Speaking at Cloud & Datacenter Conference Germany 2018 #CDCGermany
Introduction I am proud and honored to speak for the first time in one of the biggest Microsoft-centric focused event in Europe. I will be traveling to Hanau, Germany, to present…
PowerShell One-Liner To Convert Multiple VHD to VHDX #HyperV #PowerShell
Introduction Since the release of Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8, Microsoft added a new type and default format of virtual hard disk (VHDX). There are a lot of benefits…
How To Change Remote Desktop (RDP) Port with #PowerShell #RDP
This article describes how to change Remote Desktop (RDP) port with PowerShell. Introduction As you already know that Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) for Windows listens on Port 3389 by default. Microsoft…
The First System Center Semi-Annual Channel (SAC), Version 1801 Release
Introduction You might have heard that Microsoft is switching to Semi-Annual Channel (SAC) model for Windows Server and System Center. You can read all about it here. In short, this…
Updated: Get The List of All VMs in Virtual Machine Manager and Their Virtual Disks #SCVMM #HyperV #PowerShell
Introduction A while ago, I published a PowerShell script that will query System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) to get all Virtual Machines including their Virtual Hard Disks, then it…
Vembu BDR Suite v3.9.0 is now GA #Vembu #BDR #HyperV @vembutech
It is highly important that data needs to be backed up and there should be an effective Disaster Recovery plan in case of data threat or a catastrophe. While data…
Removing DPM Disk Storage Volume Crash with Error ID: 917 #DPM #SCDPM
In this article, we will show you how to remove the missing storage volume from System Center Data Protection Manager and fix the disk storage volume crash with error ID:…
How To Run Hyper-V PowerShell Cmdlets on PowerShell Core V6.0 #HyperV #PowerShell #PowerShellCore
Introduction For the last ~10 years , Microsoft released Windows PowerShell. On January 10th, 2018, Microsoft delivered PowerShell Core 6.0. Its first PowerShell Core release. PowerShell now comes in two flavors, Windows PowerShell and…
How To Protect Against Speculative Execution Side-Channel Vulnerabilities (Meltdown & Spectre)
Updated – 1/19/2018 – Added Hyper-V, Guest Virtual Machines information and HPE has revoked the 2.54 BIOS Update! Introduction Happy New Year folks! We started the new year with a…
2017 Year in Review… Goodbye 2017 and Welcome 2018! #HappyNewYear #MVPBuzz
As we end another year and preparing for 2018 to start… With a humble and wide open heart–thank you for following, sharing and modeling my work (whether via my blog…
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 that are catastrophic and can…
Monitor Storage Spaces Direct Health with PowerShell #S2D #WS2016 #PowerShell
In this article, we will show you how to monitor Storage Spaces Direct health with PowerShell. Introduction In Windows Server 2016, Microsoft added a new type of storage called Storage…