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In this post, Michael Simmons explains FSMO Roles in Active Directory 2008. Michael covers all 5 roles: Schema Master, Domain Naming Master, Infrastructure Master, Relative ID Master and Primary Domain Controller Emulator. Together, these FSMO Roles help prevent conflicts when making changes within the traditional multi-master model.

Lisa Szpunar of TrainSignal explains basic social engineering tactics in this video lesson. Lisa eloquently explains the different techniques used to steal personal information and simple ways companies and individuals can combat these attacks.

In Part 2 of Peter De Tender’s series on System Center Service Manager 2012 beta, Peter walks through the installation processes. Peter provides an excellent walkthrough with screen shots and instructions.

In part 2 of his series on command line event logs, Jeff Hicks discusses how to manage the event logs with the command line and WEVTUTIL.EXE

In this post, Sean Wilkins discusses OSPF areas. Sean first discusses what OSPF areas are and the different types of OSPF areas. From there Sean discusses different issues that can arise with OSPF area setups and how to troubleshoot them.

Overview The free VMware vSphere tools that are available from third-party vendors are an essential part of every good virtualizaion admin’s tool box. Let’s face it, VMware vSphere does a lot but you still need third-party tools to get the job done — and to make your life as an admin easier and more productive….

In Part 2 of his series on Crash Dump Analysis, Michael Simmons discusses the memory dump files themselves. Michael explains which type of memory dump is best for your situation and how to make sure you can find them after they are saved.

Microsoft recently released System Center Service Manager 2012 beta. In this first of a series of posts by Peter De Tender about installing System Center Service Manager 2012, we learn what SCSM 2012 offers and what is needed to get it up and running.

Jeff Hicks is back with more command line tricks. In today’s post, Jeff talks about how you can manage event logs with the command line. This is usually faster than navigating through a GUI once you get a hang of it.

The IPv4 to IPv6 transition is upon us but the undertaking is not one that can take place with the flick of a switch. In this post, Sean Wilkins takes a look at the options available to organizations for an efficient and headache free transition. Which method is best for you?

Have you ever needed to work on a computer but couldn’t because the password was lost? Instead of spending time trying to guess what the password is or tracking it down from an old employee, sometimes it’s better to just reset the password. In this post, Michael Simmons covers 4 great password reset utilities that will get you into the locked out machine in no time.

In this post, Jeff Hicks discusses how you can use the Windows System Configuration interface to troubleshoot and fix simple system issues.