Windows Server 2012: How do you setup Software OS RAID 1?

Its not clear on how to do this in 2012
Do you just run Disk Management, convert the disks to dynamic, then right click on the disk partion System Reserved and select Add Mirror, and then right click on the second partion, (C:) and add select Add mirror for that one?
This is on a Windows 2012 system NOT windows 2008. I see lots of people pointing people to windows 2008 kb's and docs and unless Microsoft has cleared these for 2012, they really have no bearing...

Hi all,
I spend some time on creating a mirrored Windows 2012 system and here is the result.
@codeaholic: thank you for the question which made me redo the test after 1 year. At the time I post in previous thread, I noticed that some customers cannot boot into the mirrored system so I tried to manually add BCD entries to recreate the boot-up information.
This time I created a virtual machine in Hyper-V and installed Windows 2012. Added a new hard disk and create mirror for both System Reserved drive and Drive C. Here is the picture 1:
After resynching, I reboot the computer and I can see 2 boot-up entries now:
And I tried to boot into "secondary plex" and it could be boot-up just fine.
So the steps should still be the same - we just need to add mirror in Windows 2012 - if any issue occurs which related to BCD, you can still refer to my previous thread to manually edit with BCDedit.
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Hi All,
When i try to manually (no internet connection on the server) install SharePoint 2013 Prerequisites on Windows Server 2012 I get the below error
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I fixed it by installing Microsoft Identity extensions from command line, please find command line below.
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SharePoint 2013 Enterprise with SP1 on Windows Server 2012??????? What am I missing?

Hi there,
As per MS - SharePoint 2013 Enterprise SP1 is compatible with Windows Server 2012 R2.
I have Windows Server 2012 R2 installed - now it does not let me install SharePoint 2013 Enterprise (Standard without SP1).
AND SP1 can ONLY be installed AFTER SharePoint 2013 Enterprise is installed.
So how to install SharePoint 2013 Enterprise with SP1 on Windows Server 2012?
Thanks.

You can download it at the Microsoft Volume Licensing Service Center:
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Hi Hassan,
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Hi C.R.Lowe,
Based on your description, I’m a little confused with this issue. Before going further, would you please let
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When connect the client to Windows Server 2012 Essentials, did you mean that use
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server
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In addition, please check if you have installed the
Update Rollup 1 for Windows Server 2012 Essentials
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feel free to let me know.
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Installing Windows Server 2012 on W510

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PCI\VEN_1180&CC_0880
PCI\VEN_1180
PCI\CC_088000
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At this point I have it where I need it to be. All I want to do is have a stable basic install so I can install Hyper-V and play around with a bunch of VMs. For that I don't really need Bluetooth or enhance power management.

Camarones wrote:
Have you found a solution to the driver issues I mentioned?
I had no issue installing the Windows 7 x64 power management driver and Power Manager. Just keep in mind it is only for control of the CPU clock speed and a few other settings. With Hyper-V installed, you lose sleep/hibernate and resume.
Bluetooth won't work
I never had a use for multcard.
With Windows Server 2012 be happy you have networking and a video driver which are the core things you need. If you want a full on workstation, move to Windows 8 Pro and Hyper-V.

Windows Server 2012 Hangs After a While

Good day,
My server hangs after a while then I have to hard boot it. I get the error 'Online data retrieval occurs under all my roles. Once I reboot it then the error disappears.
Please help!!
Thanks,
Mao

First of all, you would need to make sure that your server meets the hardware requirements to run Windows Server 2012 + the applications you use.
For Windows Server 2012 System Requirements, you can refer to that: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn303418.aspx
You can also proceed like the following:
Install available Windows Updates (To be tested first)
Install recent versions of your drivers, firmware and BIOS
Uninstall all unused programs
Run chkdsk /r /f and sfc /scannow
Do a clean boot
If this does not help then you can temporary disable security software in use and try again.
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Where do I download a Windows Server 2012 R2 .iso from, for use with Hyper-v?

