Month: August 2022

Azure AD Connect V1.x End of Support

For the last few weeks we have been advising that all Azure Active Directory Connect V1.x versions would reach end of support on August 31, 2022. Well that’s tomorrow and in case you haven’t yet upgraded here is your #MicrosoftCloudQuickFix !

Azure Active Directory Connect supports a couple different methods for upgrading from previous versions from an in-place upgrade to a swing migration upgrade depending on the complexity of your deployment and/or if you need to upgrade Azure Active Directory Connect onto a newer version of the Windows Server Operating system. Windows Server 2016 is the minimum supported version of Windows Server but we recommended Windows Server 2022.

For both the in-place upgrade and swing methods please see the instructions contained in Azure AD Connect: Upgrade from a previous version to the latest. Specific to the swing method please see instructions on how to Import and export Azure AD Connect configuration settings.

Note: A handy tool is available from Microsoft to document and report on the current configuration of an Azure Active Directory Connect installation named Azure AD Connect Configuration Documenter. This tool can be used to create a comparison report for a swing migration.

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Aug 26, 2022 – New Podcast Available

In this episode Ryan McKay and Andrew Lowes discuss the retirement of the Classis Exchange Online Admin Center, advise where its features can be now be found in other spots in M365, and share fond memories of the Classic Exchange Online Admin Center!

URLs shown in today’s video podcast include:

Deprecation of the classic Exchange admin center

What’s new in the Exchange admin center in Exchange Online

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Reminder – Exchange Server 2013 End of Support April 2023

Today’s #MicrosoftCloudQuickFix is that Exchange Server 2013 is reaching end of support in a little over 7 months from now. After April 11, 2023, #Microsoft will now longer provide technical support for problems that may occur, bug fixes for new issues that are discovered, security fixes for vulnerabilities that are discovered, and time zone updates.

Upgrade to Exchange Server 2019 – See the following page on Microsoft Docs for Exchange Server system requirements and/or

Migrate to Exchange Online – See Decide on a migration path in Exchange Online on Microsoft Docs

In either case I highly recommend using the Exchange Deployment Assistant which is a web-based tool that asks you about your current Exchange environment and generates a custom step-by-step checklist that will help you.

Note: It is a supported coexistence scenario for Exchange 2019 and Exchange 2013 provided all your Exchange 2013 servers in your organization are patched to Exchange Server Cumulative Update 21 (CU21 – released June 2018) or higher. See Exchange Server build numbers and release dates

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Aug 19, 2022 – New Podcast Available

In this episode Ryan McKay and Andrew Lowes discuss the retirement of Azure Active Directory Connect V1 and steps to transition to V2 of Azure Active Directory connect.

URLs shown in today’s video podcast include:

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/action-required-upgrade-to-the-latest-version-of-azure-ad-connect-before-31-august-2022/

Azure AD Connect: Version release history

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Data Lifecycle Management – Classic Exchange Admin Centre features migrating to Microsoft Purview Compliance portal

Microsoft has announced that Information Governance features currently available in the Classic Exchange Admin Center including Retention policies, Retention tags, and Journal rules are moving to the Microsoft Purview Compliance portal.

This is today’s #MicrosoftCloudQuickFix !

Retention Policies and Retention tags from messaging records management, and journaling rules are older compliance features that were originally managed in the Classic Exchange Admin Center. With the pending retirement of the Classic Exchange Admin Center forthcoming these features will not be brought forward to the new Exchange Admin Center but rather will be available as part of the Data Lifecycle Management solution found inside the Microsoft Purview Compliance portal under Data lifecycle management > Exchange (legacy).

Rollout of this change will begin in early August 2022 and is expected to be completed by the end of the month. Please advise your Exchange administrators or team responsible for Exchange compliance management and adjust access to the Microsoft Purview Compliance portal as needed.

For more information about data lifecycle management in Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management see Learn about Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management – Microsoft Purview (compliance) | Microsoft Docs

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Aug 12, 2022 – New Podcast Available

Microsoft Cloud Quick Fix catches up with Andrew Lowes from @AzureTracks to discuss Microsoft Purview and all things compliance in the #MicrosoftCloud.

URLs shown in today’s video podcast include:

Introduction to Microsoft Purview governance solutions – Microsoft Purview | Microsoft Docs

The future of compliance and data governance is here: Introducing Microsoft Purview – Microsoft Security Blog

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Upgrade to the latest version of Azure AD Connect before August 31, 2022

Today’s #MicrosoftCloudQuickFix is that Microsoft is retiring all V1.x versions of Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) Connect on August 31, 2022. To remain supported you must upgrade to the most recent version of Azure AD Connect V2!

Azure AD Connect was released several years ago. Since that time, several of the components that Azure AD Connect uses have been scheduled for deprecation and updated to newer versions. #Microsoft has bundled the newer components into a single release so you only have to update once. This release is Azure AD Connect V2.

If you continue with a retired version of Azure AD Connect after August 31, 2022 it might unexpectedly stop working, not have the latest security fixes, lack performance improvements and service enhancements, or if you require support #Microsoft you may be turned away!

Note: Azure AD Connect V2 requires Windows Server 2016 and above since it contains SQL Server 2019 components which are not supported on older versions of Windows Server.

Upgrading from V1.x is fully supported and for complete Azure AD Connect Upgrade V2 instructions see Azure AD Connect: Upgrade from a previous version – Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Docs

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Aug 5, 2022 – New Podcast Available

In this episode Ryan McKay and Andrew Lowes of @AzureTracks talk about the retiring of the “Exchange Online PowerShell module with MFA” and what how that changes how as admins you will securely connect to and manage Exchange Online via PowerShell and the new Exchange Online PowerShell V2 module.

URLs shown in today’s video podcast include:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/exchange/exchange-online-powershell-v2?view=exchange-ps

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/exchange/exchange-online-powershell-v2?view=exchange-ps#install-and-maintain-the-exo-v2-module

https://youtu.be/71ZKUvyr-bI

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Retirement of Exchange Online PowerShell with MFA

Microsoft is retiring the “Exchange Online PowerShell module with MFA” on December 31, 2022 with support for the module ending this month on August 31, 2022.

This is today’s #MicrosoftCloudQuickFix !

It is recommended to now use the Exchange Online PowerShell V2 module (EXO V2 module), which uses modern authentication and supports accounts with or without MFA.

If your like me you have a lot of updating to do to some old Exchange Online management scripts written with the older V1 module but, as an added bonus, there are a bunch of stunning exclusive Exchange Online PowerShell cmdlets that are optimized for bulk data retrieval scenario. Check out About the Exchange Online PowerShell V2 module for more information about these new cmdlets.

For installation and connection instructions, see Install and maintain the Exchange Online PowerShell V2 module and Connect to Exchange Online PowerShell.

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