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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

Windows Home Server - x64 Support Announced

Published 7 January 8 1:2 PM | Charlie Russel

The Windows Home Server Team Blog announced that Microsoft will soon be releasing (H1, 2008) a free, automatic, upgrade to Windows Home Server called "PowerPack 1" (PP1 for short.) PP1 has lots of new features I think are important, including...

Filed under: Software, General x64, Vista x64, Server, WHS

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

Acronis True Image Enterprise

Published 2 July 7 6:16 AM | Charlie Russel

As some of you know, I've been fighting to live with Windows Server 2003 SP2 and Virtual Server - without much success, I might add. I strongly suspect it's related to networking, but whatever the cause, it's been a disaster here. After losing...

Filed under: Software, General x64, Server, PowerShell, ML350, Virtualization, SP2

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

Windows Home Server

Published 8 January 7 6:44 AM | Charlie Russel

OK, this is going to be cool. I'll bet I can even use it to store programs for my TiVo! The new Windows Home Server is a headless multimedia storage, secure backup, and remote access server that sits in your closet and just does it's job. Quietly and...

Filed under: Hardware, OffTopic, Server

Finally - ISA Client for Vista and XP x64 releases

Published 12 December 6 7:58 PM | Charlie Russel

Finally, Microsoft has released an ISA Firewall Client that officially supports XP x64 and Vista. The download is a single download for both 64-bit and 32-bit, and is the same for all supported versions of Windows, up to and including Vista RTM. So go...

Filed under: Software, General x64, Vista x64, Security, SBS, Server

Last Call for Centro Beta

Published 1 December 6 6:52 AM | Charlie Russel

Last month I mentioned that a new Microsoft infrastructure solution for mid-sized business up to 250 users was looking for beta testers. Well, if you haven't signed up yet, it's definitely time to get serious. See Kevin Beares' Blog for all the details...

Filed under: Hardware, Software, SBS, Server, Centro

Serious Servers for x64

Published 24 October 6 6:24 PM | Charlie Russel

OK, folks, if you love 64-bit, and want to work on a really dynamite new server suite from Microsoft, here's your chance. Microsoft is making the beta for their new Centro product available to those who are interested. For all the details, including the...

Filed under: Hardware, Software, General x64, SBS, Server, Centro