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Hyper-V Server 2008 is Microsoft's free server hardware virtualization product. You can  deploy this Microsoft product  like a Windows product with your favorite deployment suite. When you use Windows Deployment Services (WDS) or Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT)to deploy Microsoft's Hyper-V Server 2008 however, you are prompted to provide a product key.

Sometimes a Windows disk encounters an error. Luckily it doesn't happen a lot. A Windows-equipped hard disk is bound to become fragmented. Bits and bytes are placed, deleted and moved across the drive and is in the end effectively bringing your beloved Server Core box to a standstill. In fact: after installation the drive is … Continue reading "Disk Operations in Server Core"

In the recent days I've been enjoying seeing Mark Wilson slinging good information on Active Directory design online on his (we)blog, based on the MCS Talks: Active Directory design considerations, part 1: Introduction Active Directory design considerations, part 2: Forest and domain design Active Directory design considerations, part 3: Organizational Units Active Directory design considerations, … Continue reading "Active Directory Design Considerations Series"

Domain Controller Stickiness is a problem which prevents Active Directory clients to be connected to the best Domain Controller they can be. The root cause of this problem is once an Active Directory client found a Domain Controller (using DNS) it would store the name of that Domain Controller in its DC Locator cache and … Continue reading "Domain Controller Stickiness Prevention"

Look no further. Quest Software’s Dmitry Sotnikov has got .Net Framework 2.0 and Powershell 1.0 running on Server Core installation of Windows Server 2008. I know this is something a lot of people have been asking for, but the best way to describe my feelings at this moment is ambiguous.

For years now Microsoft is using Windows Product Activation to protect its intellectual property from piracy. Windows Vista en Windows Server 2008 both sport Volume Activation 2.0. Although Server Core does not sport a full fledged Graphical User Interface, it doesn't escape the claws of Windows Product Activation. In this post I'll try to explain:

Technology is all about putting it to good use. This is why I'm starting a new series of blog posts on Server Core usage scenarios aimed to putting Windows Server 2008 Server Core installations to good use! Server Core is coming to you this Easter!

Microsoft released a security update for Active Directory and Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM) today. The accompanying security bulletin marks this update as important.

Windows Server 2008 brings the successor to ye old NTBackup. The role that can be installed separately includes both a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) as command line tools. In Server Core the role doesn't add the MMC, but sure adds the command line tool wbadmin.exe