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Deployment of an Exchange Server 2013 server goes through three main stages. Preparing Active Directory (if you are installing Exchange Server 2013 for the first time) Installing the Exchange Server 2013 pre-requisites on the server Running Exchange Server 2013 setup Preparing Active Directory for Exchange Server 2013 When you are installing Exchange Server 2013 for the first time the […]
Read moreExchange Server 2013 can be installed on Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, on either the Standard or Enterprise editions. Exchange 2013 can also be installed on Datacenter (RTM) edition. Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard edition will support any of the Exchange 2013 server roles, however if you intend to deploy Exchange 2013 Mailbox servers in a Database Availability Group you […]
Read moreExchange Server 2013 can be installed on Windows Server 2012 Standard or Datacenter edition. Windows Server 2012 will support any of the Exchange 2013 server roles. Unlike Windows Server 2008 R2, if you want to run Exchange Server 2013 Mailbox servers as members of a Database Availability Group you can still do so with the Standard edition of Windows Server […]
Read moreSetting up an SNTP/NTP server in Windows is not intuitive. The good news is: When configured correctly, you can use the Windows Time (W32Time) service as an SNTP/NTP server for both windows and non-windows SNTP/NTP clients. Here’s how to do it: Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK. Locate and then click the following registry entry:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\Config\ In […]
Read moreWindows makes a mess of all the network adapters when installing NIC cards. Sometimes, you remove network adapters, and you’re left with something like “Local Area Network 3” that can’t be renamed back to “Local Area Network”. The problem is, Windows remembers the previous adapter (even if it is physically removed), so you can’t rename the adapter, otherwise it would […]
Read moreDid you know you could be connected to facebook.com – and see facebook.com in your web browser’s address bar – while not actually being connected to Facebook’s real website? To understand why, you’ll need to know a bit about DNS. DNS underpins the world wide web we use every day. It works transparently in the background, converting human-readable website names […]
Read moreIn today’s article, we are going to take a look at installing Terminal Services, otherwise known as Remote Desktop Services, on a Server 2008 R2 machine. What is Terminal Services (Remote Desktop Services) Starting with Server 2008 R2, Terminal Services has been renamed to Remote Desktop Services. RDS, as it is abbreviated, allows you to have a powerful server that […]
Read moreToday we’re going to show you how to setup DHCP on Windows Server 2008 instead of using it on a router. This guide assumes that you have Server 2008 up and running on a machine. You should also have set a static IP address on the server before continuing. To get started, fire up the Server Manager, right click on […]
Read moreOnce you have Hyper-V installed the first thing you are going to want to do is start creating virtual machines. The process is mostly a next, next, finish matter, but just incase you are unsure, here’s a quick start-to-finish guide. Note: this is part of our ongoing series teaching IT administration basics, and might not apply to everybody. Creating Hyper-V […]
Read moreWindows Server 2008 R2 and later releases of the product ship with a virtualization platform called Hyper-V, which works quite well since it’s built into Windows. Today we’re going to show you how to install it. Note: this is part of our ongoing series teaching IT administration basics, and might not apply to everybody. Installing Hyper-V Launch the Server Manager, […]
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