Configure Windows Server 2008′s Server Manager for remote server connections
Configure Windows Server 2008′s Server Manager for remote server connections Summary: Windows Server 2008′s Server Manager console allows for remote administration of Windows servers. Rick Vanover...
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You can download the latest Microsoft Windows PowerShell 3.0 and Server Manager Quick Reference Guides : http://bit.ly/KLSwaX Tagged: powershell, windows server
View ArticleWorking with Active Directory using PowerShell ADSI adapter
Working with Active Directory using PowerShell ADSI adapter (en-US) IntroductionPowerShell is very useful for automating Active Directory. It allows to quickly and relatively easy automate mundane...
View ArticleUnderstanding Network Location and Tags in SCVMM
Network Location: This represents the logical network identity for an individual physical network adapter. The Network Location Awareness (NLA) service provider on the Windows-based virtual machine...
View ArticleAD FS 2.0: Migrate Your AD FS Configuration Database to SQL Server
AD FS 2.0: Migrate Your AD FS Configuration Database to SQL Server The AD FS configuration database stores all the configuration data that represents a single instance of AD FS 2.0 (also known as the...
View ArticleLogon Scripts on a Windows Server
Logon Scripts Concepts http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc740163(v=ws.10) Assign a logon script to a user or group http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc784088(v=ws.10)...
View ArticleRealtime scenario: Windows 2003 server with two NICs in Mgmt and Dev networks...
Realtime scenario: We have Windows 2003 server which had two NICs, one each in a Mgmt network and Dev Zone network. This was essentially a Development server, and we used to connect to this server...
View ArticleHow to Schedule a PowerShell Script
How to Schedule a PowerShell Script ..assuming that you are running PowerShell 2.0.. 1. Get your script ready Surprising as it might sound, your script might actually not be ready to run in a...
View ArticlePowerShell script in a .bat file
PowerShell script in a .bat file How do you put PowerShell code into a batch/cmd file without having to also have a separate .ps1 file? (If you can have an external .ps1 file – you just invoke...
View ArticleExport-CSV -Append #powershell
Export-CSV -Append Here’s the solution for those who need to append rows to existing CSV files (andcannot do that): I have just used PowerShell 2.0 code snippets to create a proxy cmdlet – function...
View ArticleVHDX
With Windows Server 2012 Microsoft released a new Virtual Disk Format called VHDX. VHDX improves the Virtual Disk in a lot of way. Back in October I wrote a blog post on the improvements of the VHDX...
View ArticlePractical tips on simplifying GPOs and OU organization
Practical tips on simplifying GPOs and OU organization Summary: Deep paths within Active Directory can complicate Organizational Units and Group Policy Objects organization. IT pro Rick Vanover shares...
View ArticleWhat is IOPS and how to calculate IOPS for an application (Exchange, SQL,...
What is it and how to calculate IOPS This question is frequent, mostly because how Dell solutions Consultant that is a hardware manufacturer we know. What are IOPS? Is the number of operations per...
View ArticleLicensing for SQL Server 2012
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View ArticleHow to find MTU on a list of Windows Servers, using PowerShell ?
# This script can be used to find MTU size on a list of servers. Choose FQDN or make sure all servers are accessible using server name. # Get-NetIPInterface is part of PowerShell module NetTCPIP, and...
View ArticlePowerShell script to find OS name, Service Pack Version and OS-Architecture...
### PowerShell script to find OS name, Service Pack Version and OS-Architecture (32/64 bit) for given list of servers # servers which we failed to connect to get any info are collected in to a txt file...
View ArticlePowerShell script to find a server is physical server or virtual machine
### Powershell script gives Manufacturer and Server Model for a given list of servers, and we can find if its a VM or a physical server. ### eg: for a VM, manufacturer will be “VMware, Inc.”, and model...
View ArticlePowerShell script to find FQDN and get ping status of Windows Servers
### PowerShell script to find FQDN and get ping status for given list of windows servers # Servers which we failed to connect to get any info are collected in to a txt file. ### Writing credits : VM...
View ArticlePowerShell script to find all IP addresses assigned on a list of Windows Servers
### PowerShell script to find all IP addresses assigned on a list of Windows Servers. ### List all IP addresses assigned in each server, includes IPv6...
View ArticlePowerShell script to find network info for all NICs on a list of Windows servers
### PowerShell script to find for all NICs on a Windows server : IP address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, if DHCP is enabled, DNS servers, WINS servers # This works on a given list of servers, and collects...
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