The maximum and optimal size of the mailbox database in Exchange Server 2019/2016/2013 varies depending on the edition:
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Category: Windows Server
hMailServer is a free open-source email server for Windows environments. hMailServer – can be installed on any edition of Windows (on desktop versions from Windows XP to Windows 11 or on Windows Server 2003-2022). hMailServer is a compact and powerful server, the distribution of hMailServer is only about 5 MB (!!!). E-mail messages are stored on the local hard drive in the MIME file format.
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In this article, we’re going to show you how to find out how much time your computer has been up since the last time Windows was started (uptime).
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The Network File System (NFS) client is not installed by default on Windows Server 2022/2019/2016/2012R2 and Windows 11/10 desktop versions. To install it, open the Server Manager and select Add Roles and Features -> Client for NFS.
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If you try to rename an Active Directory domain controller the way you rename domain member computers/servers (by using the sysdm.cpl console or the Rename-Computer PowerShell cmdlet)), a warning will appear:
Domain controllers cannot be moved from one domain to another, they must first be demoted. Renaming this domain controller may cause it to become temporarily unavailable to users and computers. For information on renaming domain controllers, including alternate renaming methods, see Renaming a Domain Controller (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=177447). To continue renaming this domain controller, click OK.
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If you are deploying a Linux virtual machine on a Hyper-V host, you must install Linux Integration Services (LIS) in the guest operating system. Hyper-V Linux Integration Services allow the guest OS to interact with the host: send its state to the hypervisor, perform backups via VSS, correctly reboot and shutdown the Linux guest. In this tutorial, we’ll take a look at how to install Hyper-V Linux Integration Services on popular Linux distros – CentOS, Debian, and Ubuntu.
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After an emergency shutdown of a physical server with an Active Directory domain controller role, the BSOD with an error stop code 0x00002e2 appears on boot. The error points out that the Active Directory database (NTDS.DIT) is damaged. In this article, we will figure out how to fix the ntds.dit file and start a domain controller (in our case, it is a server running Windows Server 2019).
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Safe mode in Windows is used to troubleshoot and fix the operating system in case of various failures. When started in Safe Mode, Windows boots with a minimal set of system services and drivers.
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In this article, we will show you how to install and run Minikube in Hyper-V on Windows Server 2019. Minikube is a simple environment for creating a single-node Kubernetes cluster. It is great for getting to know with Kubernetes environment, experimenting, and educating your employees.
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