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Posted by: Matt McSpirit, 7/6/2009

Part 3: RDS Connection Broker- Initial Installation & Configuration Welcome to part 3 in a 5-part series focused on Remote Desktop Services in 2008 R2! In these videos, Partner Technology Specialist, Matt McSpirit, from Microsoft UK, walks through the different areas of RDS, and in part 3, w... More...

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Posted by: Matt McSpirit, 7/6/2009

Part 5: RDP7 Deep Dive & User Experience Welcome to final part of the 5-part series focused on Remote Desktop Services in 2008 R2! In these videos, Partner Technology Specialist, Matt McSpirit, from Microsoft UK, walks through the different areas of RDS, and in Part 5, we take a look at RDP7... More...

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Posted by: Matt McSpirit, 6/24/2009

In the second of this 4 part series, we set up and configure a NetApp storage backend, to be used with a Hyper-V R2 Cluster. We install and configure the system using NetApp System Manager, and walk through Volume and LUN creation, and more... You can check out the remainder of this 4 part series, ... More...

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Posted by: Matt McSpirit, 6/16/2009

In this video, I'm joined by Steve Winfield and Pete Mason from NetApp, to discuss the value add that some of the NetApp storage technologies can bring to a Microsoft Hyper-V infrastructure. We explore the basics, but also look at some of the more advanced features like DeDupe and Thin Provisioning.... More...

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Posted by: Matt McSpirit, 6/16/2009

In the 3rd video, of this 4 part series, we validate, and build our Hyper-V R2 cluster, using the NetApp storage backend. We also create a few highly available Virtual Machines to run on our cluster. You can view the rest of the 4 part series, and more, here! More...

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Posted by: Matt McSpirit, 6/16/2009

In the final part of this 4-part series, we take a look at some of the key capabilities of the NetApp storage backend, with which our Hyper-V cluster is integrated. We look at the space savings achieved when using Thin Provisioning, DeDuplication and we also take a look at SnapShots. You can view t... More...

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Posted by: Matt McSpirit, 6/5/2009

This video takes a look at the new Cluster Shared Volumes capability in Windows Server 2008 R2, and explains the advantages you gain when it's enabled. It then goes on to show creation of 2 virtual machines, using CSV storage at the backend. More...

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Posted by: Matt McSpirit, 6/5/2009

In this video, we round off our look at clustering by performing a number of Live Migrations of different VMs, using both the GUI, and PowerShell, and then instigating a disruptive shutdown of a physical host, and observing the failover behaviour, automatically provided by Failover Clustering. More...

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Posted by: Matt McSpirit, 6/5/2009

This video walks through the installation of Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008 R2, and also looks at some of the key changes in this release, such as Processor Compatibility Mode, Core Parking, and more. Check out the whole series, here! More...

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Posted by: Matt McSpirit, 6/5/2009

This video looks at the new Dynamic Storage capability in Hyper-V R2, which enables the addition or removal of storage (VHD or Pass Through Disk) to/from a running virtual machine, with no downtime. More...

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