This is my first experience with the "Core" version of an MS server product. Installation and basic setup (via 'sconfig', PowerShell, etc.) was a breeze. My plan after that was to handle most ...

MCSA student here. I'm having some difficulty with this one. Same subnet and workgroup. Server 1 is a physical 2012 R2 server. Server 2 is a Server Core running as a VM on a workstation. As part of an ...

Microsoft provided an update this week on its Nano Server solution, as well as the tools needed to deploy and manage it. Nano Server is a deployment option that's part of the forthcoming Windows ...

In this post, we’ll show you how to enable and configure Hyper-V Remote Management for headless Hyper-V hosts (Windows Server Core or Microsoft Hyper-V Server) from a Windows workstation, all in a non ...

Leveraging the Internet for seamless connectivity regardless of location, even if the system administrator is away from the server room, can be a valuable—and yes, billable—service for ...

To run the backup program on a Server Core system, you can just use WBADMIN as you would (for example) in a script on a full server box, for example: wbadmin.exe start backup -backupTarget:servershare ...

Focusing on virtualization and headless server technologies, Server Core is easier to manage and provides more flexibility for system administrators. Russell Smith is a technology consultant and ...

Microsoft on Tuesday released a preview of Server Management Tools for "headless" Windows Servers, such as the new Nano Server for Windows Server 2016. The new tools can be set up using the Azure ...

Russell Smith is a technology consultant and trainer specializing in management and security of Microsoft server and client technologies. He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer with more than 15 ...