So, just about two hours before the plain leaves to Barcelona. Yep, I'm going to Tech-Ed EMEA. Five days of sessions, meeting and such. I hope to blog every day on the stuff I learned and the people I met. So stay tuned!
DirTeam at Tech-Ed EMEA IT Pro
It's my pleasure and honor to announce the names of your favorite DirTeam bloggers and speakers attending Microsoft’s Tech∙Ed Europe Middle East & Africa (EMEA) conference for IT Professionals in Barcelona (Spain) from November 3rd, 2008 to November 7th, 2008
Case of failed-search error
This will be just quick note to present a problem I’ve encountered and quick solution, however I haven’t got time to dig into this issue guts. But I will try to in the feature. Simple scenario: ILM connecting to Active Directory through standard AD Management Agent. Active Directory environment: single forest with multiple domains. ILM … Continue reading "Case of failed-search error"
Analyzing the Server Core Updates Estimate
One of Server Core's touted benefits is it requires less security updates. Jeff Jones did some interesting research a little while ago in which he compared a theoretical Windows Server 2003 Server Core edition to a Windows Server 2003 installation in terms of security updates.
What “Without Hyper-V” means
For both x86 architectures (64bit and 32bit) and editions (Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter) there’s a “Without Hyper-V” Stock Keeping Unit (SKU) and a SKU that includes the Hyper-V technology. What’s the difference between these versions?
Enabling Circular Logging (Round, Round you go)
One of the first settings I look for when examining an unknown Exchange Servers, is whether Circular Logging is enabled. Contrarily to some beliefs, it isn't something you should enable without reason. In my opinion, there are only 3.5 reasons to do this. For those who don't really know what Circular logging is, here a … Continue reading "Enabling Circular Logging (Round, Round you go)"
DirTeam reaches 400 members
Today marks an important point in the website and community called the Dirteam.com/ActiveDir.org Blogs: We today welcomed our 400th registered user!
Making HVConfig work on a normal Server Core installation
Microsoft's Hyper-V Server 2008 product comes with a wizard, that allows easy configuration of the Server Core-based subsystem.
Deploying Hyper-V Server 2008 using WDS
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.
How to install Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008
Microsoft released a new server hardware virtualization product yesterday: Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008. I've already discussed this product in full detail a while ago, so today I'll show you how to install this free and optimized Hyper-V product in five easy steps