Windows Server 8 Failover Cluster and Replica–Part 1

by Marin Franković on 24 January, 2012

Windows 8 Server brought lots of new and cool features to virtualization environment and I will show you two of those here. First of all, just small reminded that this is all done on Developer Preview version of server that can be downloaded from MSDN.

I will be using three server. One will be domain controller and iSCSI storage and two will be cluster nodes. First video explains how to create domain and add nodes to domain, since that part is changed slightly. There is no more dcpromo.exe command (there is but that is another story) and there are some configuration features that are not yet available in this release but may create problems (selection Windows 8 domain and forest mode).

Next step is to configure Hyper-V service on tow nodes that will be used in Failover Cluster later on.

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Microsoft Cloud Training and Certification free resources

by Marin Franković on 18 January, 2012

Cloud computing is one of the hottest technologies for IT professionals, developers, database professionals, and Information Workers today, and a continually growing trend in the IT marketplace.

"By 2012, 80% of Fortune 1000 enterprises will be using some cloud computing services; 20% of businesses will own no IT assets." — Gartner

Are you ready for the cloud? 

Microsoft has made available over 30 learning resources (eBooks, E-learning clinics, short videos (a.k.a. learning snacks), and MOC courses) on Microsoft’s Cloud Training and Certification webpage.

To name a few:

  • Understanding Microsoft Virtualization Solutions (eBook)
  • Introduction to SQL Server 2012 (eBook)
  • Microsoft® Office 365: Connect and Collaborate Anywhere, Anytime (eBook)
  • Introducing Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008 R2 (learning snack)
  • SQL Server 2012: Cloud on Your Terms (learning snack)
  • Introduction to Microsoft Windows Azure Platform (learning snack)


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Conferences ahead

04.01.2012

It is that time of the year again. Several conferences are coming up in couple of months (or later). By order of appearance here is a short description of each one: MVP Summit 2012, Seattle, USA. I will be attending as a participant. This one should be particular interesting since Windows 8 versions are nearing [...]

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

22.12.2011
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Office 365 deeper dive

10.12.2011

Here is another great release in production of IT Pro user group with coproduction of SharePoint user group. Igor Pavleković is taking deeper dive into Office 365 which became available in Croatia also just few days before this session. We had full house that day and our new wireless microphone proved to be good investment. [...]

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Hyper-V in Windows 8 Client & Server

15.11.2011

Besides improving of well known feature set from Hyper-V 2.0, Microsoft decided to enable this great technology on a client operating system, Windows 8. One major hardware request on client side is a support for SLAT. Interesting enough, SLAT is not required on server version of the OS. To check if your computer supports SLAT, [...]

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