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Starting Out with Windows Server Core
01-05-2010 3:29 PM

When Microsoft announced the Server Core functionality of Windows Server 2008 a lot of people got very excited.  Server Core is essentially the functionality of a server OS without any of the bloat of either a regular server or workstation OS.  There is no graphical user interface (GUI) and it requires much fewer resources than the full installation... Read More...

by Mitch Garvis | with no comments

Filed under: Server 2008, Server, Server 2008 R2, Server Core, Archived

A Windows 2008 R2 Haiku!
12-17-2009 2:44 PM

I couldn’t believe it.  There is actually a contest to write haiku about Windows Server 2008 R2.  I used to write poetry, so I gave it a shot.  Here are MY entries, based on the two technologies that I use most often: Virtualize All / Hyper-V is the true path / Green are your servers Server Core Simple / Command Line saves resources / Your footprint... Read More...

by Mitch Garvis | with no comments

Filed under: Server 2008 R2, Haiku, Poem

A Brief Discussion of Security with Regard to Resource Over-Commitment in VMware
11-26-2009 4:45 PM

There are two schools of thought when it comes to physical memory over-commitment between virtual machines. The first school of thought is that it is a great way for virtual machines to leverage more memory than the host server actually has. the memory resources available to the Guest OS machines exceed the available resources of the host.  So: Host Server... Read More...

by Mitch Garvis | with no comments

Filed under: Virtualization, Article, Security, Server 2008 R2, Resource Over-commitment, VMware, Virtual Security

Creating a Multi-OS Installation USB Key
10-16-2009 1:14 PM

Back when I was a computer support technician I used to carry a binder of CDs and DVDs, including (but certainly not limited to!) every version and edition of Windows client and server.  This came in handy every time I replaced a hard drive because I could reinstall the OS without having to take it in to the lab. Fast forward to 2009. Earlier this year I... Read More...

by Mitch Garvis | 3 comment(s)

Filed under: MIcrosoft, Windows 7, Windows, USB Deployment Point, Article, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, Tim Mintner, Multiple-OS Deployments, Server 2008, Server, Servers, Business Desktop Deployment, Deployment Point, Deployment, Operating System, Server 2008 R2, Server Core, BDD, MDT, Client OS

Creating a new Domain Forest on Server Core
10-12-2009 1:04 AM

This article explains how to install a new domain forest on Windows Server Core, or in the Windows Server CLI (Command Line Interpreter).  I will not discuss any other option for RODCs, existing domains, child domains, and so on… there are a plethora of articles out there that describe those already. It astounded me the first (several) times I tried to create... Read More...

by Mitch Garvis | 1 comment(s)

Filed under: Article, Server 2008, Server, Servers, Operating System, Domain Controller, Steve Syfuhs, Server 2008 R2, dcpromo, unattend, Server Core, Forest, Domain, dcpromo.exe