How to Set Up File Server Resource Manager (FSRM) on Windows Server 2012 R2 File Server Resource Manager (FSRM) is a Windows Server 2012 R2 role service that provides granular control over file storage through disk quotas, file screening, storage reports, and classification rules. FSRM enables administrators to enforce storage policies that prevent individual users […]
🟡 Medium ⏱ 5–30 min Last verified: 17 August 2019 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 Set Up Prometheus Windows Exporter on Windows Server 2012 R2 The Prometheus Windows Exporter (formerly known as wmi_exporter) is an open-source metrics collection agent that exposes Windows performance counters, WMI data, and system metrics in the Prometheus exposition format over HTTP. This makes Windows Server 2012 R2 natively scrapable by Prometheus, enabling integration […]
How to Set Up Windows Server 2016 NPS RADIUS Network Policy Server (NPS) is the Microsoft implementation of a RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) server and proxy. NPS provides centralized authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) for network access requests, including VPN connections, 802.1X wireless and wired authentication, dial-up, and remote access through RRAS. By […]
How to Configure Windows Server 2016 System Center Microsoft System Center is a suite of management products designed to provide unified monitoring, configuration management, data protection, and virtualization management for Windows-based environments. The main components are System Center Operations Manager (SCOM), System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM), System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM), System Center Virtual […]
Introduction to Windows Performance Monitor on Windows Server 2019 Windows Performance Monitor (perfmon) is a built-in Windows Server 2019 tool that provides real-time and historical monitoring of hundreds of system performance counters, including CPU, memory, disk, network, and application-specific metrics. Perfmon supports Data Collector Sets for capturing performance data over time, which is invaluable for […]
🟢 Low ⏱ 5–30 min Last verified: 13 August 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 […]
🟠 High ⏱ 5–30 min Last verified: 12 August 2019 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 […]
🟠 High ⏱ 5–30 min Last verified: 12 August 2019 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 Set Up Windows Server 2016 NTLM Authentication NTLM (NT LAN Manager) is a challenge-response authentication protocol that predates Kerberos in the Windows ecosystem. While Kerberos is the preferred authentication protocol in Windows Server 2016 Active Directory environments, NTLM is still used in several scenarios: when clients connect using IP addresses instead of DNS […]
