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Copy VHD / data files into a CSV Disk -w2k8 r2

Copy VHD / data files into a CSV Disk We need to use the Coordinator Node Remember that CSV is...

Date: 01/09/2013

Best practices for migration of cluster windows 2008 R2 / 2012 - As melhores Praticas para migrar um Cluster de Windows 2008 para Windows 2012

This one is based on a collection of several information available, Windows Svr 2012 - best...

Date: 12/06/2012

WINDOWS 2008 / 2008 R2 SAN Migration

Some of the Cluster Recovery functionality is built into Windows 2008 Failover Clustering. Say I...

Date: 07/04/2012

Recommended hotfixes KBs for SCVMM 2008 R2 / SCVMM 2012 1- for VMM 2012: 2724596 Recommended...

Date: 06/21/2012

Lista proactiva de updates / proactive recommended updates ( Windows Server 2008 R2 RTM / SP1...

Date: 04/02/2012

Advisory-Auditing cluster regkey

Audit any changes in the cluster registry (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Cluster) in a windows 2003 cluster...

Date: 11/22/2011

Extend system partition and Disk Cleanup in Windows 2000/2003/XP/2008/2008 R2 /7:

1 - Extend system partition: 1.1: Windows PE This article discusses the support boundaries that...

Date: 10/17/2011

Configuring a Certificate for Virtual Machine Connection in Hyper-V or thru SCVMM:

Configuring a Certificate for Virtual Machine Connection in Hyper-V or thru SCVMM: Replacing the...

Date: 10/04/2011

Disk Timeout

Hi All A very important info regarding Disk Timeout, Disk timeout value: Less is better The Windows...

Date: 09/07/2011

Windows Server 2003 SP2 Cluster 1.1: P1 – CLUSTER SERVER ( BASE & STORAGE & FILE SYSTEM )...

Date: 09/05/2011

w2k8 / w2k8r2 :Cluster Disk May Fail and Run ChkDsk when a Backslash ‘’ or Forwardslash ‘/’ is used in the Resource Name

Hi All In rare circumstances with 2008 R2 clusters where a ‘Physical Disk’ resource may fail to come...

Date: 09/01/2011

Backup Hyper-V virtual machines on Windows Server 2008 by using Windows Server Backup

Hi All I have recently come upon some settings that we can add to allow us to perform the backups of...

Date: 09/01/2011

Properly Enable the Dynamic memory in Hyper

Hi All If We are often having Memory issues in Hyper-V, here is a Step by Step to maximize the...

Date: 07/05/2011

Bitlocker without TPM:

Bitlocker without TPM: BitLocker provides the most protection when used with a Trusted Platform...

Date: 10/29/2010

October List of VMM / Failover Cluster / Hyper-V Updates:

October List of VMM / Failover Cluster / Hyper-V Updates: This article includes a list of System...

Date: 10/28/2010

Erro ao adicionar driver x86 em servidor x64:

Erro ao adicionar driver x86 num servidor x64: Qual é o problema? Ao tentar instalar drivers...

Date: 10/25/2010

New SCVMM VMM 2008 R2 rollup September 2010

Hi All, A new VMM 2008 R2 rollup is now published and available thru Microsoft Update. Description...

Date: 09/16/2010

Unable to perform P2V actions in Hyper-V VMM 2008 R2 - 2901 / 0x80070057

In case you see this one: Physical to Virtual Conversion with Hyper-V VMM 2008 R2, Succeeded in P2V...

Date: 07/09/2010

A physical disk resource may not come online on a cluster node in Win2003/2008/2008R2 , KB981475

Hi All FYI, I just had this issue and in case you start seeing strange disk issues with cluster in...

Date: 06/23/2010

Windows 2008: Access Based Enumeration (ABE)

Windows Server 2008: Access Based Enumeration Before we start talking about ABE in Windows Server...

Date: 06/21/2010

New SCVMM KB Article: You cannot delete a missing VM in SCVMM 2008 or in SCVMM 2008 R2 / Attempting a System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 P2V conversion of Windows Server 2003 R2 fails with Error 13257

1: New SCVMM KB Article: You cannot delete a missing VM in SCVMM 2008 or in SCVMM 2008 R2 The issue...

