Windows Server 2008 R2
Why you should be using BitLocker on your servers
tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/b/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2011/12/21/why-you-should-be-using-bitlocker-on-your-servers.aspx'; In Windows Vista we introduced “BitLocker” to Windows – a native full disk encryption technology for Windows. Most people immediately saw the potential for BitLocker on laptops. Encrypting your laptop meant that if you were ever unfortunate enough to lose your laptop (through theft or forgetfulness) you would not... »
Protecting against ARP spoofing in Hyper-V
tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/b/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2011/08/08/protecting-against-arp-spoofing-in-hyper-v.aspx'; A recent post to the Hyper-V TechNet Forums asked what could be done to protect against ARP spoofing from an untrusted virtual machine. If you are unfamiliar with ARP spoofing – you can read more about it at WikiPedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARP_spoofing – but the short summary it is a... »
Linux Integration Services 3.1 for Hyper-V
tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/b/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2011/08/04/linux-integration-services-3-1-for-hyper-v.aspx'; Last week we released an update for the Linux Integration Services for Hyper-V. You can download the 3.1 release here: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=26837 Key details are that this release supports the following Linux distributions: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 and 6.1 x86 and x64 (Up to... »
Best Practices for using SQL Server with Dynamic Memory
tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/b/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2011/08/03/best-practices-for-using-sql-server-with-dynamic-memory.aspx'; I realize that I am running late on recent news at the moment – but things have been busy On Tuesday this week we published a whitepaper that goes into great depth about using SQL Server with Dynamic Memory. You can download it from here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh372970.aspx ... »
Cluster problems after installing SP1
tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/b/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2011/06/20/cluster-problems-after-installing-sp1.aspx'; This is a bit old – but I am still getting questions from people about it so I wanted to get a blog post down. If you have a cluster with three or more nodes – you may encounter problems with CSV after installing SP1. If you are seeing... »
MVP Whitepaper: A Guide to Hyper-V Dynamic Memory
tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/b/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2011/06/17/mvp-whitepaper-a-guide-to-hyper-v-dynamic-memory.aspx'; Hyper-V MVP – Aidan Finn – has just published a fantastic whitepaper about dynamic memory. Go and check it out now: http://www.aidanfinn.com/?p=11289 Cheers, Ben »
Common Criteria Validation for Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008 R2
tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/b/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2011/05/04/common-criteria-validation-for-hyper-v-in-windows-server-2008-r2.aspx'; Last week Windows Server 2008 R2 completed the Common Criteria (CC) certification process and achieved Evaluation Assurance Level 4 with augmentation (EAL4+). This certification also includes Hyper-V. To get more details on the results you can read the Common Criteria Evaluation and Validation Scheme Validation Report and Security Target.... »
Updated Hyper-V Best Practice Analyzer
tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/b/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2011/02/28/updated-hyper-v-best-practice-analyzer.aspx'; Last April we released the first Hyper-V Best Practice Analyzer. This has been one of our top Hyper-V related downloads – and we have received lots of good feedback about this tool. Last week we released an update for the Hyper-V Best Practice Analyzer that you can download... »
Getting out of trouble with SCVMM
tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/b/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2011/02/24/getting-out-of-trouble-with-scvmm.aspx'; I have been using SCVMM (System Center Virtual Machine Manager) more and more in my home environment of late. But I also keep getting myself in trouble – usually because I keep on trying to do things the “Hyper-V way”. Recently– I tried to do a quick storage... »
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 RTM–Now available for all!
tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/b/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2011/02/22/windows-server-2008-r2-sp1-rtm-now-available-for-all.aspx'; I am very happy to see that the final version of Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 is now available for everyone. You can either wait for it to appear through Windows Update – or you can go and download it from here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=c3202ce6-4056-4059-8a1b-3a9b77cdfdda Some general pointers for... »
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