windows server 2003 P2V of Windows Server 2003 using OEM License When you P2V (Physical-to-Virtual) Windows, it will want to re-activate Windows due to hardware changes. If you're physical server was running a OEM version of Windows Server, you may not have access to the COA Label [http://www.microsoft.com/oem/en/licensing/antipiracy/pages/
powershell Hyper-V Replica is not Automatic High Availability I, like many, love the new Hyper-V in Server 2012. NIC teaming, concurrent live migration, SMB VM storage, and the all-new Replica. Replica solves a few problems, but it's definitely not a panacea on it's own. There is lots of info on Hyper-V
windows server 2012 Can your hardware run Hyper-V 3.0 in Windows 8 and Server 2012? > Note: Learned [http://www.aidanfinn.com/?p=12679] after this post that SLAT is only *required* for Client Hyper-V on Windows 8... not Server 2012. Awesome! You may be running Hyper-V great on Windows Server 2008 R2 and want to upgrade to Server 2012, or maybe want
windows 8 TechEd North America 2012: What You Missed Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, System Center 2012, Visual Studio 2012, Windows Azure updates, and more. TechEd is about “what’s next” for Microsoft System Admins (they call us IT Pros) and Developers. It’s the biggest U.S. Microsoft conference every summer and has over 600 sessions in 5
planning Lync 2010 Virtualization Support Summary Taken from the Deployment Guide [http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=4cf4bed4-2f76-4b99-adcb-60653521cc70] and the Server Virtualization [http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=2905fd33-e29c-4709-a012-e55ea8db63e4] Guide: * If you decide to go virtual, Lync only supports Hyper-V R2
workstation Using Windows Server 2008 as a client desktop There are many other posts about the pros/cons of Windows Server 2008 as a client machine/desktop/laptop/workstation. Mostly false claims of faster-then-Vista performance, etc. I'm using it on a laptop in x64 strictly for training purposes (not as my main OS) and had
windows TechEd 2008 ITPro: BOF911 The Physical Datacenter in a Virtual World I'm hosting my 2nd year of a TechEd ITPro Birds-of-a-Feather session. Didn't attend this BoF last year? Read my post session summary [https://www.fishbrains.com/posts/196]. It's on Wednesday, June 11th at 4:30pm to 5:45pm in S330