Sysadmin Today #28: Server down!

In this episode, I will share some tips and tricks on getting non-booting servers fixed. Host: Paul Joyner Email: [email protected] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sysadmintoday Twitter: https://twitter.com/SysadminToday How to troubleshoot startup problems in Windows Server 2003 https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/325375/how-to-troubleshoot-startup-problems-in-windows-server-2003 How to Boot Windows Server 2012 in Safe Mode https://www.isunshare.com/windows-server/boot-windows-server-2012-in-safe-mode.html Windows Server: Active Directory database repair after Domain Controller failure http://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/19/sln289101/windows-server--active-directory-database-repair-after-domain-controller-failure?lang=en Repair Active Directory https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/172eb4bb-a8df-42ce-a1c7-472d33dc210a/fix-active-directory-corrupted-ntds-isam-database-corruption-errors-in-eventlog?forum=winserverDS Repairing Windows 2012 R2 Startup http://www.hackaapl.com/repairing-windows-2012-r2-startup Uninstall Windows updates from the command line. From the System Recovery Command Prompt run the following command: dism /online /get-packages This will produce a list of installed updates and packages. They will look like this: Package Identity: Package_for_KB978262~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.1.1.0 State: Installed Release Type: Security Update Install Time: 2/11/2010 1:01 PM Find the most recent one and then make a note of the package identity. Then run the following command: dism /online /remove-package /PackageName:Package_for_KB978262~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.1.1.0 Note: Name of update is from previous step which may vary. You will get a status of the removal until it is complete. Then reboot your PC. You will want to start with the most recent and remove them one at a time to find the problem update. Please Support the Channel https://www.patreon.com/sysadmintoday