How to Set Up Windows Server 2016 Active Directory Rights Management Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS) is an information protection technology that works with AD RMS-enabled applications to help safeguard sensitive documents and email from unauthorized use. When content is protected using AD RMS, usage policies are embedded directly in the file — […]
🟠 High ⏱ 5–30 min Last verified: 1 January 2020 Affected versions: Windows Server 2012 R2 📖 ~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 […]
How to Configure Windows Server Software-Defined Networking (SDN) on Windows Server 2016 Software-Defined Networking (SDN) in Windows Server 2016 decouples the network control plane from the data plane, allowing administrators to programmatically configure and manage network infrastructure through a centralized controller. The Windows Server 2016 SDN stack is built on Hyper-V Network Virtualization and includes […]
How to Set Up Windows Server 2016 Windows Firewall Windows Firewall with Advanced Security is a host-based firewall built into Windows Server 2016. It provides bi-directional traffic filtering, connection security rules, and integration with IPsec. Properly configuring the firewall is essential for securing your server against unauthorized access while allowing legitimate traffic to pass. This […]
🟡 Medium ⏱ 5–30 min Last verified: 31 December 2019 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 […]
Introduction to Disaster Recovery Testing on Windows Server 2019 Disaster recovery (DR) testing is the practice of regularly executing and validating the procedures documented in your disaster recovery plan to ensure they actually work when needed. An untested recovery plan is, at best, an optimistic assumption. Organizations that skip DR testing often discover critical gaps […]
Introduction to RADIUS Authentication RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) is a networking protocol that provides centralized authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) for network access. Windows Server 2019 implements RADIUS through the Network Policy Server (NPS) role. NPS acts as a RADIUS server that authenticates users trying to connect via VPN, wireless access points, 802.1X […]
How to Set Up Windows Server 2016 Storage Replica Storage Replica is a feature introduced in Windows Server 2016 that enables synchronous and asynchronous block-level replication of volumes between servers or clusters. It provides storage-agnostic, hardware-independent replication for disaster recovery, migration, and stretch cluster scenarios. Unlike previous replication technologies, Storage Replica operates at the block […]
How to Monitor Hyper-V Performance on Windows Server 2012 R2 Monitoring Hyper-V performance is essential for identifying resource bottlenecks, planning capacity expansions, and ensuring that virtual machines are receiving adequate CPU, memory, storage, and network resources. Windows Server 2012 R2 provides multiple tools for Hyper-V performance monitoring: Performance Monitor with Hyper-V-specific counters, Task Manager, Resource […]
🟠 High ⏱ 5–30 min Last verified: 28 December 2019 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 […]
