Whats new in Windows Server 2012 R2

all overview : Technet

• TechNet - What's New for SMB in Windows Server 2012 R2
• TechNet - Virtual Hard Disk Sharing Overview
• TechNet - What's New in Failover Clustering in Windows Server 2012 R2
• TechNet - What’s New in Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012 R2

System Center 2012 R2 - Orchestrator Component Add-ons and Extensions

New integration Packs for Orchestrator 2012 R2 were released

donwload here

Hyper-V Managemen Pack MP for System Center Operation Manager 2012 and 2012 SP1

With this community driven MP for Hyper-V you can go deeper with System Center Operation Manager.

• VMs Integration Services Version monitor
• Hyper-V Replica Health Monitoring Dashboard and States 
• SMB Shares I/O latency monitor  
• Hyper-V Hypervisor Logical processor monitoring
• Hyper-V Hypervisor Virtual processor monitoring
• Hyper-V Dynamic Memory monitoring
• Hyper-V Virtual Networks monitoring
• NUMA remote pages monitoring
• SLAT enabled processor detection
• Hyper-V VHDs monitoring
• Physical and Logical Disk monitoring
• Host Available Memory monitoring
• Stopped and Failed VMs monitoring
• Failed Live Migrations monitoring

Link to Codeplex

What's new in System Center 2012 R2

System Center 2012 R2 App Controller
System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager
System Center 2012 R2 Data Protection Manager
System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager
System Center 2012 R2 Orchestrator
System Center 2012 R2 Service Manager
System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager

To use Powershell to download all SC 2012 R2 preview VHDs ...use vniklas blog

Install DPM on a Cluster / Node

is not supported

Read this : link

Default cluster sizes for NTFS

What is the standard Block size for NTFS ?
link 

Windows Server 2012 Failover Cluster and Hyper-V Hotfix List

Do you know this moment: Are all patches deployed by WSUS for my Cluster, or are this event log entries from a bug ?


Actual Hotfixes:

KB 2799728 Virtual machine enters a paused state or a CSV volume goes offline when you try to create a backup of the virtual machine on a Windows Server 2012-based failover cluster

v1 dont install: there are a lot of memory leaks reported
v2 intermediate version but not final: link for the new KB 2813630 but be aware of ODX and disable it if you need to ! There are still errors with v2
Please follow this forum link we expect a v3 stay tuned. "The Windows team is investigating other issues found during testing and not included in this release.  However they wanted to get this fix published since the memory leak issue is fixed and provide immediate relief"
v3  new release from Microsoft :Update that improves cluster resiliency in Windows Server 2012 is available will replace v2 (KB2813630) with v3 (KB 2838669)
v4 the KB2838669 was replaced with KB 2870270

One other thing to think about is that a LUN (CSV) created under Windows 2008R2 should not be used. Create a new LUN (CSV) with Windows Server 2012 (R2)

1. Open a Windows PowerShell session as an administrator.
2. Check whether ODX is currently enabled (it is by default) by verifying that the FilterSupportedFeaturesMode value in the registry equals 0. To do so, type the following command:
   Get-ItemProperty hklm:\system\currentcontrolset\control\filesystem -Name "FilterSupportedFeaturesMode"
3. Disable ODX support. To do so, type the following command
   Set-ItemProperty hklm:\system\currentcontrolset\control\filesystem -Name "FilterSupportedFeaturesMode" -Value 1

KB2796995 ODX Fix for Microsoft Server 2012 link

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Microsoft cluster Patch that is released for Windows Server 2012 Part1 link

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Failover Cluster Patches Part 2 link
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Patches link
Microsoft Windows Server 2008R2 Hyper-V Patches link

Windows Server 2012 R2 / System Center 2012 R2 Preview released

Download your Testversion incl. Key here:
Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview

Download your System Center 2012 R2 Preview here:
System Center 2012 R2 Preview

Download Windows Azure Pack here:
Download Windows Azure Pack

Microsoft Private Cloud Fast Track Information Updated for Windows Server 2012 and System Center Service Pack 1

The Fast Track Information was updated to Windows Server 2012 and System Center Service Pack 1

The Download starts here:
Infrastructure-as-a-Service Product Line Architecture Fabric Architecture Guide
Infrastructure-as-a-Service Product Line Architecture Fabric Management Architecture Guide
Infrastructure-as-a-Service Product Line Architecture Deployment Guide

