Reading Time: < 1 minuteMicrosoft released a new feature that can be found in it’s recent editions of Windows Server 2016, and the client OS, Windows 10. Though it has been available in Windows Server 2012, but we will be focusing on the usefulness Read More …
Category: Windows Server 2012 R2
Complete Network Diagram for 500 Users Using Microsoft Solution
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBelow is the complete diagram for an organization for 500 users. This design includes the following Microsoft Services: Page-1: Complete Design Topology Page-2: Exchange Server 2013 Design Topology with DAG Page-3: Lync Server 2013 Design Topology with PSTN Page-4: Active Read More …
Windows Search: Find Files Modified on a Specific Date
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt’s a rather small & interesting post regarding searching files by it’s modified date. To some extent this knowledge became essential when people are handling too many office files. So, on a specific date how do you search for modified Read More …
DNS Resource Record Types
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDNS resource records can be used to provide DNS-based data about computers on a TCP/IP network. Well I don’t know if there is a network other than TCP/IP network, other than the internal isolated lab network for engineering purposes. Anyway, Read More …
Windows Server Core to GUI Conversion
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis particular request came from a friend who is running Windows Server 2012 R2 Core. And he wanted to install Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 on that server. Now I have read somewhere that Exchange Server 2016 requires full GUI support Read More …
Windows Servers: DNS Ports
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe default DNS port is 53. You can view the dynamic port range on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 computer by using the following netsh commands: netsh int ipv4 show dynamicport tcp netsh int Read More …
Windows 7 USB/DVD Tool – Make Your Own Bootable Memory Stick
Reading Time: 3 minutesMicrosoft has a tool and it’s so easy to make an ISO file to be transferred to a USB drive using the tool. It will readily create a USB bootable OS. Now download the file from the following link: Windows Read More …
Configuring PowerShell Web Access
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEver realized that Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 has the PowerShell feature that can be run from Web Browser? YES it has that feature. Following is a screenshot of that: Now first thing you have to do Read More …
.NET Framework Deployment Guides
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI needed these for an SCCM deployment to some CBS (Core Banking Software) front-end software installation testing and it gave me hard time to find all of these at one go. I had to run these through multiple search engines Read More …
Prepare to Deploy Active Directory – Checklist
Reading Time: 2 minutesNumber One – Hardware: Is your hardware ready for the AD? How good are your sizing for this? Are they (PDC, BDC) going to be virtualized or not? Well in my opinion theres no need for deploying a stand alone Read More …
What is ADSI?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteADSI stands for “Active Directory Service Interfaces” Editor which lets you edit & manage Active Directory Objects and it’s attributes, while working for ADDS. Quoting from TechNet “ADSI Edit (adsiedit.msc) provides a view of every object and attribute in an Read More …
Windows Server Schema Versions
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSince the introduction of Active Directory, Microsoft added new classes and attributes to the schema with each Windows Release which addedd more and more functionality to the AD. Here is the version table just to understand the versioning. Windows Read More …
Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview: Creating Your First Active Directory
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis video demonstrates Deploying Active Directory for a New Forest. My YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glH8mfw7IH8 And the video Follows:
Network Loop Prevention with STP 802.1d
Reading Time: 2 minutesI am sure most of you computer geeks out there knows about the Spanning Tree Protocol and how it works. So the basics here just for a heads up. STP is a network protocol standard set by IEEE. The purpose Read More …
Hyper-V Monitor Gadget
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA well developed gadget for the Hyper-V Monitoring. Lines from the writer: The gadget uses WMI to connect to the server so the user might need to follow John Howard’s guide remote WMI access on both the client and the Hyper-V server. Read More …
Hyper-V MAC Addressing
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen you create a Virtual Machine on a Hyper-V Host, the MAC address is assigned to the each virtual network adapter automatically by the Virtual Machine Management Service running as a VMMS.exe in Task Manager. Hyper-V uses the below mechanism Read More …
Use PowerShell to List SMB Shares
Reading Time: < 1 minuteApplies To: Windows 8.1, Windows PowerShell 4.0, Windows Server 2012 R2 Can you use your client machine to list the shares on the SMB block? Like windows 8? The following command retrieves the Server Message Block (SMB) shares on the Read More …
Deploying SCSM 2012 R2 on a Single Machine
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOriginal post was made at the Article TAB @ https://www.mobs-bd.org/?page_id=1479 This document is a collage document cut & paste from the original SCSM document published by Microsoft. I only took what needed for the document to be completed. As I Read More …
