Windows 2016 activation with Windows 2019 Datacenter OEM Key
So as the subject state's. I have a Windows 2019 datacenter OEM Key and I've activated several win2019 VM's on the server. There are a few Win2016 VM's due to compatibility issue's of the software they run but I can't seem to activate with the same…
Windows 2019 files on disk not showing up
I just coped about 1TB of data from a 2016 Filer Server to a 2019 file Server - 1 large folder and its contents On source server Size 898 GB 545k files 135k folders On dest server Size 9.25GB 9k files 5k folders On Dest Server Volume shows…
Active directory upgrade
Hello, We are working on Active directory upgrade from 2012 R2 to 2019. There is a trust relationship that exist between the primary domain and other domains (around 15). With some of them the trust is bidirectional and with some inbound/outbound. The…
Windows Server Essential 2019 license inactivation
I bought Windows Server Essential 2019 license and activated the license in February this year, but it has come up with a message that you need to activate your Window Server license. Kindly advise.
Technical issue
Dear all, I had server 2012 installed with active directly but unfortunately, the HDD got corrupted but I have AD backup in a folder named as NTDS. Now I have installed server 2019 on a new HDD.Is there any way I can restore my OLD AD from the backup…
Windows SMB Multichannel, 1 way multichannel speed.
I have a Windows 2019 1809 file server and a Windows 10 2004, and this has persisted over multiple versions on both. I have tried a ton of things trying to get this sorted. I have consistently been able to get >1gbps when on the Windows 10 and…
Can Windows 2012r2 child domains be migrated to windows 2019 server keeping parent domain in windows 2012r2
I have multi domain setup, where my Parent domains (primary and backup) are in Windows 2012R2 and child domains (primary and backup) are in Windows 2012R2. Now i would like to migrate the child domains from windows 2012R2 to Windows 2019 server. …
Documentation about the use of LDAP to query Active Directory
Where can I find introductory documentation with samples about the use of LDAP to query Active Directory? Regards marius
Active directory 2019 - ADC
currently i'm having windows 2012 domain controller and when promoting the additional domain controller in windows 2019. In the DCPROMO logs i'm getting error message Error - Active Directory Domain Services could not replicate the directory…
Getting VPN error 806 with Windows 10 client and Windows 2019 Essential
My VPN server is configured on the AD Server. Small business (6 persons) but need to connect via VPN (PPTP) and some PC works and some doesn't, so i'm gessing that the Router and the Firewall are not the problem since some PCs are able to connect. Any…
Creating a simple web site
I need to create a very simple web site on a Windows Server 2019 Server for pure test purposes in a lab environment. I need just a static page with "Hello world" or something like, so that when I type http:\server_ip_address I can see the…
Bad DNSSEC Cache in Microsoft DNS
Hello, I am running a recursive resolver on Windows Server 2019 and it is configured as a DNSSEC validator. I am wondering whether Microsoft DNS has a feature called "bad cache" that is described in the DNSSEC standard (RFC-4035 paragraph…
Provider License
Hello, I have servers that I rent to clients. Some clients want a Windows server and I want to be able to sell them licenses as well. Unfortunately, I can't find anything to guide me on how I can get the opportunity to be a reseller
Azure + Server 2012 vs Server 2016/2019 hybrid join
Hi, We are using Active Directory 2012 and uses a Server 2019 with AAD Connect. I've started to investigate the use of different services in Azure, for example Intune + Hello for business. As I understand it, best practises is to have at least…
Availability of winsat formal features on windows server 2019
Hi Availability of winsat formal features on the server If you refer to the following page, you can see that it supports up to windows server 2016. I believe windows server 2019 has the command on board, but is it not officially supported by…
Fileserver Failover Cluster Draining Node takes forever
Hello, we have a 2-node Failover Cluster on Windows Server 2019 S2D with only the 'File Server' role installed. The Role hosts a single SMB file share. When pausing one node using the 'pause -> drain roles' command clients lose connectivity to the…
Stop task if it runs lnger than
We have configured Scheduled Tasks to terminate when running for longer than 2 minutes. We have noticed both in Windows 2016 and 2019 (didn't check other OSs) that the setting doesn't work. We created a PowerShell script (a.ps1) which just runs the…
Windows Server 2019 Domain Controller & SBS 2011
Hello, We have a Windows Server SBS 2011 Domain Controller which we are in the process of decommissioning. We have upgraded the Forest and Domain Functional Levels to Windows Server 2008 R2. We have also migrated the File Replication Service to DFS-R,…
Slow Server 2019 Performance
Hi, We have recently replaced some 5 year old Server 2012 R2 servers with brand new Server 2019 servers and unfortunately the network performance of these are worse than the servers that came out! We do IT for various clients and see this…
Failover Cluster/Hyper-V Machines/Cluster Storage Volume/Status_Connection_Disconnected
2 Node Failover Cluster with S2D, Hyper-V Machines' vhdx active on Cluster Shared Volume. Issue: CSV "Storage Name" consistently enters pause state due to Status_Connection_Disconnected. RHSCall::DeadlockMonitor: Call ISALIVE timed out…