Get TAG from DELL Products

Want to see the DELL TAG Number ? open your CMD and past in the following Command:

wmic bios get serialnumber

 

Hyper-V Migration Script 2008R2 to 2012

Found that perfect Hyper-V 2008 V2 to Hyper-V 2012 V3 migration script:
link

Important Changes to Forefront Products

These Forefront products are discontinued :

• Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server (FPE)
• Forefront Protection 2010 for SharePoint (FPSP)
• Forefront Security for Office Communications Server (FSOCS)
• Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 (TMG)
• Forefront Threat Management Gateway Web Protection Services (TMG WPS)

more link

Delete an IP-Pool in VMM 2012

If you want to delete an IP Pool in VMM 2012 theres an error telling you to delete first all IP Adresses


So you can find them with:

get-SCIPAddress

and delete them with :


$ip = get-scipaddress –IPAddress “192.168.2.116”

$ip | revoke-scipaddress

Bios Version Hyper-V

If you want to figure out on which Hyper-V Plattform your VM is running 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2012 , you can use this litte Powershell Lines.

This is important if you deploy Systems with a 3rd Party Software in an heterogeneous environment like vmware, hyper-v V2 or hyper-v V3. So you have to check the VENDOR ID and the BIOS ID to figure out the underlaying hypervisor plattform.

Hyper-V Bios Versions:
VIRTUAL - 3000919 Hyper-V 2008 R2 V2
VIRTUAL - 9001114 Hyper-V 2012 beta
VIRTUAL - 5001223 Hyper-V 2012 V3

Powershell:
$BIOS = Get-WmiObject Win32_bios
$BIOS.Version

System Center 2012 Monitoring Management Pack for Microsoft Windows Server 2012

Now for all the System Center 2012 SP1 beta Operation Manger installations out there, the Management Pack for Windows Server 2012
download link

for all operation Systems (Server Microsoft) link





further Management Pack for:

Hyper-V 2012 MP: link
Power Management Server 2012 : link
File and iSCSI Server 2012: link 
Internet Information Services 8 : link
AD Certificate Services: link

How to install System Center Operation Manager 2012 SP1 (beta) for DELL Server

The Link to MS here

Memory for the Server:
more or equal 4 GB 

To Install SC Operation Manager SP1 you need the following

1. OS Server 2012
2. SQL Server 2012 (SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS)
3. Running SQL Agent Service

What to download:

Microsoft Report Viewer 2010 Redistributable Package

DELL PowerEdge Driver

link to DELL FTP Server

link to all DELL Driver/Firmware FTP

Hyper-V Virtual Disks VHDX technical whitepaper

Everything you want to know about VHDX

SP1 Beta Server 2012 for SystemCenter 2012 UPDATE**

Update ** Beta Released

link

Update * System Center 2012 SP1 CTP2 Now Available

 Download Link

Server 2012 mit SystemCenter 2012 / HyperV mit Server 2012 und VMM 2012 nutzen


This Community Technology Preview (“CTP”) enables System Center customers to jointly evaluate System Center 2012 and Windows Server “2012” Beta. Customers should use this CTP for their evaluations of Windows Server “2012” beta, and to provide Microsoft with feedback on both products. The CTP includes updates to the Virtual Machine Manager and Data Protection Manager components of System Center 2012.

Link (Software)

Link (Documentation)

Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 8

For those who want to administrate your windows server 2012 with windows 8, here is the RSAT
download

Linux Integration Services Version 3.4 for Hyper-V (update)

new Version 3.4 download 

 - fixed installer issue for new Linux Kernel

New Max and Mins for Hyper-V Cluster with Server 2012 Final

The number of VMs per cluster rised up to 8000 with the final release

Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter Solution Accelerator

New Version of the VMC was released.
link

Windows 8 und Server 2012 Released *update 3

(update 3)


Welcome to Windows Server 2012 ! It is released !

download

MSDN Customer can download it NOW !

(update 2)

Windows server 2012 wird am 4.September offiziell vorgestellt

Windows Server 2012 kommt früher als erwartet auf den Markt (jetzt: September 2012)

http://blogs.technet.com/b/windowsserver/archive/2012/07/09/windows-server-2012-final-release-timing.aspx

Windows 8 wird Ende Oktober 2012 komplett verfügbar sein.

http://windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/bloggingwindows/archive/2012/07/09/upcoming-windows-milestones-shared-with-partners-at-wpc.aspx