Thursday, November 11, 2021

Windows Server 2019 - LAB04 Deploying a new domain controller on Server Core

Task 1: Deploy ADDS on a new Windows Server Core server

  • I'll use PDC with desktop experience to deploy DC for Windows Server Core server 
    Note : dhvhcmscore001 : Windows Server Core server's computer name & He already joined to my local domain
  • Also, you can use Window Admin Center to deploy DC for Windows Server Core server: on WAC connect to your Windows Server Core server then select Roles & Features on the left menu & tick on check box Active Directory Domain Services then click install

Task 2: Manage AD DS objects with GUI tools and with Windows PowerShell.


Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Windows Server 2019 - LAB03 Implementing and using remote server administration via Windows Admin Center

Windows Admin Center (WAC) is a locally deployed, browser-based app for managing Windows servers, clusters, hyper-converged infrastructure, as well as Windows 10 PCs. It is a free product and is ready to use in production. Prepare: you can go to MS official to download WAC.


Login to host that you wanna use to install Window Admin Center then double click on WindowsAdminCenter2110.msi . In my case, i used Window Server 2019 to deploy WAC.

Tuesday, November 9, 2021

Window Server 2019 - LAB02 Deploying and configuring Windows Server Core

Before we start , you need the iso image for WS2019 or you can download iso for windows server 2019 on MS official site

Task 1: Install Server Core

Step1: At windows setup window: choose your Language, Time and Keyboard settings, and then select Next


Windows Server 2019 - LAB01 Install Primary Domain Controler ( ADDS, DNS, DHCP )

When you working for any org that used windows platform, probably you will implement ADDS, DNS, DHCP for your Org on windows server 2019.

Before we start, you need to do some preparation task before we install them: fresh install WS2019, change time zone, change the computer name, config static IP for you first DC & update lasted...

Server Manager > Manage > Add Role & Features:


Saturday, April 24, 2021

Prometheus & Grafana - Monitor windows server (windows_exporter)

 Preference: https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter

pls take a note: windows_exporter supports Windows Server versions 2008R2 and later, and desktop Windows version 7 and later.

Download exporter: windows_exporter-0.16.0-amd64.msi

Windows Server 2019 - LAB08 Implementing storage solutions (Part3) Implement Storage Spaces Direct

Part 3:  Implement Storage Spaces Direct What is Storage Spaces Direct? Storage Spaces Direct is the evolution of Storage Spaces . It lever...