[Active Directory] Active Directory Replication Status Tool

Microsoft just released a great new tool to analyze the replication status for domain controllers in an Active Directory domain or forest.

Specific capabilities for this tool include:

• Expose Active Directory replication errors occurring in a domain or forest. .
• Prioritize errors that need to be resolved in order to avoid the creation of lingering objects in Active Directory forests.
• Help administrators and support professionals resolve replication errors by linking to Active Directory replication troubleshooting content on Microsoft TechNet. .
• Allow replication data to be exported to source or destination domain administrators or support professionals for offline analysis.

Here are some capture of this new tool working in my lab :

This tool is available here : Active Directory Replication Status Tool

[Powershell V3] Windows PowerShell 3.0 and Server Manager Quick Reference Guides

Windows PowerShell 3.0 and Server Manager Quick Reference Guides are available here : 

Windows PowerShell 3.0 and Server Manager Quick Reference Guides

The following files are contained in this download :

• PowerShell_LangRef_v3.pdf - This four-page reference describes operators, arrays, useful commands, methods, and other tips for using Windows PowerShell 3.0. Also included is a Windows PowerShell reading and tutorial resource list. This quick reference is provided by PowerShell Magazine.

• PowerShell_ISE_v3.pdf - This two-page reference describes keyboard shortcuts and hotkeys that you can use to navigate Windows PowerShell Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE) more quickly, and introduces the new ISE object model. Also included are tips for configuring $ps.ISE options, profiles, and properties. This quick reference is provided by PowerShell Magazine.

• PowerShell_Examples_v3.pdf - This two-page reference describes how to perform popular IT management and scripting tasks by using Windows PowerShell 3.0, including how to fetch data by using Management OData IIS Services, how to schedule jobs, how to install Windows PowerShell Web Access by using Windows PowerShell cmdlets, and how to create new SMB file shares. This quick reference is provided by PowerShell Magazine.

• Quick_Reference_SM_WS12.pdf - This two-page reference describes common tasks that you can perform in the new Server Manager console in Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate. Quickly learn how to manage remote servers that are running older versions of Windows Server by using the new Server Manager; how to run Server Manager deployment cmdlets for Windows PowerShell; how to save and export Server Manager settings, such as the servers you have added to the server pool, and custom server groups that you have created; where to find Server Manager log files; how to run popular WinRM commands such as creating a new listener; how to install roles and features on offline VHDs; and where to find documentation to help you manage multiple, remote servers by using Server Manager and Windows PowerShell.

[Windows Server 2012] Hyper-V Component Architecture Poster

Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Component Architecture Poster is available here :

Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Component Architecture Poster

[Powershell] Windows PowerShell Support for Windows Server 2012

A list of all the Powershell Cmdlets in Windows Server 2012 is available in the following link :

Windows PowerShell Support for Windows Server 2012

Here are the differents Powershell Features :

• AD CS Administration Cmdlets
• AD CS Deployment Cmdlets
• AD DS Administration Cmdlets
• AD DS Deployment Cmdlets
• App Installation Cmdlets
• AppLocker Cmdlets
• Best Practices Analyzer Cmdlets
• BranchCache Cmdlets
• Cluster-Aware Updating Cmdlets
• Data Center Bridging (DCB) Quality of Service (QoS) Cmdlets
• Deduplication Cmdlets
• Direct Access Client Cmdlets
• DISM Cmdlets
• DTC Diagnostics Cmdlets
• DTC Management Cmdlets
• Failover Clusters Cmdlets
• Group Policy Cmdlets
• Hyper-V Cmdlets
• International Settings Cmdlets
• iSCSI Cmdlets
• iSCSI Target Cmdlets
• Microsoft Online Backup Cmdlets
• MSMQ Cmdlets
• MultiPath I/O (MPIO) Cmdlets
• Net TCP/IP Cmdlets
• Network Adapter Cmdlets
• Network Connectivity Status Cmdlets
• Network Load Balancing Cmdlets
• Network Quality of Service (QoS) Cmdlets
• NIC Teaming (NetLBFO) Cmdlets
• PKI Client Cmdlets
• Print Management Cmdlets
• Remote Access Cmdlets
• Server Manager Cmdlets
• Storage Cmdlets
• VAMT Cmdlets
• Windows Data Access Components (WDAC) Cmdlets
• Web Server (IIS) Administration Cmdlets Cmdlets
• WHEA Cmdlets
• Windows Assessment Services Cmdlets
• Windows PowerShell Web Access Cmdlets
• Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) Cmdlets 

[Windows Server 2012] Release Candidate available now

Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate is available now !

Download Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate Datacenter



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