x(perts)64 : Server 2008

StarWind Software iSCSI Target

Charlie Russel — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 23:41:00 GMT

This is just going to be a quickie. I’m busy working on a new book for Microsoft Press, and as part of that I needed to set up a failover cluster to test Hyper-V’s new Live Migration. Well, the folks at StarWind Software were nice enough to send me an...(read more)

Windows Foundation Server 2008

Charlie Russel — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:02:27 GMT

Microsoft announced last week the release of a new edition of Windows Server 2008, The Windows Foundation Server 2008. This a limited version of Windows Server 2008 that requires no CALs, and is only available from hardware OEMs. You can’t go out...(read more)

iPods and iTunes with Hyper-V and TS RemoteApps

Charlie Russel — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:00:00 GMT

One of the problems I have working on many different computers and constantly rebuilding even my main workstation for whatever beta build of Windows happens to be available, is having a "stable" environment for some of the little things that...(read more)

Configuring Hyper-V Server for Remote Management

Charlie Russel — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:31:00 GMT

I've seen folks disabling the Windows Firewall on Hyper-V Server and on Windows Server Core in order to get Remote Management to work correctly. Bad idea, and not necessary. Instead, you should enable the appropriate firewall rules to allow Remote...(read more)

Hyper-V Server Releases to Web

Charlie Russel — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:05:00 GMT

The standalone Hyper-V Server is RTM and should be available for download free from the Microsoft downloads site shortly, if not already. Press Release < URL:http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/oct08/10-01HyperVRTM08PR.mspx > Web <...(read more)

USB in Hyper-V Child?

Charlie Russel — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:24:00 GMT

It's still early days yet, but I think I've found a simple and very satisfactory solution to the problem of no USB support in Hyper-V. FabulaTech's USB Over Network product is simple to install - you install the Server side of it on whatever...(read more)

Hyper-V RTM Is Here

Charlie Russel — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:22:19 GMT

The Hyper-V RTM is here, and should be downloadable today, according to this TechNet blog . As anyone who reads this blog knows, I'm a big fan of Hyper-V and I'm really glad to see it RTM. This may be a MS v1.0, but it's a solid product that...(read more)

"Slashes" in Vista/Windows Server 2008

Charlie Russel — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 05:16:29 GMT

OK, I knew that I could use "/" in PowerShell just about anywhere that Windows CMD wanted "\" - PowerShell is smart enough to figure out what I mean in almost every case. So: PSH> cd c:/temp works exactly the same as: PSH> cd...(read more)

System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008

Charlie Russel — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:42:22 GMT

SCVMM 2007 is Microsoft's outstanding product for managing multiple Virtual Server instances across your enterprise. Frankly, I loved it. It made dealing with VS so much easier, and allowed me to build a library of solutions that I could quickly and...(read more)

Hyper-V RC0 and Integration Components Workaround

Charlie Russel — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:05:56 GMT

If you've upgraded to RC0 of Hyper-V, you can run into a problem creating a new VM that is based on Server 2008 RTM, since the Integration Components (IC's) are out of sync. This means you won't have the drivers for the new synthetic NIC,...(read more)

Hyper-V on Server Core

Charlie Russel — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:41:16 GMT

While I'm talking about Hyper-V and Server 2008, let me thank Ben Armstrong for a great post on how to get Hyper-V setup and configured on Server Core. Of course, as I just posted , I needed a bit of Terminal Server RemoteApps help to get it all working...(read more)

Windows Server 2008 RemoteApps is COOL

Charlie Russel — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:24:00 GMT

Originally known as "TS Rail", the RemoteApps feature of Windows Server 2008 makes Terminal Servers an absolute essential on everyone's network. There is no way I won't have a TS running full time from here on out, and RemoteApps is...(read more)