Environment : Server 2012 Standard Error message: The Windows Remote Management (WS-Management) service on Local Computer started and then stopped. Some services stop automatically if they are not in use by other services or programs. If you try to restart the Windows Remote management service you will receive the above error message. Additionally If you…
Read More Windows remote management service issue – Quick FixFirst we will see what is USN? Microsoft says.. Every domain controller maintains a USN that is specific to that domain controller. Whenever a change is made to Active Directory from that DC, the USN is incremented by 1. So if a DC has a USN of 1000 at 11:00 a.m., and 1005 at…
Read More What is an Update Sequence Number aka USN and how to check it on the DCNIC teaming is one of the out of the box feature available on Server 2012. Earlier NIC teaming was only possible with additional hardware support and a bit complicated configuration process but from Server 2012 it has become a piece of cake. Advantages of NIC Teaming in Server 2012 Network connectivity is possible even if…
Read More Guide to NIC Teaming in Windows Server 2012DHCP Failover is new feature introduced in server 2012 and I would say it’s one of the best features in Server 2012. It provides high availability for DHCP services and also it can load balance the DHCP requests. We will see how to configure this feature. If you wish to try this on your Lab…
Read More How to Configure DHCP Failover in Windows Server 2012When Server 2012 is compared with Server 2008 one of the superior feature you will find on the Server 2012 is the flexibility to add/remove the operating system GUI. Earlier in Server 2008 if we wish to add the GUI on one of the server core installation you will be disappointed as you will have…
Read More How to Add/Remove Windows Server 2012 GUIIf you are trying to add certain roles/features in Windows Server 2012 you will see the below error. “Do you need to specify an alternate source path? One or more installation selections are missing source files on the destination server. The server will try to get missing source files from Windows Update, or from a…
Read More How to resolve source file missing error while adding features/roles in Server 2012