Data Center

Archive: 01-2012

• System Center 2012 licensing primer

  Scott Lowe breaks down the changes in the licensing structure for Microsoft System Center 2012. Here are some of the basics.

  Posted by Scott Lowe | January 31, 2012, 10:42 AM PST

• Storage vMotion virtual disk format options with vSphere 5

  New disk options make Storage vMotion tasks give vSphere administrators more control over virtual machine disk formats. Rickatron shows how in this blog post.

  Posted by Rick Vanover | January 31, 2012, 6:00 AM PST

• Eight steps to restore an individual Exchange 2010 mailbox with System Center Data Protection Manager

  Exchange admins often have to restore an individual mailbox rather than an entire database. John Joyner shows you eight steps to do this using PowerShell commands and Microsoft System Center DPM.

  Posted by John Joyner | January 30, 2012, 6:00 AM PST

• Manage your Windows systems remotely with PowerShell Server

  Derek Schauland shows you how to set up PowerShell Server, a tool that allows you to use SSH to remotely administer Windows systems through a command-line PowerShell interface.

  Posted by Derek Schauland | January 26, 2012, 6:00 AM PST

• Why the time is almost ripe for Solid State Disks in the data center

  Scott Lowe considers Gartner’s prediction that Solid State Disks (SSDs) will be popular in 2012. Prices are coming down and performance is good, but how reliable are they for the data center?

  Posted by Scott Lowe | January 24, 2012, 9:00 AM PST

• Using vSphere datastore view to see VMs inventoried on disk

  vSphere VMs can move around at a moment’s notice. In this blog post, Rick Vanover shows how to use a handy vSphere view to see where VMs live on datastores.

  Posted by Rick Vanover | January 23, 2012, 6:00 AM PST

• Microsoft's ECI may provide best options for virtualized environments

  Virtualizing and deploying VMs is the easy part; scaling the solution in a simple matter becomes the hard part. Rickatron offers one easy way to scale modern infrastructure.

  Posted by Rick Vanover | January 20, 2012, 11:51 AM PST

• Troubleshooting woes: Some tips all IT pros should remember

  Donovan Colbert describes a recent frustrating issue on a project that reinforced some of the tips IT pros should remember when troubleshooting technical problems.

  Posted by Donovan Colbert | January 17, 2012, 12:52 PM PST

• Are operational considerations overlooked in virtualization?

  Virtualization is a melding of many technologies and the operational aspect of this new technology may not be given enough attention, as Rick Vanover explains in this blog post.

  Posted by Rick Vanover | January 16, 2012, 6:00 AM PST

• Tidying up for the new year: Inventory, dispose, and clean

  The beginning of a new year is the usual time to tie up loose ends from the past year and clean the slate for the coming year. Here are Jerry Smith’s recommendations for tasks to consider.

  Posted by Jerry Smith | January 13, 2012, 12:00 PM PST