Month: May 2020

How To Choose The Best Server for A Small Business In 2020

Pablo Villaronga | May 16, 2020 I think you’ll agree with me that choosing the best server for a small business can be a difficult process. With so many server types, processors, hard drive, and other options to choose from, it’s almost impossible to know where to begin. If you want to know how to…



Windows Server 2008/2008 R2 in-place upgrade to Windows Server 2019

Windows Server 2008/2008 R2 have reached the end of support from Microsoft as of January 14, 2020. Running an in-place upgrade on Windows Server 2008/2008 R2 will allow upgrading to newer versions of Windows Server. Let’s see what the process looks like to run a Windows Server 2008/2008 R2 in-place upgrade to Windows Server 2019….



Northwind database.

The Northwind database is a sample database used by Microsoft to demonstrate the features of some of its products, including SQL Server and Microsoft Access. The database contains the sales data for Northwind Traders, a fictitious specialty foods exportimport company. Open Access.Enter Northwind in the Search for Online Templates box, and then select Enter.On the…



Windows cluster across Azure zones

Now I’ve done quite a bit of work with clusters over the past 20 years – including Windows NT Cluster , Windows 2000, Windows 2003 , Windows 2008, Windows 2012 and Windows 2016 , but until this week I’d never built a windows cluster in Azure . I’d had applications run on them and knew…



Getting an excel list of all Azure Virtual machines

Now i don’t think i’m unique in getting frustrated that from some of the Azure portal screens there is no download as csv option or a more effective filter to show exactly what i want. A prime example which has annoyed me a few times is just getting a list of all my virtual machines…



Zone redundant linux cluster in Azure

Zone redundant linux cluster in Azure So I’m back to clustering again – as mentioned in previous blogs I’ve done this a lot on the past with HPUX/AIX/redhat/windows/oracle in various different forms but never with SLES and never with Linux in Azure until this past week.So here is my write up – hopefully this is…



Application proxy with AADDS and kerberos delegation

Application proxy with AADDS and kerberos delegation I know what you’re thinking – this is the worst name for a blog post ever…… (or possibly what has that picture got to do with any of this).This post is describing what the new kerberos constrained delegation (KCD) feature for Azure Active directory domain services (AADDS) makes…



FailoverClusters

FailoverClusters This reference provides cmdlet descriptions and syntax for all failover cluster-specific cmdlets. It lists the cmdlets in alphabetical order based on the verb at the beginning of the cmdlet. If these cmdlets aren’t available in your PowerShell session, you may need to add the Failover Cluster Module for Windows PowerShell Feature, using the following…



Prestage cluster computer objects in Active Directory Domain Services

Prestage cluster computer objects in Active Directory Domain Services Applies to: Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012 This topic shows how to prestage cluster computer objects in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). You can use this procedure to enable a user or group to create a failover…



Health Service in Windows Server

Applies to: Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016 The Health Service is a new feature in Windows Server 2016 that improves the day-to-day monitoring and operational experience for clusters running Storage Spaces Direct. Prerequisites The Health Service is enabled by default with Storage Spaces Direct. No additional action is required to set it up or…