Microsoft have released a script gallery on TechNet. This is a repository of various scripts and user submitted scripts. There is also a custom script search engine. Check it out! http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/en-us/
Windows Server 2008 R2 System Requirements
Windows Server 2008 R2 System Requirements To use Windows Server 2008 R2, you need:* Component Requirement Processor Minimum: 1.4 GHz (x64 processor) Note: An Intel Itanium 2 processor is required for Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Memory Minimum: 512 MB RAM Maximum: 8 GB (Foundation) or 32 GB (Standard) or 2 TB (Enterprise, Datacenter, …
Windows 7 & Server 2008 R2 Release timeline
August 7, 2009 Volume License customers with an existing Software Assurance license will be able to download Windows 7 RTM in English via the Volume License Service Center. The rest of the languages for Windows 7 RTM should be available within a couple of weeks after that. For more information you should checkout the Windows …
IP Information Powershell script
If you want an easy Powershell script to recieve IP Information for some workstations then this nice and simple powershell script should work nicely. It takes input from a file containing a list of the hosts and displays it in a nice output format $ComputerName = @{l="ComputerName";e={$_.__Server}} get-wmiobject -query "Select * FROM Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration WHERE IpEnabled=’TRUE’" …
Linux Integration Components for Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=ab7f4983-93c5-4a70-8c79-0642f0d59ec2 Overview When installed in a supported Linux virtual machine running on Hyper-V, the Linux Integration Components provide. Driver support for synthetic devices: The Linux integration components include support for both the synthetic network controller and synthetic storage controller that have been developed specifically for Hyper-V. These components take advantage of the new high-speed bus, …
Happy Birthday MS Active Directory
Dn: DC=redmond,DC=corp,DC=microsoft,DC=com whenCreated: 4/9/1999 7:49:12 PM Pacific Daylight Time;
Updated Cluster Management Pack for Operations Manager has been released
Grab it from here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=AC7F42F5-33E9-453D-A923-171C8E1E8E55&displaylang=en&displaylang=en Overview The Windows Server Cluster Management Pack provides both proactive and reactive monitoring of your Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 cluster deployments. It monitors Cluster services components—such as nodes, networks, resources, and resource groups—to report issues that can cause downtime or poor performance. Feature Summary Some of the …
NSA Security Guides
If you’re after a baseline for your OS Security then have a look at http://www.nsa.gov/ia/guidance/security_configuration_guides/operating_systems.shtml#microsoft This website contains Security guides for 2003 Server, Vista & XP from the NSA
Windows 7 IT Pro guides released
These documents include: 1) A What’s New in Windows 7 Guide, covering many new and changed Windows 7 features of interest to IT professionals, including DirectAccess, BranchCache and other networking technologies, VHD boot and other deployment technologies, and AppLocker, Biometrics, and other security technologies 2) A Windows 7 Manageability Overview Guide, covering the manageability improvements …
More Hyper-V docs
I found some more Hyper-V docs to read as well as some webcasts. Enjoy!! How Microsoft Designs the Virtualization Host and Network Infrastructure – http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc974012.aspx Best Practices for Deploying Virtual Machines by Using Hyper-V Virtualization Technology http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd578346.aspx