Questions tagged [windows-server-2012-r2]
Windows Server 2012 R2 is a server operating system from Microsoft. It was published on May 31 2013, and reached End Of Life on Oct 10, 2023. It contains many substantial changes over it predecessor, and substantially streamlines the number of available versions, which are down to four: Foundation, Essentials, Standard and Datacenter.
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Hyper-v VM high CPU usage in Windows Server by task manager?
Windows 2012 std host with Hyper-V. Hyper-V guest VM is Windows server 2019 std
Both the host and the VM are setup as separate SQL & IIS application platforms with some light add-on tools such as ...
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Windows Memory I/O error - Windows VM or ESXi host?
We have a terminal server that is getting a reoccurring memory error when users are running a certain application.
Previously the error occurred when trying to launch the application. A reboot fixed ...
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Why aren't my websites configured in IIS using the correct certificates?
My sites are similarly named:
hi.api.domain.tld
hi.test.domain.tld
The .api domain is my api and .test is the webapp that consumes the api.
I've got a certificate for each one but they don't seem to ...
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Having issue with applying CU23 onto Exchange 2013
I am new to this forum. I need to update my exchange 2013 because of the recent microsoft vulnerability and also because it needs to be updated for the migration to office 365. My exchange is 2013 and ...
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RDP to Azure VM shows Internal Error
Azure VM (classic), has Windows Server 2012 r2.
I downloaded long time ago a RDP file from Azure portal and I've been able to access the VM until now. No changes on the VM previous to this. I'm used ...
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Hyper-V Integration Services - Guests stop reporting IP Addresses
I have a few Windows guest VMs running on Hyper-V with Hyper-V Integration Services installed that will periodically stop reporting their IP Addresses to the host operating system, usually after ...
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Windows page file best practices in regards to dump file?
Last night we had a critical server go down. Running Windows 2012R2. It appears to have been a random blue screen but we can't find much in the logs. We do not seem to have a dump file. Investigating, ...
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Windows page file best practices in regards to dump file?
Last night we had a critical server go down. Running Windows 2012R2. It appears to have been a random blue screen but we can't find much in the logs. We do not seem to have a dump file. Investigating, ...
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I cannot join machines to domains when primary DC fails, everything else works fine
So we have two domain controllers on our little network and they both have DHCP and DNS replication.
Active Directory was set up with replication betweens these two.
Information that is created on any ...
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Fresh Ubuntu 20 server getting wrong DHCP address
I need to setup a new Linux server on VirtualBox, I'm using Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS and in Virtualbox my network adapter is set to bridge adapter with promiscuous mode on "allow all"
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installing/uninstalling software from Server 2012 R2
we are a sports club running Windows Server 2012 R2. I am stuck with this below message on the Server while installing/uninstalling any software...
"Another program is being installed. Please ...
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MS Exchange 2016 CU19 Update Error: The operation failed because UPN value provided for addition/modification is not unique forest-wide
I am trying to update exchange to the latest CU.
We have a hybrid setup with O365 and since we barely use the server we have fallen behind on updates.
The last time it was updated was before I was ...
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Server 2012R2 Foundation with 2019 Standard
We have done a FSMO migration from a Server 2012R2 Foundation to Server 2019 Standard.
After uninstalling the ADDS from the foundation server we started having a licensing issue with this popup:
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L2TP Issues AWS EC2
I'm trying to set up l2tp inside an AWS VPC, I'm having problems.
I'm on a MAC OS and I keep getting an error "A connection could not be established to the PPP server. Try reconnecting. If the ...
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How to find recently joined computers in ActiveDirectory through a PowerShell command?
How can I find recently joined computers in ActiveDirectory with a PowerShell command?
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Can't connect to server until reboot computers
I have a domain with around 90 PC with the domain controller running by Windows Server 2012 R2 and the PCs Windows 7. Every PC has a mapped drive from the server and a database interface that's linked ...
