GPO: User Folder Redirection

Aperçu de la stratégie

Presentation User Folder Redirection allows Windows to store the contents of certain user profile folders on a network location. This solution has the following advantages: No local file storage. Possibility for users to change computers and find their folders and files. In an RDS environment, you can have the same documents on the user computers …

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Hyper-V Cluster: Installation and Configuration

Introduction Through this tutorial, we will see how to set up a Hyper-v cluster under Windows Server (2012R2 / 2016/2019) step by step. Each step requires it, will take you on a tutorial to guide you in setting up a Hyper-V cluster. Prerequisites Be in an Active Directory environment, ideally having a server-side domain controller …

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Managing virtual machines in a Windows Server Hyper-V cluster

Création machine virtuelle

In this tutorial, we will see how to manage your virtual machines in a Hyper-V cluster using the Cluster Manager console. It is also possible to use the following tools to manage virtual machines with Hyper-V: In this article we will address the following points: If you are not in a hyper-v cluster, the Hyper-V …

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Hyper-V: Create a virtual switch

Commutateur créé

Presentation A virtual switch in Hyper-V is a virtual switch that allows the connection of network adapters to be created using Hyper-V (virtual machine or host). Under Hyper-V, there are 3 types of virtual switches: External : Create a physical switch that is attached to the physical network adapter so that computers can access a …

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Network Card Association with Windows Server – Network Teaming

Création de l'équipe

Presentation of the Network Teaming Teaming consists of grouping several network cards into a single virtual card. This technology allows depending on the configuration of the association to set up fault tolerance, load balancing between physical cards and increased throughput. With the arrival of Windows 2012, this feature became native to Windows, before it had …

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WDS: DHCP configuration for UEFI

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Introduction In this article, we will see how to configure the DHCP service so that you can use WDS to install Windows on computers with UEFI enabled, which is the case for Generation 2 virtual machines on Hyper-V. In a “standard” Active Directory deployment where DHCP and WDS services are installed on different servers that …

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DNSSEC: Sign a DNS Zone with Windows Server

DNSSEC (Domain Name System Security Extensions) is an extension of the DNS protocol that adds security to the DNS protocol by signing the records by a public / private key system. This extension allows the client to verify that the response received is valid and has not been changed by a man-in-the-middle attack. This extension …

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DirectAccess – Installation – Configuration in Windows Server 2016/2019

Introduction DirectAccess is a feature available with the Remote Access role, which allows you to set up an automatic connection solution to the corporate network for mobile computers or for small remote sites. Unlike a VPN, the connection is initiated directly by a service on the remote computer, which allows for similar behavior if the …

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Windows Backup: installation and configuration

Overview Windows Backup

Presentation Windows Server includes a feature (Windows Backup) that allows you to perform full system backups or a portion of it. It can be used to back up virtual machines, SQL Server databases, file server … It is recommended to use a hard disk dedicated to backups to have incremental backups, in case of user …

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VPN Server with Windows Server: Installation and Configuration

In this tutorial, I will explain how to set up a VPN server on Windows Server with the role of remote access and configure access with NPS. When setting up a VPN server with Windows, 3 types of VPN service are installed: In this tutorial we will see how to use PPTP and SSTP. When …

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