Windows Server 2008 (SP2) & 2008 R2 (SP1) will reach End of Extended Support on 1/14/2020 Microsoft has announced the end of extended support date for Windows Server 2008 (service...
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Microsoft Upgrades all System Updates to SHA-2 Code Signing Microsoft has announced they will no longer use Secure Hash Algorithm 1 (SHA-1) to authenticate Windows operating system updates due to…
If you, like me, have quickly built a new server or VM using the Evaluation download from Microsoft, you will find that when you get your license key and try…
I came across an issue where the IP phones were not able to keep proper time. After troubleshooting the issue, I found that the DHCP option 42 (NTP server) pointed…
Starting with vCenter 6.5, there are a couple of new steps required for deployment; here is a brief summary. For this deployment we are using the latest 6.5 VCSA, which…
Working on internal patching, I ran into an issue when attempting to upgrade vCenter 6.0 to 6.5. In the past, migrating from Windows-based vCenter to Linux-based Virtual Center Server Appliance…
Server 2016 Released, Server 2012 R2 Discontinued I am the Contract Manager here at PEI, and for the most part, I work with all of our client’s service contracts and…
Recently, I started building up a new test lab with Microsoft Server 2016. In this lab, I had the domain and forest functional level set to Server 2016. This was…
Windows Server 2016 is here. Sometimes it feels like Server 2012 R2 was just released. On the other hand, Windows 8 and 8.1 are feeling a bit dated, so it…
One of the biggest challenges to face IT managers and administrators this year is end of support for Windows Server 2003. Although most users have migrated to Server 2008 R2…
