Windows NIC Teaming using Server Manager on Hyper-V

Model Solutions

Windows NIC Teaming using Server Manager on Physical Server

Introdution

NIC teaming is a new feature in Windows Server 2012 that enables administrators to combine the bandwidth of multiple network interface adapters, providing increased performance and fault tolerance. Virtualization enables administrators to separate vital network functions on different systems without having to purchase a separate physical computer for each one. However, one of the drawbacks of this practice is that a single server hosting multiple VMs is still a single point of failure for all of them. A single malfunctioning network adapter, a faulty switch, or even an unplugged cable can bring down a host server and all its VMs.

Windows NIC Teaming using PowerShell

Why use PowerShell for configuring NIC Teaming?

Why is that?

First, you can use Windows PowerShell to configure NIC Teaming on servers running the Server Core installation option of Windows Server 2012 or later.

Why is that important?

Well, if you're thinking of deploying new Windows servers into your environment, you should consider making them Server Core machines rather than Server With A GUI machines. In fact, Microsoft gives us a big fat hint pushing you in this direction because if you perform a manual installation of Windows Server 2012 or later, the Server Core option is automatically selected by default. Why should you choose the Server Core option over the GUI one when you deploy Windows Server? Because Server Core machines require less servicing and have a smaller attack surface since they have fewer components installed and needing to be kept current with software updates.

Using Windows Power Shell to Create User Accounts in Bulk

Introduction

Creating Bulk AD Users in Active Directory is one of the important task for every Administrator either for testing or for set of actual new employees. Normally you can create new AD user using ADUC console. But it is time consuming job if you want create multiple ad users at the same time. To overcome this every administrator should rely on any of the script technology like VBScript and Powershell.

Installing Active Directory on Windows Server 2012 using PowerShell

I. Introduction

In this task, you will add a Windows feature using Add-WindowsFeature and Install-WindowsFeature. The Add-WindowsFeature cmdlet provide a faster interface as opposed to using the GUI in adding a Windows Feature like Active Directory Domain Services. While Install-WindowsFeature lets you configure Active Directory Domain Services by indicating the Windows Domain name, DNS settings, path of AD database amongst other things.Please refer to your course material or use your favourite search engine to research for more information about this topic.

SUBNETTING A TCP/IP NETWORK USING THE MAGIC BOX METHOD

I. Introduction

Understanding IP subnetting is a fundamental requirement for almost any techie - whether you’re a coder, a database administrator or the CTO. However, as simple as the concepts are, there is a general difficulty in understanding the topic.

These steps will give you the basic information needed in order to configure routers or understand how IP addresses are broken down and how subnetting works. You'll also learn how to plan a basic home or small office network.

INSTALLING DNS SERVICE IN WINDOWS SERVER 2012 R2

Introduction

DNS is a crucial element of both Internet and Active Directory communications. All  TCP / IP communication is based on IP addresses. Each computer on a network has at least one network interface, which is called a host in TCP/IP parlance, and each host has an IP address that is unique on that network. Every datagram transmitted by a TCP/IP system contains the IP address of the sending computer and the IP address of the intended recipient. However, when users access a shared folder on the network or a website on the Internet, they do so by specifying or selecting a host name, not an IP address. This is because names are far easier to remember and use than IP addresses.