16 avril 2009

Master VCP! How cool does that sound?The VCDX, as cool as it is, is specifically targeted at a solution architect level. It is not for everyone. What should be for all of you is a “next” level. This “Master VCP” certification is something that we are working very hard on being able to provide soon. It would involve being a VCP, then taking the Enterprise Administration Exam, which is part multiple choice, part practical. That exam has limited scalability at this point, and we can’t roll out this certification until we resolve that... [Lire la suite]

Microsoft began to distribute Windows Internet Explorer 8 as a high-priority update through Automatic Updates for Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2), Windows XP with Service Pack 3 (SP3), Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 (SP2) for x64 and x86, Windows Vista for x64 and x86, Windows Vista with Service Pack 1 (SP1) for x64 and x86, and Windows Server 2008 for x64 and x86. For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 users, Automatic Updates (AU) will notify you when IE8 is ready to install. You... [Lire la suite]

A lot of people have asked me what happens “under the covers” when they delete a snapshot.  Unfortunately, the answer is relatively complicated as there are multiple things that could happen. As previously discussed – a snapshot is composed of a configuration file, saved state files and differencing disks (AVHDs).  When you delete a snapshot the snapshot configuration file and saved state files are always deleted immediately – and the snapshot entry is removed from the user interface. What happens to the AVHD depends... [Lire la suite]

Microsoft licensing policies for Windows Server Terminal Services, including the new components that are included in Windows Server 2008, require that in addition to a Windows Server Client Access License (CAL), Microsoft® Core CAL Suite, or Microsoft Enterprise CAL Suite, you must acquire a Windows Server 2008 TS CAL for each user or device that directly or indirectly accesses the server software to interact with a remote graphical user interface (using the Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services functionality or other technology). ... [Lire la suite]

Supported upgrade paths (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd379511.aspx) The table below shows which Windows operating systems can be upgraded to which editions of this release of Windows Server 2008 R2. Note the following general guidelines for supported paths: In-place upgrades from 32-bit to 64-bit architectures are not supported. All editions of Windows Server 2008 R2 are 64-bit only. In-place upgrades from one language to another are not supported. In-place upgrades from one build type (fre to chk, for... [Lire la suite]