Category: Windows 2008

RODC Password Replication Policy

The Password Replication Policy (PRP) indicates which user credentials will be cached on the Read Only Domain Controller (RODC) based on Windows Server 2008 o Windows 2008 R2. This is necessary when we have delegations in our company and we want to put an RODC in the delegations with the functions that we are interested in and also allows users to authenticate in these DCs and the authentication process is faster since no traffic is generated by the WAN with this type of traffic.

Using Windows AIK for Windows Deployments 7 and Windows 2008 R2

We can use Windows AIK (Windows Automated Installation Kit) to easily and quickly display Windows images 7 and Windows 2008 R2. With this, We will be able to create an image from a team that we have prepared for our organization and apply it to all the teams (being able to put drivers, Applications, Configurations…). This document will look at the use of response files to prevent interaction during the installation of the operating system and thus perform unattended installations, creating and using a Windows PE CD for booting the pre-installation environment and network imaging deployment, as well as the use of scripts to avoid our intervention as much as possible.

Free and interesting utilities for Citrix environments

In this document we see a series of quite interesting utilities, especially for Citrix environments, although there are some for Microsoft or VMware environments, They are all taken from the http website://ctxadmtools.musumeci.com.ar, We can download all of them in the pack called: CtxAdmTools. With them we will be able to list, export, Import and make bulk modifications in our Citrix communities, it is always quite interesting to be able to export something in case the DB gets corrupted, ¿No?

How to Migrate a Print Server to Windows Server 2008

Today, In this document, we'll look at how to migrate a print server from a Windows 2003 to a Windows Server 2008 or directly between Windows servers 2008. It's pretty simple, since the new printer server will allow us to export configurations and import them into the new server, carrying drivers if they are compatible and sharing print queues, it will configure the destination server as the source server was.

Installing Windows Server Functions and Features 2008 Command Line

In this document, describes what parameters we can use with the Windows Server ServerManagerCmd command 2008 to add, Remove or view functions or features. Since it will always be more comfortable to use the command line to install some functions or features, or directly generate a response file with the parameters we need in case we are always mounting the same type of servers. All thanks to ServerManagerCmd.exe.

Migrating a File Server Between Any Windows Server Version

Very good, In this brief document we will see how to migrate a file server in the simplest way between any version of Microsoft Windows Server (Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows 2003 o Windows Server 2008). It's just cool and fast, that will allow us a hot migration. In this document we saw how with the Microsoft FSMT utility (File Server Migration Toolkit) could help us with a file server migration (HTTP://www.bujarra.com/?p=961), but if what we want is to avoid installing software, The following will be interesting.

Upgrade the Windows Server Edition 2008

It's pretty simple, but necessary on certain occasions, When we should update our server edition, be Windows Server 2008 Standard a Windows Server 2008 Enterprise or Windows Server 2008 Datacenter, or Windows Server 2008 Enterprise to Windows Server 2008 Datacenter. Usually why we have expanded the RAM and our operating system does not support so much, or why we need to install a feature or function that is not in the current edition of our server.

Creating a High Availability Cluster on Microsoft Windows Server 2008

After viewing a document on how to create shared storage for a cluster, Why not create one? Well, the process is similar to Windows 2003, now we will do it for Windows 2008, A new cluster, and it will be for a file server, failover clustering, The process for another type of cluster is similar. With this we will achieve high availability, that if one of the servers falls (node) Don't worry., since there are other nodes that can take the resources and lift the services so that users can work practically without noticing the fall of the node they were working against. Also comment that maintaining a cluster is expensive, This is, We will always keep in mind that both servers will have the same applications installed, in the same way and with the same versions, all this to avoid future problems. It is also advisable to balance the cluster […]

Creating an iSCSI Target on Windows Unified Data Storage Server

In this document, we'll see how we can create an iSCSI Target with our Windows operating system, No third-party apps, we can create or assign virtual disks to the iSCSI Target to later use them in shared storage, To set up a cluster… What we will need is a compatible Operating System, or a Windows Unified Data Storage Server, It's an OS. OEM, This is, that are already pre-installed with the equipment when we purchase it from our manufacturer. If we have a Windows Server 2003 o Windows Server 2008, we should update it to these editions, I will comment on this in another document, to be able to have OEM operating systems on virtual machines (For example).

Encrypting Hard Drive with Bitlocker on Windows 2008 o Windows Vista

This is one of the new features that Windows Server presents to us 2008 also available on Windows Vista, the possibility of encrypting our hard drive so that it is impossible to remove any type of data, all encrypted. We can store this key on a USB device such as a USB Pendrive or directly on a floppy disk, without this, The computer will not be able to reboot or decrypt the disk. The typical thing for when they boot our computer from a LiveCD of some tool to extract data or break the Windows password. It's ideal for when you go to the USA and your laptop is taken away at customs, he, Even though they definitely ask you for the password or… They take out the rubber glove ;), but in principle it is information that could not be accessed since it is encrypted.