Category: Windows

Active Directory, Windows

Forest and Domain functional level (Comparison chart)

Hi all I am creating this post more for my own reference. There are times when I have to look at what all new features a particular functional level has offered. I don't need to create chart as its already on technet. Here is the link: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/understanding-active-directory-functional-levels(v=ws.10).aspx A very important point to note is with … Continue reading Forest and Domain functional level (Comparison chart)

DNS, Windows

Aging and Scavenging (DNS)

Hi Friends, I hope this post find you in good health and spirit. In this post we will discuss about aging and scavenging. Although there is a lot of information about it on internet, still I thought to compile my knowledge which can work as reference in time of need, as misconfiguration of scavenging can empty … Continue reading Aging and Scavenging (DNS)

General, Server 2012, Windows

Virtual Machine Generation Identifier (Windows Server 2012)

VM-Generation ID is a feature which provides capability to detect time shift events on virtual machines. It's supported on following hypervisor: 1. Windows Server 2012 2. Hyper-V 2012 server 3. Windows 8 and new hypervisors. As guest operating system Windows 8, Server 2012 and newer OS are supported. We will try to understand its usage for … Continue reading Virtual Machine Generation Identifier (Windows Server 2012)

General, Server 2012, Windows

Comparison of Windows 2012 Editions

Hello friends. With Windows 2012, Microsoft has made lot of changes as far as editions and licenses associated to these editions are concerned. At times it becomes confusing to understand which edition best suits our requirement. Here is very good comparison document by Microsoft to find different features and license scheme for each of editions. … Continue reading Comparison of Windows 2012 Editions