How To Update and Patch Nano Server with PowerShell? #NanoLove
In the unlikely event that you have not heard, Windows Server 2016 TP5 is now available for download unless you are under a rock What you do after you install Windows…
Windows Server 2016 and System Center 2016 Technical Preview 5 Now Available! #WS2016 #SysCtr #HyperV
Hello folks, The big news! Microsoft just released Windows Server 2016 and System Center 2016 Technical Preview 5 to the public. You can download the evaluation bits from the following…
How To Copy Files Between the Guest and the Host in #HyperV With PowerShell Direct?
Introduction In Windows Server 2012 R2, Hyper-V has a nifty feature of the Integration Components / Integration Services that allows you to inject/copy files into a running VM. The PowerShell…
HyperV – CSV Volumes Pause States, Event ID 5120
Microsoft is aware that after installing KB3126593 (MS16-014) there may be an issue that causes loss of network packets between Hyper-V cluster nodes. This may cause Cluster Shared Volumes (CSV)…
Bulk Assigning VHDX to SSD Storage Tier With PowerShell #HyperV
Starting with Windows Server 2012 R2 storage spaces and later, if there are particular files in your environment that you absolutely know are always frequently accessed, such as a Parent…
How To Create a Certain Plans/Offers for Specific Tenants in Azure Stack? #AzureStack #Azure #MAS
Microsoft Azure Stack Architecture – Image credit © Microsoft Introduction The first preview of Microsoft Azure Stack was released on January 29, 2016. On April 5th, 2016, Microsoft also announced…
Step by Step: Introduction to Microsoft Operations Management Suite #OMS
Image credit © Microsoft In this series of blog posts, we will show you how to get started with Microsoft Operations Management Suite (OMS). Introduction Microsoft Operations Management Suite (OMS)…
Add Virtual Tape Library (VTL) To System Center Data Protection Manager Using #HPE #StoreOnce #DPM
In this article, we will show you how to add Virtual Tape Library (VTL) to System Center Data Protection Manager using HPE StoreOnce. Introduction System Center Data Protection Manager is…
Microsoft Cloud & Datacenter Conference in Germany
I am so happy and grateful now that I can share with you the first edition of Cloud & Datacenter Conference is scheduled on May 12, 2016 in DusseldorfI, Germany….
Speaking at The Azure IT Camp – Dubai #Microsoft #Azure
Microsoft and the IT community are partnering once again to run the Azure IT Camp in Dubai. The IT camp is a one-day event where Azure veterans share their knowledge…
Free New eBook: Supercharge Your HyperV Deployment by @AltaroSoftware
Hello folks, Altaro published a great new eBook “Supercharging Hyper-V Performance”. Here what you can expect after reading this book. The aim of this eBook is to help time-pressed and…
Background disk merge failed to complete: The requested operation could not be completed due to a file system limitation (0x80070299)
[Updated: March 4th, 2016] – Adding a second recovery option under the Resolution section. In this article, we will show you how to resolve the background disk merge that failed…