Install RSAT (Remote Server Administration Tools)
RSAT KB ID 0000099 Problem Windows RSAT (Remote Server Administration Tools) is a suite of tools from Microsoft that allows IT administrators to remotely manage and administer Windows Servers and other Microsoft services from a Windows client machine. These tools are essential for system administrators to perform various tasks without needing to log directly into the server. Here is a list of some of the primary tools included:...
VMware – Setting up ESX NTP Time Sync
ESX NTP KB ID 0000798 Problem Having your ESX Server running the correct time is quite important, and before you visit this subject, I would suggest you MAKE SURE the time is set in the ESX Servers BIOS, ie the internal clock is set correctly first. I’ve lost count of the amount of times I’ve seen Windows domains fall over because the ESX host has reverted to its BIOS time and replicated that time to its guests, suddenly your...
Windows – Setting Domain Time
Domain Time KB ID 0000112 Problem If you have arrived here, you have either noticed that the time is wrong on your server(s) or client PC(s), or you have looked in the event viewer and seen one of the following events being logged. Event ID’s 12, 22, 29, 36, 38, 47, and 50. Time Problem Events – On the PDC Emulator Event ID 12 (W32 Time Time Provider NtpClient: This machine is configured to use {text omitted}, but it is...
VMware – Cannot Cut, Copy, or Paste to VM’s
KB ID 0000515 Problem Ever since ESX 4.1 this feature has been disabled and you have been unable to paste to VM, VMware say in their own documentation: Source (Page 215 – ESX Configuration Guide ESX 4.1 vCenter Server 4.1). To turn this feature back ON you have a few choices. Please be aware: We are talking about copy and pasting TEXT to and from a guest VM NOT files and folders. Solution ESX Option 1 (Enable Copy and Paste to...
Find Domain Schema Version
Find Domain Schema Version KB ID 0000025 Problem You want to upgrade or find out your current Schema version, or check that an” adprep / forestprep” command has worked correctly. Solution Find Domain Schema Version: PowerShell Use the following sytax Get-ADObject (Get-ADRootDSE).schemaNamingContext -Property objectversion Post Server 2016 Find Domain Schema Version The value is populated with Server 2016 again. If you...