Why System Performance Monitoring Matters Windows Server 2022 hosts workloads that other systems depend on. A performance problem on a server — whether caused by excessive CPU usage, memory pressure, disk I/O saturation, or network congestion — directly impacts end users and dependent services. Effective performance monitoring lets you identify these problems proactively, before they […]
How to Configure Windows Server 2019 with PowerShell DSC PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) is a configuration management platform built into Windows Server 2019 that enables declarative specification of server configuration. Instead of writing imperative scripts that perform actions step by step, you write a DSC configuration that describes the desired end state — which […]
🟡 Medium ⏱ 5–30 min Last verified: 30 January 2023 📖 ~1 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 & Cross-Refs References & Further […]
🟡 Medium ⏱ 5–30 min Last verified: 30 January 2023 Affected versions: Windows Server 2019 📖 ~1 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 […]
What Is Application Request Routing? Application Request Routing (ARR) is a Microsoft IIS extension that turns a Windows Server 2022 machine into a capable HTTP load balancer and reverse proxy. It works in conjunction with the URL Rewrite Module to intercept requests, evaluate server farm configurations, and forward traffic to one or more backend servers. […]
🟡 Medium ⏱ 5–30 min Last verified: 28 January 2023 Affected versions: Windows Server 2022 📖 ~1 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 Azure Backup for Windows Server 2022 Azure Backup is Microsoft’s cloud-native backup service that allows you to protect Windows Server workloads and store backup data in Microsoft Azure. For Windows Server 2022, Azure Backup is delivered via the Microsoft Azure Recovery Services (MARS) agent, a lightweight software component installed directly on the server. […]
What Is Microsoft Sentinel Microsoft Sentinel (formerly Azure Sentinel until 2021) is a cloud-native Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) platform built on Azure. Unlike traditional on-premises SIEM systems that require dedicated hardware, licensing per managed device, and significant operational overhead, Sentinel is a fully managed SaaS platform […]
🟠 High ⏱ 5–30 min Last verified: 26 January 2023 Affected versions: Windows Server 2022 📖 ~1 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 […]
What Are Shielded VMs and Why They Exist Shielded Virtual Machines are a Windows Server 2016+ security feature that protects virtual machine data and state from access by Hyper-V administrators, backup operators, and anyone else with physical or software-level access to the virtualization fabric. In a conventional Hyper-V environment, a fabric administrator — someone with […]
