Month: August 2013

Active Directory

Configuring the Windows Time Service for Windows Server – AD and Exchange Quantum Singularity

Only to share and save this good info so as to not lose if actual content on the site is removed.   Prelude There is absolutely NO NEED TO TOUCH THE TIME SERVICE REGISTRY ENTRIES I just wanted to make a statement regarding the time service registry entries. There really is NO need to modify the time service registry entries. The time service works by default, out of the box. The only thing that’s recommended to do, is synchronize the PDC Emulator in the forest root domain to a reliable outside source. That’s it. I’m stating this because based on […]

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Server

Installing all of Server Roles and Features on single Windows Server 2012? Understanding the exceptions and special cases

I have got all of the Windows Server Roles installed on a single Windows Server 2012 as shown below, except for Hyper-V as it couldn’t be installed in a virtualized system. Exceptions and Special Cases: Installing Hyper-V Server Role on a Virtualized Windows Server 2012 is not allowed: Thus installing “Remote Desktop Virtualization Host” Role as well NOT allowed on a Virtual windows Server 2012 since the depended Hyper-V role can’t be installed.     Federation Service and Federation Service Proxy Roles can’t be installed on the same server:   Database and WID Database features are not allowed on the […]

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Networking, Server

Fix: Your Network Connection Status is reported as “Unidentified Network”

You have a server/client which in Network Connection Status shows up as “Unidentified Network” though it has all of its DNS server   “Open Network and Sharing Center” Select the appropriate network adapter, right click and select Disable Wait for a moment and again right click and select “Enable”    Now, it should go and get properly registered on the network and should show up appropriate AD Domain name in the connection status < p>

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