Many of you attended my launch events seeing the virtualization demos running on Hyper-V of Windows Server 2008 from my HP Compaq 6910P laptop wrote me showing a strong interest to try it yourselves. To run Hyper-V, you want to first make sure your hardware can support the technology by reviewing the Windows Server catalog. And for staying up with Microsoft virtualization technology, Microsoft virtualization site and Windows Virtualization Team Blog are great resources.
Event subscription has been one of the most requested server features by sys admins. Combined with task scheduling, this is a cost-effective and customizable tool to get a consolidated view of monitored activities and events in target servers, and timely issue alerts. In Windows Server 2008 subscribing and forwarding events with triggers to send out alerts can be done very easily as the following:
1. Create a subscription from Event Viewer.
2. Configure the subscription based on your requirements. The shown configuration settings are for demonstration and not necessarily recommended.
Select Computers
Select Events
Advanced settings
Make sure clicking User and Password and providing the user credentials.
3. Once configured, the subscription is listed as ready. Right-click to start running the task.
4. Now the subscribed events will be listed under the Forward Events log. Notice a subscribed event may take some time to show up in the log after it has occurred at a targeted server. If user credentials and minimizing the latency are specified, the forwarding should happen within a minute or so.
To schedule a task for sending out alerts upon the arrival of a subscribed event,
1. Start Task Scheduler from the Administrative Tools.
2. Configure the task based on your requirements. The shown configuration settings are for demonstration and not necessarily with recommended.
3. Once configured, the task is listed as ready. Right-click to start running the task.
Here are some of my upcoming engagements. Hope to meet you in person and in the air.
Windows Server 2008 Launch Events
04/29, Long Island, NY
05/13, Reston, VA
05/23, Baltimore, MD
06/03, Edison, NJ
We will mainly cover 3 of the 4 big investments Microsoft made in Widows Server 2008, namely solid foundation, Web, virtualization, and security. Other than Web technology briefly touched, we have planned 3 1-hour sessions to give you a good understanding of the new features and capabilities now you will have when running Windows Server 2008. As always, you will also receive all the goodies which I know are not what you are attending the event for. J
TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Windows Server 2008 (Part 19 of 24): AD RMS and AD FS (Level 200)
In my view, the 24 Hours series is a quick and cost-effective way to get yourselves trained on Windows Server 2008.
My 2 sessions to be delivered in TechEd 2008 for IT Pro at Orlando, FL
The Groove session is a continuation of my commitment to help customers understand what Groove is about. I will not discuss too much on the basics which has already been covered in my TechNet article (you can download it here), instead I would like to focus on the integration and talk about scenarios of employing Groove as an integral component of your entire collaboration solution.
Prototyping a collaboration solution is a challenge I am facing everyday when demonstrating business values added by various capabilities introduced by Microsoft technologies. With Hyper-V, the virtualization solution included in Windows Server 2008, there are new ways of building and managing a sandbox, and I thought it will be interesting and beneficial for IT Pros to share some of the best practices and exchange ideas.
1. Download, install, and bring up Microsoft Deployment Tool Kit.
2. Go to Documentation and click Office Deployment icon.
3. Click Office Project Plan.mpp.
Our team has been delivering Windows Server 2008 content and the following is a list of April’s webcasts. I recommend your reviewing of them as part of a daily or weekly training routine to bring your understanding of the features and capabilities offered by the product to a 300 level in a short and predictable period of time.
