Managing Windows 2008 R2 server from Windows Server 2012 Server Manager

7.Jan.2013 | by Gusac | Filed in: Articles, Tutorials

Server Manager in Windows server 2012 lets you manage remote servers using Windows Remote Management (WinRM). However, for managing down-level servers like Windows server 2008 and Windows server 2008 R2 there are a few prerequisites need to be met.   1. Service Pack Prerequisite SP1 requi... [More]

Turn IE Enhanced Security Configuration On or Off on Windows Server 2012

3.Jan.2013 | by Gusac | Filed in: Articles, Tutorials

Steps to enable or disable Internet explorer security Configuration:   1.  Open Server Manager 2.  Click Configure this local server to open the Local Server configuration page. 3.  Then, in the Properties area, next to IE Enhanced Security Configuration, click On to open t... [More]

How to add DHCP Scope Option 150 for Cisco CallManager

2.Sep.2012 | by Gusac | Filed in: Tutorials, Articles

By default, the DHCP Scope option 150 for Cisco TFTP Server is not available on Windows Server. Below are the steps to add the configure the option 150:   1.  First we need to define the option 150 so that it can be made available in the scope options list. For this, right click on the I... [More]

Error: 0x800f081f while installing service pack 1 for Windows 2008 R2

26.Aug.2012 | by Gusac | Filed in: Articles

Issue: Windows 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 installation fails with the error (as shown below).  If you click on the Details link on the error page, it displays the error code 0x800f081f Installation was not successful A system error prevented the service pack from installing. Please download and... [More]

Steps to disable IE Enhanced Security Configuration in Windows server 2012

23.Jul.2012 | by Gusac | Filed in: Articles

With Windows server 2012, the option to turn off Internet explorer enhanced security configuration has been moved.  Below are the steps to accomplish the same task in new server edition: Launch Server Manager Click on Local Server on the left pane of the Server Manager console. On r... [More]

Promote Windows server 2012 as Domain Controller - via Server Manager

18.Jul.2012 | by Gusac | Filed in: Articles

While promoting a Windows server 2012 as a domain controller, the first thing you would notice is that DCPROMO command no longer works! The windows would give  you a screen as below: The article talks about the steps to promote your Windows server 2012 as a domain controller or we can say in... [More]

How to check Active Directory Schema Versions

18.Jul.2012 | by Gusac | Filed in: Tutorials, Articles

Schema version value is stored in the objectVersion attribute in Active Directory. There are different methods to query and find the attributes value: Registry Command Line - DSQUERY ADSIEdit.msc Powershell Applies to: Windows server 2003, Windows server 2008 and Windows server 20... [More]

How to enable Remote Desktop on Windows Server 2012

16.Jul.2012 | by Gusac | Filed in: Articles, Tutorials

In Windows 2012, the usual Remote Desktop window is not easily visible. To launch the Remote Desktop window, there are two methods: Command Line and Graphical User Interface. Command Line 1. Move your mouse to bottom right of the screen and you would see a bar, Charm Bar. 2. Click on the Search ... [More]

Changes in mstsc /admin switch

17.May.2012 | by Gusac | Filed in: Articles, Troubleshoot, Tutorials

As most of you know by now that since Windows server 2008, mstsc.exe has replaced old /console switch with new /admin switch. This article talks about the behavior when you connect to an administrative session using the /admin switch. Below are the behavioral changes: It does not connect to sess... [More]

How to configure SSL for Exchange Server 2007

12.May.2012 | by Prem Rana | Filed in: Articles, MS Exchange

Below are the steps to configure SSL for Exchange server 2007 1. Open EMS and type the below command to generate certificate request in shell. New-ExchangeCertificate -GenerateRequest -SubjectName "dc=com,dc=winplat,o=Article,cn=OWA.winplat.com" -domainname OWA.winplat.com, autodiscover.win... [More]