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How to Configure Performance Counter Alerts on Windows Server 2012 R2 — step-by-step Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Performance Counter Alerts on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Configure MMC Snap-ins on Windows Server 2012 R2 Microsoft Management Console (MMC) is the host application for virtually all Windows Server 2012 R2 administrative tools. Individual management capabilities are delivered as MMC snap-ins — Active Directory Users and Computers, DNS Manager, DHCP Manager, Group Policy Management, Certificate Manager, Computer Management, and dozens of […]

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How to Use WMI Filters in Group Policy on Windows Server 2012 R2 — step-by-step Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Use WMI Filters in Group Policy on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Manage Services with PowerShell on Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows services are long-running executable programs that perform specific system or application functions. Every major server role — IIS, SQL Server, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and dozens of others — relies on one or more Windows services. Effective service management is fundamental to server […]

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How to Configure Windows Event Collector on Windows Server 2012 R2 — step-by-step Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Windows Event Collector on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Configure Windows Event Collector on Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Event Collector (WEC) is a built-in Windows Server feature that implements the W3C WS-Eventing protocol to collect event log entries from multiple remote computers (event sources) and store them in the Forwarded Events log on a central collector server. This provides centralized event […]

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How to Manage Certificates with PowerShell on Windows Server 2012 R2 — step-by-step Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Manage Certificates with PowerShell on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Manage Certificates with PowerShell on Windows Server 2012 R2 Certificate management is a critical administrative task on Windows Server 2012 R2 — SSL/TLS certificates secure IIS websites, SMTP relay, LDAPS, Remote Desktop, PowerShell Remoting, and many other services. Without proactive certificate lifecycle management, expired certificates cause service outages, authentication failures, and security warnings […]

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How to Configure System Center Virtual Machine Manager on Windows Server 2012 R2 — step-by-step Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure System Center Virtual Machine Manager on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Configure System Center Virtual Machine Manager on Windows Server 2012 R2 System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM or VMM) is Microsoft’s comprehensive virtualization management platform that provides centralized control over Hyper-V hosts, private cloud infrastructure, VM deployment, network virtualization, and storage management. VMM 2012 R2 is purpose-built to work with Windows Server 2012 […]

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How to Configure System Center Operations Manager Agent on Windows Server 2012 R2 — step-by-step Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure System Center Operations Manager Agent on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Configure System Center Operations Manager Agent on Windows Server 2012 R2 System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) is Microsoft’s enterprise monitoring solution that provides comprehensive, agent-based monitoring of Windows servers, applications, network infrastructure, and services. The SCOM agent installed on each managed server collects performance data, event log entries, and application health information, forwarding […]

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How to Configure Server Core on Windows Server 2012 R2 — step-by-step Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Server Core on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Configure Server Core on Windows Server 2012 R2 Server Core is a minimal installation option for Windows Server 2012 R2 that installs only the essential Windows components needed to support server roles, excluding the full desktop shell, Windows Explorer, Internet Explorer, and most GUI management tools. The result is a significantly reduced attack […]

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How to Use Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) on Windows Server 2012 R2 — step-by-step Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Use Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Use Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) on Windows Server 2012 R2 Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) for Windows Server 2012 R2 is a collection of MMC snap-ins, command-line tools, PowerShell modules, and management consoles that enable administrators to manage Windows Server 2012 R2 roles and features remotely from a Windows 8.1 workstation or […]

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How to Configure Server Manager on Windows Server 2012 R2 — step-by-step Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Server Manager on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Configure Server Manager on Windows Server 2012 R2 Server Manager is the primary management console introduced in Windows Server 2008 and significantly enhanced in Windows Server 2012 R2 to support multi-server management from a single pane of glass. On Windows Server 2012 R2, Server Manager provides a unified dashboard for installing and managing […]

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How to Configure PowerShell Remoting on Windows Server 2012 R2 — step-by-step Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure PowerShell Remoting on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Configure PowerShell Remoting on Windows Server 2012 R2 PowerShell Remoting is one of the most powerful features available to systems administrators managing Windows Server 2012 R2 environments. It allows you to run PowerShell commands and scripts on remote computers as if you were sitting at the console, enabling centralized management of dozens or […]

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