24 Hours of Windows Server 2008
Live Webcasts
TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Windows Server 2008 (Part 10 of 24): IIS 7.0 Diagnostics and Troubleshooting (Level 300)
Friday, April 4, 2008 9:30 A.M.–11:00 A.M. Pacific Time
TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Windows Server 2008 (Part 11 of 24): IIS 7.0 Web and Applications Support (Level 300)
Wednesday, April 9, 2008 9:30 A.M.–11:00 A.M. Pacific Time
TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Windows Server 2008 (Part 12 of 24): Migrating and Upgrading to IIS 7.0 (Level 300)
Friday, April 11, 2008 9:30 A.M.–11:00 A.M. Pacific Time
TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Windows Server 2008 (Part 13 of 24): Server and Print Management (Level 300)
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 9:30 A.M.–11:00 A.M. Pacific Time
TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Windows Server 2008 (Part 14 of 24): Windows PowerShell (Level 300)
Friday, April 18, 2008 9:30 A.M.–11:00 A.M. Pacific Time
TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Windows Server 2008 (Part 15 of 24): Windows Deployment Services and Microsoft Deployment (Level 300)
Wednesday, April 23, 2008 9:30 A.M.–11:00 A.M. Pacific Time
TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Windows Server 2008 (Part 16 of 24): Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Features (Level 300)
Friday, April 25, 2008 9:30 A.M.–11:00 A.M. Pacific Time
TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Windows Server 2008 (Part 17 of 24): Migrating to Active Directory Domain Services in Windows Server 2008 (Level 300)
Wednesday, April 30, 2008 9:30 A.M.–11:00 A.M. Pacific Time
On-Demand Webcasts
TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Windows Server 2008 (Part 01 of 24): Overview (Level 200)
TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Windows Server 2008 (Part 02 of 24): Server Virtualization with Hyper-V Features and Architecture (Level 200)
TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Windows Server 2008 (Part 03 of 24): Managing Hyper-V (Level 200)
TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Windows Server 2008 (Part 04 of 24): Presentation Virtualization with Terminal Services RemoteApp (Level 200)
TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Windows Server 2008 (Part 05 of 24): Terminal Services Gateway and Terminal Services Web Access (Level 200)
TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Windows Server 2008 (Part 06 of 24): Deploying and Migrating to Terminal Server (Level 200)
TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Windows Server 2008 (Part 07 of 24): IIS 7.0 Overview and Architecture (Level 200)
TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Windows Server 2008 (Part 08 of 24): IIS 7.0 Advanced Management (Level 200)
TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Windows Server 2008 (Part 09 of 24): IIS 7.0 Centralized Configuration (Level 300)
Group Policy On-Demand Webcasts
TechNet Webcast: Group Policy Fundamentals (Part 01 of 14): Introduction to Group Policy (Level 200)
TechNet Webcast: Group Policy Fundamentals (Part 02 of 14): Applying Group Policy (Level 200)
TechNet Webcast: Group Policy Fundamentals (Part 03 of 14): Creating and Editing Group Policy Objects (Level 200)
TechNet Webcast: Group Policy Fundamentals (Part 04 of 14): Managing Group Policy with GPMC (Level 200)
TechNet Webcast: Group Policy Fundamentals (Part 05 of 14): Managing Group Policy Operations with the GPMC (Level 200)
TechNet Webcast: Group Policy Fundamentals (Part 06 of 14): Group Policy Processing Behavior-Initial Processing of GPOs (Level 200)
TechNet Webcast: Group Policy Fundamentals (Part 07 of 14): Group Policy Processing Behavior-Using Objects to Affect GP (Level 200)
TechNet Webcast: Group Policy Fundamentals (Part 08 of 14): Group Policy Administrative Templates (Level 200)
TechNet Webcast: Group Policy Fundamentals (Part 09 of 14): From Basic to Advanced: Security (Level 200)
TechNet Webcast: Group Policy Fundamentals (Part 10 of 14): From Basic to Advanced: Security Templates and IPSEC (Level 200)
TechNet Webcast: Group Policy Fundamentals (Part 11 of 14): Designing and Planning Group Policy (Level 200)
TechNet Webcast: Group Policy Fundamentals (Part 12 of 14): Managing Your Group Policy Environment with GPMC (Level 200)
TechNet Webcast: Group Policy Fundamentals (Part 13 of 14): Troubleshooting Group Policy (Level 200)
TechNet Webcast: Group Policy Fundamentals (Part 14 of 14): Group Policy Best Practices (Level 200)
Active Directory
On-Demand Webcasts
TechNet Webcast: Active Directory Inside Out (Part 01 of 11)—Active Directory Logical Concepts—Level 200
TechNet Webcast: Active Directory Inside Out (Part 02 of 11)—Active Directory Physical Concepts—Level 200
TechNet Webcast: Active Directory Inside Out (Part 03 of 11)—Active Directory Replication and the Operations Masters Role—Level 200
TechNet Webcast: Active Directory Inside Out (Part 04 of 11)—Installing and Managing DNS—Level 200
TechNet Webcast: Active Directory Inside Out (Part 05 of 11)—DNS Features and Configuration—Level 200
TechNet Webcast: Active Directory Inside Out (Part 06 of 11)—Interoperability and Migration from Novell Directory Services—Level 200
TechNet Webcast: Active Directory Inside Out (Part 07 of 11)—Migrating File Resources from NetWare to Active Directory 2003—Level 200
TechNet Webcast: Active Directory Inside Out (Part 08 of 11)—Deployment and Interoperability with NT 4.0 and Windows 2000—Level 200
TechNet Webcast: Active Directory Inside Out (Part 09 of 11)—Administration Features—Level 200
TechNet Webcast: Active Directory Inside Out (Part 10 of 11)—Replication Features and Forest to Forest Trusts—Level 200
TechNet Webcast: Active Directory Inside Out (Part 11 of 11)—Group Policy Management Console and Software Restriction—Level 200
I have recently met many with the same questions on Groove and thought here to share my answers. If you woudl like to know more technical information about Groove, recommend starting with my TechNet article, J
Get into the Groove: Solutions for Secure and Dynamic Collaboration
to get a technical overview, followed by reviewing the content at
Groove Advisor and Groove Tech Center
Groove Advisor is closely monitored by Microsoft Groove product group and many seasoned Groove veterans. It is a great resource to find out more on Groove.
