‘ Windows Server 2008 ’ Category

The modest approach to virtual demo environments

No Comment // Jun 03 08 // Hyper-V, Microsoft, Windows Server 2008
The modest approach to virtual demo environments Fredrik and I had the opportunity to build a proof of concept environment showcasing various aspects of federated web SSO for a customer. The requirements, while not overly strict, mandated that we build an environment consisting of three federation parties: ...
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The famous Microsoft iSCSI target

2 Comments // May 27 08 // Microsoft, Windows Server 2008
The famous Microsoft iSCSI target Jose Barreto has posted an article on how to install the iSCSI software target on Windows Server 2008 over on Technet blogs: http://blogs.technet.com/josebda/archive/2008/05/21/installing-the-vds-hardware-provider-for-the-microsoft-iscsi-software-target-on-windows-server-2008.aspx. What's kind of annoying is that the software is only released to OEM's and not available from ...
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Server Core Cluster - How it’s done

No Comment // Apr 02 08 // Microsoft, Uncategorized, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Core
Server Core Cluster - How it’s done Having received a bunch of emails (what's wrong with the comment-section?) about the failover-cluster construction, I've decided to explain it in a little bit more detail. The basic network layout looks something like this   After that setup in Hyper-V I installed Starwind ...
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Windows Server 2008 - Commercials

No Comment // Mar 28 08 // Microsoft, Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2008 - Commercials Don't know if you've seen the videos about Windows Server 2008. Here are the three I've found so far: The Command Line: http://wm.microsoft.com/ms/sverige/ws2008/SXWK_0423H_512K_Stream.wmv Crouching Robot: http://wm.microsoft.com/ms/sverige/ws2008/SXWK_0424H_512K_Stream.wmv Excerciser: http://wm.microsoft.com/ms/sverige/ws2008/SXWK_0425H_512K_Stream.wmv
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Officially launched in Sweden…

No Comment // Mar 05 08 // Microsoft, Windows Server 2008
Officially launched in Sweden… Yesterday I attended the official launch of Windows Server 2008 in Sweden. The event was held at "Talk" in Älvsjö, right next to the boat-fair that goes every year. Spent the day there preparing my demos which I had some ...
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Windows Server 2008 RTM

No Comment // Feb 06 08 // Microsoft, Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2008 RTM If you've missed it, Windows Server 2008 was RTM:ed yesterday. You can read more over at the Windows Server Divisions blog, http://blogs.technet.com/windowsserver/archive/2008/02/04/windows-server-2008-rtm.aspx.
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Upgrade paths

No Comment // Jan 23 08 // Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Core
Upgrade paths After receiving the question from a customer about upgrading, a process I haven't done in about five years I had to do some research.  The following table shows the valid paths, and there are a few caveats: No cross-platform (32 bit to ...
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Windows Server 2008 Escrow RTM

No Comment // Jan 09 08 // Microsoft, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Core
Windows Server 2008 Escrow RTM Last night Microsoft released Windows Server 2008 Escrow RTM. If all TAP members sign off on this one we'll probably see the RTM around the 16:th if one is to believe the rumours. This whole process is like watching a ...
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