I’ve written a lot about Hyper-V Server 2008. And while I came to love Hyper-V Server as my favorite virtualization platform for single server scenarios, I was really looking forward to Hyper-V Server 2008 R2, because I feel Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 is a very promising product in the virtualization space
Month: August 2009
The Road to Exchange 2010: Active Directory and Exchange Part 1
*** edit: updated 28/9/2009 with corrections of some errors/typo’s and added compatibility matrices In my post The Road to Exchange 2010: Migration paths I’ve discussed about the different possible migration transition paths to Exchange Server 2010. Primarily which Exchange version can be installed on which version of Windows Server and which co-existing Exchange versions are … Continue reading "The Road to Exchange 2010: Active Directory and Exchange Part 1"
ILM 2007 and virtualization – small but important change
Small, but important change was introduced in ILM 2007 FP1 FAQ: Wow … this means that something which already had happened at many customers is now officially supported configuration. Good for customers who are running ILM in VM or are thinking about moving to it with ILM. (cc) BikoBikoBiko FAQ mentions Hyper-V explicitly but as … Continue reading "ILM 2007 and virtualization – small but important change"
Domain Controllers: Standard, Enterprise or Datacenter?
When making choices for a new Active Directory environment, choices eventually need to be made for the Operating System for the Active Directory Domain Controllers. The key question here is whether the Enterprise and Datacenter Editions add any substantial functionality to the Standard Edition.
Exchange 2007 Service Pack 2 downloadable
As of now, Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 2 is downloadable. Direct link Release notes can be downloaded here. Two main reasons for me to download and install it: Added Exchange Database backup capabilities with Server Backup on Windows Server 2008 Requirement for co-exsistence with Exchange Server 2010 So, now you can transition your Exchange … Continue reading "Exchange 2007 Service Pack 2 downloadable"
Using multiple UPN suffixes for users in single directory
ActiveDir.org is always a source of all sorts of directory related discussion. In most cases interesting once. I have to admit that I would like to have more time to catch up with ActiveDir.org and to be more active there (note to self) but with Wojtek @ home (he’s growing) it is getting even harder … Continue reading "Using multiple UPN suffixes for users in single directory"
Eight years ago…
Eight years ago
The Road to Exchange 2010: Migration paths
Exchange always had a specific combination of operating systems on which it could be installed. Now with the release of Exchange 2010 RC1,Windows Server 2008 R2 and the imminent Exchange 2007 Service Pack, it has become clear how the future will look like. Below is a table which visually shows the compatibilities: So unfortunately, Exchange … Continue reading "The Road to Exchange 2010: Migration paths"
ILM AD MA, linked attributes and Recycle Bin
Windows 2008 R2 has hit RTM and many of users have already downloaded it from Technet and MSDN to evaluate or even deploy in the network. W2008R2 brings changes in many different aspects of operating system, some are saying that it should not be R2 but brand new OS version. Among other R2 brings changes … Continue reading "ILM AD MA, linked attributes and Recycle Bin"
Exchange 2010 RC1 released!
Well it took a few hours due to some problems, but now it's now actually downloadable! See: Exchange Server 2010 Release Candidate Available Today! Direct download