Running Microsoft Storage Spaces Direct On DELL EMC PowerEdge R740xd Ready Nodes
I recently did a 2 Nodes Storage Spaces Direct Hyper-Converged deployment on top of DELL EMC PowerEdge R740xd Ready Nodes. In this quick blog post, …
How to Replace a Faulty Disk in Windows Server 2016 Storage Spaces? #StorageSpaces #WS2016 #HyperV
Introduction Physical disks often experience errors of varying severity, from errors that the disk can transparently recover from, without interruption or data loss; to errors …
Monitor Storage Spaces Direct Health with PowerShell #S2D #WS2016 #PowerShell
Introduction In Windows Server 2016, Microsoft added a new type of storage called Storage Spaces Direct (S2D). S2D enables building a highly available storage systems …
No Available MAC Address for Dynamic Network Adapter in #WindowsServer 2016 #HyperV
Introduction Since Hyper-V inception back in 2008, you can configure a virtual machine to use a dynamic or a static MAC address for any given network …
How To Deploy Windows Server 2016 from VHDX on SD Cards with #PowerShell and WinPE #WindowsServer #HyperV
Introduction If you are regularly deploying Windows operating systems, the combination of Microsoft WinPE and Windows PowerShell tools work together to speed up the deployment …
How To Enable Guest Virtual Secure Mode in Windows Server 2016 #HyperV #WS2016
Introduction In Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016, Microsoft introduced a new feature called Virtual Secure Mode (VSM). VSM is what enables feature like Device Guard …
Running Storage Spaces Direct on HPE ProLiant MicroServers #S2D #HyperV #WS2016
Warning! This article is written for lab and demo purposes, it’s not supported to be used in production and is neither supported by Microsoft, HPE …
My Second Book is Published! Getting Started with Nano Server #WS2016 #NanoServer #NanoLove
Hello folks, After a successful release of my first book Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V Cookbook – Second Edition, I am delighted to announce that my second book is published as well. …
How to Create a Multi-Resilient Volume with ReFS on Standalone Server in Windows Server 2016? #WS2016 #HyperV #StorageSpaces
Introduction A while ago, I wrote a blog post on how to create a Two-way Mirror Storage Spaces in Windows Server 2012 R2. In Windows …
The Future of Windows Server and System Center #WindowsServer #SysCtr
Microsoft just announced a big change for Windows Server and System Center with a faster release cadence. The Future of Nano Server The future of …
