Category Archives: Windows Server 2008 R2

Enabling Jumbo Frames for iSCSI on Server Core

I recommend following the instructions in my “Rename a Network Interface from the Command Line” so you can easily distinguish the difference in the network interfaces. Once the network interfaces are renamed, they should look similar to the ones in … Continue reading

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MultiPath I/O on Server Core with the EqualLogic HIT Kit

I’ve written a few other blogs about iSCSI and Multipath I/O on Windows Servers, but this one focuses on installing the EqualLogic Host Integration Tool (HIT) Kit on Windows Server 2008 R2 Core (no GUI). If you are using an … Continue reading

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Rename a Network Interface from the Command Line

While building a Hyper-V server this week, I decided to rename the network interfaces to something that would make identifying the iSCSI connections a little easier. Since the server was installed with only the core (no GUI) installation of Windows Server … Continue reading

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Remote Desktop Licensing in Windows Server 2008 R2

This blog article will guide you through the steps of setting up Remote Desktop Licensing or Terminal Services Licensing as it’s known in previous versions of Windows Server. You’ve decided to move from Windows 2003 R2 to 2008 R2 domain … Continue reading

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Time Synchronization in an Active Directory Environment

In an Active Directory environment the default time source is the domain controller in your forest root domain that is running the PDC emulator FSMO role. Keep in mind that the PDC emulator FSMO role is a domain level FSMO … Continue reading

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