https://pwsh.in/tags/server/Recent content in Server on Vibhu Bhatnagar — PowerShell & Infrastructure EngineerHugo -- gohugo.ioenTue, 21 Jul 2026 15:37:51 +0530https://pwsh.in/posts/setupdiag-migration-guide/Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:37:51 +0530https://pwsh.in/posts/setupdiag-migration-guide/<h2 id="why-this-tool-exists">Why this tool exists</h2> <p>Think of an in-place OS upgrade like renovating a house while people are still living in it. Windows Setup has to migrate settings, drivers, and applications from the old structure into the new one without tearing anything down first. When the renovation stalls, Setup usually just tells you &ldquo;it failed&rdquo; with a cryptic code like <code>0xC1900101-0x20017</code> — it doesn&rsquo;t tell you <em>which wall</em> it got stuck on.</p>https://pwsh.in/posts/why-naming-conventions-matter/Sun, 12 Jul 2026 16:47:35 +0530https://pwsh.in/posts/why-naming-conventions-matter/<h2 id="the-point">The Point</h2> <p>Skip a naming standard and you don&rsquo;t get &ldquo;no standard&rdquo; — you get one anyway: an accidental, undocumented one, invented server by server, that quietly makes audits harder and growth messier.</p> <h2 id="context">Context</h2> <p>Walk into any organization past a handful of servers and you&rsquo;ll find one of two things: a naming convention nobody questions, or a graveyard of <code>SERVER2</code>, <code>NEWSQL</code>, <code>test-final-v2</code>, <code>DONOTDELETE-backup</code>. There&rsquo;s no third option.</p> <p>Here&rsquo;s why that convention matters more than it looks — for passing an audit, and for staying sane as the environment keeps changing — followed by the full standard, unedited, as a working reference.</p>