When deploying Groove Server on site, does one need to deploy both Groove Server Manager and Groove Server Realy?
For a Groove Server Relay to be associated with a Groove Server Manager (which is the root CA of a Groove Domain) and serve Groove accoutns issued by this Groove Server Manager, one will need to, from the Realy, request a certificate from the Groove Server Manager as required by Groove PKI. Operationally this can be done from Groove Server Manager console when setting up a Relay Set, or Groove Server Realy configuration applet. Either way, one will need to have an admin access to an intended Groove Server Relay. Not to mention, it is my undersatnding for an on-site Groove server deployment, Microsoft Product Support and Services supports only when both Groove Server Manager and Groove Server Relay are deployed.
Does a Groove Server keep all workspaces for all clients?
Not at all. All Groove workspace content are replicated and stored at the client side. For instance, if three are 10 members in a workspace, there are total 10 copies of the content and each member has a copy of the workspace encrypted and stored locally. Groove can and will automatically sync workspace content for a member when a client-to-client or a client-to-relay connection is established. Groove Server Realy holds message queues for assigned users to temporarily store Groove messages (deltas, IM, etc.) when applicable, i.e. a client-to-client connection is not establishable, while a client-to-relay conneciton is. And these temporarily stored messages are permanently deleted once consumed by an intended recipient when connecting to the Relay. Groove Server Manager, on the other hand, provides a web interface for administering a Groove domain and stores only account configuration data in an associated SQL backend.
How can a Groove user back up all files in all workspaces?
While highlighting a workspace in Groove Launchbar, right-click and Save As, and Archive. This will save the content of a workspace by default at Groove Workspace Archives in a user’s Domument folder.To know more about Groove’s backup options, please review this whitepaper.
Should a Groove Server Relay be accessible from Internet? Which ports does it use?
Yes. Groove Realy Server is to provide a rendezvous point such that a sender and an intended recipient can exchange messages (here all Groove data are considered as messages) without the need to be on line at the same time, or within the same (IT) organizational boundary.
A Groove client can establish a connection with a Groove Server Relay (which never initiates a connection to client) via the following ports, in order of preference,
· 2492, if open, with SSTP (Simple Symmertric Transmission Protocol) (See 917165)
· 443, if open with connection to proxy is allowed, with SSTP (Notice Groove uses SSTPon 443 and not SSL as described by 917165)
· 80 with HTTP
So, at least opening port 80 is necessary.Notice port 80 is also iused by a client to contact Groove Server Manager, when applicable.For more information, review Groove Security Architecture and Planning and Architecture for Office Groove Server 2007.
Putting A Groove Relay with no interface to Internet means that the Realy will relay traffic in only Intranet, in such case IPsec and domain/server isolation can take care of the network/connection security while AD and NTFS can manage access control, SharePoint in this scenario is the right and best solution for all intranet only collaboration.
http://secondlife.com/
I see the concept is neat, yet scary at the same time. As technology advances, a virtual world can be very real with many sociological and psychological effects and impacts on what we believe and how we behave, or collectively speaking, our core values in the real one. I don't necessarily suggest it is, or will always be a bad influence. Good or not, we each will have to make a judgment. The 2nd Life seems like a video game, possibly lasting a life time, in which you make your own character and personality. Sort of you produce your own version of Truman Show. I am not sure when one has a 2nd Life, how that is going to impact the one's and the rest of our 1st lives.
http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2008/ts_040208.html
There is a Microsoft’s version of this called Roundtable. No doubt has virtualization come to our lives. It makes the physical distance insignificant and brings people altogether in a virtual environment. Like email and many other technologies, virtualization is supposedly bringing us closer. Well it actually does in many ways. At the same time, personally I also feel people are never farther before and it seems we have somehow become more than ever isolated and polarized.
Yes, it is happening. Ecma Office Open XML Document Format appears to win approval as an ISO/IEC Standard. And ISO and IEC have approved Office Open XML document format standard. Open XML offers great opportunities in the areas of file and data management, data recovery, interoperability with line-of-business systems, and the long-term preservation of documents. The separation of Open XML markup, schemas, and data makes it possible to report information from various applications and systems without translating the information first.
Why IT decision makers care about Open XML? Here are media briefings and a technical discussion on Microsoft Office 2007 Open XML File Formats.
The long-waited application compatibility webcast series has just been shceduled. The presenters are all well recognized subject matter experts within Microsoft and in the IT industry. This is in my view the most cost-effective way regarding both time and money to get your deployment team trained on VIsta applicaiton compatiility in a short period of time. I recommend, as your team finishing a session, using the following few days to review your Vista deployment scenario with what is discussed in the session, and setting your goal to develop and execute your "Application Compatibility in 90 Days" plan.
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