Category Archives: Windows Server 2012 R2
Microsoft Hyper-V 2012 Live Migration and Constrained Delegation
One feature with any good virtualization solution should have the ability to make your VMs mobile. With VMware the feature is called vMotion and with Hyper-V it’s Live Migration. When your just using the Hyper-V manager and you need to do a live migration from one system to the next you would have to log […]
Upgraded AD Sync Server to Server 2012 R2 – No Longer Syncing
So I upgraded my Azure Active Directory Sync server to Windoes Server 2012 R2 and now my sync isn’t working anymore. I downloaded the latest version from the link in the Technet article on setting up directory sync, since I have no idea where to get it from the new admin portal. When I try […]
Deploying Work Folders
This topic discusses the steps needed to implement Work Folders. It assumes that you’ve already read Designing a Work Folders Implementation. To deploy Work Folders, a process that can involve multiple servers and technologies, use the following steps. Tip The simplest Work Folders deployment is a single file server (often called a sync server) without […]
Upgrading Domain Controllers to Windows Server 2012 R2
Ok, not really an upgrade, but more of “replacement”. With the release of Windows Server 2012 R2 to MSDN which was recently announced HERE, it is time for me to upgrade my lab domain controllers to Windows Server 2012 R2. I started by first “upgrading” my Hyper-V hosts to Windows Server 2012 R2. This would […]
Synchronize time with external NTP server on Windows Server 2008 R2 / Windows Server Core/Full 2012
Time synchronization is an important aspect for all computers on the network. By default, the clients computers get their time from a Domain Controller and the Domain Controller gets his time from the domain’s PDC Operation Master. Therefore the PDC must synchronize his time from an external source. I usually use the servers listed at […]
How to change default SAN disk status from offline to online
Do you know what the SAN policy of your disks is now? If you run DISKPART> SAN it will return the current policy. Can you post the result here? I think it will be something like SAN Policy : Offline Shared In this case, I believe you’re looking for a […]
Migrate a Domain-based Namespace to Windows Server 2008 Mode
The Windows Server 2008 mode for domain-based namespaces includes support for access-based enumeration and increased scalability. To migrate a domain-based namespace from Windows 2000 Server mode to Windows Server 2008 mode, you must export the namespace to a file, delete the namespace, recreate it in Windows Server 2008 mode, and then import the namespace settings. To do so, use the […]
Virtual disks under Storage Spaces won’t stay attached after reboot!
Few days ago friend of mine asked me if I know how to fix this issue and I succeeded. Now I want to share with all of you. The scenario is as follows… Windows Server 2012 R2, one Storage Pool, few virtual disks. The behavior starts to happen after Windows Server 2012 R2 re-installation. Everything […]
Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview – boot from VHDX
In one of my latest posts I wrote how to install Hyper-V role inside virtual machine. Very often I need that scenario for demos. Disadvantage of that scenario is what can’t run virtual machine inside virtual machine. So, now I can’t avoid that and need “server on metal”! I decided to install Windows Server 2012 […]