Fix SQL Configuration Manager Cannot Connect to WMI Provider
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When trying to open MS SQL Server Configuration Manager, a dialog may appear.. Cannot connect to WMI provider. You do not have permission or the server is unreachable. Note that…
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How to view/logoff remote desktop hung sessions
You try to RDP into a Terminal Server and you get this message below. You can run the following comment to view terminal server sessions. Qwinsta /server:computername This will show…
How to Log Off, Shutdown, Sleep & Restart Windows Server 2012
Log Off (Log Out) of Windows Server 2012 or Windows 8 Press Ctrl-Alt-Delete then select Sign Out Log Off of Terminal Session on Windows Server 2012 or Windows 8 If…
Creating a Windows Server Performance baseline
Introduction Every Microsoft Windows server should be monitored for performance issues, but if you have nothing to compare it against, how do you know when its over worked or ticking…
DNS Records
A Record The majority of DNS records are “A” records. A records allow for you to point different sections of your domain to different IP addresses or servers. For example,…
How to Create a VPN on Windows Server 2012
What is a VPN? A virtual private network (VPN) is a technology for using the Internet or another intermediate network to connect computers to isolated remote computer networks that would…
How To Install Trusted Root Certification Authority With MMC
How To Install Trusted Root Certification Authority With MMC Requirement: sometimes we need to install a third part Certificate as “Trusted Root Certification Authority”. Solution: You can run windows MMC…
RAID Levels Explained
Whether you’re looking to optimize a server’s performance or to defend against total data loss on a NAS box, you need RAID. But which level is right? Here is a…
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3: Configuring a Samba Server
Configuring a Samba Server The default configuration file (/etc/samba/smb.conf) allows users to view their home directories as a Samba share. It also shares all printers configured for the system as…
Recover a single e-mail using Search-Mailbox in Exchange 2010
*Note* This article applies to Exchange Server 2010 SP1. Recently I was asked to recover a single e-mail, because he deleted it by accident. In Exchange 2007 I would use…