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. Over the past one year…
New! Azure Backup Rich Reporting Using Azure PowerBI #AzureBackup #Azure #PowerBI
The Azure Backup team just released Azure Backup reporting using Azure PowerBI. This new rich reporting capabilities is in Preview right now and is targeting Azure IaaS virtual machines including Azure…
How to Create a Multi-Resilient Volume with ReFS on Standalone Server in Windows Server 2016? #HyperV #StorageSpaces
In this article, we will show you how to deploy Multi-Resilient Volume Storage Spaces with Storage Tiering using ReFS on a standalone server in Windows Server. Introduction A while ago,…
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 Nano Server is all about…
Installing Microsoft Azure Backup Server V2 on Windows Server 2016 and SQL Server 2016 #MABS #WS2016
[ Image Credit solarviews.com ] In this article, we will show you how to install Microsoft Azure Backup Server V2 on Windows Server 2016 and SQL Server 2016. Please check…
Update Rollup 3 for System Center 2016 is Now Available #SysCtr #SystemCenter #SCVMM
Hello folks, I am glad to share that Microsoft released Update Rollup 3 for System Center 2016. Please find the description for each component that are fixed and updated in…
It’s Time to Take Off to VeeamOn 2017 Conference #VEEAM #VeeamOn #HyperV #MVPbuzz #MVP
~Veeam on board~ So here I go… I’m off to United States of America, New Orleans, Louisiana. I’m travelling to attend the World’s Premier Availability Event, VeeamOn 2017 Conference. VeeamON…
Converting a Shared Virtual Hard Disk VHDX to a VHDS Set Format #HyperV
In this article, we will show you how easy to convert/migrate from a Shared Virtual Hard Disk VHDX to a VHDS Set format. Introduction Shared VHDX is a great feature…
Mix MTU on Windows Server 2016 Converged Network with Switch Embedded Teaming?
In this article, we will show you how to mix MTU on Windows Server with Switch Embedded Teaming (SET) converged network. Introduction With the release of Windows Server 2016, Microsoft…
Adding Virtual Network Adapter to Storage Spaces Direct #S2D Cluster #StorageSpacesDirect #WS2016 #HyperV
Introduction You deployed a new shiny Storage Spaces Direct cluster and everything is running smoothly. During the planning phase, you missed to add an additional network that you might use…
Running Storage Spaces Direct on 2 Nodes HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen9 #S2D #HPE #HyperV
I recently did a 2 Nodes Storage Spaces Direct Hyper-Converged deployment using SSDs & HDDs on top of HPE DL380 Gen9 servers. I used the following hardware configuration: 2 Nodes…
Activate Windows Server 2016 Virtual Machines Using PowerShell Direct #HyperV #PowerShell #AVMA
Introduction A while ago, I wrote a blog post on how to automatically activate Windows Server 2012 R2 Virtual Machines using PowerShell, you can read about it here. The script…