SMB 3.0 Multipath over Nic Team in Windows Server 2012

During Testing with Windows Server 2012 and reading a lot of slides from TechEd 2012, SMB 3 Multichannel over a Team should work. So I stated my Tests.  First of all two recommondations for a SMB 3 Multichannel:
- Normal TEAM will not support a SMB 3 Multichannel
- RSS must be enabled on the TEAM

DPM 2012 CTP2 Direct IO ohne CSV redirected Modus

Windows Server 2012 unterstützt jetzt direct IO beim Backup vie DPM 2012. Das bedeutet das die CSV während des Backups nicht in den redicted Modus fällt. Das festlegen der Protection Group bei DPM 2012 erfolgt unter dem Reiter "Protection" dann "New" beim Auswählen der VM's darauf achten das die VM "online" ist. SCAPP12 ist online und wird als "Using Child Partition Snapshop" markiert. (Siehe Selected Member). SCSM12-2 ist offline und wird wie bisher via CSV redicted gebackuped.

System Center 2012 Visio MP Designer

Visio erweiterung für Operation Manger 2012 CTP1 V.1.0
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TechNet Gallery - Resources for IT Professional

aktuelle Powershell Scripts und Artikel
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Service Provider Foundation Update for Service Management

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Microsoft Hosting link

Dokumentation: link

Add iSCSI Multipath to an running iSCSI Connection with Server 2012

If you are running an iSCSI Connection you have to install the Feature: Multipath I/O

no restart required.

Cluster Error 1194

When adding a Replica Broker to the Cluster the Ressource will not go online. The Reason is, the Cluster tries to create a computer Object in that OU where the first Cluster Computer Object is : Domain OU: Computers.
Move Cluster Account Temp. to computers, add Broker, ready ...

update: another failure will appear when the Broker is unable to register name in DNS

Entfernen eines verwaisten Domain Controllers

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Security Risk and Management Guide

etwas älterer Guide aber sehr lesenswert
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Hyper-V vs. VMware Calculator from Microsoft

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Solution Accelerators von Microsoft

link zu allen Solution Accelerators
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Hyper-V 2008 Hardening Guide

Für alle die eine Hyper-V Umgebung besitzen oder planen ist das eine gutes Hardening Dokument.
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Clone VM's with Server 2012 Hyper-V 3.0 while running

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Weitere Test LABs für Windows Server 2012 und Client 8 * update

Weitere Testlabs für Windows Server 2012 und Windows Client 8 findet ihr hier
update * sowie neue hier
Den Link für den allgemeinen Microsoft Test LAB Blog hier

VDI LINK



The TLGs for Windows Server “8” Beta are the following:

• Test Lab Guide: Windows Server “8” Beta Base Configuration
• Test Lab Guide: Demonstrate DirectAccess Single Server Setup with Mixed IPv4 and IPv6 in Windows Server "8" Beta 
• Test Lab Guide: Demonstrate DirectAccess Simplified Setup in an IPv4-only Test Environment in Windows Server "8" Beta
• Test Lab Guide: Deploying Remote Desktop Licensing in Windows Server "8" Beta
• Test Lab Guide: Demonstrating DHCP Failover in Windows Server "8" Beta
• Test Lab Guide: Demonstrate Virtualized Domain Controller (VDC) in Windows Server "8" Beta 
• Test Lab Guide: Demonstrate Printing in Windows Server "8" Beta
• Test Lab Guide: Demonstrate Remote Desktop Services in Windows Server "8" Beta 
• Test Lab Guide: Demonstrate Remote Desktop Services Desktop Virtualization in Windows Server "8" Beta 
• Test Lab Guide: Demonstrate IP Address Management (IPAM) in Windows Server "8" Beta 
• Test Lab Guide: Demonstrate DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) in Windows Server "8" Beta 
• Test Lab Guide: Demonstrate ADDS Simplified Administration in Windows Server "8" Beta 
• Test Lab Guide: Demonstrate High Availability Printing in Windows Server "8" Beta
• Test Lab Guide: Deploying an AD CS Two Tier PKI Hierarchy