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Comment on Virtualizing your Domain Controllers by Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:12:30 +0000

I don’t entirely agree with the advice here. It does sound a little like the person who wrote it has done too much reading and not enough network infrastructure. More than one dc? Really? Are you serious talking of a business of 25 people, running on a tight budget, that they spend 1000 or so on a server just to replicate? And what if the AD database becomes corrupt, this could be months before you notice, replication would have taken place and now you have to rebuild anyway. So no, nice advice, but in the real world, in a small business, one DC with system state backed up will suffice. Only run DC on a server? Are you serious? On the whole domain controllers don’t actually do a lot, they authenticate, replicate, but once the log on/log off process has taken place they sit there, till the next replication. wow! what a waste of resources! contrary to belief dhcp and dns don’t require a lot. And what if you virtualise the other roles anyway? You still have it all running on one system, so whether it’s virtualised or not the effect is the same. Snapshots are great, but if the mainboard fails the system fails – virtual or not.

I recently went in to rebuild a network than had one server running ad, dhcp, dns, file server etc for over 200 people. Not one person ever complained the network was slow – this server was running 4gb of ram! I simply added another server and shared resources. In this example I did replicate, and there’s the problem, I only have two servers both acting as dc’s, I have to put the other roles somewhere! – even if I have a san attached it will still run through the server.

More than one server is great. Replication is great. Virtualisation is great. But budgets come first.

Comment on About by Bruce Fraser

Bruce Fraser — Tue, 14 May 2013 23:41:27 +0000

Hi Mitch,

We met on the airplane going from Toronto to Vancouver back at the end of April. When I saw you using your Nokia Windows 8 Phone, I commented about it not being able to sync with Outlook. You were shocked and said, “Of course it can.”
I replied, saying I would look up my source for that, and report back to you. Well, I’ve looked, and I admit defeat. I was sure it was even on Microsoft help site, but I can’t find anything at all like that. Indeed, I find the very opposite: instructions on how to do the sync.
Too bad for me: I’m pulling my hair out trying to do it on Android, without having to buy some expensive add-on software. How I miss Palm’s built-in compatibility!
Anyway, good for Microsoft hitting a winner on this one.

Comment on Windows Server 2012: More than Virtualization! by Patrice BONNEFOY

Patrice BONNEFOY — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:17:55 +0000

Very good

Comment on Server Manager: Manage multiple servers just got easier. by Canadian IT Pro Blog

Canadian IT Pro Blog — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:50:25 +0000

Windows Server 2012: Roles & Features…

A colleague asked me earlier today if I knew off the top of my head how many roles and features there…

Comment on Creating a Multi-OS Environment with Boot from VHD by Adrian Fiechter (@adrianfiechter)

Adrian Fiechter (@adrianfiechter) — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 12:05:08 +0000

The following free tool allows you to automate those steps:
http://www.fiechter.eu/blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=40&mobile=0

Comment on Converting an SD Card to Permanent Storage in Windows Devices by James

James — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 08:26:56 +0000

Awesome, thanks!

Comment on Server Manager: Manage multiple servers just got easier. by Windows Server 2012: Roles & Features | The World According to Mitch

Windows Server 2012: Roles & Features | The World According to Mitch — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:56:26 +0000

[...] than it was previously… either use the Add Roles and Features Wizard (See my article and video here). Or you can use Windows PowerShell (which is the preferred way to do it) by using the cmdlet [...]

Comment on Lock Screen in Windows Phone 8 by Mitch Garvis

Mitch Garvis — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 23:38:40 +0000

While I agree that anyone running Windows 7 may not need to upgrade, there are still a lot of people on Windows XP and for them it is time. As for iOS I strongly disagree, but that is not the point of the article

Comment on Lock Screen in Windows Phone 8 by Phil Smith

Phil Smith — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 21:43:31 +0000

I can’t say I am totally convinced by Windows 8 in any of the formats I have seen it in (phone or normal computer).

To me it has the feel of an intermediate operating system, a bit like Windows Vista.

The next version may be more polished, but for now I really don’t get why anyone would upgrade?

On the phone front why not just get an iPhone… Face it, IOS is better.

Comment on Memory Limits in Windows 8 & Windows Server 2012 by Ben McDougal

Ben McDougal — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:33:52 +0000

But before folks get too excited at cheap memory(16GB ecc cheaper than 6GB non-ecc [WTF]), remember to take into consideration what the MB supports per slot.

Comment on Failover Clustering: Let’s spread the Hyper-V love across hosts! by Patrick

Patrick — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 21:10:51 +0000

Hey there. Nice touch. Most people rush to get something printed. Thanks for taking the extra time to include the full documentation. In this case, what comes AFTER setting up the iSCSI SAN was the missing piece. Now I can start the real fun. That means I get to break it now…

Comment on About by Mitch Garvis

Mitch Garvis — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 18:43:15 +0000

Hi Paul,
Thanks for your interest! I do not publish my schedule but if you let me know where you are I will let you know when I will be close! -M

Comment on About by Paul

Paul — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:03:20 +0000

Hi Mitch

I see that you’re going to be in Hartford on April 10 to teach Auditing Virtualization. Is there a website with your schedule? I wanted to see where this class was going to be taught in the future. I just need to make arrangements with my company.

Thanks.

Comment on Virtualization: CPUs and Cores and Sockets… Oh My! by Mitch Garvis

Mitch Garvis — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:56:56 +0000

Thanks Jeff!

Comment on Virtualization: CPUs and Cores and Sockets… Oh My! by Jeff Loucks

Jeff Loucks — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:19:42 +0000

Liked the article Mitch

Comment on Clarity: MCSA vs. MCSE: the what and why by Mitch Garvis

Mitch Garvis — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 18:51:11 +0000

You do not have to take the exams in order, but as soon as you have completed the requirements for the MCSE you will also have the MCSA. These credentials are not experience-based, they are based on taking the exams.

Comment on Clarity: MCSA vs. MCSE: the what and why by BIG MOE

BIG MOE — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 18:47:49 +0000

Can i take the MCSE without taking MCSA.I have enough experience

Comment on The One Inch Punch Revisited… by johnvisiomvp

johnvisiomvp — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 14:15:51 +0000

Congratulations. I definitely would not say you cheated, more that you did not fully accomplish what you intended to do. Cheating requires a desire to deceive. You had none. Your “second” attempt was far more focused. The first had a lot of wasted energy. Your 1 inch punch is a work in progress. As with all discipline, perfection is never attained, we can always get better.
As to not being effective in combat, I disagree. The beauty of that manoeuver is that it does not telegraph your intentions, leaving your opponent no chance to counter. I had a fencing master who showed me how winning was all in small wrist movements rather than the Hollywood like manoeuvers he was famous for.

Comment on The One Inch Punch by The One Inch Punch Revisited… | The World According to Mitch

The One Inch Punch Revisited… | The World According to Mitch — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 13:00:15 +0000

[...] was astounded… Within hours of posting my video yesterday of my One Inch Punch I received dozens of likes and comments, both privately and in public. However one person [...]

Comment on TechEd 2013: Call For MCTs! by wesmacdonald

wesmacdonald — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:57:31 +0000

Sounds great…where do I sign