🟡 Medium ⏱ 5–30 min Last verified: 4 September 2021 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 […]
How to Perform Disaster Recovery Testing on Windows Server 2016 Disaster recovery testing is the practice of validating that your backup systems, failover processes, and recovery procedures actually work before you need them in a real emergency. An untested disaster recovery plan is little more than a document of good intentions. Organizations that skip regular […]
🟠 High ⏱ 5–30 min Last verified: 31 August 2021 Affected versions: Windows Server 2016 📖 ~2 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 […]
How to Configure PowerShell Just Enough Administration (JEA) on Windows Server 2012 R2 Just Enough Administration (JEA) is a PowerShell security technology that enables role-based access to administrative functions without granting full administrator privileges. Rather than making a helpdesk technician a local administrator to restart a service, JEA creates a constrained PowerShell endpoint where the […]
How to Configure Windows Performance Monitor (perfmon) on Windows Server 2016 Windows Performance Monitor (perfmon) is a built-in diagnostic tool in Windows Server 2016 that provides real-time and historical visibility into hundreds of system performance counters. It can monitor CPU utilization, memory pressure, disk I/O, network throughput, and application-specific metrics from SQL Server, IIS, Active […]
How to Configure Windows Reliability Monitor on Windows Server 2016 Windows Reliability Monitor is a built-in diagnostic tool in Windows Server 2016 that tracks system stability over time and presents a graphical timeline of critical events such as application crashes, Windows failures, hardware errors, and software installations. Unlike Performance Monitor, which focuses on metrics, Reliability […]
🟡 Medium ⏱ 5–30 min Last verified: 21 August 2021 Affected versions: Windows Server 2012 R2 📖 ~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 […]
Introduction to File Server Resource Manager on Windows Server 2019 File Server Resource Manager (FSRM) is a role service for Windows Server 2019 that provides comprehensive management of file server storage. It enables administrators to set storage quotas on volumes and folders, create file screening policies to block prohibited file types, generate storage usage reports, […]
How to Set Up Zabbix Agent on Windows Server 2012 R2 Zabbix is a mature, enterprise-grade open-source monitoring platform that provides agent-based and agentless monitoring with built-in alerting, trending, dashboards, and auto-discovery. The Zabbix Agent 2 provides active and passive check modes, native Windows performance counter collection, event log monitoring, process monitoring, and support for […]
How to Set Up Windows Server 2016 RAS Gateway Advanced The Remote Access Service (RAS) Gateway in Windows Server 2016 is a software-based, multitenant, Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)-capable router designed for cloud service providers (CSPs) and enterprises hosting multiple tenant virtual networks. The RAS Gateway advanced configuration allows you to go beyond basic VPN connectivity […]