Hello,
Where do I download a Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard .iso from, for use with Hyper-v?
The only official download I can find is the evaluation version from here:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-windows-server-2012-r2
Is it recommended to use the evaluation version and then license it to make it a full version, or is there a better official download?
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Hi Brian,
I don't personally have an MSDN subscription.
So using the evaluation versions is ok?
With a Windows Server 2012 R2 license, you can have two
Windows Server 2012 R2 virtual
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Thanks
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Storport.sys BSOD on Windows Server 2012 R2

I recently purchased a Server that houses 45 4TB drives to use as my backup to disk solution. I installed Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard so that I could take advantage of Microsoft's Storage Spaces. I have configured the Storage Pool
with Dual Parity with 3 hot spares. I have also updated every thing to the most current firmware, drivers and Windows Updates that I could find but I am still getting the BSOD. I am using Symantec Backup Exec 2010 R3 to backup my file server to this server.
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Hi,
This article provided the limitation of Storage Pool in Windows Server 2012 R2:
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Yor current situation is still in supported configuration.
Also there is no hotfix for Windows Server 2012 R2 regarding storport.sys yet. Which means your current issue is not a known issue.
For further troubleshooting purpose you may need to collect dump files for analysis. However it will take a long time to do the troubleshooting process on forum. Thus it is recommended to submit a ticket to Microsoft online support for a professional troubleshooting.
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Unable to Install Windows Server 2012 R2; system aborts and reboots after first blue Windows logo appears

System: Dell PowerEdge sc1420 with dual xeon and Adaptec 2420SA SATA RAID (supported by OS); 10 GB memory (2x4, rank 2, organization x4, in DIMM1 & DIMM2; 2x1, registered, organization x8, in DIMM3 & DIMM4)
This computer is currently running Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise which was installed with no problems.
Objective: clean install of Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard on an otherwise unused RAID array disk set.
All attempts to boot from DVD result in loading of files (grey progress bar on bottom of screen), brief dark screen, then black screen with a blue windows logo for about 2 seconds and then a flash of about 10 lines of error notifications on a black screen
for about 1/4 second (unreadable), and then a reboot of the computer.
Coreinfo.exe confirms that cpus DO support NX and PAE; do NOT support VMX (virtual machine enhancements).
Attempts to run memtest.exe from boot disk tool-menu startup result in an error message that the memtest.exe file is corrupt.
Running memtest.exe from Windows 2008 R2 install disk results in all memory tests passed!
Attempted booting with multiple DVD's (some +R, some -R, all verified) burned from .iso. These DVD's were used successfully to install Windows Server 2012 R2 on an HP Pavilion. Also changed DVD drives just to rule out DVD hardware.
Running CHKDSK from Windows 2012 R2 on HP Pavilion shows no problems; running CHKDSK from Windows 2008 R2 on the Dell system on the same disks shows some problems. Running checkdisk on the Windows 2008 R2 install disk from the Windows 2008 R2 installed
system shows no problems. All disks burned and verified on same system.
Also attempted to boot from USB thumbdrive with copy of DVD on it. Same results: system loads files then reboots at first Windows logo. So that would rule out disk quality issues per se??
Started to try an upgrade rather clean install to see if any errors were announced. None were announced as the system went through much of the process. I aborted somewhere along the way before committing to the upgrade because 1) the most likely
outcome was it would not boot after install (I don't really need the practice in restoring); and 2) even if it did reboot, having a system that can't be repaired by booting the install disk is pointless.
All disks and raid arrays are recognized and usable by RAID controller card and by Windows Server 2008 R2. Disks are within spec for use with Adaptec 2420SA (1TB @ 300).
Is VMX (aka VT-x) actaully required for ANY install even though Hyper-V is not intended to be used? If so, it is too bad that the Microsoft system requirements (
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn303418.aspx ) don't make that clear. And lack of VMX support really doesn't explain the memtest.exe "corruption" issue.
Or is it maybe something unique about the files on 2012 R2 disk (or disk image on USB) that are causing some problem with the chipset processing? But why?
My vote would be for the latter of the issues, but I have no clue why or if it is remediable. Suggestions?

