In Step-by-step procedure for Installing SQL Server 2012 on Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Core : PART 2 , we covered details about Add the machine to a domain, Add an administrator and Rename the Server. You can achieve all these specified tasks in a more simpler manner. Check the following for more...

Configuring Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Core Find the domain: To identify the domain of the computer you are connected to, run the following command from command prompt: systeminfo | findstr /B /C:"Domain" Add machine to the domain: At a command prompt, type the following command: netdom join...

1. Test the connectivity using UDL file: To create a Universal Data Link (.udl) file Open Windows Explorer . Select the folder in which you want to store the .udl file. Create a new Text Document under this folder. A new file named New Text Document.txt appears in the directory. Rename this file, removing...