The iSCSI target role makes it possible to transform a server into a SAN (bay of disks / storage) by creating virtual disks (vhdx) and by presenting them to other server using the ethernet network (iSCSI). This type of configuration is used with Hyper-V clusters which require a volume shared between all of the nodes. …
Installation and configuration of the SMTP server functionality with Windows Server.
StarWind Virtual SAN is software that turns Windows into an iSCSI target server. The advantage of StarWind is that it can be used to put the storage in high availability by installing two StarWind servers, because this is managed at the software level, it can be used with any type of storage (SAN, DAS) and …
In this tutorial, I will show you how to restore a SQL Server database from a backup file (BAK). To perform the restore, you must have SQL Server Manager Studio (SSMS). Restore a database In order to find the backup files, I copied them to the Backup folder of the SQL Server installation, which is …
In this article, I explain how to customize the PHP directives for each of the sites on an IIS server. There are several more or less complex methods. I will introduce the one that for me seems the least restrictive, the use of PATH sections in the configuration of PHP. Configuration of the site in …
Presentation of conditional forwarder In this article, I will explain and show you how to set up a conditional forwarder on a Windows DNS server. As a reminder, DNS redirection allows the service to send requests to another DNS service to resolve the request for an unknown zone. A conditional forwarder is used to specify …
Presentation The client-side targeting on WSUS, when enabled, allows you to directly assign to a group declare in the console. This declaration is not done GPO or by modifying the register of the customer workstation. Once activated, it is no longer possible to change the assignment of a station by hand from the WSUS console. …
In this article, I will explain how to change the DNS cache of a namespace. By default, the DNS cache is 300 seconds or 5 minutes. For example, during a server migration, it may be necessary to reduce the client cache. Change the duration Open the DFS Distributed File System Management console, right-click the name …
Since Windows 2016 server, it is possible to install the Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) directly with a SQL Server database. In this article we will see how to proceed. Prerequisites To install WSUS with a SQL Server database you need: Windows 2016 or 2019 server for the WSUS role An instance of SQL Server …
In this article, I will explain how to view from a Windows server open shared files / folders. There are two ways to access open files / folders in either graphical or command-line mode using PowerShell. PowerShell List open folders / files: Get-SmbOpenFile Result : FileId SessionId Path ShareRelativePath ClientComputerName ClientUserName —— ——— —- —————– …