A Drink of Technology for the Thirsty Mind
After a month of intense studying and practicing for the Microsoft Azure Infrastructure and Deployment exam (AZ-100) I took it in April and passed. This exam earned me the Microsoft Azure Administrator Certification. What materials did I use to study? Udemy – Azure Administrator Exam Certification by Scott Duffy PluralSight – Azure Administrator Courses by Mike Pfeiffer Practice Exams – […]
Read moreIf you do not have the media, you will need to download. See https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-windows-server-technical-preview for the Technical Preview. You could also download from MSDN.MICROSOFT.COM or other subscription service. 1) Double-click the ISO file to mount it (or mount the ISO) and make note of the drive letter. In my case it is drive I: 2) Put in the USB Thumb Drive Key in the computer and […]
Read moreWindows 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 the WSUS server. The Network Service account must have full access to the %windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\Temporary ASP.NET Files and %windir%\Temp file paths. The account you use to install WSUS must be a member of the Local […]
Read moreHave 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 disk space? Now, imagine if you had to do this for 10-100 servers! This script will send you email notifications with the status of your Windows Server disk space.
Read moreHey Guys, as a Windows SysAdmin some of your primary tools is Active Directory and PowerShell. I want to share this tool I found online from Patrick Gruenauer – Author of https://sid-500.com/ You can download the tool from here: https://sid-500.com/2018/05/22/active-directory-domain-services-section-version-1-1/ Active Directory Domain Services Section What can we do with it? This is the question for this part. I wanna […]
Read moreStep 1: Get-Help, Get-Command, Get-Member and Get-Alias Thanks to Justin for pointing out that I left out probably the most useful command. Get-Help. I’ve added some of my other favorite commands for learning as well, which I still use almost daily. Get-Help is an amazingly useful command and is quite versatile. Get-Help Get-WMIObject – Will output basic help and tips […]
Read moreToday I passed the Microsoft Azure Fundamentals AZ-900 exam 🙂 !!! “This exam is designed for candidates looking to demonstrate foundational level knowledge of cloud services and how those services are provided with Microsoft Azure.” I plan to earn more Azure certs in the near future. you can read more about it here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/exam-az-900.aspx
Read moreConfiguring 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 by adding a role: On the next screen, select Role-based or feature-based installation: Select the server where the roles will be installed: On the Add Roles and Features Wizard, select Volume Activation Services. […]
Read moreWelcome to my guide on how to configure a single server Remote Desktop Services (RDS) deployment using server 2016. First install Server 2016 with GUI and get all the updates installed. Add the server to the domain as a member server, in this lab I call mine RDS2016. Login as a domain administrator. Server manager should automatically launch, click on […]
Read moreVMWare VM Server Tuning – Windows OS & VMXNet3 Network Card Optimizations In Windows, Open a command prompt window with elevated permissions and execute the following commands displayed in RED. [Display the TCP stack settings] C:> netsh int tcp show global [Disable specific TCP stack parameters] C:> netsh int tcp set global chimney=disabled C:> netsh int tcp set global autotuninglevel= disabled C:> netsh int tcp set global ecncapability= disabled C:> netsh int tcp set global netdma= disabled C:> netsh int tcp set global rsc= disabled I usually put these commands […]
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