Data Center

Archive: 05-2012

• Network monitoring with the SevOne Performance Appliance

  Scott Lowe takes the SevOne network monitoring appliance for a spin and provides screenshots of the dashboards and alerts that you can use to monitor performance.

  Posted by Scott Lowe | May 30, 2012, 6:15 AM PDT

• How to re-direct Hyper-V snapshots with Windows Server 2012

  The virtual machine snapshot is one of the most versatile administrative tasks out there today. In this post, Rickatron shows how to select specific storage for virtual machine snapshots.

  Posted by Rick Vanover | May 28, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT

• How to achieve SSL offloading with Citrix NetScaler load balancers

  John Joyner shows how the Citrix NetScaler load-monitoring service works and explains the benefits that it offers.

  Posted by John Joyner | May 22, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT

• How to add USB devices to vSphere VMs

  Since vSphere 4, VMs can leverage USB devices. Rick Vanover shows how to connect a USB device to a vSphere VM.

  Posted by Rick Vanover | May 21, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT

• Upgrade paths to System Center 2012 Operations Manager

  John Joyner explains the various upgrade paths to System Center Operations Manager 2012 for current users of SCOM 2007 R2. Find out the options before you decide if it’s worth the effort...

  Posted by John Joyner | May 15, 2012, 10:55 AM PDT

• Use vSphere Client to determine number of paths to a datastore

  Ensuring that storage is properly provisioned is a key to a successful vSphere installation. Rickatron shows how to check the active number of paths for a datastore in this blog.

  Posted by Rick Vanover | May 14, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT

• Use ExDeploy to help plan your Exchange deployment

  Scott Lowe illustrates how the planning and deployment tool, ExDeploy, helps you get ready for your Exchange 2010 upgrade.

  Posted by Scott Lowe | May 9, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT

• Finding log events for Hyper-V on Windows Server 2012

  Hyper-V logs events for virtual machines, but the locations and processes may not be intuitive. Rick Vanover shows you where to look for logging info in Windows Server 2012.

  Posted by Rick Vanover | May 8, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT

• System Center 2012: Tighter integration between private cloud components

  New integration between System Center 2012 Operations Manager and Virtual Machine Manager enhances support and management of private clouds. John Joyner describes the new features.

  Posted by John Joyner | May 7, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT

• How to deploy SQL Server as a service to your private cloud

  John Joyner explains the time-saving procedure of deploying SQL Server as a service-oriented application via Microsoft’s Virtual Machine Manager.

  Posted by John Joyner | May 1, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT