How to Configure Windows Server 2012 R2 as a VPN Server with SSTP Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol (SSTP) is a VPN protocol that encapsulates PPP traffic inside HTTPS, using port 443 for all VPN data. This makes SSTP the most firewall-friendly VPN protocol available — it works through virtually any firewall, NAT device, or web […]
How to Use Performance Monitor on Windows Server 2012 R2 Performance Monitor (perfmon.exe) is the primary built-in tool on Windows Server 2012 R2 for collecting, graphing, and analyzing system performance data. It provides real-time monitoring of hundreds of performance counters spanning CPU utilization, memory consumption, disk I/O, network throughput, and application-specific metrics. More importantly, Performance […]
How to Set Up Windows Server 2016 Active Directory Migration Migrating an Active Directory environment is one of the most consequential infrastructure tasks an administrator can undertake. Whether you are consolidating domains after a merger, upgrading a forest functional level, or moving resources from a legacy environment to a new one, a structured migration plan […]
🟡 Medium ⏱ 5–30 min Last verified: 12 September 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 […]
🟡 Medium ⏱ 5–30 min Last verified: 12 September 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 Monitor SQL Server with SQL Server Profiler on Windows Server 2016 SQL Server Profiler is a graphical interface included with SQL Server Management Studio that allows database administrators to capture and analyze a real-time trace of events occurring inside a SQL Server instance. By recording events such as query executions, stored procedure calls, […]
🟠 High ⏱ 5–30 min Last verified: 10 September 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 Configure Group Policy on Windows Server 2012 R2 Group Policy is the primary mechanism for centrally managing the configuration of users and computers in an Active Directory environment. Through Group Policy Objects (GPOs), administrators can enforce security settings, deploy software, configure Windows components, map drives, set desktop wallpaper, restrict access to Control Panel, […]
How to Configure an SMTP Relay on Windows Server 2012 R2 An SMTP relay server acts as an intermediary mail gateway, accepting email from authorised internal systems (applications, printers, monitoring tools, scripts) and forwarding it to its destination — either a smart host (such as Exchange or Office 365) or directly via MX lookup. Every […]
How to Configure System State Backup and Bare Metal Recovery on Windows Server 2012 R2 A system state backup captures the critical OS configuration components required to restore a Windows Server 2012 R2 to a functional state without reinstalling the operating system. It includes the registry, the COM+ class registration database, Active Directory (on domain […]
