Rob Costello : Windows Server 2008

Hyper-V Release Candidate

robcost — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:43:05 GMT

The Windows Virtualization Product Team have announce the Release Candidate of Hyper-V. Check out there post here...

http://blogs.technet.com/virtualization/archive/2008/03/19/hyper-v-release-candidate-is-here.aspx

From the article updated features include...

· Improved usability:

Partial localization support for Japanese and German.

Hyper-V Release Candidate is partially localized in Japanese & German. This means that when Hyper-V is enabled on Windows Server 2008 Japanese or German many of its text strings will appear properly translated. In other cases, text strings may still appear in English. Hyper-V will be fully localized in numerous languages at Hyper-V RTM...

Ability to enable Hyper-V RC on international locales.

The Hyper-V Release Candidate can now be enabled on international locales. (As opposed to previous versions which could only be enabled on an EN-US locale).

However, Hyper-V Release Candidate is only partially localized for Japanese and German. Thus, if you enable Hyper-V Release Candidate on any other language (such as Spanish, French, or Italian) it will appear in English. Hyper-V will be fully localized in numerous languages at Hyper-V RTM...

· Additional Guest OS support:

Hyper-V RC now includes support for Windows Server 2003 (x86) SMP

Hyper-V RC now includes support and integration components for Windows Vista SP1 (x86) and Windows XP SP3 (x86)

· Improved performance:

Hyper-V RC includes performance fixes for scalability and throughput for workloads

Hyper-V VMs using pass-through disks will see a substantial performance improvement over previous versions

Installing Hyper-V VMs via network (RIS/PXE/WDS) is greatly improved over previous versions

...and lots more...

Technorati Tags: Hyper-V,Windows Virtualization,Windows Server 2008

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Windows Server 2008 and Vista SP1 RTM!!!

robcost — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 09:58:06 GMT

Today we announced that Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista SP1 have RTM'd (Released To Manufacturing). Cool hey?

You can get the round up from the respective teams blogs here...

Server 08 - http://blogs.technet.com/windowsserver/archive/2008/02/04/windows-server-2008-rtm.aspx

Vista SP1 - http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsvista/archive/2008/02/04/announcing-the-rtm-of-windows-vista-sp1.aspx

I'm really excited about the Windows Server 2008 release, especially with Hyper-V now not far from release too. NAP, TS Gateway, Server Core, this is a very big release!!!

For all the Windows Server 2008 goodness, check out the product site here...

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/default.mspx

Technorati Tags: Windows Server 2008, Vista SP1, NAP, Server Core

Microsoft Deployment RC1 Now Available

robcost — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:25:46 GMT

Today we announced the Release Candidate 1 of Microsoft Deployment, which is the new name for the forth generation deployment Solution Accelerator.

This release continues to support Zero Touch Installation (ZTI) of desktop operating systems using Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 with the Operating System Deployment Feature Pack and adds new deployment and task sequencing capabilities for desktops and servers using System Center Configuration Manager 2007. Microsoft Deployment also continues to provide Lite Touch Installation (LTI) support without infrastructure requirements and adds capabilities for Windows Server 2003 and pre-release versions of Windows Server 2008.

It's available on Microsoft Connect, and you can sign up here... Microsoft Deployment Connection program on Microsoft Connect

For related information check out...

Desktop Deployment Center on Microsoft TechNet

Windows Server 2008 on Microsoft TechNet

System Center Configuration Manager on Microsoft TechNet

Technorati Tags: Microsoft Deployment, BDD

WSV Webcast

robcost — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 13:53:39 GMT

Jeff Woolsey and Edwin Yuen recently did a webcast (with WSV demo) for Windows Server Virtualization.

Check it out here...

TECHNET WEBCAST: EXAMINING VIRTUALIZATION WITH WINDOWS SERVER 2008 (LEVEL 300)
DATE: Thursday, September 27, 2007
TIME: 8:00 AM Pacific
EVENT ID: 1032351233
PRESENTED BY: Jeff Woolsey & Edwin Yuen
WWE REGISTRATION URL:
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032351234&Culture=en-US

Technorati Tags: Windows ServerVirtualization, Windows Server 2008

Windows Server Virtualization Preview FAQ

robcost — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 03:05:13 GMT

Jeff Woolsey has post a great FAQ on the new Windows Server Virtualization preview in Windows Server 2008 RC0.

Check it out here...

Virtualization CTP FAQ

Technorati Tags: Windows Server 2008, WSV

Windows Server 2008 RC0 available

robcost — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 04:22:00 GMT

Big news today, as Release Candidate 0 of Windows Server 2008 is out, and with it, the very first public release of Windows Server Virtualization (codenamed Viridian) as a customer technology preview.

With Windows Server Virtualization CTP, you will have the first chance to experience how you can leverage the scalability of hypervisor-based platform and features, including multi-processor guests, large memory allocation (more than 32 gigabytes per machine) and integrated virtual switch support.

To get you up to speed, there are some short demos here...

Windows Server 2008 Virtualization Webcast Express
Take a ten minute tour of Windows Server 2008 and the new virtualization capabilities. We’ll look at installation and setup, administrative tools, x64 guest support, multi-processor guest support and the new device virtualization architecture.
Everything you need to know about System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2007 in 10 Minutes
Come take a fast paced ten minute ride with Keith Combs as he does the whirlwind tour of SCVMM, the Library, Self Service Portal, PowerShell, and System Center Operations Manager 2007 with the Management Pack for Virtual Machines.
Undo is undone
Come take a ten minute tour of virtualization snapshot management in System Center Virtualization Machine Manager 2007. Undo disk and parent/child differencing disk technologies will be discussed and demonstrated as we look at the new way System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2007 manages state.

Technorati Tags: Windows Server 2008, Virtualization, Windows Server Virtualization, SCVMM