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Case When trying to login to a Windows account, either a local or domain Windows Server account, you incorrectly provide the password multiple times and eventually the account gets locked. You receive the following message. The referenced account is currently locked out and may not be logged on to. This article provides an easy way to unlock the user account and thus allow you to login without issues. Solution Navigate to the Active Directory server or any management server which has the Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) installed and the Powershell Active Directory module imported. If the Powershell Active Directory module is not imported, import it by running the below command. import-module ActiveDirectory Run the following command in an elevated Powershell terminal. Get-AdUser -properties sAMAccountName,Enabled,LockedOut If the user is locked out you should see the relevant property set to True. Now execute the following command. Unlock-ADAccount Your user "lockedout&

Case You have created a Microsoft Teams free organization and you need to upgrade this subscription to a paid Office 365 or Microsoft 365 subscription. This article provides instructions on how to upgrade Microsoft Teams free to a paid subscription. Solution Upgrade requirements and limitations The following requirements must be met in order to carry out the upgrade from Teams free to Teams licensed. - You are the person who signed up for the existing Teams free subscription. - If you are bringing your own domain, it isn't already associated with Azure Active Directory (via trial or purchased Microsoft 365 or Office 365 subscription). - To upgrade and transfer your data, you have to buy your subscription through the upgrade process in the Teams application. If you purchased Microsoft 365 or Office 365 with Teams without going through the upgrade process, you can't transfer your data because you will already have a separate tenant. The following limitations also apply when migra

Welcome to Cloud Computing Crossword 3. Instructions on solving a crossword online: - Click a cell on the crossword grid, or click a clue - Click twice on a cell to toggle between across and down - The active cell is highlighted in blue - Start typing in the word - Hit enter when you are done typing in the word - The word will turn green or red if you got it right or wrong - You can use the tab and shift-tab keys to move around the crossword, and the arrow keys You should subscribe to the blog newsletter and send me a direct email to request the crossword solution. https://stefanos.cloud/blog/cloud-computing-crossword-3/

Case You need to go beyond managing your Cloudstack environment via the Cloudstack portal (https://localhost:8080/client). You need to automate your Cloudstack operations by using the Cloudstack REST API (https://localhost:8080/client/api) and Infrastructure As Code (IaC) platforms, such as Terraform. This article will provide guidance on how to automate Cloudstack operations with the REST API and Infrastructure As Code. Multiple solutions are available, as described in this article. Solutions Configuring the Cloudstack API The following items are required in order to successfully run a REST API call to Cloudstack: - URL of the CloudStack server you wish to integrate with. - Both the API Key and Secret Key for a Cloudstack account. This should have been generated by the administrator of the cloud instance and given to you. - Familiarity with HTTP GET/POST and query strings. - Knowledge of either XML or JSON. - Knowledge of a programming language that can generate HTTP requests; for exa

Case When you try to schedule a new Teams meeting inside Microsoft Outlook, you notice that the Teams meeting signature image is not shown properly, as depicted in the following screenshot. This post provides a step-by-step procedure on how to set the Microsoft Teams meeting signature logo. Solution In most situations the reason for the Microsoft Teams meeting signature logo not showing properly is that the URL pointing to the link is malformed or the URL link is dead. You can set up the default Teams meeting logo from the following section of the Teams administration portal. You can also optionally add a legal URL, a help URL and a Teams meeting footer text, either as plain text or in HTML format. You should first preview the final aesthetic outcome of the Teams meeting signature and then commit changes server-side. After completing changes in the above configuration section, click on Save at the bottom of the page. You should receive an invitation that changes may take up to a few ho

Case You need to troubleshoot an Exchange Online Non-Delivery Report (NDR) error. Solution Steps at high-level: Analyze SMTP message headers by using the Exchange Online admin portal. Identify if the NDR error has a known root cause and try to remediate the known root cause first. If issue persists, check with the SMTP administrator of the recipient side. Coming soon References https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/mail-flow-best-practices/non-delivery-reports-in-exchange-online/non-delivery-reports-in-exchange-online https://stefanos.cloud/kb/how-to-troubleshoot-exchange-online-ndr-errors/

Apache Cloudstack 4.17 LTS release announcement Apache CloudStack 4.17.0.0 is a 4.17 LTS release with 383 new features, improvements and bug fixes since 4.16, including 16 major new features. Some of the most important features are the following. - IPv6 with Static Routing - Zero Downtime Upgrades - Virtual Router Live Patching - CloudStack Status & management - User Shared Networks - StorPool storage plugin - Storage-based Snapshots for KVM Instances - Attach and detach features to UI for ROOT disks - Enable CloudStack to use multiple LOCAL storage pools - Multiple SSH Keys support - Reserve and release Public IPs Shapeblue offer a free Cloudstack 4.17 LTS walktrough, which highlights the most significant features of the new release. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXA5HjtF7GY Cloudstack 4.17 LTS documentation The full list of new features can be found in the project release notes at http://docs.cloudstack.apache.org/en/4.17.0.0/releasenotes/changes.html . The CloudStack documenta

Case When protecting your workloads with Acronis Cyber Protect 15, there are specific application server roles which must be configured with the application-aware backup option. Solution If you are using an Advanced license of Acronis Cyber Protect, you should be able to centrally manage Acronis Backup Plans. If you are using a Standard Acronis Cyber Protect license, you don't have central backup plan management available and you will need to create an application-aware plan on a per VM basis and attach the plan to the affected VMs. Machines which are in-scope for this configuration belong to the following server role types: - Active Directory Domain Controllers - SQL Server machines - Exchange Server machines To enable the application-aware option in an Acronis backup plan, click on the Application Backup section to change the state from Disabled to Enabled. You will then need to toggle Yes in the type of application-aware backup that you wish to enable, for example Active Directo

Welcome to Cloud Computing Crossword 4. Instructions on solving a crossword online: - Click a cell on the crossword grid, or click a clue - Click twice on a cell to toggle between across and down - The active cell is highlighted in blue - Start typing in the word - Hit enter when you are done typing in the word - The word will turn green or red if you got it right or wrong - You can use the tab and shift-tab keys to move around the crossword, and the arrow keys You should subscribe to the blog newsletter and send me a direct email to request the crossword solution. https://stefanos.cloud/blog/cloud-computing-crossword-4/

Case You face one or more issues while deploying or operating Apache Cloudstack. This article provides high-level guidance on how to troubleshoot Cloudstack on Ubuntu Linux. This article assumes the latest version of Cloudstack, which at time of this writing is 4.16.1. Solution Known issues you may come across with Cloudstack are the following: - Data Loss on Exported Primary Storage - Recovering a Lost Virtual Router - Maintenance mode not working on vCenter - Unable to deploy VMs from uploaded vSphere template - Unable to power on virtual machine on VMware - Load balancer rules fail after changing network offering - Troubleshooting Internet Traffic The official Apache Cloudstack troubleshooting guide offers solutions to all above known issues. You should follow this troubleshooting guide for a step-by-step approach. However you should keep in mind the following general troubleshooting hints and tips, when troubleshooting Cloudstack issues: - Check if your issue is a known issue in th