August 18, 2008
We are all aware how helpful the repadmin tool has become (available thru Windows Support Tools in Windows Server 2003 and earlier) for troubleshooting the replication issues. In Windows Server 2008, this tool along with others come pre-packaged within the OS. You no longer have to install the Support Tools to rein in the benefits [...]
Filed under: Active Directory, Windows Server 2008 | Comments (0)
June 8, 2008
Sounds like a no-brainer, but there is catch. I installed DHCP role on my Server Core that I had previously set up as Read-only Domain Controller, using this command.
start /w ocsetup DHCPServerCore
And then I went ahead and set the service configuration to “auto” with this command,
sc config dhcpserver start= auto (note the space [...]
Filed under: Server Core, Windows Server 2008 | Comments (0)
June 6, 2008
Yes there is. Inevitable as it was, we the System Admins like to accomplish easy tasks from the tip of our fingers, and do things in a graphical click-ing environment. You might have heard of this utility, which came out few months back called ‘Server Core Configurator’ by Guy Teverovsky. I had been reading [...]
Filed under: Server Core, Windows Server 2008 | Comments (0)
April 12, 2008
In a full version of Windows Server 2008 there is Initial Configuration Tasks that allows you to configure various things after a fresh install. However since Server Core is GUI-less or more like Shell-less and not entirely GUI-less, the various initial configuration tasks are to be done from the command-line or thru the few built-in [...]
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April 4, 2008
Previously you have been able to use RENDOM utility provided by Microsoft to rename your Window 2000 and Windows Server 2003 domains. However in Windows Server 2008 domain you don’t have to separately install Rendom utility. It gets installed as part of “Active Directory Domain Services” role when you promote a server to the DC [...]
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March 18, 2008
Installing VMAdditions on Windows Server 2008 Core can be tricky. In my virtual lab I have Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1, I recently decided to test drive the much hyped Server Core from the Windows Server 2008 lineup. For those of you who don’t know what Server Core is and what it will cater to;
Server [...]
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February 26, 2008
Updating schema for your forest is not something you do very often, however, it is a requirement when you introduce a Windows server 2003 DC in a Windows 2000 domain or when you introduce the first Windows Server 2008 in your Windows Server 2003 domain. (There may be other times when you have to do this such as [...]
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February 22, 2008
You can extend the Windows Server 2008 Evaluation copy you have running for trial/demo/testing purpose for up to 240 days now.
“Evaluating Windows Server 2008 software does not require product activation. Any edition of Windows Server 2008 may be installed without activation, and it may be evaluated for 60 days. Additionally, the 60-day evaluation period may [...]
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