Hello World, In part I of this post, we have seen how you could install the Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter (MVMC) software. As described in the previous post, you could install the application on a standalone windows machine or if you prefer to centralize the operation from your vSphere client, you can choose to install the
Hello World, I've been asked some time ago if it was possible to migrate from "VMWARE" infrastructure to the new Hyper-v 3.0 infrastructure. Microsoft has put a lot of effort to have this migration happening in the most painless way. So, yes, it's possible to migrate from a Vmware infrastructure. In fact, there multiple ways that
Hello World, I'm sure you've already encountered the situation. It can happen that after some time, you just forget about the admin password on some systems and you need to perform a reset action. I have to admit it, it happen to me quite recently. A customer called me back to fix a specific problem on a server that was installed one year
Hello World, I' m quite busy preparing my next project. It will be a Active Directory/Exchange 2007 Migration project. We will also introduce virtualization technology (VMware based) and a Netapp SAN infrastructure. The customer will also migrate from windows XP to .... Windows Vista. I was playing around with windows 2008 DHCP and was
Hello World, In part 1, you have seen how to install the DHCP Server role on a windows 2008 R2 server. In Part I, we have just installed the DHCP Service and we haven't configure any scopes or settings on it. This post will provide a small video (again no time to make screenshots and upload them) on How to create a scope (this should be
Hello World, I'm working a little bit more with Windows 2008 R2 lately. So, time to time, some topics just pops up and you need to quickly catch up. That was the case with DHCP Server Role. DHCP concepts and GUI hasn't change dramatically since Windows 2000 operating System. However, Windows 2008 R2 was supposed to deliver a High
Hello World, As you probably know, one of the new feature in Windows 2008 R2 is the fact that you can use the Server Manager to connect to a remote computer and perform your administrative tasks from any location. That's a great addition for system admistrators. However, you have some restrictions and limitations. You need to be member
Note : Republished Article from Old Blog - Original Date Sept 2008 Hello World !! If you have done a lot of Active Directory migration, you have probably used the famous ADMT (Active Directory Migration Tool) tool. I learned recently that a new version (3.1) is already available for download. A new Version of ADMT !! But what for...??.
Note : Republished Article Hello world, I do not have a lot of time but i thought that this info might be valuable for some people. If you need to create Windows 2008 Cluster based on the iSCSI technology, you need to ensure that the ISCSI Target Technology in use is able to support persistent reservation (click here for more information). A
Note : REPUBLISHED POST If you've read my previous post about FreeNas, OpenFiler and Windows 2008 Clustering (Windows 2008 Cluster, FreeNas, OpenFiler ), you will remember that it was not possible to use FreeNAs or OpenFiler as iscsi infrastructure with Windows 2008 Clusters. The reason is quite simple. These 2 products do not offer (yet)
