Monitor NTLM authentication delays and issues on Windows 2008 and 2012

Events to track authentication delays and issues: Finally we have new event log entries that can track NTLM authentication delays and issues in Windows Server 2008 R2, in a complex environment with multiple Forests and multiple Domains NTLM authentication request will be more and it’s difficult to monitor and track the Bottlenecks Also Read: AD… Read More »

Replsummary showing unknown for largest delta on AD replication checks

Largest delta would report as unknown on Source DC while running Repadmin /replsummary for your Domain and Forest, since it’s showing unknown and didn’t see the replication delta value and unable to find the affected Destination DC, will describe how to find the Destination DC Also Read: Force active directory replication Why it’s reporting unknown? Let’s say if the… Read More »

Compare Installed Windows Security Patches with other Servers

How to compare Installed Windows Security Patches with different Servers: If you are troubleshooting Windows server 2003, 2008 ans 2012 issues and you may have a working server and not working server, want to check is any patches are missing compared to working server? Use the below PowerShell command to compare installed patches between two servers… Read More »

Is Leap Second Impact Windows Servers and Application?

Is your Windows infrastructure is ready for the Leap Second change? Before start discussing the Windows Server and Application impact, Leap Second is a one second adjustment to UTC time (Coordinated Universal Time) across the globe which is added every few years to maintain alignment with solar time. The next leap second will be added at 23:59:59… Read More »