I’ve got a domain hosted on Windows Server 2012 Essentials. I just bought a Surface 2, thinking that it would be easy peasy to join my domain and access all my files, clearly nothing is ever simple; it supports a partial domain join called a “Workplace Join” which requires ADFS (Active Directory Federation Services) on … Read more
I am new to server 2012 and consistency getting an error that a client computer backup contains errors that must be resolved. I follow the steps in the dashboard to repair the backup database and get an error in the repair wizard so now i am not sure what i should do to fix these … Read more
Is it possible to connect to a Windows Server 2012 Essentials without having to create a new user login for Windows? I want to just take someones Windows 8 machine and connect it to the server to allow it to access the database without having to have them have to create a new Windows login … Read more
What’s the best way to connect a second server to an existing windows server essentials 2012 domain? I tried the //xyz/connector/ method but I wasn’t sure whether I should be supplying the domain administrator user account details, my own standard account details or a new account just for this server. Can anyone help? Answer AttributionSource … Read more
We have Windows Server 2012R2 Essentials in a small office. Having stubborn and uneducated users who refuse to place their files anywhere else but on their desktops I’ve decided to look into folder redirection. After setting it up in Dashboard following a simple enough wizard everything started working couple of days later. However, in some … Read more
Here’s a quick run down of what I did: Installed Windows Server Essentials Experience feature/role Played around with it Uninstalled it Demoted the server as the domain controller Rebooted Now my server has two administrator accounts. “Administrator” and “Administrator.ComputerName” However, I want to log into administrator.computername because now my desktop and start screen are defaulted … Read more
I understand that a Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials instance must be the domain controller and hold all FSMO roles. I am told that one can domain-join other Windows Servers (Standard or Datacenter) to a domain and use them as domain controllers, SQL servers, or whatever so long as the Essentials server maintains FSMO roles. … Read more
After a fatal hard disk crash (with backups, but lots of downtime), I’m seeking a less maintenance intensive setup for our non profit small business (previously Samba 4 AD, Zarafa Mail, Owncloud). I have already setup Office 365 for mail and Owncloud replacement and tried out Windows 10 joining the Azure AD and in general … Read more
A stand alone windows 2012 R2 essentials server was used to control a technical installation. Essentials was used (afaik) because of license reasons. The server is its own domain controller (and is an will ever be its own only member). The operator of the installation now wants a spare Server. In case of failure the … Read more
I’m unable to PSRemote to my Hyper-V host, nor can I connect to it using Hyper-V Manager. This occurs from a client VM, but not the server VM. I can PSRemote and connect without problem from the server. This is my setup: [HOST] is Hyper-V 2016 [SERVER] is a Server Essentials 2016 VM [CLIENT] is … Read more
