Get DNS server IP’s using PowerShell
On servers, we use static IP configuration and static DNS configuration. If you have multiple sites in your environment, this list of DNS server IPs will vary from one site’s …
Migrate Active Directory from Server 2012 R2 to Server 2016
This is very straight forward process, but make sure you test it 1st in your Test Environment. I’m using 2 Hyper-V Machine, which is my Previous domain Server (Microsoft.lk.com). 1- Login to windows …
How to Install PostgreSQL on Windows Servers
Open a browser tab and go to the PostgreSQL -EnterpriseDB website to download the installer. Select the latest version (version 10.3 at the time of writing of this article). Then …
Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) 2012: Installation
Windows Server Update Services Prerequisites Before you begin installing the WSUS role on Windows Server 2012, the server should meet the following prerequisites: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 must be installed on …
PowerShell: Alert me when Disk Space is running low on my Windows Servers (E-Mail Notification)
Have you ever ran into a situation where your disk space on your Windows Server were running low and you had to constantly remote into the server to check the …
Volume Activation for Windows: Configuring KMS with AD Roles for Windows 2012 / 2012R2
Configuring KMS with Windows 2012 Server Roles Step-By-Step Installing the Volume Services Role for KMS To begin the installation of the KMS host in the Windows Server 2012 / 2012R2 machine, begin …
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 …