Starwind: setting up a highly available storage
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 …
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SQL Server Restore a Database from a Backup (BAK)
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).
IIS: different PHP configuration per site
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 …
DNS: conditional forwarder
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 …
WSUS: Set up client-side targeting
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 …
Change the DNS cache duration of DFS Namespaces
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, …
Install WSUS with a SQL Server database
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 …
How to view open files on a network share on a Windows server
Learn how to view currently open files on a Windows server's network shares using built-in tools like Server Manager. Ideal for system administration and network …
Installation and configuration of replica storage
Storage replication (storage replica) is a feature that comes with Windows Server 2016 that lets you replicate a volume to another server. To work the feature requires …
Manage Windows Server remotely in PowerShell with PSSession
Introduction In this tutorial, we will see how to remotely administer a Windows server in PowerShell (Powershell remoting) with PSSession. PSSession is the prefix of …
SQL Server configure remote access
This article describes how to configure remote access to a SQL Server (EXPRESS). 1. Open the SQL Server Configuration Manager. 2. Go to SQL Server Network Configuration / …
WSUS: Fix the problem of downloading Windows 10 updates
The upgrades of Windows 10 are distributed using an .ESD file. By default, the WSUS server (IIS) does not process requests on ESD files and this fact in the Windows …