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Windows Server 2008 RemoteApps is COOL

Published 16 January 8 5:24 PM | Charlie Russel

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...

Filed under: HowTo, General x64, Server, Longhorn, ML350, Virtualization, Server 2008, Hyper-V

EqualLogic SAN (Part 2)

Published 14 October 7 10:9 AM | Charlie Russel

So, in Part 1 I talked about the whole process of borrowing and setting up my EqualLogic PS3800XV SAN. Now that I've got it powered up, I needed to add IP addresses for it, and connect to it. Setting IP addresses is straightforward - you can let DHCP...

Filed under: Hardware, General x64, Server, Longhorn, Virtualization

EqualLogic SAN (Part 1)

Published 8 October 7 1:21 AM | Charlie Russel

In order to write about Storage Area Networks (SANs), you really need to have access to a SAN. Now if I had an unlimited budget, I'd happily have set up a SAN here in my office, if only for the simplicity and the ability to centralize storage across...

Filed under: Hardware, General x64, Server, Longhorn, Virtualization

HyperSnap

Published 25 September 7 11:45 PM | Charlie Russel

OK, we all have favourite little utilities that we would have trouble living without. As a computer writer, screen shots are my life, and I've been using HyperSnap for at least 12 years now. My original license cost $25, and at some point I paid for...

Filed under: Software, Server, Longhorn

HP ProLiant ML350 G5 Server Experiences (part 3)

Published 23 June 7 10:3 PM | Charlie Russel

OK, I've been living with this HP server for about 3 months now. I'm still loving it - it's stable, quiet, and powerful. But I've finally decided I should have bumped up the processors a bit. I've got a pair of 5130 Xeon processors...

Filed under: Hardware, General x64, Server, Centro, Longhorn, ML350, Virtualization

Virtualization Delays from Microsoft

Published 16 April 7 1:27 AM | Charlie Russel

Mike Neil, the General Manager for Virtualization at Microsoft has posted an updated schedule for the release of the Viridian beta and the final release of Virtual Server R2 SP1. Both are delayed into the second half of this year. I have to say, I'm unhappy...

Filed under: Software, Server, Longhorn, Virtualization

HP ProLiant ML350 G5 Server Experiences (part 2)

Published 24 March 7 4:24 PM | Charlie Russel

Well, I spent most of yesterday working with the new server. I know, I know, I should have been doing some actual work. But all this really is necessary to get my environments up and functional. The first step was to add a couple of instances of LH Server...

Filed under: Hardware, General x64, Server, Longhorn, ML350