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Core Configurator 2.0 for Windows 2008 R2
A bit of an Israeli pride.. Core Configurator 2.0 is now available to download from: http://coreconfig.codeplex.com/ If you are unfamiliar with this tool – it is a graphical tool that allows you to configure a whole bunch of system settings on a Windows Server Core installation: Core Configuration tasks include: Product Licensing Networking Features DCPromo Tool ISCSI Settings Server Roles and Features User and Group Permissions Share Creation …   Continue reading on our new blog - Core Configurator...
Quick Tip – When Copying VHDs to a CSV Disk – Use The Disk Owner!
Cluster Shared Volumes (CSV) is a new feature that was introduced in Windows 2008 R2. If you want to read more about it, how it works, and how you can enable it. There is a lot of material out there that you can refer to: Windows 2008 R2 NLB & Failover Clustering http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd759255.aspx http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd630633(WS.10).aspx http://blogs.msdn.com/clustering/archive/2009/03/02/9453288.aspx http://blogs.msdn.com/clustering/archive/2009/02...
Infrastructure & Management User Group Summary – 18/11/2009
Hi guys, It was very nice meeting you all yesterday at the re-birth of the Infrastructure & Management User Group. Below is the presentation for the main subject we talked about – “Windows 2008 R2 Overview”. We will continue next month, on December 17th with the subject “Active Directory improvements in Windows 2008 R2”. In the meantime, share your thoughts and interesting finds at the group site - http ://www.linkedin.com/groupRegistration?gid=2389097 Have a great weekend and take care! :) What's...
My presentation on Windows 2008 R2 High Availability
I know its a bit late, but here is the presentation I gave on November 3rd at the Microsoft convention – Let’s Talk Business-Tech that was held at Tel Aviv. During the presentation, my co-presenter Ronen Gabay and myself talked about the new features of Failover Clustering in Windows 2008 R2. We talked about Geo-Clusters, PowerShell 2.0 extensive support, Cluster Shared Volumes and mainly about how simple it is to create and manage complex   Continue reading this post on our new blog - My presentation...
Free eBooks from Microsoft
Microsoft has published some very nice eBooks free of charge! enjoy!   Introducing Windows Server 2008 R2 http://download.microsoft.com/download/5/C/0/5C0BD0AB-040D-4C56-A60B-661001012DDA/Windows_Server_2008_R2_e-book.pdf Learn about the new features of Windows Server 2008 R2 in the areas of virtualization, management, the Web application platform, scalability and reliability, and interoperability with Windows 7. Download Introducing Windows Server 2008 R2, written by industry experts Charlie...
Microsoft-Red Hat Virtualization
Hi all, Microsoft recently announced that customers can now deploy Microsoft Windows Server and Red Hat Enterprise Linux and a range of select applications, virtualized on Red Hat and Microsoft virtualization products, knowing that the combined solutions will be supported by both companies. Here are the details: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 have passed cert tests when running on Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, Microsoft Hyper-V...
Windows Server 2008 SP2 has been released and is supported for Exchange 2007
Exchange 2007 is supported on Windows 2008 SP2. This will be also true for the upcoming Exchange 2007 SP2 , when it releases. Hardware ecosystem support and enhancements SP2 adds support for the 64-bit central processing unit (CPU) from VIA Technologies, which adds the ID and vendor strings for the new VIA 64-bit CPU. SP2 integrates the Windows Vista Feature Pack for Wireless, which contains support for Bluetooth v2.1 and Windows Connect Now (WCN) Wi-Fi Configuration. Bluetooth v2.1 is the most recent...
Comprehensive List of Hyper-V Update List
Check out this nice list I found wondering on TechNet. Mandatory reference in all Hyper-V implementation. Knowledge Base Article Name Date Required? Availability Link KB950050 ”Hyper-V Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition” (This is the RTM version of Hyper-V.) 6/26/2008 Yes. Windows Update, Download Center http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=139066 KB950182 “A computer that is running an x86-based version of Windows Server 2008 or an x86-based version of Windows Vista may use fewer processors...
VMM 2008 R2 Beta is out
You can now download VMM 2008 R2 Beta from https://connect.microsoft.com . I’ve already tested it with Live Migration and it work great! (we had a demonstration for it at a Municipality Convention in Jerusalem recently) so take the time to play with it a little. What's New in VMM 2008 R2 Beta System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 (VMM) is a comprehensive management solution for managing virtualized infrastructure running on Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V, Virtual Server 2005 R2 and VMware...
DPM 2007 SP1 Implementation – Notes from the field
Hi guys, A couple of important facts we learn from our DPM 2007 SP1 implementations: if you are pushing an agent to a remote Windows 2008 machine that has its FW enabled, add the following path to the firewall outbound rules - “C:\Windows\Microsoft Data Protection Manager\DPM\Agents\AC\2.0.5820.0\dpmac.exe” so that the service that installs the DPM agent can communicate with the DPM server. When configuring VSS backup for Virtual Machines running on Hyper-V, please install the following updates:...
Managing a virtual datacenter with System Center
Management of Virtual Machines is not just about managing the VM’s themselves but also the workloads that run in them. The key to managing the entire IT infrastructure is the integration of both physical and virtual machine management into a single set of tools. I’ll be giving a presentation on managing a virtual datacenter with SCOM, SCCM, DPM and VMM at a Microsoft Open House that will be held on February 3rd at Microsoft Israel. The main point in my presentation is that when looking at the data...
Comprehensive List of Hyper-V Update List
Check out this nice list I found wondering on Technet. Mandatory reference in all Hyper-V implementation. Knowledge Base Article Name Date Required? Availability Link KB950050 ”Hyper-V Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition” (This is the RTM version of Hyper-V.) 6/26/2008 Yes. Windows Update, Download Center http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=139066 KB950182 “A computer that is running an x86-based version of Windows Server 2008 or an x86-based version of Windows Vista may use fewer processors...
DFS Improvements in Windows 2008 R2
Windows 2008 R2 will feature some major DFS improvements, following is an explanation of them: 1. Support for Windows Failover Clusters In Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Failover clusters can be configured to be part of a replication group. Windows Failover clustering technology enables administrators to configure services and applications to be highly available. Busy hub servers located in the datacenter that replicate with many branch office servers are perfect candidates for clustered DFS Replication...
Presentations from the System Center Round Table for Enterprise Clients
As promised, I’ve uploaded the presentations from the sessions I gave on December 18th at Microsoft Israel. Enjoy.   Physical And Virtual Server Management Deploying Windows With Configuration Manager 2007 R2 Data Protection Manager 2007 Dynamic Server Provisioning With Ops Manager And Hyper V – Notes From The Field
Trend Micro OfficeScan on Server 2008 Cluster
Issue: Trend Micro OfficeScan Version 8.0 SP1 on a server 2008 Failover Cluster may cause the cluster service to fail while moving a resource group. Cause: Current TDI Driver of the OfficeScan causes a loss of connectivity between the cluster nodes, and may cause the cluster service on one of the nodes to fail. The current version of office scan doesn't support Windows Server 2008 Clusters yet. It should be supported in the next version. Workaround: Until the newer version of OfficeScan, a workaround...
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