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Archive: 10-2012

• Achieving Highly Available DirectAccess (HA DA) with Windows Server 2012

  John Joyner demonstrates how to deploy two Windows Server 2012 VMs in a high available DA server configuration.

  Posted by John Joyner | October 30, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT

• Set DNS name of ESXi hosts for easy IQN naming

  If vSphere administration will engrain one thing in your mind, it’s the importance of consistency. Rickatron shows a tip in this post to set host configuration consistency for iSCSI networks.

  Posted by Rick Vanover | October 29, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT

• How to install Windows Server 2012 on HP ProLiant Servers

  John Joyner shows you the steps you need to take to successfully install Windows Server 2012 on HP ProLiant servers. Here are tips on HP drivers and utilities, firmware and software updates, and...

  Posted by John Joyner | October 23, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT

• How to create a quota template in Windows Server 2012

  Scott Lowe illustrates how to create quota templates that allow you to apply storage limits across folders in Windows Server 2012.

  Posted by Scott Lowe | October 22, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT

• I'll take my Windows 8 To Go, please

  Derek Schauland shows you the steps to follow to create and configure Windows To Go media, a portable, fully functional Windows 8 environment.

  Posted by Derek Schauland | October 17, 2012, 12:17 PM PDT

• Set up your first Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Host

  John Joyner walks you through the steps of setting up a single virtualization host using Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V and points out some of the new features.

  Posted by John Joyner | October 16, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT

• How to share a folder in Windows Server 2012

  Scott Lowe reports that there are some slight changes with the file-sharing in Windows Server 2012. Here are the steps for sharing a file in the new version.

  Posted by Scott Lowe | October 11, 2012, 9:00 AM PDT

• New addition to the Sysinternals PsTools Suite: PsPing

  Derek Schauland explains how the newly added Sysinterals PSPing utility provides an easy ping test, but also comes with additional features.

  Posted by Derek Schauland | October 9, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT

• vSphere 5.1 introduces Single Sign-On

  Yet another login. Rickatron explains this new feature for vSphere 5.1 in this post.

  Posted by Rick Vanover | October 8, 2012, 7:00 AM PDT

• Deploy a private CA with Windows Server 2012

  John Joyner describes new features in Windows Server 2012 that make deploying private PKI easier and more affordable in a number of useful scenarios, especially those calling for high security.

  Posted by John Joyner | October 2, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT