How to Set Up Windows Server 2016 Border Gateway Protocol Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) is the routing protocol that underlies the internet, enabling autonomous systems (AS) to exchange routing and reachability information. Windows Server 2016 includes a software-based BGP router as part of the Remote Access Server (RAS) role, allowing administrators to configure dynamic routing […]
Introduction to Microsoft Graph API with PowerShell The Microsoft Graph API is the unified REST endpoint for Microsoft 365, Azure Active Directory, Teams, SharePoint, Outlook, OneDrive, and many other Microsoft cloud services. From Windows Server 2019, PowerShell can call Graph API endpoints directly using the Microsoft.Graph PowerShell SDK or raw Invoke-RestMethod calls with OAuth 2.0 […]
🟡 Medium ⏱ 5–30 min Last verified: 21 October 2020 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 […]
How to Install SQL Server 2014 on Windows Server 2012 R2 SQL Server 2014 is a natural pairing with Windows Server 2012 R2, offering AlwaysOn Availability Groups, in-memory OLTP (Hekaton), buffer pool extensions, and enhanced cloud integration with Microsoft Azure. Installing SQL Server 2014 correctly on Windows Server 2012 R2 requires attention to prerequisites, service […]
How to Configure Windows Server 2016 Windows Hello for Business Windows Hello for Business (WHfB) is Microsoft’s enterprise-grade implementation of FIDO2-compatible strong authentication, replacing traditional passwords with cryptographic credentials protected by hardware (TPM) and user gestures such as PIN, fingerprint, or facial recognition. Windows Server 2016 provides the infrastructure components necessary to deploy WHfB for […]
🟠 High ⏱ 5–30 min Last verified: 19 October 2020 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 Configure IIS Deployment with Web Deploy (MSDeploy) on Windows Server 2012 R2 Web Deploy (MSDeploy) is Microsoft’s tool for packaging, deploying, and synchronizing IIS web applications, their content, configuration, and associated components between servers. It is the standard mechanism used by Visual Studio’s “Publish” feature, Azure DevOps pipelines, and Octopus Deploy to push […]
🟡 Medium ⏱ 5–30 min Last verified: 17 October 2020 Affected versions: Windows Server 2016 📖 ~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 Set Up Hyper-V Scale-Out File Server for Cluster Storage on Windows Server 2012 R2 A Scale-Out File Server (SOFS) is a Windows Server 2012 R2 failover cluster role that provides continuously available SMB 3.0 file shares for use as shared storage by Hyper-V clusters and SQL Server deployments. Unlike traditional clustered file servers […]
🟠 High ⏱ 5–30 min Last verified: 16 October 2020 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 […]
