Tag: Domain controller

• 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

• Virtualizing your Domain Controllers

  I am asked all the time what the best practices are for domain controllers in a virtualized environment.  There are several that I will call out, but let’s begin with the simplest rule. You should never have ONE domain controller. This rule is not only true in virtualized environments, it is always true.  If you…

  Mitch Garvis

  April 26, 2012

  Active Directory, Domain Controllers, FSMO Roles, Virtualization

  Active Directory, DHCP, Domain controller, Domain Name System, IP address, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Small Business Server