Windows Server 2012 Essentials
Windows Server 2012 Essentials is complete and ready for sale, I’d like to step back for a moment and explain its major features and capabilities. As you’ll come to see, …
Restoring Windows Server to Bare Metal
This article demonstrates how to restore a backed-up Windows Server 2008 R2 installation to a bare metal system that has no operating system installed on it. Introduction Successful disaster recovery …
Windows 2003 Terminal Services (Part 1)
Terminal Services, known to some as an Admin’s best friend, uses RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol), relies on TCP/IP, and falls under the application layer of the ISO 7-layer model. It …
Windows 2003 Terminal Services (Part 2)
Welcome to part two of my Windows 2003 terminal services article. This section will be of interest to terminal server administrators and clients. It includes a step-by-step guide of how …
Deploying Microsoft Windows Server Update Services
What is WSUS? Simply put, Microsoft Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) is the Microsoft provided solution for enterprise patch management. Using WSUS, network administrators can manage and deploy software updates …
Configuring Volume and Folder Quotas
This article walks you through the steps involved for configuring volume and folder quotas using File Server Resource Manager, a new feature of Windows Server 2003 R2. The article also …
File System Planning for Active Directory 101
When you are going to install Active Directory in an organization, it’s always wise to consider the base operating system install and to verify that a few important configurations are …
Using Windows 2008 For RADIUS Authentication
This will be a basic setup using Windows 2008 Server to allow RADIUS and dot1x authentication. Steps for basic installation include: Rename the server Setting server as Domain Controller Installing …
Server 2008 Active Directory User Groups — the Easy Way!
User Groups and Organizational Units are two great ways of keeping your Active Directory organized and controlled. Why would we want to do that? Well, let’s say for example that …
Install MySQL on a Windows Server
The following article explains how to install MySQL on a Windows Server. The process involves downloading the latest version of MySQL directly to your Windows server and then installing the …