Archive for the ‘Windows 2008 SQL 2008 Cluster’ Category

Windows 2008R2 MSTDC Clustering how hard can it be. Linked SQL Servers (2011-9-27)

The DTC option is a simple feature just turn it on and it works eh yeh sometimes. but in advanced environments you need often some tweaks and how to’s The following errors are common on misconfiguration on the SQL Cluster / MSDTC source MSDTC encountered an error (HR=0×80000171)  Or if you are using linked SQL [...]

Microsoft sends invitations to testers for Windows 7, Server 2008 R2 SP1 (2010-6-24)

  You are receiving this invitation based on the quality of feedback you have provided on previous Windows programs and the Microsoft Windows release team would like you to participate in the Microsoft Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1) release program, to be available shortly, as announced at the Microsoft’s [...]

Deploying Remote Desktop Connection Broker with High Availability (2010-5-18)

  This guide is intended for IT professionals, and tells how to configure Remote Desktop Connection Broker in a failover cluster. The configuration provides users with access to personal virtual desktops or virtual machines in a virtual desktop pool through RemoteApp and Desktop Connection A failover cluster is a group of independent computers that work [...]

Windows Server 2008 R2 – Free eBook (2010-4-27)

It is an old item but handy to have. Fantastic new book hot off of Microsoft Press covering Windows Server 2008 R2. Excerpt from the book: “This book is targeted primarily at Windows server administrators who are responsible for hands-on deployment and day-to-day management of Windows-based servers for large organizations.” Chapter breakdown is as follows: [...]

Deployment part 1 (2010-4-8)

Lately I’m a bit busy with some offline project’s with large deployments and I think there is a good blog item in it but it takes some time to build it. Deployment is easy tools are every where but what tool do I need and what to use Not only Microsoft tools are here but [...]

Help reduce the cost and complexity of compliance with the IT Compli­ance Management Series for Windows (2009-11-13)

  Download the Beta releases, and take advantage of this opportunity to provide valuable feedback on these new compliance guides and resources for Win­dows® 7, Windows Server® 2008, and Windows Server 2008 R2. Download the IT Compliance Management Series for Windows – Beta at: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=56419 The Compliance Solution Accelerators team has just released valuable extensions [...]