Hyper-V and SCVMM Blog

Let Active Directory Manage It Please

Nirmal — Thu, 02 May 2013 13:48:00 GMT

Time Synchronization for Virtual Domain Controllers running on either Hyper-V or VMware Virtualization Platforms should be managed by Active Directory. There are several reasons as to why we should let Active Directory manage Time Sync for Virtual Domain...(read more)

Active Directory Naming Information Could Not Be Located Because

Nirmal — Thu, 02 May 2013 13:47:00 GMT

Sometimes when you open an Active Directory tool, you might get hit with the “ Active Directory Naming Information Could Not Be Located ” error message. The error does not provide more information as to what “Naming Information”...(read more)

Hyper-V Migration Technologies

Nirmal — Thu, 02 May 2013 11:31:00 GMT

It is difficult for an architect or an organization to select the right Hyper-V high-availability or migration technology to deploy in the production environment. There are so many choices. In addition to the Hyper-V high-availability & migration...(read more)

Hyper-V Networking and Configuration Part III

Nirmal — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:53:00 GMT

A configuration of Hyper-V networking across two or more Hyper-V Hosts is the most complex type. It needs to be configured according to the business rules and communication between Virtual Machines and the Hyper-V Parent Partition is best configured with...(read more)

NIC Teaming Support on Windows Server 2012

Nirmal — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 12:39:00 GMT

Windows Server 2012 provides NIC Teaming support for Host and Virtual Machines running on Hyper-V. The Part 2 of Hyper-V Networking and Configuration article has been updated here: http://www.simple-talk.com/sysadmin/virtualization/microsoft-hyper-v-networking...(read more)

Hyper-V Networking and VLAN Configuration Scenario

Nirmal — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 13:34:00 GMT

I have written the 2nd part of the Hyper-V Networking and Configuration. The big difference that we see between Scenario 1 and Scenario 2 is the communication to the External LAN (e.g. VM1 through VM3 talking to Server1 through Server3 on LAN). The moment...(read more)

The SysAdmin Handbook - The Best of SimpleTalk

Nirmal — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 13:03:00 GMT

Over the past two years, Simple-Talk has published articles on a variety of SysAdmin topics, from Exchange to Virtualization, and including everything from Powershell to Unified Messaging. They have brought the best of these articles together to form...(read more)

Microsoft Hyper-V Networking and Configuration - Part 2

Nirmal — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 04:15:00 GMT

I have recently written 2nd part of Hyper-V Networking article. Hyper-V Networking can be configured to meet a wide range of requirements, but it isn't always obvious which choices are appropriate when configuring the virtual network, and in particular...(read more)

Microsoft Hyper-V Networking and Configuration Part 1

Nirmal — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 03:25:00 GMT

Most of the article talks about Hyper-V Networking. It doesn’t really elaborate on basics of Networking. Instead the article focuses more on the Hyper-V Networking and VLAN Tagging with examples. The first article in this series explains the following...(read more)

Tips - 4

Nirmal — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:15:00 GMT

A Quick Tip To Disable "Initial Configuration Tasks List" This article explains how you can disable the Initial Configuration Task List at logon. What All Ports Are Required By Domain Controllers And Client Computers? This article explains the...(read more)

Tips - 3

Nirmal — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:03:00 GMT

Group Policy Offers New Functionality in Windows Server 2008 This article explains the improvements to the Group Policy in Windows Server 2008. Domain Controller Options Not Supported By RODC This article explains the DC Options which are not supported...(read more)

Tips - 2

Nirmal — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:44:00 GMT

A Quick Tip To Prevent Users From Accessing The Computer Tab This article explains a quick tip which you can use to prevent users from accessing the Computer Tab on My Computer property. A Quick Tip To Create A User Mode Process Dump File This article...(read more)

Tips - 1

Nirmal — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:18:00 GMT

Please check all the tips at WindowsNetworking.com: A Quick Tip To Strict FRS Replication To A Specific Port This article explains a registry heck which can be used to strict FRS Replication to a specific port. A Quick Tip To Strict AD Replication To...(read more)

Almost after 1 year, I'm back with a new beginning :)

Nirmal — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:43:00 GMT

Recently, wrote an article on Hyper-V Quick Migration. Increasing the Availability of Virtualised Applications and Services http://www.simple-talk.com/sysadmin/virtualization/increasing-the-availability-of-virtualised-applications-and-services/...(read more)

Tip - DNS Client Behavior in Windows Vista and Server 2008

Nirmal — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 01:06:17 GMT

Microsoft developers have changed the functionality of many of Windows' components. DNS is one of them. A DNS client component running on a Vista computer behaves differently than it did in previous versions of Windows. This tip explains the behavior...(read more)

Tip - A Quick Tip To Make Sure FRS Is Working In A Domain

Nirmal — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:35:13 GMT

This article explains a small mechanism you can use to make sure FRS is working. FRS (File Replication Service) is used to replicate Scripts and Group Policy in Active Directory. FRS is dependent on Active Directory Connection Objects Read more here....(read more)

Tip - Remote Control in Windows Server 2008

Nirmal — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 05:34:06 GMT

Microsoft developers have introduced a remote administration tools pack, which ships with Windows Server 2008 CD. The feature, called RSAT - Remote Server Administration Tools, Read more here... http://www.serverwatch.com/tutorials/article.php/3779931...(read more)

To music lovers...

Nirmal — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 07:49:11 GMT

Guys, I'm great fan of Mohd. Rafi. (a great playback singer in India - he is no more with us :(....). These days I have been very busy singing couple of his songs. You can find the songs sung by me at the following URL: http://www.esnips.com/web/nratawasStuff...(read more)

Tip - A Quick Tip To Update Group Policy Settings On Remote Computers

Nirmal — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:20:47 GMT

This article explains a single command you can use to update the Group Policy settings on remote computers. Please note this applies to Windows 2000 Computers only Read more here... http://www.windowsnetworking.com/kbase/WindowsTips/Windows2000/AdminTips...(read more)

Tip - Background Zone Loading, New Functionality in Win Server 2008 DNS

Nirmal — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:57:56 GMT

Microsoft has changed the way DNS loads zone data into memory. Sometimes the DNS server can take an hour or more to load the data with extremely large zone data stored in the Active Directory Services. The result is that the DNS server is unable to serve...(read more)