Mike W asks: “When backing up a virtual machine, what files need to be backed up?” ”Do the virtual servers need to be down for the backup?” ”What considerations need to be made when doing a ‘Disaster Recovery’ of a host server?” Well Mike, you sure do ask a lot of questions. And I don’t … Continue reading How do I backup a virtual machine? (So many questions. So little time. Part 42)
At a TechNet Event a couple of months ago, Ken W. asked : “If I'm running many guest VMs, do you recommend NIC teaming additional NICs for guest traffic? Or just adding them and keeping them separate and control per guest settings?” For those of you not familiar with the idea, NIC Teaming is a … Continue reading When is NIC Teaming Useful? (So many questions. So little time. Part 41)
I feel bad that I didn’t include this yesterday – because it’s hugely important: Alongside of Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 release candidates, Microsoft’s Hyper-V Server 2012 release candidate was also made publically available for download. “What’s so cool about that, Kevin?” For those of you who aren’t familiar with it, Hyper-V Server is … Continue reading Lest we forget: Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012 RC also released!
This is neat… I was searching the Intertubes (“Googling it on BING”), looking for knowledge on some topics and some answers for future blog posts, and I happened upon one of John Savill’s excellent series of Q&A posts on the Windows IT Pro Magazine site. One of the articles answers the question “What features are … Continue reading Something cool I just learned: Windows 8, Hyper-V, and Wireless Networking
This question was asked at a recent TechNet Event where we discussed Server Migration tools: For those of you not familiar with these, the Server Migration tools are best practices and utilities for moving server roles and data from old servers (Are you still running Windows Server 2003?) to the current Windows Server 2008 R2. … Continue reading File Server Migration (So many questions. So little time. Part 38)
I don’t usually like to do this…“..but you’re going to do it anyway.”Shut up. And get out of my head. I usually don’t like to do a lot of copying and pasting of other people’s content (OPC™), but the text from this e-mail I received concerning the beta release of the next version of the … Continue reading Breaking News: Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 7.0 Beta
I have another question related to the DJOIN command: For those of you who don’t know what an “Offline Domain Join” is or what the DJOIN.EXE command does, please refer to my blog post from the other week on the subject. In a nutshell, Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 contain a tool (djoin.exe) … Continue reading Why use DJOIN? (So many questions. So little time. Part 31)
For my 30th posting in this series, I thought I’d tackle a couple of really tough questions posed by John at our Columbus, Ohio TechNet Event: Well, John… this of course would require me to enter an opinion here on my blog. And I don’t think I’m allowed to give my opinion of Windows 8 … Continue reading My Favorite “Feature” (So many questions. So little time. Part 30)
At our Columbus, Ohio TechNet Event, Karl asked: Great question, Karl. And I have seen two ways to do this well. Way #1 – Treat your test network as a subnet that requires routing. Although this method is more complex, I personally prefer it. It treats the “Internal” network as a separate subnet, which is … Continue reading Hyper-V Test Network with Wireless? (So many questions. So little time. Part 29)
Josh is asking what I’m sure a lot of people are also wondering, given the recent excitement around our next version of Windows.. Wow! A two-parter! Short answer to your first part: No. Don’t wait to start the migration. Longer explanations and reasons: The many and varied ways that Windows 7 surpasses Windows XP … Continue reading Should I just wait for Windows 8? (So many questions. So little time. Part 28)
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