Since Windows Server 2016 Insider Build is free with full licenses, why not using it? But it’s only available in Server Core, which means I will have to use PowerShell to do all the work. I am setting up one that is the first server in a test environment and I need it to be the AD server as well […]
I am setting up a Hyper-V host on a Windows Server Core 2016 to host a bunch of testing VMs that need to be totally separated from the main network. That’s why I need the Route and Remote Access service enabled on server core to act as a NAT to provide Internet access to all these VMs. Install the Remote […]
It’s not as easy as I thought, as there are quite a few pieces that need to be taken care of before you can happily manage Hyper-V host remotely from any computer, even one outside a managed domain. If you want to set up to manage your office Hyper-V host from your home computer that’s not part of your office […]
PowerShell Remoting really makes my work a lot easier but it requires quite a bit of work to get all the remote computers ready to take the remoting calls, such as automatically start Windows Remote Management services, set up the HTTP listener for incoming WinRM requests, as well as open Firewall Port to allow the traffic to go through. For […]
When there are too many login attempts occurred, the account used to attempt will get locked out. By default, after 5 bad password attempts the domain account will be locked out by the Active Directory server. To get to the bottom of why the account is being locked out, here are a few tips and tricks you can try. Which domain […]
What to do when the volume that host WSUS content folder gets out of storage? The easiest way is to move the content folder to a new location, whether it’s a new storage volume on the same server or a shared folder on another different server. And the tool WsusUtil.exe that comes with WSUS has this feature built right in. Open […]
via Chad Cox on Technet, “I need to know how to do my job and perform certain task” When it comes to PowerShell this is the most common request I get around PowerShell training topics. As admins continue to struggle with the decision on whether they use a GUI on Windows Server or to use Core, I want to provide […]
I was setting an app that needs to back up a remote SQL server database to a backup storage on another server. It uses the account that runs SQL server service to access the remote backup storage. Since the account is the Network Service on the local SQL server, it doesn’t have the right permissions to access that storage. I […]