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Issue installing a SQL Security Update on Windows Server 2012 R2
We're having a weird issue with the "Security Update for SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 4 CU (KB4583465)" update on one of our servers. It will show as installing successfully, but then after ...
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Is there a REST API for Windows Server Update Catalog?
Is there an API or Notification System for https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx - so that I can be aware of the update availability as and when they become available ?
What is the best ...
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Restore-DfsrPreservedFiles on a remote machine
I'm trying to restore preexisting files on a DFS share on Server2012r2. No matter what I do, I get this response. This occurs even if I use -RestoreToPath or if I try to run it with the local admin ...
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Why is my PowerShell script terminating too quickly?
Hoping you can help me I have a very simple python script which sole purpose is to go through a load of excel workbooks and get the data and produce a single file from it. Script works great. I then ...
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windows server RDP works but c$ shared folder access denied
this might be something simple, but I think I rather ask here.
We have some servers in our environment which are in workgroup, they can ping each other, test-wsman is a success, RDP from one to ...
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How to make some programs closed by only Administrator in AD GPO
In domain computers, some programs are working, and users can close that application (or kills with taskkill), is there any possibility to ask admin creditentials when they try to close that ...
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Missing Network Adapters. Only showing vEthernet
We had an older server at one location, and it was online and backing up online fine. And when the local ISP started charging per gig of usage. So we shut it down. Fast forward a year later, we have ...
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Tesla K80 not showing up in HP DL580 G7
I have a HP Proliant DL580 G7 server with P65 BIOS update from 2015 (which I think is the latest BIOS).
I installed the PCIe expansion board in it and installed 4 x Tesla K80 GPUs. Connected them to ...
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Rename folder that contains opened files in a Windows server shared resource
This is a Windows 2012 Cluster with a File server role.
I'm trying to rename a folder that contains several files and other folders that are in use by users and the OS says that:
Is it possible to ...
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SMB Connection to non-domain server
I have a service that needs to establish a SMB connection to several servers. There is no issue with domain-joined computers using a domain account with access. However, I need it to connect to a few ...
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How to solve ID1059 Cannot authenticate the user error?
I am not really experienced regarding a server/IIS issue. So I will try my best to explain the problem.
I have two same web applications on two different servers (Test and Live Server). Both servers ...
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Join PCs that were on old Windows 2012 server to new server AND new domain without breaking SIDS and trust
Background: Had a small 4 PC office on Server 2012r2 with domain named OLD-DOMAIN. Server was old and wonky and had to restore from full system image backup that was recent (as in a few days old).
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How to add new keyboard language from GPO?
Now I have Windows Server 2012 R2 system and it has domain controller. And domain users do not have permission add new language to their keyboard. So, how can I add new keyboard languages from group ...
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How do I prevent unwanted FTP connection attempts on my Windows Server 2012 R2?
It appears that I'm getting FTP connection attempts from unknown sources. The SYN_RECEIVED state is nearly always showing.
netstat output
C:\Users\Administrator>netstat -aon | findstr &...
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You require permission from Domain\xyzuser to make changes to this file
I've seen other questions similar but not quite the same.
Have a client that is seeing a message when trying to access files in a folder on a Windows server 2012 R2. This behavior is consistent for a ...
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Dual DNS Issue - Internal & External
I'm in a fix here in offering a softphone solution for a company to allow users work from home.
CURRENT SCENARIO:
The company has an existing internal Windows DNS "ABCcompany.com" and ...
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OpenSSH Windows server 2012 : SCP process randomally working : with passowrd authentication
I have created a openSSH SCP bat script and scheduled task to run as SYSTEM. I use publickkey authentication method. For that converted a private key of winscp to openSSH key using putty key gen and ...
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Deleted Drive Map via GPO Still Showing
I have a mapped gpo drives configured on my Windows Server 2012r2 and it works great when mapping a drive. The issue is when I delete a drive b/c it is no longer needed, it still reappears even after ...
