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)
Dan, at a recent TechNet Event, noticed that although he can get Hyper-V working on his laptop when it’s running Windows Server 2008 R2, he couldn’t get it going when running the Windows 8 Consumer Preview. SLAT (Second Level Address Translation) is a CPU-based memory indexing technology that greatly increases the performance of virtualization. Intel’s … Continue reading Why can’t I get Hyper-V working in Windows 8? (So many questions. So little time. Part 37)
Jeanne asked two questions at our TechNet Event a couple of weeks ago: So.. in question #1 you’re asking about the implications of using one particular .VHD (virtual hard disk) disk type; Fixed, Differencing, or Dynamic. To answer that question, first let me take a minute to describe what these types are. I’ll point to … Continue reading Your choice in .VHD files, and what it implies (So many questions. So little time. Part 36)
Dean attended our TechNet Event recently, and asked this question: No. A Server Core installation is really not meant to be an application platform for rich applications. Many Windows applications require components that are not available in the current Windows Server 2008 R2 core installation. And a core option is not supported in the list … Continue reading Can you run Exchange 2010 on a Core Server? (So many questions. So little time. Part 35)
Bryan W. asked a big question at a TechNet Event a couple of weeks ago: This question brings up a pretty big topic: Hyper-V performance. And even more fundamentally it’s also a question of VHDs (Virtual Hard Disks) and how they perform based on their type or configuration. The quick answer to your question, Bryan, … Continue reading Getting the best performance out of Hyper-V (So many questions. So little time. Part 34)
Chris A asked this question at a recent TechNet Event: Thanks for the question, Chris. Hyper-V is actually available on all versions of Windows Server 2008 R2, and this will be true of foreseeable future versions of Windows Server as well. There are a few differences in a couple of areas, however. Here’s a slide … Continue reading Can I run Hyper-V on Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard? (So many questions. So little time. Part 33)
Great question! For those of you who are not familiar with these things called Managed Service Accounts, let’s first talk about the problem that the solve. But let’s first set the stage with a couple of assumptions: You have some domain accounts being used as the identity for some services. For the sake of good … Continue reading Where can I use Managed Service Accounts? (So many questions. So little time. Part 32)
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)
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