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Windows Server Print Server Management Pack for System Center Operations...
A new version 6.0.7004.0 of the MP for Print Servers I released. The new MP introduces support for Windows Server 2008 R2 and 2012 Print server. According to the download page the MP is supported in...
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Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Cookbook – Book Review
After reviewing the Packt Publishing books for two of the components for Microsoft Private Cloud – Configuration Manager and Service Manager now it is a time for a third component – Hyper-V.The book...
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How to enable and use Group Managed Service Accounts in Windows Server 2012
Here is a great article on Microsoft PFE blog on how to enable, set and use Group Managed Service Account.Filed under: Active Directory, Article, Microsoft, Software, Windows, Windows 8/Server 2012...
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New MP: System Center 2012 Monitoring Pack for Windows Server Backup
There is a new management pack on the horizon. For those who use Windows Server Backup they can now monitor it with SCOM 2012 or SCOM 2007 R2. Unfortunately it only supports Backup feature on Windows...
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New MPs: System Center 2012 Management Pack for Windows Server Hyper-V 2012...
It is here. Probably one of the most wanted and waited management packs – Windows Server Hyper-V 2012. On the download page the MP promises the following features: Management of critical Hyper-V...
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New MP: System Center 2012 Monitoring Pack for RemoteAccess 2012
Another management pack for monitoring Windows Server 2012 role is out. This new MP will monitor Remote Access only in Windows Server 2012. Also SCOM 2012 or later is only officially supported....
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Patching Windows Server 2012 Clusters with SCCM
I am sure everybody has faced the challenge with patching clusters. In Windows Server 2012 we have the feature Cluster-Aware Updating to help us with applying software updates. Unfortunately if you use...
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New MP: System Center Management Pack for WSUS on Windows Server 2012
Another MP that covers monitoring for role or feature from Windows Server 2012. This management pack monitors a role that I have seen being used in almost every Windows organization. You can download...
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Hyper-V Replica and Riverbed document
This document captures the results from the bandwidth optimization experiments conducted in the Microsoft® Engineering Excellence Center (EEC) lab by using the Riverbed Steelhead appliance WAN...
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Documentation: Cloud Infrastructure Solution for Enterprise IT
If you are designing Public, Private or Hybrid Cloud based on Windows Server 2012 and System Center 2012 SP1 this set of documents will be very useful for a starting point. They will offer you the...
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New MP: Windows Server Network Load Balancing Management Pack
Another management pack for Windows Server role or feature is updated. If you open the download link you will see that the page and the title says “Windows Server 2008 Network Load Balancing Management...
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New MP: System Center 2012 Monitoring Pack for Windows Deployment Services
One more management pack is released today by MSFT. This MP provides monitoring for Windows Deployment Services in Windows Server 2012. The MP is also supported on SCOM 2012 but I bet you can install...
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New MP: Windows Server Failover Clustering
This new version add support for Windows Server 2012 Failover Clustering. Along with the released in January management pack for Hyper-V the Failover Cluster MP is one of the most waited at least to...
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New Version: Insight Control for Microsoft System Center 7.2
Insight Control for Microsoft System Center is a package of integration kits that aim to integrate HP Hardware and Software with Microsoft System Center. Here is the description of these integration...
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Book Review: Windows Server 2012 Unified Remote Access Planning and Deployment
This is another book review. Windows Server 2012 Unified Remote Access Planning and Deployment book is about technologies I do not have so much experience with – DirectAccess and VPN. Even though I...
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Network Virtualization (NVGRE) in Windows Server 2012 May Not work if You Do...
Two of my colleagues were testing Network Virtualization these days and stumbled on some strange issue. They’ve setup two standalone Hyper-V hosts, installed System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager...
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Book Review: Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V: Deploying Hyper-V Enterprise Server...
These days I’ve managed to get my hands on another Hyper-V book and review it. These book reviews aim to give you more insight so you can make your mind if this book is for you. The books starts at a...
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Infrastructure-as-a-Service Product Line Architecture Fabric Architecture...
If you are working in one of those companies that are building IaaS there are two guides from Microsoft to help you with the basics. Check them out: Infrastructure-as-a-Service Product Line...
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Microsoft Virtual Academy: Migration to Windows Server 2012
If you are in the path to Windows Server 2012 migration MVA just published videos for you. The course is still not available on MVA site but you can watch the videos: Microsoft Virtual Academy:...
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Infrastructure-as-a-Service Technical Guidance for Hosting Service Providers
Microsoft published a guide for Hosting Service Providers that use or will use System Center and Windows Server. The guide just gives an overview from which you will be able to get the big picture on...
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