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How to Create Generation 2 Virtual Machines in Hyper-V on Windows Server 2016 — step-by-step Windows Server 2016 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Create Generation 2 Virtual Machines in Hyper-V on Windows Server 2016

How to Set Up Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V Generation 2 VMs Hyper-V supports two types of virtual machines: Generation 1 and Generation 2. Generation 2 virtual machines, introduced in Windows Server 2012 R2 and enhanced in Windows Server 2016, provide a modern UEFI-based firmware environment, Secure Boot support, faster boot times, and compatibility with the […]

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How to Enable Nested Virtualisation in Hyper-V on Windows Server 2016 — step-by-step Windows Server 2016 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Enable Nested Virtualisation in Hyper-V on Windows Server 2016

How to Configure Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V Nested Virtualisation Nested virtualisation is a feature introduced in Windows Server 2016 that allows a Hyper-V virtual machine to act as a Hyper-V host itself. In other words, you can run Hyper-V inside a Hyper-V VM. This capability is invaluable for lab environments, developer testing, training scenarios, containerised […]

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How to Configure Hyper-V QoS on Windows Server 2016 — step-by-step Windows Server 2016 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Hyper-V QoS on Windows Server 2016

How to Set Up Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V Quality of Service Hyper-V Quality of Service (QoS) in Windows Server 2016 lets administrators control and prioritise the network bandwidth and storage I/O that each virtual machine or virtual network adapter can consume. Without QoS controls, a single VM running a backup job or large file transfer […]

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How to Configure Hyper-V Resource Metering on Windows Server 2016 — step-by-step Windows Server 2016 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Hyper-V Resource Metering on Windows Server 2016

How to Configure Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V Resource Metering Hyper-V Resource Metering in Windows Server 2016 provides a built-in mechanism for tracking the resource consumption of virtual machines. It allows administrators and service providers to measure CPU utilisation, memory usage, network traffic, and disk I/O on a per-VM basis. The collected data can be used […]

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How to Configure the Global Catalog on Windows Server 2016 — step-by-step Windows Server 2016 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure the Global Catalog on Windows Server 2016

How to Configure Windows Server 2016 Global Catalog The Global Catalog (GC) is a distributed data repository in Windows Server 2016 Active Directory that contains a partial replica of all objects from every domain in the forest. Unlike regular domain controllers that store a full replica only for their own domain, a Global Catalog server […]

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How to Configure AD Sites and Services on Windows Server 2016 — step-by-step Windows Server 2016 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure AD Sites and Services on Windows Server 2016

How to Set Up Windows Server 2016 Active Directory Sites and Services Active Directory Sites and Services is a Microsoft Management Console snap-in that manages the physical topology of your Active Directory infrastructure. Sites represent the physical locations of your network, and the connections between them define how Active Directory replication traffic flows. Correctly configuring […]

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How to Configure System Center Virtual Machine Manager on Windows Server 2016 — step-by-step Windows Server 2016 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure System Center Virtual Machine Manager on Windows Server 2016

How to Configure Windows Server 2016 Virtual Machine Manager System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) is Microsoft’s centralized management platform for virtualized infrastructure. VMM provides a unified interface for managing Hyper-V hosts, VMware vSphere environments, storage fabrics, and private cloud resources built on Windows Server 2016. With VMM you can deploy and migrate virtual machines, […]

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How to Set Up System Center Configuration Manager on Windows Server 2016 — step-by-step Windows Server 2016 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up System Center Configuration Manager on Windows Server 2016

How to Configure Windows Server 2016 Configuration Manager System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM), also known as ConfigMgr or now Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager, is the enterprise-grade solution for managing large fleets of Windows servers and workstations. SCCM handles operating system deployment, software distribution, patch management, hardware and software inventory, compliance settings, and endpoint protection from […]

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How to Tune System Performance with tuned on CentOS Stream 9 — step-by-step CentOS Stream 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Tune System Performance with tuned on CentOS Stream 9

Introduction This tutorial demonstrates how to Tune System Performance with tuned on CentOS Stream 9 on CentOS Stream 9. It is written for administrators who want a repeatable, well-explained walkthrough that goes beyond a bare command list and explains each configuration choice. Every command is tested against a freshly registered CentOS Stream 9 system with […]

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How to Configure System Center Operations Manager on Windows Server 2016 — step-by-step Windows Server 2016 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure System Center Operations Manager on Windows Server 2016

How to Set Up Windows Server 2016 Operations Manager System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) is Microsoft’s enterprise monitoring platform for Windows Server, Linux, network devices, and applications. SCOM uses management packs containing pre-built knowledge about specific technologies to automatically discover components, apply monitoring rules, generate alerts, and produce performance data. Deployed on Windows Server 2016, […]

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