Good question, Todd. And unfortunately I don’t know the details enough to give you a precise answer. But I will say that no matter what Windows Server 2012 has in it, it isn’t a supported platform for the current RTM (Release to Manufacturing) version of System Center 2012. “Why not?” ‘cause it’s in beta – … Continue reading Why .NET 3.5? (So many questions. So little time. Part 39)
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)
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)
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At our TechNet Event in Columbus, OH recently, Andy asked: There is no limitation, Andy. I think some of the concerns people have are related to licensing. Can I really take a live virtual machine and move it freely between nodes in a cluster? The answer is, yes. Absolutely. Assuming you’re already licensed to run … Continue reading Limits on Migration? (So many questions. So little time. Part 26)
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