So here is what I think is the final understanding of this problem:
First, one additional piece of important information: The computer successfully moves into and through the Windows Boot Loader phase and succeeding phase ONLY for Windows 8.1 32-bit, but NOT for Windows 8.1 64-bit nor for Windows
Server 2012 R2 (only 64-bit).
The Windows Boot Manager phase (which precedes the Windows Boot Loader phase) is either 32-bit or 64-bit (64 –bit for this case) and is loaded by the 16-bit stub program (Bootmgr) which starts in real mode.
Windows Boot Loader of course runs in either 32-bit or 64-bit (64 –bit for this case) according to the product being installed.
By inference, the essential problem is occurring in conjunction with the loading of a WIM file to start the Windows Boot Manager.
The boot manager starts ok and generally shows its essential screens (Windows Boot Manager; Advanced Boot Options) or proceeds to load files for transition into Windows startup in the succeeding Windows Boot Loader phase (that doesn’t “boot” but rather
loads the system). This is best confirmed by the announced corruption of the memtest.exe file when selecting Windows Memory Diagnostic from the Windows Boot Manager Screen.
If allowed to continue loading files to pass control to the Windows Boot Manager, the type of abort and resulting immediate restart that occurs is that which you would associate with unhandled cpu exceptions (invalid instruction, memory out of range,
wild interrupt, etc.) that most of us have not commonly seen for 20 years (since beginning to use well behave OS’s from Windows NT 3.1 and on).
So, the problem obviously is due to a failure to properly mount the WIM file and/or properly access it (probably the latter) when running in 64-bit protected mode.
This is independent of the hardware on which the install disk is actually mounted (DVD or USB-flash), so it is NOT a hardware problem
per se.
Since the WIM is mounted early in the process, Boot Manager may well have loaded it using BIOS routines to access the physical device on which it resides rather than loading 32-bit or 64-bit drivers of its own.
Hence, if the BIOS does not “mount” the WIM in a way that is later fully compatible with access from the 64-bit systems being loaded, it could cause apparent file corruption.
If it is only partially incompatible some functionality may appear quite usable (like loading files) until later detected.
This is vague on my part, because the exact nature of the incompatibility cannot be readily determined from the information available.
But the consequence is the same: the system cannot boot from the install disk, either for initial installation or repairs.
Incidental conclusion: The 64-bit boot manager code for Windows Server 2008 does not exhibit this faulty behavior, but the 64-bit code for Windows Server 2012 does.
So the problem is not inherent with loading 64-bit server OS’s.
Expectations: If the system were to be upgraded using the features of the install disk while running an installed OS, say Windows Server 2008 R2, it might well succeed and yield a fully functional system upgraded to Windows Server 2012
R2 (because the installed operating system is started from discrete files, not from a WIM file).
However, in order to perform a disaster recovery using Windows resources (such as image backups from Windows Server Backup), one would have to presumably boot from a Windows Server 2012 64-bit install disk or Windows Server USB recovery drive.
Of course we know that the Windows Server install disk will not boot and we can be fairly sure that the problem will migrate to any Windows Server USB recovery drive that is created.
My inspection of a Windows 7 System Repair CD shows that is based exclusively on boot.wim, not discrete files!
Of course a generated image for a WIM for Windows 2012 USB recovery drive
might not have the flaw that drives this behavior, but it probably would.
Problem conclusion: A BIOS upgrade would be required for compatibility with Windows Server 2014 clean installation
and any maintenance; and none is available from the OEM.
Problem not resolved, but understood for future reference.
Thanks to Tim whose comments helped me focus my thinking.

Windows server 2012 RDSH

I have application servers running on windows server 2008 R2. Is it possible that i can install session host role on windows server 2008 R2 and web access and connection broker role with windows server 2012.

Hi,
Thank you for posting in Windows Server Forum.
As both have different version OS, we can use some powershell command to manage the RDSH Server 2008 R2 with server 2012.
Can 2012 Server Manager manage a 2008R2
RDS Farm? I'm getting an error
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Workflow Manager Configuration Issue Windows Server 2012 R2 / SQL 2014

Hello All,
Environment: SharePoint 2013 Enterprise with SP1
Farm consists of
2 App Server, 2 Web Server and 2 SQL Servers all the server have Windows 2012 R2
OS . The SQL backend is SQL Server 2014
Installed Workflow manager on the Web server, the configuration ran fine without any errors. Trying to browse the workflow management site via IIS Manager encountered Certificate Error clicked Continue to this website which gives a HTTP 403 Forbidden and
following detail message
This error (HTTP 403 Forbidden) means that Internet Explorer was able to connect to the website, but it does not have permission to view the webpage.
Checked the web site Workflow Management Site in the IIS manager which has only one folder bin . I was not able to submit the Screenshot
I have installed the latest patch for the Workflow manager and the Service Bus
Question I have
Should there be more folder under the Workflow Management Site.
Why is the Web site not showing the web page
Is workflow manager supported for Windows Server 2012 R2 and SQL 2014
Thanks
Dhanraj

