How to determine the version of Exchange and Exchange Service Pack level

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/152439

Also try running the following commandlet from an Exchange Management Shell:

Get-ExchangeServer -Identity ExServer1 | Format-Table Name, AdminDisplayVersion

Full list of the Exchange Server Updates with build numbers and release dates:

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh135098(v=exchg.150).aspx 

Create Self-Signed Certificates for Exchange 2010

http://careexchange.in/how-to-use-a-self-signed-certificate-in-exchange-2010/

Also make sure to download the CA root certificate from step 16 and install the CA Root Cert onto all client computers.

Hyper-V 2012 Notes

To enable PING on Hyper-V Server 2012:

netsh firewall set icmpsetting 8

To enable File & Printer Sharing through filewall:

netsh advfirewall firewall set rule group=”File and Printer Sharing” new enable=Yes

To install .NET Framework 3.5 on Hyper-V Server 2012:

dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:NetFX3ServerFeatures
dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:NetFX3

To get a list of features on Hyper-V Server 2012:

dism.exe /online /Get-Features

Utility to backup virtual machines running on Hyper-V Server:

http://hypervbackup.codeplex.com

Create a Scheduled task to run daily at 10pm:

schtasks.exe /Create /SC DAILY /ST 22:00 /TN BACKUP /TR c:\pathto.cmd