Rob’s TechNet Ragg…. Tech Talk & Cool Toys for Grown up Boys & Girls
Is Microsoft eating lunch?
I saw this headline today and I just had to take a look. Microsoft hungry to eat VMWare's...
Date: 08/31/2010
Windows Intune Beta 2, How Do You Sign Up?
We just released Beta 2 of Windows Intune, so I wanted to take a few minutes to show you how to sign...
Date: 08/03/2010
Windows 7 Template Creation Error
I tried to create a Windows 7 template in SCVMM and it kept failing, but it would not give me an...
Date: 03/11/2010
Why is our Licensing so Complicated?
I often ask myself why our licensing has to be so hard to figure out. I heard a great quote this...
Date: 03/11/2010
Extend your Server 2003 Active Directory Schema for Windows Vista and Server 2008
Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 include additional group policy settings that give the...
Date: 03/11/2010
What is BitLocker? What does it do? What does it not do?
What is BitLocker? BitLocker lets you encrypt the hard drive(s) on your Windows 7 and Vista...
Date: 03/09/2010
How big Should PageFile.sys be on a Server 2008 Hyper-V Server?
I received the following question: Thanks for the article. What do you do about your host system's...
Date: 03/08/2010
Eliminate UAC for Printer Driver installation
During the IT Pro Conference, someone asked if they could eliminate the UAC (and the local...
Date: 03/08/2010
Other Forms of Encryption You Need to Consider...
We've already talked about BitLocker, but I wanted to provide an overview of the other encryption...
Date: 03/02/2010
What is Best of Breed??
I don't have an answer here, but this question has bounced around in my head for years, so I thought...
Date: 02/25/2010
Want help setting up Hyper-V for High Availability?
I have a series of screen casts (here) that talk about setting up Hyper-V, but I wanted to let you...
Date: 02/25/2010
Managing Virtual Machines without Domain Administrator Credentials
I received another really good question, so I want to share it. My servers will be running Windows...
Date: 01/28/2010
How do I change the Disk Witness in Quorum
I received the following question: Hi, I have been following your video on setting up Hyper-V server...
Date: 01/25/2010
We are Running out of IP Addresses!
I read the following article today and it made me think. Hmmm… Available IPv4 addresses dwindle...
Date: 01/20/2010
Part 13 - The Hyper-V NIC teaming debate
I’ve seen a lot of back and forth on the NIC teaming discussion and I decided to check it first...
Date: 01/13/2010
Part 12 - SCVMM 2008 R2 and the Power of Templates
As you’ve read, I’ve been using SCVMM for a while and I still learn new things about it. I mentioned...
Date: 01/12/2010
Have you looked at Office 2010 yet?
I’ve been putting it off, but I finally had time to install Office 2010. Now I did spend a little...
Date: 01/12/2010
Part 11 - An Overview of System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2
I wanted to continue my discussion on Hyper-V so I decided to show you some of the additional tools...
Date: 01/11/2010
Part 10 - So You Want to Get Started with Hyper-V? Start here! – Live Migration
So I’ve finally done it! Here’s a short screen cast on Live Migration. This one is only 5 minutes,...
Date: 01/10/2010
SQL Server Licensing in Hyper-V Environment
I received a question a few days ago about how to license SQL (per processor) within a Virtual...
Date: 01/10/2010
Part 9 - So You Want to Get Started with Hyper-V? Start here! What’s New in R2 -- Part 2
As I mentioned in my prior post, I split the screen cast into two parts and here’s the second part....
Date: 01/09/2010
Part 7 - So you want to get started with Hyper-V? Start here!
A look at Quick Migration Now that we have our cluster set up, let’s take a look at how we can move...
Date: 01/06/2010
Part 5 - So you want to get started with Hyper-V? Start here!
Setting up a Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Cluster I spent some time in one of our Microsoft...
Date: 01/05/2010
Part 6 - So you want to get started with Hyper-V? Start here!
Placing Virtual Machines into a Hyper-V Cluster This screencast discusses the do’s and don’ts of...
Date: 01/05/2010
Part 4 - How to Setup a Virtual Machine in Windows Server 2008
I was talking to one of my partners that has spent a lot of time with VMWare and I was showing him...
Date: 01/04/2010
Part 3 - So you want to get started with Hyper-V? Start here!
Setting up a Virtual Machine Network I’ve already created one screencast to talk about setting up a...
Date: 01/03/2010
Part 2 - So you want to get started with Hyper-V? Start here!
Installing the Hyper-V Role This is part 2 of our discussion on setting up the Hyper-V role on your...
Date: 01/02/2010
Part 1 - So you want to get started with Hyper-V? Start here!
Configuring the BIOS for Hyper-V How many times have you said “I’d love to learn how to use Hyper-V,...
Date: 01/01/2010
Which version of Hyper-V should I choose?
I’ve talked to a lot of partners about Hyper-V, and the same question always comes up. Which version...
Date: 12/22/2009
Windows 7 Dual Boot works without Hardware Assisted Virtualization (HAV)
I received a question about one of my old screen casts, and I thought I should share it, and the...
Date: 12/10/2009
Hyper-V Live Migration between Processor Generations
I’ve talked before about the fact that we cannot Live Migrate from an AMD CPU to an Intel CPU or...
Date: 12/10/2009
Hyper-V Server – How to setup a High Availability Cluster with just one copy of Windows Server 2008 Part II
This is the second part of setting up the Microsoft Hyper-V Server Cluster. This time I will cover...
Date: 12/06/2009
Hyper-V Server – How to setup a High Availability Cluster with just one copy of Windows Server 2008
As you know by now, I’ve spent a lot of time with Hyper-V and I continue to learn new things. I love...
Date: 12/03/2009
Live Migration doesn’t work (from an Intel to AMD CPU or AMD to Intel)
I’ve mentioned this before, but I wanted to show you the error you receive when you try to Live...
Date: 12/01/2009
Now, what am I going to do with this hardware?
As you saw from my earlier post, I've been loaned some new hardware and I have a plan for it as...
Date: 12/01/2009
A Big Thank You to Dell, Crucial, and Intel!
I’ve spent a lot of time with Hyper-V. I’ve put together a lot of blogs, screen casts and...
Date: 12/01/2009
So you want to get started with Hyper-V? Start here! – In Summary
By now you’ve seen my multi-part series on Hyper-V. I will keep this posting current so it can serve...
Date: 12/01/2009
More Memory makes your Computer Faster
While I understand that the Windows Experience Index is not the most accurate measure of a...
Date: 11/30/2009
Everyone has an opinion… What's Kerfuffle???
I’ve been watching an interesting “discussion” take place over the past few weeks via blogs, and...
Date: 06/10/2009
How you can dual boot between Windows XP and Windows 7
Now that you've downloaded the Windows 7 beta, let's talk about how you can configure your machine...
Date: 01/15/2009