Changing the Weight and Priority of a Domain Controller Within a Site

If you have multiple domain controllers (dc) within a site and you would like to have one of these dc's refered to more often or only if no other dc is available.  Selection of a dc within a site is controlled by both the weight and priority. Weight of a Domain Controller By default all dc's … Continue reading "Changing the Weight and Priority of a Domain Controller Within a Site"

Server Manager in Windows Server 2008 R2, Part 3

What started with the Configure your Server wizard and the introduction of Server Roles in Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, resulted in the tangible value of the Initial Configuration Tasks wizard (oobe.exe) and the Server Manager (servermanager.msc) in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2. Part 1 and Part 2 of this series focused on … Continue reading "Server Manager in Windows Server 2008 R2, Part 3"

Server Manager in Windows Server 2008 R2, Part 2

What started with the Configure your Server wizard and the introduction of Server Roles in Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, resulted in the tangible value of the Initial Configuration Tasks wizard (oobe.exe) and the Server Manager (servermanager.msc) in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2. Now, as I pointed out in Part 1, not all … Continue reading "Server Manager in Windows Server 2008 R2, Part 2"