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For this post I will go through the install process for SQL server 2016. It is fairly straight forward but there are additional concerns with the setup depending on what you will be using SQL server for.
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For this post I will run through the necessary steps to install Windows Server 2016.
Boot to the Windows 2016 DVD/USB/.iso media and select your language options. Then click Next and click Install Now.
Problem:
Recently I had to find a fast way of clearing space on a fileserver that was literally at bursting point, the 2TB disk had just 100MB free space remaining. I needed a way to identify the large, old files quickly so that I could then check with the file owners that they could be deleted.
The most common cause of a machine image failing in WDS is that the machine naming process is not configured correctly. You may get the dreaded ‘Windows could not parse or process unattend answer file’ error when you are 100% certain that your answer file is in fact valid and works on some machines but not others.
Problem:
Your Active Directory Domain Controller has failed and it held FSMO or Flexible Single Master of Operations roles.
Solution:
I’m certain that any System Administrator you ask will have been here at some point in their career. A Domain Controller has failed and is beyond repair, we have a backup domain controller or built a new one but now need to transfer the FSMO roles over. This is how you do it:
Continue reading “How do I seize the Active Directory Roles from a failed Domain Controller?”
This is a pretty simple one, for those of you that have a volume licence subscription or other method of downloading Microsoft .iso files with complete installers on them – this is how to make a bootable USB flash drive from them.
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