Have you ever come across scenarios where the computer account password is out of sync with the Active Directory version of it? Or maybe you’ve done something silly like build two machines with the same name and added them to the domain one after the other? Either way – there’s a few ways to fix it but I recently discovered that Microsoft had provided an update to … [Read more...]
How can I migrate to Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials or Windows Server 2012 R2 with the Essentials Experience?
This is something we’ve been doing more of late, migrating customers from SBS 2003, SBS 2008 or even SBS 2011 over to Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials or more interestingly, the full version of Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard with the Essentials Experience role added in. When we do this, the email side of things means that clients email needs to be migrated to either … [Read more...]
Can I have my Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials PC backups on a network drive?
The Client PC backup functionality in Windows Server 2012 Essentials and Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials was designed to store the backup images of the Client PCs on a locally attached drive to the server itself. It does this as it needs to always ensure it has access to the drive given that at times, a network drive might be unavailable. Several people in the … [Read more...]
PowerShell commands for Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials
Did you know that Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials has a stack of PowerShell commands designed just for it? This means it becomes very easy to build scripts to help you deploy your WS2012R2 Essential servers even faster. The commands will allow you to do a host of tasks including Managing Office 365 User accounts Managing Hosted Email Accounts Configuring the … [Read more...]
Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials–My Server App now available
Microsoft have this week released the update Windows Phone app that allows you as the business owner to monitor and manage your Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials server right from your Windows 8 phone. The Windows 8 phone app allows you to see alerts, access files on the server, and see the status of the server backups, and active/inactive users on the network. … [Read more...]