having to read this as though there is some 'resolution' contained within.

Announcing the availability of enabling Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials' integration of Microsoft online services in environments with multiple domain controllers

In Windows Server Essentials 2012 R2, all of our online services integration features, including Azure Active Directory and Office 365, are supported only in environments that
have a single domain controller. In environments with more than one domain controller, integration of these services is blocked due limitations in the user account and password synchronization mechanism in Windows Server Essentials.
I am happy to announce that with the recent Windows August Update released on (8/12/2014, PST), this limitation has been removed. This update adds support for both Azure
Active Directory integration and Office 365 integration features in domain environments consisting of a single domain controller, multiple domain controllers, or Windows Server Essentials as a domain member server.
For more information, please go to
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2974308

Hi JoeBeck,
Thanks for the comment. Could you please tell which link you clicked to download?
Please go to PinPoint check details and start download
http://pinpoint.microsoft.com/en-US/applications/Dynamics-CRM-Online-Add-in-12884966386
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Join multiple Server 2012 R2 essentials to a domain

Hi to all
I was looking at the anoucement that it is now possible to connect multiple essential servers to a single office 365 environment. Glad to hear that as I'm planning to implent several essential servers to a single company that is spreaded over several locations.
Reason for this, is that each branch only has up to 12 employees.
I wanted to ask if it is still not possible to connect several essential servers into a single domain? As example having one main office with essential (or even standard) and adding branch offices to the domain, each with essentials.
Or would I need Windows Server Standard and add the essential mask on it to make this work?
Thanks for your input

Hi geocast,
Would you please let me confirm whether it's Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard/Datacenter with the Windows Server Essentials Experience role installed or just Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials? Just a confirmation, thanks for your understanding.
Please refer to following articles and check if can help you.
Add Windows Server Essentials as a Member Server
Deploying Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard/Datacenter
with Windows Server Essentials Experience role in an Existing Active Directory Environment
Deploying Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials in an Existing Active Directory Environment
If anything I misunderstand or any update, please don't hesitate to let us know.
Hope this helps.
Best regards,
Justin Gu
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Azure backup options for Server 2012 R2 Essentials

Hello,
I have configured a new on-prem HP server for a very small (5 users) non-profit client. This is a single server environment, and they use Office 365 for email. I have already configured AD Sync between the two with dirsync. I have installed the Azure agent,
and imported the certificate, and I am ready to create a backup set.
This is my first experience with Cloud based server backup - I'm used to products like Backup Exec and tape media. What are my options for backing up this server? Can I only do file/folder backup, as it appears?
What would be best practice in this situation, as I need to back up the systems state as well? And then, how to restore it?
All I can think of would be to use Windows Server backup to create a backup of the server, then back that up - but it's so messy, I must be missing something.
Thank you in advance!!

Hi,
You may refer the following link for clear step-by-step procedure on Azure backup:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/sbs/archive/2014/05/01/configuring-microsoft-azure-online-backup-on-windows-server-2012-r2-essentials.aspx
As of now, you can only backup File & folders(Even entire drive) but you cannot perform System State backups with Azure Backup.
For System State backup, as you mentioned about using WSB and then backing it up to Azure Backup vault may be the only work-around as of now. However, you may vote and provide feedback for this feature in
here.
You may also refer below links for more info:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/azure/hh831419.aspx
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/azure/dn722422.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396
Regards,
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Configuration failed for Windows Server Update Services on Server 2012 R2 Essentials (Trial Version)