Hi Dhanraj,
I captured the screenshot from my IIS Manager on workflow server. There is only bin folder under Workflow Management site
If I browser workflow host uri from IIS Manager
https://localhost:12290, I received certification error, and I chose the continue to this website, it returned me as follow:
From the link: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2902007/en-us It is supported on Windows Server 2012 r2 if you have install latest update.
Here is an article which talks about error:
http://www.sp2013blog.com/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=36
In addition, here is the reference for troubleshooting workflow manager 1.0 management:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj193529(v=azure.10).aspx#AnalyzingWorkflowManagementLogs
You could also open SharePoint Designer 2013 and see if you could create a workflow on platform 2013.
Regards,
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Newbie looking to setup home virtual lab to do Windows Server 2012 R2 Labs for school

Hey all, hopefully someone can point me in the right direction here. Im looking to setup a virtual lab with 3 windows server 2012 r2 machines running, all connected to the internet and within the same network so I can work on labs for class.
I have all 3 machines installed and running fine together though figuring out how to get them all connected is confusing the hell out of me.
I've been scouring google and forums and such looking for some sort of guide and i cant seem to find anything. All help is much appreciated thanks!

Alright sorry for the delay, I was given exact setup instructions so I figured I'd be good to go but I'm still hung up basically at the same spot.
Here's the setup guide:
Two servers, a domain controller and an application server. Follow
the setup instructions below.
1. Open your server’s Networking and Sharing Center.
2. Double-click the Ethernet connection to open the Ethernet Status dialog box.
3. Click Properties to open the Ethernet Properties dialog box.
4. Double-click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) to open the Internet Protocol
Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties dialog box.
5. Enter the following information:
IP address: 192.168.1.50
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Preferred DNS server: 192.168.1.50
6. Click on the Advanced button.
7. In the IP addresses section, click the Add button.
8. When the TCP/IP Address dialog box opens, enter the following information:
IP address: 192.168.100.55
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
9. Change the name of the server to RWDC0x, where x is the number of your table from
1 to 6
Installing Active Directory
The RWDC0x virtual machine will be the primary Active Directory domain Controller and
the DNS server. Therefore, to configure the RWDC0x server, use the following steps:
1. Login to RWDC0x as Administrator.
2. On the Server Manager console, open the Manage menu and click Add Roles and
Features.
3. When the Add Roles and Features Wizard starts, click Next.
4. On the Select installation type page, click Next.
5. On the Select destination server page, click Next.
6. On the Select server roles page, click to select Active Directory Domain Services and
click Next.
When the Add Roles and Features Wizard dialog box opens, click Add Features.
8. Back on the Select server roles page, click to select DNS Server and click Next.
9. When the Add Roles and Features Wizard dialog box opens, click Add Features.
10. Back at the Select server roles page, click Next.
11. On the Select features page, click Next.
12. On the Active Directory Domain Services page, click Next.
13. On the DNS Server page, click Next.
14. On the Confirm installation selections page, click Install.
15. When the installation is complete, click Close.
16. On the Server Manager console, click the Tools menu (upper left) and click DNS.
17. When the DNS Manager console opens, right-click RWDC0x and click New Zone.
18. When the New Zone Wizard appears, click Next.
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19. On the Zone Type page, Primary zone will already be selected. Click Next.
20. On the Forward or Reverse Lookup Zone page, Forward lookup zone will already be
selected. Click Next.
21. For the Zone name, type contoso.com and click Next.
22. On the Zone File page, click Next.
23. On the Dynamic Update page, click Next.
24. When the wizard is complete, click Finish.
25. On the Server Manager console, click the Yellow Exclamation Symbol and click
Promote this server to a domain controller.
26. When the Active Directory Domain Services Configuration Wizard starts, click Add a
new forest.
27. In the Root domain name text box, type contoso.com. Click Next.
28. On the Domain Controllers Options page, for the Directory Services Restore Mode
(DSRM) password boxes, type Password01. Click Next.
29. On the DNS Options page, click Next.
30. On the Additional Options page, click Next.
31. On the Paths page, click Next.
32. On the Review Options page, click Next.
33. On the Prerequisite Check page, click Install.
34. After the computer reboots itself, login to RWDC01 as contoso\administrator with the
password of Password01.
35. Open the DNS Manager console.
36. In the DNS Manager console, expand RWDC01, expand Forward Lookup Zones, and
click contoso.com. Then right-click contoso.com and click Properties.
37. When the Contoso.com Properties dialog box opens, click the Change button.
