Introduction to Active Directory Backup and Recovery Active Directory is the identity foundation of your Windows environment. Domain controllers store the AD database (NTDS.DIT), SYSVOL folder, and the Registry System State. A comprehensive backup and recovery strategy must account for all three components. Windows Server 2019 includes Windows Server Backup (wbadmin) as a built-in tool […]
Introduction to Active Directory Auditing Active Directory is the authentication and authorization backbone of most Windows enterprise environments. Any changes to AD objects—user creations, group membership changes, permission modifications, login failures—can indicate insider threats, compromised accounts, or misconfigurations. Windows Server 2019 provides granular auditing capabilities through Advanced Audit Policy that let you capture exactly what […]
Introduction to the Active Directory Recycle Bin Accidentally deleted Active Directory objects—users, groups, computers, and OUs—have historically been a serious administrative headache. Before Windows Server 2008 R2, recovering a deleted object required either restoring from backup or performing an authoritative restore of Active Directory, both of which are time-consuming operations that can impact production services. […]
Introduction to Ansible for Windows Server 2019 Ansible is an open-source IT automation platform developed by Red Hat that enables infrastructure as code for provisioning, configuration management, application deployment, and orchestration. While Ansible was originally designed for Linux management using SSH, it fully supports Windows Server 2019 management using WinRM (Windows Remote Management) as the […]
Introduction to PowerShell Remoting PowerShell Remoting enables administrators to run commands and scripts on remote Windows Server 2019 machines as if they were running locally. Based on the WS-Management protocol (WinRM) and the Web Services for Management (WSMan) standard, PowerShell Remoting provides encrypted, authenticated remote management over HTTP (port 5985) or HTTPS (port 5986). Unlike […]
Introduction to WMI on Windows Server 2019 Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) is a core Windows infrastructure technology that provides a standardized interface for managing and monitoring Windows systems. WMI implements the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) Common Information Model (CIM) standard, making it an industry-standard approach to system management. On Windows Server 2019, WMI exposes […]
Introduction to SNMP on Windows Server 2019 Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a standard protocol for monitoring and managing network devices and servers. On Windows Server 2019, the SNMP service allows network monitoring systems such as Nagios, Zabbix, PRTG, SolarWinds, and Cacti to query the server for operational data including system information, network interface […]
Introduction to Event Log Management on Windows Server 2019 Windows Event Log is the centralized logging system in Windows Server 2019 that records system events from the operating system, applications, security subsystem, and applications. Effective event log management involves configuring appropriate log sizes, setting up log forwarding for centralized collection, filtering events for analysis, creating […]
Introduction to Performance Monitoring on Windows Server 2019 Performance monitoring on Windows Server 2019 involves collecting, analyzing, and responding to metrics that describe the health and capacity of server resources including CPU, memory, disk, and network. Windows Server 2019 includes several built-in tools for performance monitoring: Performance Monitor (perfmon.exe) for real-time and historical counter collection, […]
Introduction to Azure Monitor for Windows Server 2019 Azure Monitor is Microsoft’s comprehensive monitoring service that collects, analyzes, and acts on telemetry from cloud and on-premises environments. When configured for Windows Server 2019, Azure Monitor provides real-time metrics, log analytics, alerting, dashboards, and automated responses to operational conditions. Azure Monitor VM Insights provides pre-built workbooks […]
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