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Dell Servers – PowerEdge, Blades, and Cloud
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OpenMange Server Administrator (OMSA)

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PowerShell, Bash, JSON, and Python Scripting Guides

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Use PowerShell to dismount a disk image

crtechtipsSep 1, 20161 min read

How can I use Windows PowerShell to dismount a virtual disk? Use the Dismount-DiskImage cmdlet. It will dismount either an ISO or a virtual hard disk. Specify the path then …

How Can I Be Notified Any Time a Service Goes Down?

crtechtipsSep 1, 20163 min read

How can I be notified any time a service goes down? There are a couple different ways you can do this, but perhaps the simplest approach is to create a …

PowerShell: Get a GUI interface for any PowerShell cmdlet

crtechtipsSep 1, 20161 min read

Some cmdlets have too many parameters to list. Is there an easy way to build a cmdlet with its parameters for the console? Just use the Show-Command cmdlet with any …

PowerShell: Use a destructive PowerShell cmdlet safely

crtechtipsSep 1, 20161 min read

PowerShell has a built-in safety switch to many of its cmdlets. The –whatif parameter, which is meant to show you what would happen if you used a PowerShell cmdlet without …

Installing and enabling IIS and FTP on Windows Server 2008 R2

crtechtipsJul 30, 20162 min read

Open Server Manager, go to Roles and click “Add Roles” In the Add Role Wizard, select Web Server (IIS) role to install Click Next until you reach Select Role Services …