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Install a domain controller using Install from Media

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1. IFM(Install From Media) Lab Setup: Let me give you a list of machines and the OS info. Server Name OS Roles & Features IP Configuration DC.abc.local Server 2016 DC 10.1.1.1/24 M1.abc.local Server 2016 Active Directory 10.1.1.2/24 2. On an existing domain controller, using File Explorer, make a folder, for example C:\IFM, to store the AD DS snapshot. 3. Open an elevated command prompt and run the ntdsutil.exe command. 3.1.           At the ntdsutil: prompt, type Activate instance ntds, and then press Enter. 3.2.           At the ntdsutil: prompt, type ifm, and then press Enter. At the ifm: prompt, type create SYSVOL full C:\IFM, and then press Enter. 3.3.           At the ntdsutil: prompt, type quit and then press Enter. 3.4. ...

Install and Configure WSUS on Windows Server 2016

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1.        Introduction to WSUS Server: The latest Microsoft product updates can be installed by managers with Windows Server Update Services (WSUS). WSUS is a server role for Windows Server. Once you install it, you can easily control and launch updates.   One of the most important things that system admins do is make sure that all client and server computers have the most recent security and software patches. It would be really hard to control where to put updates without WSUS.   The updates come straight from Microsoft Update when you only have one WSUS server in your setup. WSUS servers can be set up to act as an update source, which is also called an upstream server, if you install more than one.   Instead of letting multiple computers grab updates from the internet, you can set up a WSUS server and tell the clients to get all of their updates from that server. You can save data on the Internet and speed up the Windows upd...