Installing Windows 2008 R2 Server Core
0If you’re reading this post, it means you already know what Windows Server Core is, so I don’t need to tell you is a Microsoft operating system without a graphical user interface. After installation all you have is a terminal console, so bye-bye Start Menu and Control Panel. I think is a great operating system which offers better security, small footprint, and low resource consumption. Not only you can use it as additional domain controller, web server, file server for your network but is also a perfect candidate for branch offices and Hyper-V hosts. (more…)
Clone virtual machines in Hyper-V
0As you know Hyper-V does not have an option to clone virtual machines, except when you use SCVMM. Because of this many admins need to use tricks so they don’t have to install and configure a new virtual machine from scratch every time they need a copy of Windows 7, or any other operating system. In this guide I’m going to show you two of the most popular ones, and they free. For this lab I have a Hyper-V server running on Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, and a Windows 7 machine (reference machine) for cloning called Windows.7.Enterprise. (more…)
Configure Internal Windows CA to issue SAN certificates
0A lot of companies these days are using SAN (Subject Alternative Name) certificates because they can protect multiple domain names using a single certificate. For example you can protect both www.mydomain.com and www.mydomain.org. If you are in a small environment and can’t afford a SAN certificate, you can use your internal Windows CA to issue this kind of certificates. (more…)
Convert VMware virtual machines to Hyper-V virtual machines
0I know that some of you out there have mixed virtual environments using Hyper-V and VMware, and I also know that allot of times you need to convert virtual machines from one platform to another. In this guide I’m going to show you how to convert virtual machines from a VMware platform to a Hyper-V platform using two products; one is free an the other one costs. The free one is called StarWind V2V Image Converter, and the paid one is Microsoft’s System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM). The version of SCVMM I am using for this guide is 2008 R2 with SP1. (more…)
Unable to perform the job because…SCVMM 2008 R2 Error 2606
0I was trying to do a V2V conversion using SCVMM 2008 R2, and during the conversion I canceled the job. Then the hell came over me, I could not remove the virtual machine from the host any more using VMM console. (more…)
Installing Exchange 2010 Edge Transport Server Role
0Exchange 2010 Edge Transport Server Role is for those individuals or companies that want an extra layer of protection for their Exchange servers. The Edge server is placed in a DMZ zone for routing messages in and out of the company, so the traffic will not directly hit your Exchange servers. It is also used for message filtering, spam protection and for other internet threats protection. I can tell you so much more about Edge server role but I’m afraid you will get bored, so I’m giving you this link to find out more information. (more…)
Creating and configuring an Exchange 2010 Database Availability Group (DAG)
0Those of you that come from Exchange 2007 will love the way High Availability for databases are done in Exchange 2010. No more Single Copy Clusters (SCC), Standby Continuous Replication (SCR), Local Continuous Replication (LCR), or Cluster Continuous Replication (CCR), is only Database Availability Group or DAG. Exchange database and log files are replicated over a private network to Mailbox member serves that are part of the DAG. If the active Mailbox server fails, clients are automatically redirected to another Mailbox server that holds a copy of the database. More information can be found on the Exchange 2010 product documentation. (more…)
Installing VMware vSphere 5 Web Client Server
0VMware vSphere 5 Web Client Server is a web management console for your vCenter infrastructure. Yes, you can configure and manage vSphere hosts and virtual machines in your vCenter infrastructure even if you are thousand miles away. Just open a browser, login in and you are good to go. In this guide I’m going to show you how to install the vSphere 5 Web Client Server on a Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. (more…)
Configure WSUS to use SSL
0You have WSUS in your infrastructure, and now you need to implement SSL because you want to be sure that your clients are connecting to the right WSUS server, the meta data is encrypted, or you are just curious to see how it’s done. Configuring WSUS to use SSL is a straight forward process, and all you need is a certificate, and some IIS configurations. For this guide I have a single WSUS server deployment in a single forest/domain environment running on Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. The certificate is issued by an internal Enterprise CA. Information on how to install an Enterprise Certification Authority can be found here. (more…)
Publish Outlook Web App (OWA) with TMG 2010
0Hi there, me again. Just a couple of days before, I had to publish Exchange 2010 OWA for a client; than I thought, why not make a guide on this blog and show you the steps. And here it is. In this post I will show you how to securely publish Exchange 2010 OWA to the internet using Forefront TMG 2010. All the action takes place in a single forest/domain environment, one Exchange 2010 SP1 with all the roles, TMG server is joined to the domain, and certificates are going to be issued by an internal Enterprise CA. (more…)
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