When you trying to connect to the Windows Server Remote Desktop Session Host (RDSH), you may encounter the following error message: The remote session was disconnected because there are no Remote Desktop License Servers available to provide a license. Please contact the server administrator. This issue appears because the server fails to contact the licensing […]
Windows Server Activation using Automatic Virtual Machine Activation
What are Automatic Virtual Machine Activation (AVMA) license keys? Automatic Virtual Machine Activation (AVMA) is a feature that handles the Windows Server activation process for an instance of Windows Server as a VM Guest on Hyper-V Server. AVMA lets you install virtual machines on a properly activated Windows server without having to manage product keys […]
How to collect storage space tier performance statistics using Windows Perfmon
Knowing the Storage Tier performance statistic will help System Admin to troubleshot the performance issue. In this post, I will show you how to collect storage tier performance statistic using Windows Perfmon. You can get the individual SSD/HDD performance (basic latency and reliability) using the PowerShell below. However, how about the Storage Space Performance? You […]
Configure DHCP failover on Windows Server
In this time, we will configure the DHCP failover on Windows Server. DHCP Failover is a feature on the Windows DHCP server to ensure the High Availability of DHCP server for the enterprise network. The two servers in a failover relationship share lease information including reservations, scope options, exclusion, policies, and filters. DHCP Failover Mode DHCP […]
How to Create a Nano Server Image
Nano Server was a new install option that Microsoft introduced with Windows Server 2016. Nano Server was meant to provide Windows Server customers the ability to run Windows Server stripped down to its smallest footprint. There are some ways to create the Nano server Image. First, we can create it using Nano Server Image Builder. […]
Configure NTP Server setting on Windows Server
Beginning with Windows 2000, Microsoft includes the Windows Time Service with all versions of Windows. Initially, the purpose of Windows Time Service was to keep all clocks on the Windows network loosely synchronized to support Kerberos authentication, which is time-sensitive to a degree. Windows Time Service is also known as “w32time”, and can be configured […]
Enable address conflict detection on Windows DHCP Server
IPv4 address conflicts are a common cause of problems with DHCP. No two computers on the network can have the same unicast IP address. If a computer is assigned the same unicast IPv4 address as another, one or both of the computers might become disconnected from the network. In this article, we will enable address […]
How to change the Remote Desktop Port
Windows servers are using port TCP 3389 for Remote Desktop Protocol as a default port. In some situations, as when you wish to obtain a more secure environment, changing the default remote access port can be useful. Important note: Before we continue, you need to verify if the port that you want to assign has […]
Setting up Active Directory in Windows Server 2016 part 1
What is new in Active Directory? Active Directory (AD) is a directory service that Microsoft developed for Windows domain networks. It is included in most Windows Server operating systems as a set of processes and services. A server running Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) is called a domain controller. It authenticates and authorizes all […]
Migrating an existing DHCP Server to another server
This article will provide the information on How to migrate an existing DHCP server to another DHCP server. Using NETSH command Log in to the DHCP server that you want to migrate and open Command Prompt with elevated permission. Run the following command on the Command Prompt. netsh dhcp server export c:\dhcp.txt all You can […]