Active Directory, Exchange & System Center Solution Proposal
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOriginal post was made at the Article TAB @ https://www.mobs-bd.org/?page_id=1479 Releasing this document for generic access which was previously released to certain companies. This document focuses deployment for the Active Directory within a 2000 user-based organization with the messaging services; Read More …
Microsoft & Citrix VDI Solution Document
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOriginally posted to the Article TAB @ https://www.mobs-bd.org/?page_id=1479 This file was recently published to the local community two months back. And now opening to the generic access. The document discusses about high level deployment scenario of VDI solution jointly formed Read More …
Hyper-V: Converting a VHD to a VHDX
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis is a rather small video. Showing you how to convert the Generation-1 VHD file to Convert it to the Generation-2 VHDX. I am sure everyone knows this already but still theres requests to post it, so here it is. Read More …
Enterprise Networking Scenarios
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn the era of the enterprise movement; you need to plan ahead of the access types that you are going to deliver to your users/customers etc. A SharePoint portal which has connectivity to your CBS or another form of application Read More …
Plan the Solution (PoC): AD, Exchange, SharePoint, Lync, Office 365, SQL, Visual Studio TFS
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIf you are keen to do a PoC on Microsoft Technologies, please follow the link below for the solutions provided after the link. All documents available at the ready so that you can run the PoC at your own discretion. Read More …
Windows Server 2012 R2: Fine Grained Password Policy for Relaxed CxO’s
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAnother small video that shows you how you can configure a relaxed password policy for the relaxed CxO’s 🙂 of your SOHO organization. I would not recommend it but your CxO’s needs to adhere to the global password complexity requirements, Read More …
Windows Server 2012 R2: Backing up your DNS Records
Reading Time: 2 minutesAbout DNS, a one liner: You might already know this, but saying it once more, that AD DS is heavily dependent on DNS since it resolves the naming systems. Backing up your DNS records is always a good idea, suppose Read More …
New hyper-v Online resize virtual hard disk in Windows Server 2012 R2
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe new Generation 2 Hyper-V that comes with Windows Server 2012 R2 having an extended feature rich capabilities. The summary follows: Feature or functionality New or updated Shared virtual hard disk New Resize virtual hard disk Updated Storage Quality of Read More …
Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2 Preview Installation (PDF)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAnd here is the file I have distributed earlier to my friends of net-workers. This pdf file explains the Installation of Active Directory, SQL Server 2008, SQL Server 2012 and finally step by step installation of the Syctem Center Configuration Read More …
USB Access to Generation 2 Hyper-V Method 2 (Enhanced Session Mode)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA new training video has been uploaded in YouTube @ my channel. The Link for the video @ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klzhkzJMW0I This video demonstrates how to access host machine resources like a USB thumb drive, portable mass storage etc. This process Read More …
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview: Enable Active Directory Recycle Bin
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis is rather small video. Describes how to enable the Active Directory Recycle Bin under Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2. And how to restore deleted items from the Active Directory Administrative Center. Moderate workaround is shown. The Link for the Read More …
Software Implementation RoadMAP – A Four Year Plan
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis excel (Soft-ImplementationRoadMap–V-4) file took me a long time to prepare. As I was helping out people of same sort (IT), were looking for something like this….to check and balance their progresses in a Yes/No format and all those software’s Read More …
Install Desktop Experience Feature in Windows Server 2012 & R2
Reading Time: < 1 minuteJust a simple note, people being asking a lot that in a testbed solution they were unable to experience desktop features like Media playing capabilities, recording features, Ink services and similar services. In a production server you do not need Read More …
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview: USB Access to Generation 2 Hyper V
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis video demonstrates how to access a USB thumb drive or a Hard Drive from within a VM running on Hyper-V on Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview version. YouTube Link for the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzCIcTb1p1s
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview: Hyper-V Manager & Virtual Machine Installation
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis video tutorial shows you how to install the Hyper-V Manager, Create a Virtual Switch for your VM NIC, and then Install Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview as a VM into the Hyper-V. YouTube Link for the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5935LURHNEo
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview: Creating Your First Domain Controller
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCheck out the video here: http://youtu.be/glH8mfw7IH8