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The previous article in this series explained how to migrate replication of the SYSVOL share to the ‘PREPARED’ state. In this article, we examine how to migrate all domain controllers to the ‘REDIRECTED’ state. Before we begin … Before migrating to the ‘REDIRECTED’ state, a couple of precautions are advised. a) All domain controllers are… Read more
In a previous blog post, I covered the different ways you can expose storage to a Hyper-V guest. After getting some feedback, this new blog posts provides additional details on two frequent comments: • How to can boot a Hyper-V guest from an iSCSI LUN • A nice picture showing the different storage options… Read more
This is an update to the solutions table posted previously on this blog. Vista Backup team has been working with customers to troubleshoot common problems, but sometimes it’s a hard job – some error codes belong to other system components and are reflected in Backup tool functionality. Even so, the team brings you a… Read more
Vista SP1 Backup & Restore contains many updates that improve reliability. Great effort has been put into improving the overall quality of File Backup, Complete PC Backup and System Restore. Many of those important changes may not be visible to users, but if you run Backup and Restore tools, you can see some functionality improvements… Read more
This is a summary of recent revisions to the VSS documentation on MSDN. 1. In “Definition of Components by Writers” (http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa381594.aspx),the “Adding Files to a Component” section has been expanded to include examples. 2. In the VSS_DIFF_VOLUME_PROP reference page (http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa384684.aspx), the descriptions of the m_llVolumeFreeSpace and m_llVolumeTotalSpace members now explicitly state that the amount… Read more
Previous articles in this series contained an introduction to the SYSVOL migration procedure and explained how the Dfsrmig.exe tool can be used for SYSVOL migration. Keeping this background information in mind, we’re now ready to start the actual SYSVOL migration process. This article explains how to migrate replication of the SYSVOL share to the ‘PREPARED’… Read more
For Server 2008 the VSS team invested a great deal in hardware shadow copy scenarios which you can read about here . Additionally significant work went into enhancing the APIs for writers and widening their adoption by other applications and components. Consequently Server 2008 has several new VSS writers for Windows components which aids in… Read more
Hello, Everyone Ned Pyle just wrote a very interesting post on Customizing file compression in DFSR on Windows Server 2008. Here’s a quick excerpt: When you added a file to a DFSR content set and it was at least 64KB in size, the DFSR service placed a copy of the file in the Staging folder…. Read more
Hello, Just a quick update: we had new content posted on Microsoft Downloads page. Check it out below:Windows Server 2008: · Windows Server 2008 Step-by-Step GuidesContains interesting Step-by-step articles, like:– Configuring a Two-Node File Server Failover Cluster– Configuring a Two-Node Print Server Failover Cluster– Check specifically: Creating and Deploying Active Directory Rights Management Services Templates;– … Read more
I joined Microsoft in April 2007 as a Program Manager within Microsoft’s Storage Solution Division. I’m part of the team that brings you file backup, Complete PC backup and System Restore. As part of my job, I help solve customer problems and also monitors different online channels to gather feedback (yes, your feedback! ). I’m… Read more