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Error message when you try to install a certificate by using IIS 7.0 Manager

Ståle Hansen — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:47:33 +0000

When you try to install a certificate from a PKCS#7 file by using Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 Manager, you may receive one of the following error messages:

Error message 1
Cannot find the certificate request associated with this certificate file. A certificate request must be completed on the computer where it was created.

Error message 2

There was an error while performing this operation
Details: CertEnroll::CX509Enrollment::p_InstallResponse: ASN1 bad tag value met. 0x8009310b (ASN:276)

This issue occurs because IIS Manager performs a lookup operation to look for a friendly name of the certificate during the installation. However, the code that performs this lookup operation misses this specific case, and it does not know how to retrieve the friendly name of a certificate in a PKCS#7 file. Therefore, the lookup operation fails, and you receive the error message. This issue is scheduled to be resolved in the next Windows Server 2008 service pack.

Note: The certificate is installed correctly despite the error message

Thanks to Karsten Palmvig who pointed me in the right direction in this post: http://blogs.technet.com/kpalmvig/archive/2009/09/22/troubleshoot-cannot-complete-certificate-request-in-iis-7.aspx

Original Technet article: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/959216

Posted in OCS 2007 Tagged: IIS 7.0, Server 2008

Exchange Best Practices Analyzer on Server 2008

Ståle Hansen — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:31:36 +0000

To be able to install and run the Exchange Best Practices Analyzer v2.8 on a Server 2008, Vista and Windows 7 you need the following requirements

Microsoft .NET Framework Version 1.1
Common HTTP Features
1. From Command Prompt run Servermanagercmd.exe -i Web-Common-Http
2. If you later need to remove run the command Servermanagercmd.exe -r Web-Common-Http
When installed, make sure to run as administrator

Posted in Exchange 2007 Tagged: ExBPA, Exchange Best Practices Analyzer on a Server 2008 64-bit, Server 2008

Server 2008 Certification

Ståle Hansen — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:01:04 +0000

Here is an overview of what it takes to get the MCITP Certifications on Server 2008

MCITP: Server Administrator — Focuses on day-to-day operations and management

Exam 70-640 (earns MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Configuration)

Exam 70-642 (earns MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration)

Exam PRO: 70-646 (earns MCITP: Server Administrator)

MCITP: Enterprise Administrator — Validates your skills focused on Windows infrastructure design

Exam 70-640 (earns MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Configuration)

Exam 70-642 (earns MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration)

Exam 70-643 (earns MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure Configuration)

Exam 70-620 (earns MCTS: Windows Vista Configuration)
Exam PRO: 70-647(earns MCITP: Enterprise Administrator)

For upgrade from MCSA and MCSE the follow exams needs to be taken

Exam 70-648: TS: Upgrading Your MCSA on Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008, Technology Specialist
Earns MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuration and MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration

Exam 70-649: TS: Upgrading Your MCSE on Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008, Technology Specialist
Earns MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Configuration, MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration and MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure Configuration

Visit the official Microsoft site for complete overview

Posted in Microsoft Certification Tagged: MCITP, MCITP: Enterprise Administrator, Server 2008