Category: Windows Server 2012 R2

• Do IT Remotely

  A few days ago I was in with my boss and he asked me to perform a particular bit of maintenance during off-hours.  ‘Just come into the office tonight after Taekwondo and do it… it shouldn’t take you very long.’  He was right, and I almost did… and then I remembered that in 2014 there…

  Mitch Garvis

  November 28, 2014

  PowerShell, Windows Server, Windows Server 2012 R2

• Expand your knowledge on Windows Server 2012!

  Okay, we know that you are probably upset that Windows Small Business Server is being retired.  Fortunately Windows Server 2012 R2 will do you well… but do you know everything you will ever need to know about Windows Server 2012 R2 for the SMB space? Probably not… but that’s okay, because we are here to…

  Mitch Garvis

  February 18, 2014

  smb150, Webcast, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2

  Small business, Small office/home office

• Another tough exam…

  As a subject matter expert (SME) on virtualization, I was neither excited nor intimidated when Microsoft announced their new exam, 74-409: Server Virtualization with Windows Server Hyper-V and System Center.  Unlike many previous exams I did not rush out to be the first to take it, nor was I going to wait forever.  I actually…

  Mitch Garvis

  January 15, 2014

  Certification Exams, Certifications, Hyper-V, System Center, Virtualization, Windows Server 2012 R2

  Hyper-V, Hyper-V 2012, MCSE Private Cloud, Private Cloud, System Center 2012 R2, Virtualization, Windows Server 2012 R2

• Step by Step: Adding the GUI to Windows Server Core

  HELP! Mitch, you told me that I should learn Server Core and I am trying, but you also told me that it wasn’t a problem to add the GUI back into a Server Core machine if I really needed it.  How do I do that? This is a question I have gotten a few times…

  Mitch Garvis

  December 24, 2013

  PowerShell, Server Core, Server Manager, Windows Server 2012 R2

  GUI, PowerShell, Server Core, Server Roles; Server Features; Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2

• Server Core: Save money.

  I remember an internal joke floating around Microsoft in 2007, about a new way to deploy Windows Server.  There was an ad campaign around Windows Vista at the time that said ‘The Wow Starts Now!’  When they spoke about Server Core they joked ‘The Wow Stops Now!’ Server Core was a new way to deploy…

  Mitch Garvis

  December 16, 2013

  PowerShell, Server, Server Core, Windows Server 2012 R2

  Graphical User Interface, Operating system, Server Core, Windows PowerShell, Windows Server, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2

• Server Core Address Woes

  From the files of “What the F@rk?!” Here’s a little gotcha that I’ve been wrestling with all afternoon.  I hope this post can save some of you the frustration (exacerbated by jetlag) that I have been experiencing. I am configuring a bunch of virtual machines as domain controllers for the company I am consulting for…

  Mitch Garvis

  November 21, 2013

  Networking, Server Core, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2

  APIPA, Domain controller, IP, IP address, Japan, Link-local address, Protocols, Server Core

• What’s New in Windows Server 2012 R2 Lessons Learned Week 1

  Dan Stoltz asked me to republish this article, and it is well worth it!  Check out all of the links – a lot of great material! -MDG It has been an incredible start to the Windows Server 2012 R2 Launch Series.  Here is brief summary of what we covered so far… Windows Server 2012 R2…

  Mitch Garvis

  October 29, 2013

  Server, Windows Server 2012 R2

  Data deduplication, Hyper-V, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Operating system, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2

• Building the IT Camp with PowerShell Revisited

  I always said I am not hard to please… I only need perfection.  So when I wrote my PowerShell script to build my environment the other day I was pleased with myself… until I realized a huge flaw in it.  Generation 1. Actually to be fair, there is nothing wrong with Generation 1 virtual machines…

  Mitch Garvis

  October 11, 2013

  Hyper-V, PowerShell, Sean Kearney, Windows Server 2012 R2

  Hyper-V, PowerShell, Virtual machine, Windows PowerShell, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2