This is the step-by-step guide for adding a free Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 SP1 or a paid Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Core to the Hyper-V cluster. – On NODE1, shrink the existing drive so that we have the second partition to host the Hyper-V Server. To differentiate with the future Hyper-V Server on the…
Active Directory Technologies
* AD Technical Overview slide download (1M) * Use AD as a mini Human Resource database demo video download (1.4M) How to use LDAP to query AD database, how to use ADSIEdit tool to modify AD schema, ….* Single Singon (SSO) with AD for your in-house developed applications, demo video (1M) * Source code download: Accessing…
Private Cloud lab setup guide 2
This is the version 2 of the Private Cloud lab step-by-step setup guide. Instead of using a single physical machine for DC+Storage+Management roles, the VMs are used instead for easy transfer to another hardware. Note: the guide is to illustrate the concepts only so it may not follow the best practices & guidance. * 03…
FCI–File Classification Infrastructure
Automatically uploading files from File Server to SharePoint using the File Classification Infrastructure (FCI) Classification made easy with File Classification Infrastructure in Windows Server 2008 R2 Using File Classification Infrastructure (FCI) and AD RMS to automatically protect sensitive information Recovering your files in Windows 7 Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 and the Microsoft iSCSI Software…
Free and trial stuffs
Software Download Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 – 60 days evaluation Books Free ebook: Introducing Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows 7 deployment
Windows 7 deployment TechNet landing page TechNet Webcast: Getting Started with Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 Deploying Windows 7 by Alan Le Marquand
Private Cloud lab setup guide
* 03 physical machines: 1 DC+System Center (SCVMM, SCVMM SSP 2.0, SCOM) + Storage Server (using Microsoft iSCSI Target 3.3, named DC-SC 02 Hyper-V members, named NODE1 & NODE2 Note: the guide is to illustrate the concepts only so it may not follow the best practices & guidance. Part 1. DC-SC domain promotion, VMM and…
Microsoft Virtualization and Management solutions
Microsoft offers virtualization and management from data center to desktop: * Microsoft Virtualization and Management slide download (6.3M) * Windows Server 2008 R2 Live Migration (5min) (2.9M) * Command line support demos in Server Core link (look for “Windows 2008 RODC and Server Core demo video”) * Demo video: Terminal Services Remote Apps (1.1M) *…
Configuration Manager 2007 R3 released
A summary of its capabilities are as follows: 1. Power Management – provides a set of tools that enable the site administrator to configure standard Windows power settings across computers. Check out http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff977066.aspx for more information. 2. Operating System Deployment – improvements Provides pre-staging of boot images and Windows Imaging Format (.wim) files…
Exchange 2007 CCR deployment
* Deploying an Exchange 2007 SP1 CCR Cluster on a Windows Server 2008 Failover Cluster on msexchange.org (3 parts) Summary:- Add hard disks for database and logs to Node1 & Node2. Use Computer Management to initialize and format. Assign same drive letters. Create a folder path \Mailbox\SG1 on both nodes- Network cards: + menu Advanced/Advanced…