The following is the results of my lab environment’s upgrade of my first Hyper-V host from Windows Server 2012 to Windows Server 2012 R2. The following is the step-by-step experiences that I had upgrading my first host system to Windows Server 2012 R2. To start the installation I mounted the ISO for Windows Server 2012…
There is a whole slew of updated management packs which Microsoft has released. Information on the recent round of updated management packs is available at: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/16174.microsoft-management-packs.aspx. The summary of October updated management packs includes: SQL Server 6.4.1.0 10/14/2013 System Center 2012 Service Manager 7.5.3079.0 10/18/2013 System Center 2012 R2 Service Reporting 7.2.68.0 10/18/2013 Windows…
The following is the results of my lab environment’s upgrade from Virtual Machine Manager 2012 SP1 to Virtual Machine Manager 2012 R2. Please pardon any typos and the lack of polish on this blog post – my goal is to get the information out quickly based upon what I’ve seen so far. The first step…
From the outside this is an extremely logical question to ask an existing Microsoft MVP. If they are an MVP that means that somehow they got there and therefore they should know the process and others could follow the same process. There are several reasons however why this isn’t an easy question to answer: Each…
After an extremely bad co-presentation early on in my public speaking career I made the decision that I would not co-present again. By not co-presenting, the success or failure of the presentation was squarely on my shoulders – win or lose. Co-presenting is more work than doing a presentation on your own. This is counter-intuitive…
Two weeks ago I had the opportunity to speak at SCU DACH in Bern, Switzerland. This was extremely interesting for me especially since it was my first business trip overseas, and only my second time ever visiting anywhere in Europe. This blog post is a summary of my insights from the trip, some travel tips…
A little while back I did a blog post discussing how impressed I was with some reports which were available for VMware Host systems but aren’t available for Hyper-V Host systems entitled Oversized and undersized VMs plus one IT geek meltdown. The main purpose of the blog post was to a practical example of how…
Today’s the day! Travel has been coordinated, presentations have been prepared, demo’s have been configured (ok, mostly configured) and departure towards Switzerland starts for me this afternoon. This is my first time traveling over-seas as a public speaker so this is quite an exciting day for me. For those attending SCU DACH, here’s a couple…
System Center Central ran a contest for the best submissions for the ReSearch This feature and we had a lot of great entries! The following list is the contest submissions which were provided during the timeframe of this contest: Operations Manager Failed to Access the Windows Event Log by Cameron Fuller Power Shell Run…
SCU 2014! Its official – registration is now open for System Center Universe 2014, less than 160 days and counting! This year’s out-of-this world event will be in Houston, TX with hosted simulcast parties around the US. To see a list of participating cities and to register for the in-person or simulcast events, visit: http://systemcenteruniverse.com/venue.htm.…
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