Hi,
I'm trying to setup the WSUS on the Server 2012 R2 Essentials (Trial Version) but with no luck. Below are the logs generated. Hopefully someone can guide me on this. Thanks.
2014-10-15 12:23:06 Postinstall started
2014-10-15 12:23:06 Detected role services: Api, UI, WidDatabase, Services
2014-10-15 12:23:06 Start: LoadSettingsFromXml
2014-10-15 12:23:06 Start: GetConfigValue with filename=UpdateServices-Services.xml item=ContentLocal
2014-10-15 12:23:06 Value is true
2014-10-15 12:23:06 End: GetConfigValue
2014-10-15 12:23:06 Start: GetConfigValue with filename=UpdateServices-Services.xml item=ContentDirectory
2014-10-15 12:23:06 Value is C:\WSUS
2014-10-15 12:23:06 End: GetConfigValue
2014-10-15 12:23:06 Content directory is C:\WSUS
2014-10-15 12:23:06 Database roleservice is not installed
2014-10-15 12:23:06 End: LoadSettingsFromXml
Post install is starting
2014-10-15 12:23:06 Start: Run
2014-10-15 12:23:06 Fetching WsusAdministratorsSid from registry store
2014-10-15 12:23:06 Value is S-1-5-21-308464661-3380577483-199018475-1000
2014-10-15 12:23:06 Fetching WsusReportersSid from registry store
2014-10-15 12:23:06 Value is S-1-5-21-308464661-3380577483-199018475-1001
2014-10-15 12:23:19 Configuring content directory...
2014-10-15 12:23:19 Configuring groups...
2014-10-15 12:23:19 Starting group configuration for WSUS Administrators...
2014-10-15 12:23:19 Found group in regsitry, attempting to use it...
2014-10-15 12:23:22 Writing group to registry...
2014-10-15 12:23:22 Finished group creation
2014-10-15 12:23:22 Starting group configuration for WSUS Reporters...
2014-10-15 12:23:22 Found group in regsitry, attempting to use it...
2014-10-15 12:23:22 Writing group to registry...
2014-10-15 12:23:22 Finished group creation
2014-10-15 12:23:22 Configuring permissions...
2014-10-15 12:23:22 Fetching content directory...
2014-10-15 12:23:22 Fetching ContentDir from registry store
2014-10-15 12:23:22 Value is C:\WSUS
2014-10-15 12:23:22 Fetching group SIDs...
2014-10-15 12:23:22 Fetching WsusAdministratorsSid from registry store
2014-10-15 12:23:22 Value is S-1-5-21-308464661-3380577483-199018475-1000
2014-10-15 12:23:22 Fetching WsusReportersSid from registry store
2014-10-15 12:23:22 Value is S-1-5-21-308464661-3380577483-199018475-1001
2014-10-15 12:23:22 Creating group principals...
2014-10-15 12:23:22 Granting directory permissions...
2014-10-15 12:23:23 Granting permissions on content directory...
2014-10-15 12:23:23 Granting registry permissions...
2014-10-15 12:23:23 Granting registry permissions...
2014-10-15 12:23:23 Granting registry permissions...
2014-10-15 12:23:23 Configuring shares...
2014-10-15 12:23:23 Configuring network shares...
2014-10-15 12:23:23 Fetching content directory...
2014-10-15 12:23:23 Fetching ContentDir from registry store
2014-10-15 12:23:23 Value is C:\WSUS
2014-10-15 12:23:23 Fetching WSUS admin SID...
2014-10-15 12:23:23 Fetching WsusAdministratorsSid from registry store
2014-10-15 12:23:23 Value is S-1-5-21-308464661-3380577483-199018475-1000
2014-10-15 12:23:23 Content directory is local, creating content shares...
2014-10-15 12:23:25 Creating share "UpdateServicesPackages" with path "C:\WSUS\UpdateServicesPackages" and description "A network share to be used by client systems for collecting all software packages (usually applications) published
on this WSUS system."
2014-10-15 12:23:25 Creating share...
2014-10-15 12:23:25 Share successfully created
2014-10-15 12:23:25 Creating share "WsusContent" with path "C:\WSUS\WsusContent" and description "A network share to be used by Local Publishing to place published content on this WSUS system."
2014-10-15 12:23:26 Creating share...
2014-10-15 12:23:26 Share successfully created
2014-10-15 12:23:26 Creating share "WSUSTemp" with path "C:\Program Files\Update Services\LogFiles\WSUSTemp" and description "A network share used by Local Publishing from a Remote WSUS Console Instance."
