Harden Windows Server
These are some steps you can take harden a Windows Server. Disable SSL 2.0, SSL 3.0, TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1 and RC4 cipher. Disabling SSL 3.0 will address the Poodle …
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Robocopy GUI makes copying files across the network easy with the click of the mouse.
Sometime ago I had written an article about using robocopy to copy files across the network. It is a reliable way to copy files with all the attributes intact. Robocopy …
Read MoreHow to manually start the Microsoft Exchange Recipient Update Services.
As a systems or network administrator I’m sure there have been times when you have run into similar situation. You just created a new Exchange 2003 mailbox. But when you …
Read MoreHow to add a new disk to the DPM storage pool.
Microsoft Data Protection Manager 2007 (DPM) can backup to both disk or tape. The advantage of backing up to disk is the high speed. What may take many hours to …
Read MoreBacking up with Microsoft Data Protection Manager 2007 (DPM).
Microsoft Data Protection Manager 2007 (DPM) is the second release of the backup software by Microsoft. DPM is Microsoft’s attempt at grabbing a piece of the bakup software market share …
Read MoreAdding static route to your Windows Server 2003, XP or Vista.
Here is the command to list the network routes on your Windows 2003 server, XP, or Vista computer. c:\route print To add a static route to your server or computer …
Read MoreRobocopy a great replacement for copy and xcopy.
Robocopy a saviour tool for the Server Administrators. This is a great replacement for the old DOS copy and xcopy command which have many limitations. That’s not to say that …
Read MoreHow to create a virtual disk with the Dell OpenManage Server Admnistrator.
Open the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Click on System – Storage – PERC 5/E Adapter (PCI Slot 1) – Connector 0 (RAID) – Enclosure – Physical Disks. This will display …
Read MoreHow to check for open ports on your server using Netstat.
Netstat is a really handy tool that comes packaged with Microsoft Windows, Linux and Unix. There is a version for each type of operating system, the command syntax may differ …
Read MoreHow to install a new volume/disk with GTP partition in Windows 2003 Server.
By default a new disk or volume added to Windows 2003 server is created with MBR partition. MBR has a maximum size limitation of 2 terra bytes, but it is …
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