Rod Trent MVP, myITforum'er : Virtualization

Getting to know Med-V Video series…

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:51:48 GMT

For those who want to know about Med-V, it’s capabilities, value, and features, here’s a new series on myITforum.com TV. MED-V: First Time Setup with Domain Join MED-V: Creating a MED-V Installation Package MED-V: Workspace Walkthrough MED-V: Publishing...(read more)

Managing Your Virtual World - Tech Focus November 2009 Part 2 | Media | TechNet Edge

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:44:33 GMT

In the previous post “ Managing your Microsoft world ” the focus was on management of Windows Servers and the applications that run on them regardless of if they are physical machines or virtual machines. This post focuses more on the virtualization...(read more)

Download details: FIM 2010 RC1 Demo Hyper-V VHD

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:05:58 GMT

This download consists of a Hyper-V-based virtual hard disk image that contains a pre-installed demonstration version of Microsoft® Forefront (TM) Identity Manager (FIM) 2010 RC1. The image includes all components needed to experience the full...(read more)

Introducing the F5 PRO-Enabled Management Pack for Microsoft Virtual Machine Manager 2008

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:26:29 GMT

I am proud to announce we have just released our latest addition to the F5 Management Pack, the F5 PRO-Enabled Management Pack for Microsoft Virtual Machine Manager 2008 (MS VMM). If you haven’t heard MS VMM is a member of the Microsoft System...(read more)

Download details: Installation instructions and Release Notes for Windows Virtual PC and Windows XP Mode

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:54:15 GMT

Windows Virtual PC is the latest Microsoft virtualization technology. You can use it to run more than one operating system at the same time on one computer, and to run many productivity applications on a virtual Windows environment, with a single...(read more)

MED-V Documentation - Now Available on TechNet!

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:53:07 GMT

Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) documentation library has recently been published to TechNet! This is the first time that MED-V documentation has been made available online and you can now see the newly published MED-V Planning, Deployment...(read more)

The Official MDOP Blog : App-V 4.6 Public Beta now available for download!

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:33:32 GMT

Today, I am happy to announce immediate availability of Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) 4.6 Beta. At TechEd EMEA we announced our commitment to ship the next version of App-V in H1 2010. In March of this year, as part of the...(read more)

Want to deliver Citrix apps via System Center? It’s coming in 2010! - Brian Madden - BrianMadden.com

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:45:51 GMT

The other part of yesterday’s Citrix / Microsoft announcement was that you’ll soon be able to manage XenApp environments via Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager. Remember that Systems Center is the name for a whole family of products...(read more)

Microsoft Press - Microsoft Virtualization Solutions Free E-Book Offer

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Thu, 28 May 2009 12:49:53 GMT

This guide will teach you about the benefits of the latest virtualization technologies and how to plan, implement, and manage virtual infrastructure solutions. The technologies covered include: Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, System Center Virtual Machine...(read more)

System Center and Virtualization Readiness Newsletter: May 2009

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Wed, 20 May 2009 23:33:11 GMT

Highlights: · New DPM 2007 courseware now available on MS Learning · SMSE Bootcamp now available as web-based training for partners · ...(read more)

System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 Configuration Analyzer Update 1

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:26:24 GMT

Virtual Machine Manager 2008 Configuration Analyzer (VMMCA) Update 1 is a diagnostic tool that you can use to evaluate important configuration settings for computers that either are serving or might serve Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) roles or...(read more)

myITforum.com TV : Microsoft Mythbusters: Top 10 VMWare Myths

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 16:28:47 GMT

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Hyper-V Planning and Deployment Guide - myITforum.com

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 13:24:07 GMT

This guide includes information about hardware requirements and limits, supported guest operating systems, and instructions for installing the role and management tools. It also includes information about configuring security, network, and storage for...(read more)

System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 Configuration Analyzer Update 1 - myITforum.com

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:29:16 GMT

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myITforum.com TV : Desktop to Datacenter - Part 2 - Installing, Configuring, Managing Hyper-V

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:53:56 GMT

myITforum.com TV : Desktop to Datacenter - Part 2 - Installing, Configuring, Managing Hyper-V Read More......(read more)

myITforum.com TV : Desktop to Datacenter - Part 1 - Server Virtualization

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:52:47 GMT

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Nominations for the App-V 4.6 TAP

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 18:31:57 GMT

Nominations for the App-V 4.6 TAP will be opening soon on the Microsoft Connect site! Among other things, App-V 4.6 will provide 64-bit platform support for App-V. Read More......(read more)

Cumulative Update 1 for Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 18:30:04 GMT

This article describes Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5 Cumulative Update 1 (App-V 4.5 CU1). This package provides the latest updates to Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5. Cumulative Update 1 for Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5...(read more)

Independent App-V Blog » Login Consultants launches App-V 4.5 Client Diagnostic and Configuration tool

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:35:53 GMT

Today Login Consultants released a new freeware tool to support Microsoft Application Virtualization called App-V 4.5 Client Diagnostic and Configuration tool. Independent App-V Blog » Login Consultants launches App-V 4.5 Client Diagnostic and...(read more)

Virtual Black Hole » Blog Archive » OpsCheck is Here!!!

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 11:42:57 GMT

Yesterday, Tripwire’s vWire team launched our second free utility, OpsCheck , for VMware professionals. OpsCheck helps you ensure that your hosts and VMs are configured so VMotion will work. Virtual Black Hole » Blog Archive » OpsCheck is...(read more)