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About IOPS of a RAID5 disk array without cache
we are using a 530-8i RAID adapter,which is none-cache supported, on a Lenovo ThinkSystem SR590 server.And we have 4 HDD(600GB/10K RPM/SAS) in the array.
I read an article about calculating the disk/...
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After windows server 2019 update- my domain is not reachable any more
well as I do not know where is the problem, I will explain every thing. And as I do not have any experience with server managing, I will show some screenshots and please help and if you have an answer ...
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Server 2012 R2 in place upgrade to server 2016 or 2019 error after first reboot
I'm trying to do in place upgrade from server 2012 R2 to server 2016 or 2019. After installation part and after first restart I get error
The installation failed in the FIRST_BOOT phase with an error ...
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Windows AD CA Code Signing Cert Request for Wrong User
I am having an odd problem with a Code Signing certificate request from my Windows 10 workstation. We have a Windows Server 2012R2 CA setup with the Code Signing template and everything works fine if ...
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Implementing Reverse DNS in a Live Environment
I've been tasked with implementing reverse DNS internally in our Windows environment. What are some risks I should watch out for, and what is the best way to setup a test environment for changes like ...
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SFTP hangs when listing a large directory from a Windows Server 2012R2 VM
I have two machines on the same ethernet network segment:
VM running Windows Server 2012R2 [sftp client]
Physical server running Ubuntu 16.04.7 LTS [sftp server running openssh-server 1:7.2p2-...
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Demoted domain controller still in Domain Controllers OU and AD Sites & Services
I did all of the below while logged in as the domain administrator.
I had two AD sites, each with it's own domain controller. The "backup" domain controller was over a site-to-site VPN, all ...
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2x Windows Server for 2 labs in different parts of a building - what kind of failover to use
I have two servers and two labs in different parts of the building with Hyper-V 2019 with VMs for Windows Server Standard (2012 R2, will be upgrading in a few years). I want to:
configure ServerA for ...
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IIS 8.5 (Win 2012R2) + Automatically redirects to HTTPS when binding added
I try to understand a strange behavior I've never seen before.
I have a site. HTTP hostname-binding on port 80 are configured.
The site are accessible on HTTP.
When I add a HTTPS binding (tried bout ...
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Disconnected disks-Access denied, showing in explorer, but not showing in DISKPART and unable to remove them
I have Virtual machine (terminal WIN2012), which seems to have under some users connected some OLD and NO longer connected disks (local or network drives), which are not accessible for anybody (even ...
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Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 - replica VMs state "password incorrect", but lets me log in after 7-8 minutes
so I have a replica server that backups 2 server 2012 R2 VMs. Each week, I run a test failover to make sure they boot up, and I can log into them. A curious issue I'm having is, once I get to the ...
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Is this ok, if computers form domain B cannot access (trusted) domain controller A?
We have a situation where we have (simplifying a bit) domain controllers for domain A on one subnet and domain controllers for domain B on another subnet. Most of the VMs joined to domain B is also on ...
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How to configure proxy server on Windows Server?
I'm new to Windows Server and as I understand, a proxy server is an intermediary between a client computer and the internet.
On client computer I can set proxy server address and port inside Settings -...
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Upgrading Windows Server 2008 Standard (32-bit) to Windows Server 2016 Standard (64-bit)
I’m trying to upgrade my windows server 2008 standard 32-bit version to windows server 2016 standard 64-bit version. The server is currently running as a secondary domain controller as the primary has ...
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RDP screen goes black after successful remote login
We have a Windows 2012 R2 Server that was working perfectly, about month ago, when the administrator tries to connect remotely to the server he gets the login prompt, he enters his credentials but ...
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Event ID 1000 Application Error cmd.exe kernelbase.dll
I've come across a re-occuring error in the event logs of my Windows 2012 R2 Hyper-V server. The error event is shown below.
Error 16/12/2020 15:47:31 Application Error 1000 (100) Faulting
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