Does not seem uncommon? I have rebooted, ensured connectivity etc as per the documents online I think the problem is with my tenant though I can sign in through Powershell I can join the domain to a different tenant just not the one I need (office 365 based setup).
I am in the process of setting up an evaluation copy of WSE-2016 to replace my WHS version 1. After moving the OS from the HDD to SSD the OS no longer sees the Server Folders that I had moved to Storage Space. It is looking on F: DATA and not on H: Storage Space. Before I added SSD I seem to recollect that Storage Space had the drive letter F: Is there a setting, or a process to correct this behaviour? If not, my work-arounds will be - 1. Endeavour to get Storage Space back to F: but this may go badly ...
Migrating Server 2012 to Server 2016 Essentials and on the Dashboard/Devices I see the new server and an item titled Archived computer backups (50). I added one test computer that was connected to the old server using the new connector software but this computer still appears on the Archived computer backups list. The test computer runs Windows 7 Pro 64-bit. Thanks. --Art
Is there a quick and reliable way to disable the Folder Redirection for specific Users while the WSE Group Policy Folder Redirection is active and to keep the Files local for Users where the Files have already been redirected? We want to disable the Redirection for specific Users in a branch office which otherwise sync the data via VPN which is incredibly slow.
Hi Is it possible to move a small business from SBS 2011 to O365 without the need for an on-prem server at all? They use Exchange, file & print services and RWW. They don't currently use Sharepoint. They also have a second member server running Sage accounts and a bespoke LOB application (but I guess this could move to an Azure VM or something?) They are a small enough business not to have to worry about migration, but to be able to start from scratch. Thanks
I'm doing a migration from SBS 2011 to Win2016 and Exchange 2016. I had to do the Exchange migration first, all mailboxes are on the Exchange 2016 server. As part of that process, I elevated the domain/forest level to 2008 R2 after running a System State backup, and dcdiag and repadmin, all successfully. I'm ready to resume the migration step from the SBS 2011 server, I have joined the new server to the domain. 1) Do I need to do the System State backup again prior to promoting the Win2016 server to domain controller? It now ...
I have a Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard that has been in service for about 3 years; all updates installed are installed. All domain users are Windows 7 Pro 64-bit and connected to the network with CAT5 ethernet. In the last week, some users started experiencing slow browsing when saving to shared folders on the server. If the user opens a file from the shared folders, it is normal access speed. The slowness exists when the user wants to save a file and browses to a shared folder, it takes 25-30 seconds for the folder list to propagate. Once ...
I originally configured this using your tutorial before it included the Certify the Web app and have moved to that app since then. I'm doing this on two Essentials servers, one with 2012 R2 and one with 2016. My problem on both servers is that Access Anywhere does not register the renewals. CtW renews correctly and IIS gets the new certificate, but every three months I have to export the certificate from the personal store and import it into Access Anywhere because the dashboard notifies me of an expired certificate and Access Anywhere stops allowing connections through it ...
Hi All, we migrated our SBS2011 Standard to Windows Server Essentials 2016 with your Migration Guide and all was fine till the end of the guide, no problems also DCDIAG /test:DNS /DNSALL /e /v all passed. Now i have all two minutes the following message in the events: Critical Warning: FSMOCompliance: License Error: The FSMO Role Check detected a condition in your environment that is out of compliance with the licensing policy. The Management Server must hold the primary domain controller and domain naming master Active Directory roles. Please move the Active Directory roles to the Management ...
Hi, I followed the tutorial of the Exchange 2016 in a Server 2016 Essentials environment. However, I cannot login into the Exchange Admin Center with user that also did the installation. Accidently i logged on to OWA, which worked fine, so I guess this a user access problem. Thank you, Oliver
I am migrating from SBS 2011 Std to Server 2016. I have a large host server, with approx 12 TB of useful HD space. I have the host set up with 512 GB HD, 360GB Paging file drive and 11 TB for Data/VMs. Am i OK using just one Server 2016 WSE (as a VM) with a couple of larger Data drives, for both files, and two applications, one for time sheets, the other for QuickBooks Enterprise. Or would I be better off setting up two VMs, one for WSE 2016 with data files and a second just ...
