I’ve just setup a couple of new 2012 Standard Domain Controllers for a customer and I wanted to be able to take advantage of the DHCP failover. Their old Domain Controller were Server 2003 SBS so I did a bit of research and here is how I moved the DHCP in just a couple of… Read More: Moving DHCP to Server 2012 »
This is the first post in a week. It has been a busy week. The CFO of the company has asked me to push any outstanding project through the system before the end of April. So I am currently working on four projects and have a deadline of fifteen days to complete. I love deadline.… Read More: Current Projects and updates »
Following steps are required to prepare your Windows 2003 forest or higher to accept Windows AD for an RODC. Make sure your forest functioning level is at least Windows 2003 or higher. Once that is done, insert the Windows OS disk into the server DVD drive. If you are using a vm server attach the… Read More: Windows 2012 R2 AD RODC Prep »
Here is a quick update on the recent VCAP-DCD5 exam I took. I failed the 300 passing mark by three questions. AAAARRRRRRHHHHHH!!!! So I’m going back to studying. I just purchased the VMware vSphere 5.1 Clustering Deepdive. I am in the process of readying it and the rest of the VCAP-DCD manuals I should not of… Read More: VCAP-DCD5 update number one »
Here is how I have been studying for my VCAP5-DCD. This is VMware Certified Advanced Professional – Data Center Design certification The blog posts out there have really got me nervous about this test. There are 100 question and only 3 hours and 45 minutes to complete the questions. The first time test takers are… Read More: Studying for my VCAP5-DCD »
We were working on an un-install of software that is intergrated into Exchange. We un-install the software and the mailbox folders that we need had been moved. The only option we had was to restore the Exchange 2010 Mailbox. The first step is to find your backups. You need the following file extenstions: edb, log,… Read More: Restore an Exchange 2010 Mailbox »
If you would like to turn the Cisco SG 300 into a Layer 3 switch the following are my notes on how to do just that. Please know that if you plug this switch into a network that has DHCP running the default IP address will change from 192.168.1.254 to something else. Be ready to… Read More: Turn CISCO SG 300 into a Layer 3 switch »
We recently setup a Cisco SG300 52-port “top-of-rack” switch. Using the provided CISCO serial cable, I got access to the management console. The first thing I wanted was to assign the switch an IP address so I could access the web UI. For this, it is important to understand what it means to assign an… Read More: Cisco SG300: Initial setup »
Anyone out there know what a mobile APN is? Here is the definition from Wiki: An Access Point Name (APN) is the name of a gateway between a GPRS, 3G or 4G mobile network and another computer network, frequently the public Internet. A mobile device making a data connection must be configured with an APN to present to the carrier. The… Read More: Setup of a mobile APNs »
A fully functional and activated 2012 Remote Desktop Session Host server has displayed the following message: This was a simple setup on a single server with the: connection broker, Session Host and Licensing server with 2012 CAL’s installed. Even though the licensing seems to be configured correctly, in server manager: and powershell: Licensing diagnostics: everywhere you… Read More: No remote Desktop Licence Server availability on RD Session Host… »