38. When the Change Zone Type dialog box opens, select Store the zone in Active
Directory and click OK.
39. When it asks if you want the zone to become Active Directory integrated, click Yes.
40. For Dynamic Updates, select Non-secure and secure.
41. Click OK to close the contoso.com Properties dialog box.
42. Click Reverse Lookup Zones. Then right-click Reverse Lookup Zones and click New
Zone.
43. When the wizard opens, click Next.
44. On the Zone Type page, click Next.
45. On the Active Directory Zone Replication Scope page, click Next.
46. On the Reverse Lookup Zone Name page, click Next.
47. On the Reverse Lookup Zone Name page, type 192.168.1 in the Network ID and click
Next.
48. On the Dynamic Update page, click Next.
49. When the wizard is complete, click Finish.
Installing DHCP
The RWDC0x will also be the primary DHCP server for the virtual environment. Therefore,
use the following steps to install and configure DHCP on the RWDC0x:
1. Login to RWDC0x as Administrator.
2. On the Server Manager console, open the Manage menu and click Add Roles and
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Features.
3. When the Add Roles and Features Wizard starts, click Next.
4. On the Select installation type page, click Next.
5. On the Select destination server page, click Next.
6. On the Select server roles page, click to select DHCP and click Next.
7. When the Add Roles and Features Wizard dialog box opens, click Add Features.
8. Back at the Select server roles page, click Next.
9. On the Select features page, click Next.
10. On the DHCP page, click Next.
11. On the DNS Server page, click Next.
12. On the Confirm installation selections page, click Install.
13. When the installation is complete, click Close.
14. Using Server Manager, open the DHCP console.
15. Expand the rwdc0x.contoso.com node.
16. Right-click IPv4 and click New Scope.
17. When the New Scope Wizard starts, click Next.
18. For the Name, type Main Scope.
19. For the Start IP address, type 192.168.1.30. For the End IP address, type 192.168.1.40.
Click Next.
20. On the Add Exclusions and Delay page, click Next.
21. On the Lease Duration, change the lease duration to 1 day. Click Next.
22. On the Configure DHCP Options page, click Yes, I want to configure these options
now. Click Next.
23. On the Router (Default Gateway) page, click Next.
24. On the Domain Name and DNS Servers page, type contoso.com for the Parent domain.
In the IP address, type 192.168.1.50, and click Add. Click Next.
25. On the WINS Servers page, click Next.
26. On the Activate Scope, make sure Yes, I want to active this scope now, and click Next.
27. When the wizard is complete, click Finish.
28. In the DHCP console, right-click rwdc01.contoso.com and click Authorize.
29. Close the DHCP console.
Creating a Software Folder
Because you will not have Internet access, you must create a Software folder to hold
the software and share the folder using the following steps:
1. On RWDC0x, create a folder called C:\Software.
2. Open the properties dialog box for the C:\Software folder
3. Share the Software folder using the name Software.
4. Assign the Allow Full Control share permission to the Everyone special identity.
5. Copy all files and folders from the Software folder from your instructor’s thumb drive to
the Software folder.
6. Close the Explorer windows.
Now, configure your application server.
1. Login to Server01 as Administrator.
2. Open your server’s Networking and Sharing Center.
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3. Double-click the Ethernet connection to open the Ethernet Status dialog box.
4. Click Properties to open the Ethernet Properties dialog box.
5. Double-click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) to open the Internet Protocol
Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties dialog box.
6. Enter the following information:
IP address: 192.168.1.60
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Preferred DNS server: 192.168.1.50
7. Click OK to close the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties dialog box.
8. Click Close to close Ethernet Statusdialog box.
9. Double-click the computer name to open the System Properties dialog box.
10. Click Change to open the Computer Name/Domain Changes dialog box.
11. Type Server01 in the Computer name text box.
12. Click Domain and type Contoso.com in the text box. Click OK.
13. When it asks for a name and password of an account with permissions to join the
domain, use contoso.com\administrator and Password01. Click OK.
14. When the Welcome to the contoso.com domain message appears, click OK.
15. When a message appears stating that you must restart your computer, click OK.
16. Click the Close button to close the System Properties dialog box.
17. When it says that you must restart your computer, click Restart Now.
I went through this once and I couldnt get past "12. Click Domain and type Contoso.com in the text box. Click OK" without an error.
I uninstalled all machines and VMware entirely, reinstalled VMware and then reinstalled machines, went though the guide again, same error when trying to connect the app server to the contoso.com domain.
Here's a screenshot of the error:
I also tried changing both machines to bridged connection, no luck, as well as NAT connection, still no luck.
Any help is greatly appreciated... Thanks guys!

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