Installing Dell’s OpenManage Essentials to remotely manage all Dell servers If you have one or more Dell servers you should consider Installing Dell’s OpenManage Essentials to remotely manage all Dell servers (Dell OME). It’s free and allows you to manage your servers updates for firmware and software drivers. It gives the ability to schedule these […]
Restore DNS settings in Windows Server 2012 R2 Since the backups are were already stored in “C:\Windows\System32\dns\backup” from our previous Tutorial Copy the needed backups to one level up. Next rename the bkup file so that it ends in .com.dns . Then create a New Zone and select the option for using this existing file and select […]
List installed Windows updates from the command line / DOS It is easier than most would think to List installed Windows updates from the command line / DOS. This can come in handy if you have two identical machines and one is having an issue. You could save the output from both systems and use something […]
Backup DNS settings in Windows Server 2012 R2 Backing up your Domain Name Services is quite simple using powershell: Using powershell run: dnscmd ServerName /ZoneExport corp.DC1.local backup\ServerName.local.dns.bkup dnscmd ServerName /ZoneExport _msdcs.corp.DC1.local backup\_msdcs.ServerName.local.dns.bkup Where ServerName is replaced with your server’s hostname that is running DNS. The output should look similar to the screenshot below: The output files should be […]
Running Internet Explorer in compatibility mode for an older version of Internet Explorer You gotta love Internet Exploder. In Microsoft’s infinite wisdom they usually break previous features with updates, however Microsoft does have a compatibility mode that you can take advantage of if a particular website isn’t working. Open the site that you need to […]