Hi everybody, I am in the middle of a migration from SBS 2011 to Server 2016. In the process I realized, that MS does not recommend to install that on the Domain Controller ( Installing Exchange on a domain controller is not recommended [WarningInstallExchangeRolesOnDomainController] | Microsoft Docs ), but it does not seem it is impossible. Has anyone tried this and what is the experience? Thanks, Oliver
Annoying issue here, struggling to access the remote server directories. ( I do have access rights). I've repaired the VPN several times in the Server management settings page. I've modified the VPN connection in the properties to accept MS Chap v2 . This connects via SSTP . I've also unchecked the 'use default gateway on remote network' . I get a connection , it authorises . No errors. If i look at the connection properties it says ' No Internet'. Ive also tried the connection in private & public. I read somewhere about changing the DNS server address from loopback to ...
Hello. On several WSE I have configured Anywhere Acces using the brilliant " Get a free Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate for Access Anywhere and automatically renew it " tutorial, and it works just fine. But on two of them, after some months in use, the connection now drops immediately after the client connects. On the client, this RasSstp error 6 is logged: The SSTP-based VPN connection to the remote access server was terminated because of a security check failure. Security settings on the remote access server do not match settings on this computer. Contact ...
Good day! We are looking to move two smaller clients from SBS2008 and sbs2011 to Server 2016 Standard. In both cases there are five or less computers and users so we are ok with creating new users and joining the computers to the new domain (local profiles will be lost). Any suggestions migrating one local domain user profile to a new domain users profile appreciated! In both cases we will setup Server 2016 Hyper-V host on the new hardware. Each will have one VM which will also be Server 2016 Standard. In preparation for the ...
Hi Is there a tip somewhere on how to configure group policy to allow windows 10 user4s to configure and use a pin?
Windows Server 2016 essentials “start a backup” and “customize backup for the computer” not showing in my client computers task pane. All clients have been set up using the SkipDomainJoin option. I have removed the computers from the server and re-installed them. After they have been set up, all client task pane options are there, however after a backup has run, the “start a backup” and “customize backup for the computer” are not showing up in the client computers task pane. Any thoughts? Thanks, Skip
Hi all, I've got a new box set up with windows server 2016 essentials. I want to have an account or two on that local box that are not admin, but can log-in locally. I found the services config setting for "user rights assignment" and added the groups administrators and my new group, "Local Allowed", to that policy object. However it seems to have no effect. My users in that group still are not allowed to login to the machine. Only the admin is permitted. suggestions? DR
What is a good way to back up a Server 2016 running as a Hyper V virtual machine on a Server 2016 system? Windows Server Backup on the guest OS to an external USB drive? Back up the Host along with the VM's by using Windows Server Backup on the Host? Third party software? Thanks. --Art
I'm in the final steps of decommissioning my client's old Server 2012 Essentials after migrating to Server 2016 with Essentials Role installed. I'd like to keep the old server as a backup domain controller, to provide backup of Active Directory. The old server was switched to Server 2012 Standard with Essentials Role installed so we could exceed the original 25 licence limits. So, it's essentially Server 2012 with Essentials Role that can be uninstalled. Can you give me some guidance on the steps to accomplish this? Should I follow the migration steps through to the end, ...
Hi How to backup and restore your Windows Server Essentials 2016 I’ve read the “How to backup and restore your Windows Server Essentials 2016” tutorial and would like to ask the following questions: I would like to carry out a full test restore from backup, but I do not have an identical server to do this with. Is it possible to carry out a full restore on completely different hardware (different manufacturer)? Is it possible to test a full restore using a virtual machine? Section 4 of your tutorial discusses restoring ...
Hi Do you have a Windows Server 2016 Essentials install tutorial available? Regards
Hello. When I try to connect a laptop to my Server 2016 Essentials domain it fails and says "cannot connect this computer to the network. The server is unavailable. Try connecting this computer again." I have also tried connecting the laptop manually via the system properties dialogue, but I get "The specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted." I have had this issue on two different laptops that were new out-of-the box. I tried the following so far with no luck: Specified the Essentials server as my DNS server on the laptops and rebooted, made sure ...
Hi.. I m running three Hyper v server 2016 on my host machine, i m looking for the best possibility of high availability hyperv machine. Not sure how can i setup this configuration. thanks
I am preparing for an SBS2011 to WS2016 Essentials Migration We are using a cutover migration to O365. Following the cutover, what will be the client\workstation experience with Outlook? I need to explain to clients what to expect. Do we need to remove the original Outlook Profile and associated OST.