http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=ab7f4983-93c5-4a70-8c79-0642f0d59ec2 Overview When installed in a supported Linux virtual machine running on Hyper-V, the Linux Integration Components provide. Driver support for synthetic devices: The Linux integration components include support for both the synthetic network controller and synthetic storage controller that have been developed specifically for Hyper-V. These components take advantage of the new high-speed bus, …
Month: April 2009
Happy Birthday MS Active Directory
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Updated Cluster Management Pack for Operations Manager has been released
Grab it from here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=AC7F42F5-33E9-453D-A923-171C8E1E8E55&displaylang=en&displaylang=en Overview The Windows Server Cluster Management Pack provides both proactive and reactive monitoring of your Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 cluster deployments. It monitors Cluster services components—such as nodes, networks, resources, and resource groups—to report issues that can cause downtime or poor performance. Feature Summary Some of the …
NSA Security Guides
If you’re after a baseline for your OS Security then have a look at http://www.nsa.gov/ia/guidance/security_configuration_guides/operating_systems.shtml#microsoft This website contains Security guides for 2003 Server, Vista & XP from the NSA
Windows 7 IT Pro guides released
These documents include: 1) A What’s New in Windows 7 Guide, covering many new and changed Windows 7 features of interest to IT professionals, including DirectAccess, BranchCache and other networking technologies, VHD boot and other deployment technologies, and AppLocker, Biometrics, and other security technologies 2) A Windows 7 Manageability Overview Guide, covering the manageability improvements …
More Hyper-V docs
I found some more Hyper-V docs to read as well as some webcasts. Enjoy!! How Microsoft Designs the Virtualization Host and Network Infrastructure – http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc974012.aspx Best Practices for Deploying Virtual Machines by Using Hyper-V Virtualization Technology http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd578346.aspx
SQL Server MP update – 6.0.6569.0
The SQL 2000, 2005, and 2008 MP’s have been updated. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/opsmgr/cc539535.aspx Changes in this release, from 6.0.6460.0: Fixed performance issues caused by excessive CPU utilization and script timeouts from Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) queries in the following management pack discoveries: Discover SQL Server 2005 Database Engines (Windows Server), Discover SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services (Windows …