Date: 06/21/2010

Windows 2008 Hyper-V R2 Update for DPM 2010

Hyper-V R2 Update for DPM 2010 Install those two Updates on Hyper-V R2 server: KB975354 A Hyper-V...

Date: 06/18/2010

HP DSM support with CSV

HP DSM now supports CSV If you see Clusters with CSV on EVA Devices that sporadically loose disks,...

Date: 06/18/2010

Update for Hyper-V R2 and CPU Issue KB981791

Update for Hyper-V R2 and CPU Issue KB981791 Update for Hyper-V R2 and CPU Issue KB981791 Assume...

Date: 06/18/2010

Update to Hyper-V R2 to solve backup/ VSS issues,

Update to Hyper-V R2 to solve backup/ VSS issues, Recently I have come across an issue with long...

Date: 06/18/2010

SCVMM Comprehensive Updates June 2010

SCVMM Comprehensive Updates June 2010: Description of the System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008...

Date: 06/16/2010

WINDOWS 2008 / 2008 R2, HYPER-V & FAILOVER CLUSTERING Better Together.

WINDOWS 2008 / 2008 R2, HYPER-V & FAILOVER CLUSTERING Better Together. Updated cluster limits...

Date: 06/16/2010

Best Practices Analyzer Updates for Server 2008 R2

Update for Best Practices Analyzer for HYPER-V for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB977238) You...

Date: 05/26/2010

Ferramenta para criar um ficheiro de dump em Máquinas Virtuais

Cada vez mais a existência de ambientes virtuais é uma realidade e tal como em ambientes locais...

Date: 05/26/2010

Microsoft Hyper-V VM State to Memory Dump Converter

In development environments or when debugging a customer issue, it is usually a pain to get a crash...

Date: 04/05/2010

VHD Tool:

Among some other nice features: Repairs a broken Hyper-V snapshot chain where an administrator has...

Date: 04/05/2010

Hyper-V Live Migration Network Configuration Guide:

Recently we release the Official Guide on How to configure your Network Cards with Hyper-V...

Date: 04/05/2010

Windows 2008/ Windows 2008 R2 CNO Recovery:

What to do when you are unable to start the Cluster network Name (CNO) or any other Network name...

Date: 03/11/2010

Como configurar NLB em maquinas virtuais (Virtual Machine) a correr em ambientes Hyper-V:

NLB is supported in Hyper- V How to configure NLB in Hyper- V, Network Load Balancing (NLB) and...

Date: 01/11/2010

Erro ao remover as Virtual Machine additions de uma VM que esta a correr em VS2005 para a podermos mover para um ambiente HYPER-V:

Cannot remove Virtual Machine additions from DC, Migrating our VM's from Virtual Server to Hyper-V....

Date: 01/11/2010

Em ambientes de Cluster com HYPER-V como monitorizar o interface de rede utilizado por uma VM:

Por vezes surge a necessidade configurar o Cluster para fazer failover das VM´s de um node para o...

Date: 01/11/2010

As melhores Práticas para migrar o Cluster para um novo ambiente de Storage:

Migrate a Cluster to a different SAN W2K / W2k3: Before doing anything please have a full backup of...

Date: 01/11/2010

Como Instalar Network Load Balancing (NLB) em Windows Server 2008 R2:

Este post ira descrever varias maneiars de instalar o NLB Actualmente existem 34 maneiras para fazer...

Date: 12/16/2009

Dynamic Disks

Why we need to use Dynamic Disks with Windows Server Failover Clustering: Are Dynamic Disks...

Date: 12/16/2009

Lista de exclusões para o antivírus:

A minha lista de exclusões de ficheiros/ serviços para o antivírus: 1.) %systemroot%\System32\Spool...

Date: 11/27/2009

A minha Lista de updates recomendados para ambientes de Cluster:

1: Para clusters de Windows 2000 SP4, Update Rollup 1 for Windows 2000 SP4 and known issues...

Date: 11/27/2009

CHKDSK

1: Como parar ou evitar que o CHKDSK arranque: Existem varias situações que por vezes necessitamos...

Date: 11/27/2009