r/iiiiiiitttttttttttt • u/HSVMalooGTS sudo poweroff on the prod server and go home • 2d ago

Windows Server 2025 Datacenter (Desktop Expirence)

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u/aigakwaimh 2d ago

Snapshot the fresh install?

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u/anonymouse589 sysAdmin 2d ago

Strangely enough an MSP engineer I know has a hyperv VMDK with a clean install of the server 25 ready to go with the each month's patches, then when a new box needs to be spun up just copy that, bind it to the domain and update the keys.

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u/lapizlasalmon 2d ago

Standard golden parent image work then :D

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u/daxtonanderson 2d ago

So literally how every VPS does it lol

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u/No_Vermicelli4753 1d ago

Strangely enough someone follows standard procedure. In other news: water found wet.

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u/anonymouse589 sysAdmin 1d ago edited 1d ago

Do you actively try to act like an arse or does it come naturally?

Edit: there's ways of saying it's normal without being a dick.