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Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 SCSI Driver Demystified

There seems to be a lack of information around the virtual SCSI driver in Microsoft Virtual Server 2005, or at least information that is easy to find so here are some tips on getting the most out of this driver and how it compares to the IDE driver. You don't have to have a physical SCSI card or...

Posted to The Daily Ramblings of an SMS Engineer (Weblog) by aclendenen on 10-07-2007
Filed under: Beta, Longhorn, News, Blog, Virtual Server, Virtual PC, ConfigMgr, Server 2008
Multicasting in Server 2008

Kevin is right, this has already been talked about , but he does a nice job of explaining the two types of multicasting. Two drawbacks to this however...First you cannot multicast across subnets, well you can but if your network supports this you are wide open to a SQL Slammer type of attack where one...

Posted to The Daily Ramblings of an SMS Engineer (Weblog) by aclendenen on 09-03-2007
Filed under: Active Directory, Group Policy, Packaging, Patching, Beta, Longhorn, News, Microsoft, SCCM 2007, OSD, SMSNomad Branch, OSD Plus Pack, ConfigMgr, Server 2008
Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008 Delayed

What is the status? Windows Server 2008, formerly Longhorn, will be delayed until Q1 of 2008 but will be available to SA and MSDN subscribers prior to RTM. SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008 are scheduled to be released with Server 2008 so I can only assume they will be delayed as well. Vista SP1...

Posted to The Daily Ramblings of an SMS Engineer (Weblog) by aclendenen on 08-30-2007
Filed under: Active Directory, System Center, Beta, Vista, Longhorn, News, Microsoft, SCCM 2007, NAP, ConfigMgr, Server 2008
Windows Server 2008 Launch Feb 27

Announced at the World Wide Partner Conference yesterday was the release date for Server 2008, which also coincides with the release of Vista SP1, Visual Studio 2008, and SQL Server 2008. This is the missing piece for NAP with Config Manager, as it will not work without it . The NAP client will also...

Posted to The Daily Ramblings of an SMS Engineer (Weblog) by aclendenen on 07-11-2007
Filed under: Vista, Longhorn, News, NAP
Microsoft Steps Up Its green Datacenter Campaign

June 4th, 2007 Microsoft steps up its green datacenter campaign Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 8:08 am Categories: Windows Server Longhorn , Windows server , Corporate strategy Tags: Data Center , Microsoft Windows Server , Server , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Corp. , Mary Jo Foley Green computing is a...

Posted to The Daily Ramblings of an SMS Engineer (Weblog) by aclendenen on 06-05-2007
Filed under: Longhorn, News, Microsoft
Longhorn Now Windows Server 2008

I don't know about this, I could not find a reference in the WinHec site regarding Windows Server 2008 and I don't read French... Longhorn Server: now Windows Server 2008 Mary Jo Foley writes: To next to no one's surprise, Microsoft is going to christen Longhorn Server "Windows Server...

Posted to The Daily Ramblings of an SMS Engineer (Weblog) by aclendenen on 05-11-2007
Filed under: Longhorn, News
Released - New Remote Desktop Connection (TSv6) for XP and 2003

So what is new in the Vista/Longhorn version of remote desktop? Multimontior support, true clipboard access, remote access through a gateway or firewall, and more. Get more info here . Brief Description Remote Desktop Connection (Terminal Services Client 6.0) provides a way to use any new Terminal Services...

Posted to The Daily Ramblings of an SMS Engineer (Weblog) by aclendenen on 11-28-2006
Filed under: Vista, Longhorn, News
MMS 2006 - Day 3 - SMSv4 (SCCM 2007) Beta 1 and Beta 1 Refresh Features

Presented by Josh Pointer and Michael Kelley IF YOU MISSED THIS SESSION MAKE SURE YOU ATTEND IT - THE SLIDES DO NOT DO IT JUSTICE YOU MUST SEE THE DEMOS!!! Included in Beta 1: (You may want to skip this section and get to the good stuff in Demo 1 below) Operating System Deployment (OSD) Software Updates...

Posted to The Daily Ramblings of an SMS Engineer (Weblog) by aclendenen on 04-26-2006
Filed under: SMS 2003, Packaging, Patching, Beta, Vista, Longhorn, News, Microsoft, MMS 2006
Day 1 - MMS 2006 - Part 2

This was a long day, I managed to get into four sessions and spend some time at SMS Expert booth talking with Dave. If you have not seen the new version of ESD make sure you stop by and check it out, they have done some great things with it. I was not able to make it to the get together at the Marriott...

Posted to The Daily Ramblings of an SMS Engineer (Weblog) by aclendenen on 04-25-2006
Filed under: SMS 2003, Scripting, Group Policy, Vista, Longhorn, News, Microsoft, MMS 2006

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