How to Setup a Single Server RDS Deployment Using Server 2016
Welcome to my guide on how to configure a single server Remote Desktop Services (RDS) deployment using server 2016. First install Server 2016 with GUI and get all the updates …
How to Defrag Drives using Powershell in Windows Server 2012
Defrag Drives with Optimize-Volume The new cmdlet we will use is called Optimize-Volume. It is part of the Storage module which utilizes the new CIM infrastructure. You can use this cmdlet …
How to Import a Group Policy Object’s Settings into Another Group Policy Object
You may sometimes find it necessary to copy Group Policy Objects (GPOs) from one Active Directory domain to another. This can be useful when you want to apply the same …
How to: Setup A SMTP Relay In Windows 2012 R2 – IIS 6
I will go over the steps to create an internal SMTP relay using Windows Server 2012 R2 and IIS 6. 8 Steps total Step 1: Install SMTP Service Open the …
An Introduction to SQL Server Clusters
What Type of SQL Clustering are we Talking About? There are lots of types of clusters out there. When we cluster SQL Server, we install one or more SQL Server instances …
Building and Deploying Nano Servers
Microsoft has introduced an installation option of Windows Server 2016 that provides an operating system designed and optimized for Cloud operations. Microsoft’s Nano Server is intended to support and run …
Converting from Server 2012 Core install to Full GUI
Windows Server 2012 Core boasts many enticing enhancements which include reducing the installation footprint, attack surface and management overhead. Features on Demand allows the administrator to remove roles which are …
Configuring Network Load Balancing in Windows Server
Services and applications that are affected by high load require technologies to address this issue. Network Load Balancing is a technology that allows system administrators to configure clusters that distribute …
How to install VPN access on Windows Server 2016
Remote access role is a VPN which protects the network connection or your remote connection from one side to another and protecting both sides from attacks or data sniffing as …
Windows Server 2016: NIC Teaming functionality
NIC teaming is not something we got with Windows Server 2016 but I just find it interesting to review this functionality as we have it in the current iteration of …