The Answer is simple – NO That is why Server 2012 is not listed under the supported Operating Systems. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2008-R2-and-2008/cc794868(v=ws.10)
Category: System Administration
Isolate and resolve problems in Oracle – an Easy Way
As DBA, we have to isolate the problem and then resolve the issue in Databases. When working with Oracle, we face several issues if the Oracle Enterprise Manager is not installed on the Operating System. This tool is a good replacement for Oracle Enterprise Manager. This tool consists of below features; View enterprise-level performance at…
After partitioning file system displays wrong disk size in Windows
“I extended the Hard disk size in VMware / Hyper V. Then I extended the Disk size in the Disk Management tool. All without any problems. But when I was checking the disk size in the Windows Explorer the size was incorrect. The old size was still showing” This is an issue on most Operating…
How to Size a SAN for Proper IOPS and Throughput
How to Track Software Installation and Removal Using Event IDs 11707, 11724, and 592
There some requirements, you may need to trace software installations and removals along with the user account details. Under the events you can look for in both the Application Event Log and Security Event Log that will help you do this. In the Application log, setup packages that use the Windows Installer to install themselves…
How to Resize User Profile Disks – The easy way
To enlarge the drive is very simple if you have Hyper-V installed. If you are running the VM on a virtual environment, it is not possible to have Hyper-V role installed. To overcome this issue, you can simply add the Hyper-V role on Windows 8/8.1/10 workstations. The Steps are as follows; The affected user have…
Troubleshooting checklist for VMware Converter
Troubleshooting checklist; To eliminate permission issues, always use the local administrator account instead of a domain account. To eliminate DNS issues, use IP addresses instead of host names. If OS level Network Teaming is enabled, remove the Teaming. Ensure that you do not choose partitions that contain any vendor specific Diagnostic Partitions before proceeding with…
Easy way to Test the Listening Ports on Windows Systems
A nice tool that you can use is Microsoft’s free PortQueryUI. It provides a GUI for the portqry.exe command-line tool, which is installed by default on recent Windows OS versions. Run portqueryui.exe. In the Port Query dialog box, enter the destination IP address or Fully Qualified Domain Name(FQDN) to query. In this case, you can…