A Drink of Technology for the Thirsty Mind
To join the Nano Server to my Active Directory domain I’ll use offline Domain Join utility (Djoin.exe). To complete this you will need to run the Djoin command from a domain controller or from a member server joined to the domain. To start the process run the command line below from the command prompt tool: The command will create a […]
Read moreIn this article, I’ll show you how to delegate Control In Active Directory and all a specific user to only reset passwords to users. In this case, My client asked me to delegate control In AD to a staff member that will allow him to reset the password to users that locked their AD account. Lucky, Active Directory allows us […]
Read moreAn RODC is a domain controller (DC) that holds a read-only copy of the Active Directory database and the SYSVOL folder. It supports unidirectional replication and only pulls data from its replication partner when the data changes on writable domain controllers. Enterprises can deploy RODCs in branch offices where they cannot guarantee physical security. RODC characteristics ^ The following characteristics differentiate […]
Read moreI came across a brilliant solution that will blow your mind away and save all you System Admins out there having similar issue. The solution that I am referring to is an application called Junction. Directory symbolic links are known as NTFS junctions in Windows. Many of you must be aware that Microsoft introduced a concept of directory symbolic links […]
Read moreIn my lab, I have VMware ESXi hosts and I just want to deploy the Nano Server as a Virtual Machine so that I can play around with it, which is why the title of the article is how to install Windows Nano Server on VMware ESXi! Before we proceed further, let us look at the prerequisites required for how […]
Read moreWindows Nano Server is a super lightweight version of Windows Server that was “built for the Cloud”. When I first heard of it I immediately became curious, because it resembles VMware’s ESXi in many ways: It is an embedded-like and headless system with a very small footprint and can be managed only remotely. It has limited use cases, but two […]
Read moreHow to Transfer FSMO Roles To transfer FSMO roles via the Windows GUI, you will need access to the following three Active Directory snap-ins: Active Directory Schema (Schema Master Role) Note: The snap-in is not enabled by default. Instructions provided below. Active Directory Domains and Trusts (Domain Naming Master Role) Active Directory Users and Computers (RID, PDC and Infrastructure Roles) Enabling Active […]
Read moreIn this step-by-step tutorial you’ll learn how to build a Nano Server in a virtual machine. We’ll also go over the workflow of setting it up along with a short “cheat sheet” of the keys you’ll need to navigate through the Nano Server admin interface. Historically, we’ve had two installation options for Windows Server: Server with a GUI: Full […]
Read moreSetup/Installation Currently there are 3 ways that containers and be utilized. Containers Host – Manual To install the Containers feature manually is straight forward. Setup a Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 3 installationNOTE: This does not necessarily mean that your physical host needs to be running Windows Server 2016 TP3. This post highlights TP3 running from a VM on a […]
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