Capacity Planning

How to Configure Unattended Upgrades on Ubuntu 24.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Create and Configure Swap Space on Ubuntu 24.04

Swap space extends the effective memory of a Linux server by using disk space as overflow RAM. This guide creates and configures a swap file on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server A user with sudo privileges Sufficient free disk space (at least 1–2 GB) Step […]

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How to Configure Unattended Upgrades on Ubuntu 24.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Monitor System Resources on Ubuntu 24.04

Knowing how your server uses CPU, memory, disk, and network is essential for capacity planning and troubleshooting. This guide covers the most useful monitoring commands and tools on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server A user with sudo privileges Step 1 – Quick Overview with top […]

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How to Configure Unattended Upgrades on Ubuntu 26.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Create and Configure Swap Space on Ubuntu 26.04

Swap space extends the effective memory of a Linux server by using disk space as overflow memory. While not a substitute for RAM, it prevents out-of-memory crashes on servers that occasionally spike in memory usage. This guide creates and configures a swap file on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Prerequisites […]

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How to Configure Unattended Upgrades on Ubuntu 26.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Monitor System Resources on Ubuntu 26.04

Knowing how your server uses CPU, memory, disk, and network resources is essential for capacity planning and troubleshooting. Ubuntu 26.04 LTS comes with several built-in tools and supports popular third-party monitors. This guide covers the most useful commands and tools for resource monitoring. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 26.04 LTS server […]

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How to Install Terraform on Windows Server 2012 R2 — step-by-step Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Terraform on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Install Terraform on Windows Server 2012 R2 Terraform is HashiCorp’s infrastructure-as-code tool that enables you to define, provision, and manage cloud and on-premises infrastructure using declarative configuration files. On Windows Server 2012 R2, Terraform runs as a standalone binary with no installation wizard or service required — you simply extract the executable and […]

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How to Install Jenkins on Windows Server 2012 R2 — step-by-step Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Jenkins on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Install Jenkins on Windows Server 2012 R2 Jenkins is one of the most widely adopted open-source automation servers in the industry, enabling organizations to build, test, and deploy software with repeatable, auditable pipelines. On Windows Server 2012 R2, Jenkins runs as a Windows service on top of the Java Runtime Environment, integrating naturally […]

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How to Monitor Hyper-V Performance on Windows Server 2012 R2 — step-by-step Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Monitor Hyper-V Performance on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Monitor Hyper-V Performance on Windows Server 2012 R2 Monitoring Hyper-V performance is essential for identifying resource bottlenecks, planning capacity expansions, and ensuring that virtual machines are receiving adequate CPU, memory, storage, and network resources. Windows Server 2012 R2 provides multiple tools for Hyper-V performance monitoring: Performance Monitor with Hyper-V-specific counters, Task Manager, Resource […]

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

How to Configure RDS Licensing on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Configure RDS Licensing on Windows Server 2012 R2 Remote Desktop Services requires Client Access Licenses (CALs) for each user or device that connects to RD Session Host servers. Without properly configured and activated RDS licensing, sessions are limited to a 120-day grace period before connections are refused. The RD Licensing role service manages […]

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How to Configure Remote Desktop Services on Windows Server 2012 R2 — step-by-step Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Remote Desktop Services on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Configure Remote Desktop Services on Windows Server 2012 R2 Remote Desktop Services (RDS) in Windows Server 2012 R2 is a platform for delivering virtualised applications and desktops to users. Whether you need to provide shared session-based desktops, RemoteApp published applications, or full VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure), RDS is the centralised service framework that […]

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How to Set Up Hyper-V Live Migration on Windows Server 2012 R2 — step-by-step Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Hyper-V Live Migration on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Set Up Hyper-V Live Migration on Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V Live Migration allows a running virtual machine to be moved from one Hyper-V host to another with no perceptible downtime — typically under a second of network interruption. This capability is essential for performing host maintenance, balancing VM workloads across servers, and […]

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