Since SCCM is our configuration management tool of choice, the SCCM client needs to get installed on all of our newly provisioned VMs. I […]
NSLookup still showing IP of demoted Domain Controller
So had an interesting issue today where a Domain Controller (DC) was demoted yet the IP of the demoted DC was still showing up […]
ConfigMgr 2012 R2 – WSUS sync fails with HTTP 503 errors
Ran into this issue with ConfigMgr 2012 R2 where it was unable to synchronize Software Update Point with the WSUS server. A review of […]
Active Directory Ports required between client and domain controllers
Active Directory uses several ports for communication between domain controllers and clients. These ports are required both by client computers and Domain Controllers. As […]
Going back to the basics….moving out of Amazon Drive!
As of June 8, 2017, it was announced that when when users try to sign up for Amazon Drive they will not be able […]
Get .Net Framework Version for the .DLL & .EXE files
Working with many app/dev teams it is hard to find which version of Dot Net an application was designed or made in. Now if […]
Map a network drive using PowerShell
Make sure you are using the latest version of PowerShell. On Windows 8/10 run it as administrator and type the following:
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New-PSDrive –Name “Z†–PSProvider FileSystem –Root “\\fileserver01\share†–Persist |
Where: Z […]
Speed up Active Directory & DNS replication between Sites
Using the standard GUI Microsoft Management Consoles to make the change to speed up Active Directory replication is not possible. The best result of using administrator consoles will be to increase domain replication between […]
Guide to migrate FRS to DFSR
For most users this article only applies if you have Window 2003/ 2003 R2 Domain Controller in your enviornment that you are planning to […]
The Lazy Way To Do Active Directory Inventory
From time to time admins have to run an inventory of what is running in the AD environment. This is a good practice for […]