This is where I show that I’m really not a DBA. I’m an Accidental DBA at best, and a nuisance at worst. SQL Server already has the capability to be installed via command line parameters or a configuration file. If I setup the machine the same way every single time, this would be fine, but since I need to change the placement of certain file types, I need to have the ability to change on the fly.
Automation
Automating the Configuration Wizard
In a previous post I said how to run multiple Orion installations without running the Configuration Wizard. This is great if you have a new big installation planned. So the last step is to actually run the configuration wizard.
Mass Migration of Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2010 Users
My company went through a migration a few years ago of all of our users from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007. The mailbox moves were insanely time-consuming. Each mailbox has to be taken offline during the migration and that meant many, many nights of sitting up all night staring at progress bars. Exchange 2010 handles … Read more