2014-10-15 12:23:27 Creating share...
2014-10-15 12:23:27 Share successfully created
2014-10-15 12:23:27 Finished creating content shares
2014-10-15 12:23:27 Stopping service WSUSService
2014-10-15 12:23:27 Stopping service W3SVC
2014-10-15 12:23:27 Configuring WID database...
2014-10-15 12:23:27 Configuring the database...
2014-10-15 12:23:27 Establishing DB connection...
2014-10-15 12:23:27 Checking to see if database exists...
2014-10-15 12:23:28 Database exists
2014-10-15 12:23:28 Switching database to single user mode...
2014-10-15 12:23:32 Loading install type query...
2014-10-15 12:23:32 DECLARE @currentDBVersion int
DECLARE @scriptMajorVersion int = (9600)
DECLARE @scriptMinorVersion int = (16384)
DECLARE @databaseMajorVersion int
DECLARE @databaseMinorVersion int
DECLARE @databaseBuildNumber nvarchar(10)
IF NOT EXISTS(SELECT * FROM sys.databases WHERE name='SUSDB')
BEGIN
SELECT 1
END
ELSE
BEGIN
SET @currentDBVersion = (SELECT SchemaVersion FROM SUSDB.dbo.tbSchemaVersion WHERE ComponentName = 'CoreDB')
SET @databaseBuildNumber = (SELECT BuildNumber FROM SUSDB.dbo.tbSchemaVersion WHERE ComponentName = 'CoreDB')
DECLARE @delimiterPosition INT = CHARINDEX('.', @databaseBuildNumber)
IF (@delimiterPosition = 0)
BEGIN
RAISERROR('Invalid schema version number', 16, 1) with nowait
return
END
SET @databaseMajorVersion = SUBSTRING(@databaseBuildNumber, 1, @delimiterPosition - 1)
SET @databaseMinorVersion = SUBSTRING(@databaseBuildNumber, (@delimiterPosition + 1), (10 - @delimiterPosition))
IF @currentDBVersion < 926
BEGIN
SELECT 3
END
ELSE
BEGIN
IF (@scriptMajorVersion > @databaseMajorVersion OR
(@scriptMajorVersion = @databaseMajorVersion AND @scriptMinorVersion > @databaseMinorVersion))
BEGIN
SELECT 2
END
ELSE IF (@scriptMajorVersion = @databaseMajorVersion AND
@scriptMinorVersion = @databaseMinorVersion)
BEGIN
SELECT 0
END
ELSE
BEGIN
SELECT 4
END
END
END
2014-10-15 12:23:32 Install type is: Reinstall
2014-10-15 12:23:32 Creating logins...
2014-10-15 12:23:32 Fetching account info for S-1-5-20
2014-10-15 12:23:32 Found principal
2014-10-15 12:23:32 Found account
2014-10-15 12:23:32 Got binary SID
2014-10-15 12:23:35 Fetching WsusAdministratorsSid from registry store
2014-10-15 12:23:35 Value is S-1-5-21-308464661-3380577483-199018475-1000
2014-10-15 12:23:35 Fetching account info for S-1-5-21-308464661-3380577483-199018475-1000
2014-10-15 12:23:35 Found principal
2014-10-15 12:23:35 Found account
2014-10-15 12:23:35 Got binary SID
2014-10-15 12:23:35 Setting content location...
2014-10-15 12:23:35 Fetching ContentDir from registry store
2014-10-15 12:23:35 Value is C:\WSUS
2014-10-15 12:23:40 Swtching DB to multi-user mode......
2014-10-15 12:23:47 Finished setting multi-user mode
2014-10-15 12:23:47 Writing DB settings to registry...
2014-10-15 12:23:47 Marking PostInstall done for UpdateServices-WidDatabase in the registry...
2014-10-15 12:23:47 Starting service W3SVC
2014-10-15 12:23:47 Configuring IIS...
2014-10-15 12:23:47 Start: ConfigureWebsite
2014-10-15 12:23:51 System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x80070003): The system cannot find the path specified.
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.Bind(Boolean throwIfFail)
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.Bind()
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.get_AdsObject()
at System.DirectoryServices.PropertyValueCollection.PopulateList()
at System.DirectoryServices.PropertyValueCollection..ctor(DirectoryEntry entry, String propertyName)
at System.DirectoryServices.PropertyCollection.get_Item(String propertyName)
at Microsoft.UpdateServices.Administration.UseCustomWebSite..ctor()
at Microsoft.UpdateServices.Administration.PostInstall.ConfigureWebsite(Int32 portNumber)
at Microsoft.UpdateServices.Administration.PostInstall.Run()
at Microsoft.UpdateServices.Administration.PostInstall.Execute(String[] arguments)
Fatal Error: The system cannot find the path specified.

