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How to set up WSUS on Windows Server 2008 R2

crtechtips Nov 11, 2014 4 min read

Good morning my fellow readers. Today I am going to show you how to set up WSUS on Windows Server 2008 R2.  WSUS is fantastic for centralising management of Windows Updates throughout your …

Windows Deployment Service in Server 2008 R2

crtechtips Nov 8, 2014 26 min read

Problem: You need to deploy many clients. Solution: Use Windows Deployment Services What you need: Windows Deployment Services, OS images, an Active Directory domain, DNS, DHCP, and an NTFS partition. …

Installing iDrac Certificate + Key

crtechtips Nov 7, 2014 2 min read

Recently, I ran across a gentleman who was having some difficulty installing a SSL certificate to his iDrac6 and iDrac7 systems. The GUI upload for some reason was not working …

Clearing PERC Cache via OMSA

crtechtips Oct 26, 2014 2 min read

Sometimes the cache will need to cleared on a PERC in order to create a new Virtual Disk. This can happen for a number of reasons – VD going to …

Understanding Your PERC Battery

crtechtips Sep 30, 2014 2 min read

To keep up system maintenance on your Dell PowerEdge machine, it is a good idea to view your PERC log to see if there are any outstanding errors. The …