Active Directory, aka Directory Services, has been updated quite a bit in Windows Server 2012. Here are some of the major updates: Virtualization: Rapid deployment with cloning & safeguarding Dynamic Access Control DirectAccess Offline Domain Join Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) Active Directory Administrative Center Improvements PowerShell version 3 commandlets including Active Directory Replication …
Category: Technical Reference
May 08 2014
Active Directory FSMO Placement Guidance
FSMO Placement Guidance Summary: Make sure the PDC is highly available and connected. Place the PDC on your best hardware in a reliable hub site that contains replica domain controllers in the same Active Directory site and domain. Place the Forest FSMOs on the forest root PDC (schema master & domain naming master). Place the …
May 04 2014
Enabling and Managing the Active Directory Recycle Bin
So, you have upgraded all your DCs in the forest to Windows Server 2008 R2 and raised the domain and forest functional levels to Windows Server 2008 R2. Congratulations! Now what? Yes, you have to enable the AD Recycle Bin manually by running the following PowerShell commands: Import-Module ActiveDirectory Enable-ADOptionalFeature –Identity ‘CN=Recycle Bin Feature,CN=Optional Features,CN=Directory …
May 02 2014
Facebook increases privacy on all new posts by default
Looks like Facebook might be coming to its senses… http://www.theverge.com/2014/5/22/5739744/facebook-changes-default-privacy-of-posts-from-public-to-friends
Apr 29 2014
AD Reading: Active Directory DFS & FRS
The following are extremely useful resources for understanding the AActive Directory DFS & FRS. DFS Namespaces (DFSN) & DFS Replication (DFSR) Distributed File System (DFS) Technical Reference o What Is DFS? o How DFS Works o DFS Tools and Settings How DFS Works o DFS Terminology o DFS Client and Server Compatibility o Characteristics of …
Apr 28 2014
AD Reading: Active Directory Backup and Disaster Recovery
The following are extremely useful resources for understanding the Active Directory Backup and Disaster Recovery. Backup and Disaster Recovery AD DS Backup and Recovery Step–by–Step Guide o What’s New in AD DS Backup and Recovery? o Known Issues for AD DS Backup and Recovery o Best Practices for AD DS Backup and Recovery o General …
Apr 27 2014
AD Reading: Active Directory Authentication & Logon
The following are extremely useful resources for understanding the Active Directory Authentication & Logon. Authentication & Logon Logon and Authentication Technologies o Digest Authentication Technical Reference o Interactive Logon Technical Reference o Kerberos Authentication Technical Reference What Is Kerberos Authentication? How the Kerberos Version 5 Authentication Protocol Works Kerberos Authentication Tools and Settings o TLS/SSL …
Apr 27 2014
Hyper-V 2012 Resources
I have been researching Hyper-V 2012 quite a bit over the past couple of months. Here are some of the more useful links: Hyper-V Wikipedia article Microsoft Hyper-V Page Microsoft Hyper-V Blog Building a Private Cloud VM Compute Foundation with the FREE Hyper-V Server 2012 Deploy Hyper-V over SMB Creating a Windows Server 2012 Failover …
Feb 28 2014
KMS Part 2
This is an addendum post to the original KMS info post with a bunch of useful info I gathered recently. Useful KMS and Windows activation commands: Change Windows 2008 R2 license key type from Retail to KMS activated: Slmgr /ipk 489J6-VHDMP-X63PK-3K798-CPX3Y Clear cached KMS host: Slmgr.vbs /ckms Disable KMS host caching: Slmgr.vbs /ckhc Flush local …
Feb 23 2014
Security Considerations for Active Directory (AD) Trusts
TechNet has an article on the Security Considerations for Active Directory (AD) Trusts. This is a must read to fully understand the issues with the security implications of trust configurations. Potential Threats to Interforest Trusts Security Settings for Interforest Trusts Minimum Administrative Credentials for Securing Trusts Trust Security and Other Windows Technologies Related Information …
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