How To Deploy DPM 2016 Using VMM 2016 on WS2016? #SCDPM #SCVMM #SysCtr #HyperV #WS2016
Updated 09/02/2017: Announcing backups of SQL Server 2016 and SharePoint 2016 with DPM 2016 Update Rollup 2. DPMDB can also be hosted on SQL Server 2016. Introduction We continue our…
How To Deploy Domain Joined Nano Server VM Using SCVMM 2016 UR2? #NanoServer #VMM #SysCtr #SCVMM
With System Center 2016 – Virtual Machine Manager (VMM), you can start managing physical hosts and virtual machines running Nano server instance. However, there are some known issues when joining…
Can’t Install DPM 2016 Agent Because mi.dll is missing From Your Computer
You are trying to install System Center Data Protection Manager 2016 Agent on Windows 7 and on Windows Server 2008 R2 and this error knocks on your head: [The program…
Altaro VM Backup v7 Released for Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V! #WS2016 #HyperV @AltaroSoftware
Introduction Altaro has released Altaro VM Backup V7, a faster and lighter upgrade to its flagship Hyper-V and VMware backup solution, which now supports Windows Server 2016 and includes several…
My First Book Published! Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V Cookbook – Second Edition #HyperV
Introduction Hello folks, Over the past year, I’ve been busy working with my co-author Patrick Lownds and Leandro Carvalho on updating the second edition of the Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V…
Real World Experience With Storage Spaces Direct – Unexpected Outage #S2D #HyperV #StorageSpacesDirect
In this article, I will share with you my real-world outage experience with Azure Stack HCI OS (a.k.a Storage Spaces Direct, known as S2D). Introduction If you have been in…
How To Automate The Installation of DPM 2016 on Windows Server 2016? #SCDPM #SysCtr
Updated 09/02/2017: Announcing backups of SQL Server 2016 and SharePoint 2016 with DPM 2016 Update Rollup 2. DPMDB can also be hosted on SQL Server 2016. We continue our series…
A Year in Review… Goodbye 2016! Welcome 2017 #NewYear #MVPBuzz
As we end another year and preparing for 2017 to start… With a humble and wide open heart–thank you for following, sharing and modeling my work (whether via my blog…
An Unexpected Error Occurred During DPM 2016 Installation ID: 4387 #SysCtr #SCDPM
This is a short blog post about my experience in deploying System Center Data Protection Manager 2016. I am involved currently with several DPM projects on upgrading System Center Data…
Upgrade The VM Configuration Version in Windows Server Hyper-V Cluster with PowerShell? #HyperV
In this article, we will show you how to upgrade the VM configuration version in Windows Server Hyper-V Cluster with PowerShell. Introduction In the previous version of Hyper-V, whenever you…
How to Expand and Resize Storage Spaces Direct CSV Volume? #HyperV #S2D
In this article, we will walk you through how to expand and resize an existing Storage Spaces Direct Clustered Shared Volume(s). Introduction In Windows Server 2016, Microsoft added a new…
How To Add Nano Server to a Domain? #NanoServer #WS2016
Introduction In the previous post, I showed you how to install Windows Nano Server on HPE ProLiant Gen9 servers. When creating a Nano Server image in Windows PowerShell or using…