Sep 11, 2016 Posted by newlife007

How to Install and Enable Windows Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) on Windows 10

Introduction New OS means new tools for the server admins, Windows 10 is no difference. One of the main tools as Windows administrators are the Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT). As with Windows 7 there is a download for installing the tools. In this post we will go through the process to install and download. Download and Install   IMPORTANT: You can install Remote Server Administration... read more

Aug 19, 2016 Posted by newlife007

Network performance with VMXNET3 on Windows Server 2012 R2

Introduction In this post we will cover an updated version for addressing VMXNET3 performance issues on Windows Server 2012 R2. As with an earlier post we addressed Windows Server 2008 R2 but, with 2012 R2 more features were added and old settings are not all applicable. What To Change According to VMWare you may experience issues similar to: Poor performance Packet loss Network latency Slow data transfer... read more

Aug 5, 2016 Posted by newlife007

How To Slipstream SQL Server 2008 R2 and SQL Server 2008 R2 SP3

Introduction You have been tasked to install SQL Server 2008 R2 on a server and you need to have the latest Service Pack as well, but want to accomplish it in one installation. Well no fear slipstream to the rescue. In this post we will cover how to slipstream SQL Server 2008 R2 SP3 to a fresh SQL Server 2008 R2 installation. What You Need SQL Server 2008 R2 installation media SQL Server 2008 R2 SP3... read more

Jul 29, 2016 Posted by newlife007

Using PowerShell to Failover Cluster Resources for Patching

Introduction So you are having to patch cluster nodes and would like a way to automate the failover of the resources and log what when it was done and who did the work. In this post we will cover a simple PowerShell script that will drain, pull and balance resources in a 2 or more node active / passive or active / active cluster. About the Script The purpose of the PowerShell script is to allow three... read more

Jul 2, 2016 Posted by newlife007

How To Display Mount Points and Drives Using PowerShell

Introduction To continue on with more useful PowerShell we cover getting details on drives including drives that are using mount points. The Code For the most part we will be making a call to WMI using win32_volumes class and using auto format to output to a table. In the output we want to display Disk free space, total space, disk percentage as well as name and  drive letter. The name output includes the... read more