about 2 months ago - 2 comments
I just finished a remote support session for a customer in New York. My task was to check a Windows Server 2012 cluster using PowerEdge M620 blades with 4x10GbE connected to a Dell Compellent (6.3.1 firmware). I just had a small window of opportunity to create a fixed sized VHDX (25GB and 250GB). new-vhd -path…
about 4 months ago - 5 comments
It is only several days since Microsoft made the final bits of System Center 2012 SP1 available, although for a relatively limited audience. If you have a TechNet or MSDN subscription, you have access to SP1 now. All others have to wait till general availability in the course of January 2013. One of my fellow…
about 5 months ago - No comments
[Updated: see ] HP bought 3PAR several years ago and as I expected the recently announced HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 series are intended to replace HP EVA. There is even a data migration solution to make the migration as easy as possible. Of course I looked at what 3PAR has to offer in terms of…
about 9 months ago - No comments
Jeffrey Snover of the Windows Server team has announced that Windows Server 2012 is RTM! He has made this announcement yesterday on the Windows Server Blog. Windows Server 2012 will be general available on September the 4th. Microsoft will celebrate this milestone with an online launch event. Take a look at http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/new.aspx for more details.…
about 11 months ago - No comments
Updated June 7, 2012 I have already blogged several times about how to create a Boot from VHD installation for the Developer and Beta versions of Windows 8 and Windows Server 8 Beta. Now that the Release Preview version of Windows 8 and the Release Candidate version of Windows Server 2012 have been released, it…
about 12 months ago - No comments
VKernel’s Mattias Sundling discusses The Expert Conference event with MVPs Hans Vredevoort and Anil Desai. Topics include highlights of the technical sessions presented by Microsoft, Quest and industry experts as well as updates and highlights of Windows Server 2012 and Hyper-V3 advances. Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQF6Gguwb8M VKernel’s Mattias Sundling discusses The Expert Conference event with MVPs Hans…
about 12 months ago - No comments
With a new operating system around the corner there is an awful lot to learn. The release candidate of Windows Server 2012 that is expected in the first week of June contains a wealth of new features you have most likely already heard about. I have been able to test a large number of very…
about 1 year ago - No comments
Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V support the new VHDX Virtual Hard Disk format. If you are interested in the technical details just became available and you can download the VHDX specification: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29681 This specification is released under the Microsoft Open Source Promise (OSP) initiative to help guide development of VHDX virtual hard disk…
about 1 year ago - No comments
Having presented at TEC2011 in Frankfurt for the first time was a good experience and I was very pleased to be asked to speak again. This time in San Diego in the US. Join us for The Experts Conference for Virtualization 2012, April 29-May 2 in San Diego! TEC is the leading advanced training conference…
about 1 year ago - No comments
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUqqLkojCMw&feature=youtu.be[Update: Since I wrote this blog the version of SMB has been updated from 2.2 to 3.0 to reflect the vast amount of changes in the protocol] Today was my first day at MMS2012 in Las Vegas. It is the event for Microsoft System Center and the new 2012 version of the product is inseparable…
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