Microsoft Project Server upgrade path
I need to do a little recon for how feasible it is to upgrade our current Project Server.Is there a clean upgrade path to go from 2002 to latest 2013? I'm not looking at the hardware side of things,...
View Article2008 R2 Connections Buggy After Power Outage Last Weekend
Hey everybody, after days of research and no progress, I've decided to reach out for help with this enigmatic issue we've been experiencing.I work for a small organization which serves approximately 80...
View Articlemoving local 2003 profiles to 2008 R2
Hello Everyone,I am tasked with replacing a terminal server running Windows 2003 with a machine running 2008 R2. I have it up and running and all of the software installed that it will need. I have...
View ArticleFolder Redirection Server 2008 RDS
I currently am creating a Citrix XenApp 6.5 Environment where users will connect to a full published desktop. As part of this, I am using Windows Folder Redirection, so when a user logs onto their...
View ArticleQuick way to shutdown several servers
Currently we have over 20 servers in our environment. We have an Oracle VM Manager with a few servers, 2 x ESXi boxes with several servers, EqualLogic storage, Unitrends backup, and a few physical...
View ArticleBare Metal Recovery in Win2k8 r2
Hi,I a new bee in windows server back up and restore so I need your help for the following scenario.I have two DCs namely DC01 & DC02. DC01 got crashed irrecoverably before i could back it up but i...
View ArticleLicensing Brief: Microsoft Server Products for Use in Virtual Environments
I'm no licensing expert but I found this article on Licensing rights for the various Microsoft Server versions with it comes to Virtualization and wanted to share it with the community. Hopefully it...
View ArticleAm I crazy, or is Svr 2008 (not R2) printing squirelly ?
Today, someone had a printer problem, and when I checked the server (We use networked shared printers on a Server 2008 Release 1 machine, deployed with group policy). Sure enough the printer (along...
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How can I edit links on companyweb/default.aspx in IIS
This in on SBS 2008 server running IIS 6. We have a link that is supposed to go to OWA login, but it just goes to a 404 error.Goes to....The address displayed is https://%logonserver%/Exchange HOWEVER,...
View ArticleWrite Access to Single File on File Server
I may be losing it here, but not having any success giving a handful of users the ability to save a single Excel document in a large folder of other folders and files. As a test, this user has set...
View ArticleServer & Network design for a small (~100 user) School & Church property
Hi all,I help out at a small school & church (less than 75 users). I'd really appreciate some help redesigning their server\network as the school plans to increase in size over the coming...
View ArticleGlobal Catalouge Server
Hi,I have one DC which is up & running fine. but I want add one more DC to the existing domain since i have only DC at the moment. i have following querries;1. Should I promote second DC as GC too...
View ArticlePhysical 2003 to 2008 R2 Hyper-V
Hi all,I have a physical Server 2003 APP Server running and I want to virtualise it to my Server 2008 R2 hyper v, what is the easiest way to do this?I have Hyper V installed and ready to go.
View ArticleDC 2003 to Windows 2012R2
Guys hope someone could help.on our Envi. we have two Physical Domain controllers 2003r2 64bit running DHCP/DNS Services, however we need to update to 2008r2 or 2012r2, the idea is to decomisse the two...
View ArticleWSUS Server 2012 Reinstall issue
A brief history... We migrated the Databases from Server 2003 WSUS to Server 2012 WSUS and something seems to have went wrong. Machines would connect to the WSUS server but not get updates, so I...
View ArticleServer 2008 R2 with Hyoer V Role Standard to Enterprise Online Upgrade
Hey Guys,I'm looking to upgrade Server 2008 R2 from Standard to Enterprise (to enable more than 32gb ram). If I use the DSIM online upgrade option it won't let me. I assume this is down to the fact...
View ArticleFailed to Remove the Certificate Windows 2012 R2
Hi,I am trying to install a Godaddy Wildcard SSL Cert. When you download from Godaddy the only option is IIS 7, Windows 2012 R2 is IIS 8.5.The problem is it looks like all certs need to be placed into...
View ArticleHost multiple websites in Linux and Windows server with one Static IP
Is it possible to host multiple websites in a Linux and Windows server with 1 external ip? If yes, please provide some info on how I can have this setup. Spiceworks is in our windows server and our...
View ArticleDeny access to network shares from LAN
I have tried several different approaches to this issue without much success as of yet.I need to block all PC's at location A from accessing shared folders located on server in location B. I cannot...
View Articlepoweredge 2950 won't install w2012 essentials
I have a Dell poweredge 2950 that was running SBS2003. I wanted to upgrade it and use it as a file server. I install 2 150gb drives (for OS) and two 600 GB drives (for data). RAID configuration went...
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