How to Install Service Packs into a Cluster while also Minimizing Planned...
I answer this question often enough that I thought I should probably but a link to it in my blog. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/174799?p=1 This article tells you everything you need to...
View ArticlePoll – How often do you upgrade your Hypervisor?
I am curious to know how often people upgrade their hypervisors. Let me know what you think… Take Our Poll
View ArticleHyper-V Multi-Site Demo at Tech-Ed 2010 New Orleans
If you are at Tech-Ed in New Orleans this week make sure you stop by the Windows Server Failover Cluster booth in the Technology Learning Center and have a look at the multi-site Hyper-V cluster demo...
View ArticleMicrosoft Virtualization for VMware Professionals – Free Online Classes –...
Just one week after Microsoft Management Summit 2011 (MMS), Microsoft Learning will be hosting an exclusive three-day Jump Start class specially tailored for VMware and Microsoft virtualization...
View ArticleMicrosoft now officially supports the iSCSI Software Target 3.3 in production
Just a few weeks ago I wrote an article about how to configure the iSCSI Software Target 3.3 in a cluster environment. While it is great for labs and testing, up until today it was not supported in a...
View ArticleFailover Clustering & Hyper-V: Multi-Site Disaster Recovery
Here is a great video from a friend of mine and former MVP Cluster Lead, Symon Perriman. It looks like he is enjoying his new job as Microsoft product evangelist....
View ArticleWindows Server 8 Developer Preview will not support the Hyper-V Role while...
Unless someone knows a trick that I don’t, it doesn’t appear as if I will be able to test out some of the Hyper-V clustering features unless I identify some actual hardware for Windows 8. I had hoped...
View ArticleInstalling Windows Server 2012 RC on VMware Workstation Step-by-Step
With Windows Server 2012 RC being released just yesterday, I wanted to see if I could still install it on VMware Workstation as I had done with the Beta version before. The good news is that everything...
View ArticleConfiguring a #SANLess Hyper-V Failover Cluster with DataKeeper Cluster Edition
Q. What is a SANLess cluster? A. It is a cluster that uses local storage instead of a SAN. Q. Why would I want a SANLess cluster?A. There are a few reasons: Eliminate the cost of a SAN Eliminate the...
View ArticleHow to cluster SAP ASCS/SCS with SIOS DataKeeper on VMware ESXi Servers
This article describes the steps you take to prepare the VMware infrastructure for installing and configuring a high-availability SAP ASCS/SCS instance on a Windows failover cluster by using SIOS...
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