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Certified or not for Windows Server 2016 Storage Spaces Direct
Since the release of Windows Server 2016, one of the features that has been in use is Storage Spaces...
Date: 10/26/2017
New Server Management Tool: Project Name "Honolulu"
UPDATE: Bits are available here for download. ============== I wanted to drop a note to mention that...
Date: 09/14/2017
Free EBooks available for download on Windows Server 2016
Take advantage of IT innovation while reducing security risks and disruptions. With Windows Server...
Date: 08/31/2017
No such thing as a Heartbeat Network
This is a blog that has been a long time coming. From time to time, we get a request about how to...
Date: 08/14/2017
Host Virtual Receive Side Scaling and System Center VMM 2016
In the previous blog, we discussed virtual Receive Side Scaling (vRSS). When it comes to System...
Date: 06/12/2017
Performance Issues with your Hyper-V vNic?
There have been numerous calls into Microsoft regarding the performance of their networking when...
Date: 06/12/2017
Microsoft Ignite 2016 sessions dealing with what we do
In the Fall of 2016, Microsoft held it’s Ignite Conference (formally known as TechEd) in Atlanta,...
Date: 10/16/2016
FREE EBOOK: Introducing Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview
The Introducing Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview book from Microsoft Press is now available....
Date: 04/27/2016
Hello world! Cluster Guy here...
Well, as the title says, "Hello World"! I have been over on the AskCore site for the longest time...
Date: 01/21/2016
So what exactly is the CLIUSR account?
From time to time, people stumble across the local user account called CLIUSR and wonder what it is,...
Date: 10/02/2015
CROSS POST: Windows 10, WindowsUpdate.log and how to view it with PowerShell or Tracefmt.exe
In the not far back point in time, there was a blog done by Charles Allen that we felt needed to...
Date: 09/28/2015
Microsoft Ignite 2015 sessions dealing with what we do
Early in the month of May, Microsoft held it’s Ignite Conference (formally known as TechEd) in...
Date: 05/20/2015
Invitation to provide feedback through UserVoice
I am not sure if everyone is aware of UserVoice but I am here to tell you about it. UserVoice is...
Date: 05/20/2015
Free Webcasts from Microsoft’s US Central Marketing Organization (USCMO)
The US Central Marketing Organization (USCMO) here at Microsoft is putting on a new and improved...
Date: 01/15/2015
Introducing Script Browser – A world of scripts at your fingertips
To reuse script samples on the Internet, the following steps seem quite familiar to IT Pros:...
Date: 04/30/2014
Windows XP support ending April 8, 2014
I’m sure you already know this, but if you don’t, XP Support Ends on April 8th, 2014. That is 15...
Date: 03/24/2014
LIVE: Microsoft Virtual Federal Forum
For the first time, the 2014 Virtual Federal Forum, will be streamed LIVE from the Reagan Center in...
Date: 02/17/2014
FREE online event: Virtualizing Your Data Center with Hyper-V and System Center
Virtualizing Your Data Center with Hyper-V and System Center Free online event with live Q&A:...
Date: 02/10/2014
Free Ebook: Introducing Microsoft System Center 2012 R2
If you work with Hyper-V, you very well also use System Center to manage it. If you do not use...
Date: 12/18/2013
Hyper-V Management Pack Extensions 2012 / 2012R2 Available
We have published the last release of the Hyper-V Management Pack Extensions with support for...
Date: 12/10/2013
MMS 2013 Hands On Labs Available
A few months ago we held the annual 2013 Microsoft Management Summit in Las Vegas. As in years past,...
Date: 05/29/2013
Two new Hyper-V Books available from Microsoft Press
Microsoft Press released two new titles for IT pros who work with the Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V...
Date: 04/24/2013
Sessions from MMS 2013 Now Available
Greetings High Availability fans. I thought I would start creating a blog for a subset of the...
Date: 04/23/2013
Looking for Windows Server 2012 Clustering and Hyper-V Hotfixes?
In a previous blog, it was discussed on where you can get a list of the Failover Clustering and...
Date: 03/05/2013
FREE: Online Microsoft Virtual Academy Virtualization Jump Start Classes
The IT Pro Evangelism team, Microsoft Learning and the Microsoft Virtual Academy are pleased to...
Date: 01/20/2013
Error in Failover Cluster Manager after install of KB2750149
On Tuesday, January 8, the below recommended fix was released and available on Windows Update for...
Date: 01/14/2013
Windows 8 and Server 2012 Upgrade Blog Series
Welcome to our Windows 8 / Windows Server 2012 Launch Series! We hope you will enjoy reading this...
Date: 10/22/2012
Windows Server 2012 Failover Cluster Sessions at TechEd 2012
Start getting familiar with Windows Server 2012 Failover Clustering by viewing the sessions that...
Date: 07/23/2012
Keeping backups of Cluster Logs
In a previous blog, Understanding the Cluster Debug Log in 2008, you were given the information on...
Date: 06/19/2012
FREE CLASS: Windows Server 2012: Preparing for the Datacenter Evolution.
Windows Server 2012 provides a dynamic, highly available and cost-effective server platform for the...
Date: 06/07/2012
Windows Server 8 beta now available
Thursday morning Bill Laing, Corporate Vice President of Server and Cloud Announced the beta release...
Date: 03/04/2012
Cluster Shared Volumes (CSV) in redirected access mode after installing McAfee VSE 8.7 Patch 5 or 8.8 Patch 1
UPDATE: A fix has been done and is available through the below article: 2674551 - Redirected mode is...
Date: 02/26/2012
Stop 0x50 on Windows 2008 R2 Failover Cluster
Greetings Cluster fans, John Marlin back for another go at it. I wanted to write something about...
Date: 10/24/2011
Windows 2003 Server Cluster and Access Denied Errors
Hello Cluster fans, I am back for another go at it. This one you will need to hark back to the days...
Date: 08/11/2011
Rights needed for user account when precreating a Cluster Name Object (CNO) on Windows Server 2008 R2 Failover Cluster
Greetings Cluster fans, John Marlin here again. In my previous blog, I explained what rights were...
Date: 06/22/2011
Recovering a Deleted Cluster Name Object (CNO) in a Windows Server 2008 Failover Cluster, Part 2
In the previous blog Chuck Timon had created, he explained how to recover your Cluster Name Object...
Date: 05/18/2011
Cluster Validation Error with Fiber Adapter
Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 has a validation test that needs to be run against all nodes confirm...
Date: 06/09/2010
Rights needed for user account to create a Cluster Name Object (CNO) on Windows Server 2008 R2 Failover Cluster
As discussed in previous blogs and articles, there is no longer a Cluster Service account in...
Date: 06/02/2010
Cluster Migration Wizard, is this the only way to migrate shares on a Cluster?
As everyone should know by now, the way to get your Windows 2003 Cluster Server to Windows 2008 and...
Date: 01/25/2010
Deleting a Cluster resource? Do it the supported way
The purpose of this posting is to explain the supportability of removing resources on a Cluster...
Date: 01/11/2010
Active Route Gets Removed on Windows 2008 Failover Cluster IP Address Offline
We have received calls adding static routes on Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering nodes and...
Date: 05/26/2009
What is a Microsoft Failover Cluster Virtual Adapter anyway?
A question often asked is, “What is the Microsoft Cluster Virtual Adapter and what can I do with...
Date: 02/13/2009
Sorting out some myths and facts concerning Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering
You may be wondering why, at this point in time, we are publishing a blog such as this. That is a...
Date: 01/26/2009