2014-10-15 12:23:47 Start: ConfigureWebsite
2014-10-15 12:23:51 System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x80070003): The system cannot find the path specified.
Looks like it failed trying to setup the website.
2014-10-15 12:23:27 Configuring WID database...
2014-10-15 12:23:27 Configuring the database...
2014-10-15 12:23:27 Establishing DB connection...
2014-10-15 12:23:27 Checking to see if database exists...
2014-10-15 12:23:28 Database exists
This also looks like its a RE-installation of WSUS.
Any chance the "WSUS Administration" v-root is already present and did not get deleted after the last uninstallation?
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Unscheduled additional backups in Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials

I have a strange problem since upgrading to Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials. My server is on a lightly used Home network which I run for two periods totalling 8 hours each day. Whenever the server is re-started it immediately begins a Server Backup;
not a great problem in itself but the 'unscheduled' backups prevent the Scheduled backup from operating and often cannot complete before the next Shut Down controlled by Task Scheduler. I presume that R2 has added an extra trigger for the Backup but I can
only find the trigger for my scheduled once-per-day Backup. Can anyone please point me towards the trigger for these unwanted backups. Thanks in advance. Keith Woolf

Hi,
Please perform a
clean boot to troubleshoot
your issue and check if it caused by other software.
You may collect some backup logs to narrow down this issue. By default, tracing is enabled in Windows Server Backup to preserve logs. These traces will be present in files
under the following directory: %windir%\logs\windowsserverbackup
You can use some tools such as
tracerpt
command to export the .etl file into a .txt file. Please check if you can find waht is the root trigger that triggers this unscheduled backup.
Meanwhile, please check the schedule task for the scheduled backup if it was configured correctly. You can clear up and recreate, then please check if this issue still exists.
Hope this helps.
Best regards,
Justin Gu

Access Database (.mdb) on Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials

Hi guys, thanks for your time!
SCENARIO:
- Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials
- Windows 7 Ultimate Clients (3 clients)
- VB6 application on clients using a MS Database (.mdb) hosted on the server.
- Clients access the database (.mdb) via a mapped network drive (K:).
PROBLEM:
- Microsoft Database (.mdb) on server gets corrupted frequently.
- Clients don't "flush their changes" back to the database: database was not updated.
WORKAROUND:
- Database was moved from the server to one of the Windows 7 clients.
- Application is running OK.
CONFIGURATION:
- Permissions are correct: network and NTFS.
- No faulty network hardware: switch, cabling, NICs.
- Computers and Server hardware is new.
- UPS are used everywhere.
SOME LINKS:
SMB 3.0
- Opportunistic Locking and Read Caching on Microsoft Windows Networks.
- Windows 7 cannot
open the shared MS Access database if it's opened by another user
- Initializing the
Microsoft Jet 4.0 Database Engine Driver
- Moved to
Server 2012 getting Access Database Corruption
Oplocks
- Configuring
opportunistic locking in Windows
- Understanding
offline files
- How to
enable and disable SMBv1, SMBv2, and SMBv3
- Is it possible to
monitor and log actual queries against an Access MDB?
Now, server is useless if it is not hosting our database. Any ideas, please? Do I need to diagnose using Wireshark? Or using Sysinternals Process Monitor? I think that is a waste of time.
Thank you!

Thanks for your reply.
Software is from a 3rd party provider. It currently supports concurrency. It was deployed on Windows XP. SQL Server would be a nice upgrade, however that is
not an option.
Something has changed with newer versions of Windows. That is what I am going to study in a lab I prepared with a real server and some clients.
File-sharing databases (Microsoft JET databases) are very old technology even before I was a college student. However, I have been very busy researching this technology.
It was made for multi-user environments. It is highly tied to file sharing services from Windows: SMB protocol.
Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8 use different versions of this protocol. I think that is the root of the problem. With old technology, application was running fine.
With new technology, application is troublesome. I will check several things: JET drivers vs. ACE drivers, SMB tweaks, etc.
UPDATE:
Basically, there are 4 general answers to this issue:
1) Migrate your Access Database to SQL Server Express (or another RDBMS engine).
2) @Server: disable SMB 2.0/3.0 protocol stack by powershell command. Network speed decreases.
3) @Clients: disable client redirector caches by using regedit.
4) @Server: disable the leasing on the file server.
5) @Server: tuning Broadcom NIC parameters.
References:
- https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff686200(WS.10).aspx
- https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa365433(v=vs.85).aspx
- http://www.experts-exchange.com/OS/Microsoft_Operating_Systems/Windows/Q_28482197.html
- http://tipsntricks.sherr.co.uk/stop-smb-corrupting-files/
- http://www.dataaccess.com/whitepapers/opportunlockingreadcaching.html
- https://social.technet.microsoft.com/forums/windowsserver/en-US/67baa9fd-5eaf-438e-9cc4-dc1a531b9e19/disabling-oplocksmb2-vs-fileinfocachelifetime
- https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/7336d31b-6c24-468a-9c47-750244ae3a8c/moved-to-server-2012-getting-access-database-corruption
- https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/e9567167-22db-4b8c-9f96-a08b97d507f9/server-2012-r2-file-server-stops-responding-to-smb-connections
- http://support2.microsoft.com/kb/2957623
- http://support2.microsoft.com/kb/2899011
- http://support2.microsoft.com/kb/2955164
- https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/7bd0aa5b-eb95-40a8-a56d-c6013273665c/extremely-slow-smb-network-speed-server-2012-r2?forum=winserver8gen

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