Infrastructure redundancy plan
Hi, We happened to have lost due to hardware failure our main DC (Dell PowerEdge2950 ) which was also our Exchange and Fileserver. A previous backup made with Acronis universal restore failed to be...
View ArticleMigration from File server to DFS keeping UNC paths
Hello All, I would like to setup DFS here to increase my flexibility around file sharing. Currently my files are located on a 2003 server. I want to setup DFS on a server2012 box and migrate the file...
View ArticleDHCP in windows server 2012
I am trying to set up DHCP on the windows server 2012 standard platform. This is my first time to dive into AD and DHCP with a firewall. My ISP gave me a static 68.x.x.x address, 255.255.255.224...
View ArticleMicrosoft update breaks Certificate Services service - KB2808679
So I have a rather odd issue that I can't seem to figure out. When I apply Microsoft KB2808679 to our Server 2003 R2 Root CA when the server reboots Certificate Services fails to start. When this...
View ArticleUnable to log into PDC after performing dcpromo on secondary DC
I have 3 DC's. All 3 are GC's, All 3 are VM's. 2 run server 03 standard and are seconardy DC's and the PDC/FSMO holder runs Server 08R2. I was having FRS replication issues with a seconadry DC and...
View ArticleWindows 2008r2 install??
Strange question for most but its got me questioning myself. I have a 2 new server no os on it I want to install windows server 2008r2 on to it and them make it the main DC and replace the existing...
View ArticleNLB cluster inside HyperV failover cluster
Hey guru's I can't find any clear doc on this scenario. I have Hyper V failover cluster on Server 2012 up and running and all is well. I am now being asked to configure a NLB IIS cluster using 4x...
View ArticleLogging error if Scheduled task fail
Good day Is there any way or script to log errors when scheduled tasks fail? Kind regards
View Articlehow to configure wds server 2008 r2 for xp
i configure wds server on window server 2008 r2. and add image for window 7 and 2k8. other pc boot from wds server successfully. but i want to install window xp from wds server. now how can i add win...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 Virtual Labs
Has anyone managed to get Win Server 2012 Virtual Labs in Windows XP? I'm keen to do the Server 2012 MCSA and don't have access to the OS for training (only 2003 unfortunately). Are the virtual labs...
View ArticleHow can I share documents with our external customers?
I am looking for some suggestions on the "best" (I know everyone will have different methods, what have YOU found to work the best) method for sharing files with clients. Our sales department creates...
View ArticleMigrating DHCP & DNS Server
I am migrating from 20008 R2 to 2008 R2. The problem I am having is that I have been trying to run this lovely powershell command and I can't get it to work at all. PS C:\Windows\system32>...
View ArticleIssue Joining Domain
Ok, so I just found out this morning that I can't get my netbios domain name to resolve. My netbios domain name is different than my FQDN. I don't know why, it was what I inherited and with all of the...
View ArticleReplacing Corrupt Server 2003 R2
Hey Spice Folks, I Have what will probably be a simple question for most of you. About 3 weeks ago one of my offsite clinics had some bad power issues which resulted in their main and only server to...
View ArticleAzure VPN connection before domain login
I have a domain set up in Azure with a point to site connection. I downloaded and installed the VPN package on a test machine. Connection to the Azure cloud domain is no problem. I can cache...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 Data Center Guest VM's - Standard or Data Center?
Hi, We are licensed for Win2k12 Data Center and for new guest vm's, is there any difference from installing data center vs. standard? I am thinking data center on all the vm's just to keep licensing...
View Articledhcp server
How or Where do I check on a DHCP Server for an available ip address and set it as an static ip address.
View ArticleC and D: drive some how got unmounted...please help
somehow my 2 drives got "unmounted" iin my computer. when i right click on them in disk management and try to change the letter and point back to the drive C or D it wont let me! Any ideas here??? Im...
View ArticleACL shows user icon instead of computer icon for DC
Hi! I'm studying to take the 70-640 tomorrow and I'm working on certificate authority problems right now. I'm setting up the online responder and went to add the server it's running on to the ACL to...
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