Tuesday, July 20, 2010

OCS Certificate Requirements

I was researching information on OCS certificate requirements today and came across this download from Microsoft:

Deploying Certificates in Office Communications Server 2007 and Office Communications Server 2007 R2

A great summary, particular for people focusing mainly on getting the proper certificates issued (like me).

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

FIM 2010 RTM Update 1

The update isn’t new, but it’s not easy to find the direct link to download Update 1 for FIM 2010, so here it is:

http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB978864

Keep it handy for offline labs or sites where automatic updates are managed through policy.  More information on the update itself can be found here.

As a side note, if SQL is not on the FIM server, you will need to install the SQL 2008 Native Client before installing Update 1.  You can find the client download link here.

Altering CRL Checking Behavior

A great TechNet Wiki on how various applications use CRL checking, and how to alter the behavior if needed:

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/certificate-revocation-list-crl-verification-an-application-choice.aspx

It has lots more, but the apps I seem to run into CRL checking issues the most are SCCM, UAG, TMG, and FIM.