Sometimes I think that the movie Conspiracy Theory should have been about the software industry today. What has become of it lately? Here is what I believe: · I believe the Anti-Virus companies write all the viruses. · I believe most software is way over priced. · I believe we now alpha test software...
I love taking Microsoft exams because I learn so much. I learn what Microsoft feels are the important product features that everyone show know. I learn different ways to do common tasks within the product, let’s face it sometime we only know as much as our peers. I also learn exactly where I stand on...
But if you want to test failover clustering.... Standard SCSI based clustering will no longer work (yes I tested it, no go). Rocket Division StarWind will be the product you want to use to test Failover Clustering. http://www.rocketdivision.com/wind.html You will have to wait until the June 2007 time...
Problems: 1) You need to install a new machine with Windows Server 2003 or R2. You are required to install SP1 because SP2 is not support by your software or hardware vendor. 2) You have a Windows Server 2003 SP1 or R2 machine that you need to update, but you don’t want SP2 – yet. 3) You don’t have a...
Of course read my other blog posts on SP2, but also go and download this - Hotfix Scan Tool for Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Deployment . Its a simple install, then you run it by doing this: From the command prompt type: cscript c:\windows\system32\HotfixScanTool.vbs The output should look like...
Clusters are Highly Available and should never be considered Fault Tolerant. Highly Available = is when I come anytime my wife calls me. Fault Tolerant = Marriage. You don't want to be married to you SQL/Exchange Cluster :) You do want it around whenever you need it though. Active/Active = when your...
I just got done playing Xbox 360 and before I go to bed I thought I would check my email and the hockey scores. Here is what the email said: Congratulations! We are pleased to present you with the 2007 Microsoft® MVP Award! The Microsoft MVP Award is our way of saying thank you and to honor and support...
By now you are aware that SP2 is out for Windows Server 2003 and R2. I have already seen quite a few posts in the public newsgroups where people are not aware of a few things. The Good It is a really good idea to backup your system before you attempt any major update or service pack. Remember your backup...
I was chosen again this year to speak at Tech Ed 2007 - http://www.microsoft.com/events/teched2007/default.mspx Here is the abstract: Be the very first to learn about Windows Server codename "Longhorn" Failover Clustering. Are you using Windows Server 2003 Clustering? Are you following best practices...
As you might know Exchange 2007 only works on 64-bit for Production systems. This might require you to purchase new hardware, but what about before you deploy, like when you want to prepare Active Directory for Exchange 2007? In this post I will explain what we had to go through to get it working. We...