How to Enable FIPS Compliance on Windows Server 2012 R2 The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 specifies the security requirements for cryptographic modules used in federal government systems. Many organizations in regulated industries also adopt FIPS compliance to meet contractual requirements or demonstrate due diligence. On Windows Server 2012 R2, enabling FIPS mode restricts […]
Introduction to Microsoft Defender on Windows Server 2019 Microsoft Defender Antivirus is built into Windows Server 2019 and provides real-time protection against malware, ransomware, spyware, and other threats. On Windows Server 2019, Defender Antivirus integrates with Windows Defender System Guard, Windows Defender Credential Guard, and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (the enterprise-grade EDR product). For basic […]
How to Manage Active Directory Replication on Windows Server 2012 R2 Active Directory replication is the process by which changes made on one domain controller are propagated to all other domain controllers in the domain and forest. Replication ensures that the directory remains consistent across all DCs, regardless of which DC accepted the original change. […]
Introduction Managing Active Directory at scale on Windows Server 2016 demands PowerShell automation. The ActiveDirectory module lets you create hundreds of users, manage group membership, audit accounts, and generate compliance reports in seconds rather than hours of manual effort. Installing the ActiveDirectory Module Install RSAT tools to get the AD PowerShell module: Add-WindowsFeature RSAT-AD-PowerShell Import-Module […]
🟠 High ⏱ 5–30 min Last verified: 26 November 2019 Affected versions: Windows Server 2019 📖 ~2 min read Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution — Primary Fix Solution — Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance Criteria Rollback Plan Prevention & Hardening Related Errors […]
Introduction to SolarWinds Monitoring Agent on Windows Server 2019 SolarWinds is a leading provider of IT infrastructure monitoring software. SolarWinds N-central and SolarWinds Orion are the two primary platforms used in enterprise and managed service provider environments. N-central uses a lightweight agent installed on Windows Server 2019 endpoints to collect performance metrics, health checks, patch […]
How to Configure Windows Server 2019 for High Availability High Availability (HA) in Windows Server 2019 is achieved through multiple technologies that eliminate single points of failure. The primary HA technologies include Failover Clustering for automatic failover of roles and virtual machines, Network Load Balancing for distributing workloads across multiple servers, Always On Availability Groups […]
Introduction to Active Directory Replication Active Directory is a distributed database. In a multi-domain-controller environment, changes made on one DC must propagate to all other DCs in the domain. This process is called replication. Windows Server 2019 uses two replication topologies: intrasite replication (within a site, using RPCs over TCP/IP, triggered within seconds) and intersite […]
How to Set Up Web Application Proxy on Windows Server 2012 R2 Web Application Proxy (WAP) is a reverse proxy service introduced in Windows Server 2012 R2 that enables external users to access web applications hosted on internal servers. WAP is part of the Remote Access role and provides pre-authentication using Active Directory Federation Services […]
Introduction to File Server with DFS Namespaces on Windows Server 2019 Configuring a File Server with DFS Namespaces (DFSN) on Windows Server 2019 combines a traditional SMB file server with a virtualised namespace layer that gives users a single consistent UNC path regardless of where the files physically reside. This is particularly powerful in multi-site […]
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