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Selena Frye
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Selena Frye
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How iSCSI packets are encapsulated and how to protect iSCSI data traffic
Scott Lowe answers some basic questions about iSCSI from TechRepublic readers.
Posted by Scott Lowe | March 1, 2012, 6:00 AM PST
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How to use a PowerShell Profile to simplify tasks
Derek Schauland shows you how to create a PowerShell Profile to store your frequently used functions and work more efficiently in Windows.
Posted by Derek Schauland | February 29, 2012, 7:19 AM PST | Latest comment by jsneddon
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How to shrink a VMDK using VMware Converter
It is easy to make a VMDK bigger, but not so much to shrink it. Rickatron shows how to do this task using VMware Converter in this post.
Posted by Rick Vanover | February 27, 2012, 6:00 AM PST
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Troubleshooting WMI just became a little easier
Brad Bird shares some news about the updated WMI Diagnosis Utility -- a troubleshooting tool that is especially important to Microsoft SCOM environments.
Posted by Brad Bird | February 24, 2012, 10:25 AM PST
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Microsoft Lync federation enables cross-organization communications
John Joyner highlights the collaboration and communication benefits available with Microsoft Lync's federated contacts.
Posted by John Joyner | February 21, 2012, 2:26 PM PST | Latest comment by eandersen@...
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Get password reset info for users with Windows PowerShell script
Derek Schauland illustrates how writing your own PowerShell commands can help you with pesky tasks.
Posted by Derek Schauland | February 21, 2012, 12:11 PM PST | Latest comment by cdigrindakis@...
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Configure a Hyper-V VM for automatic startup
Ensuring all pre-requisite configuration of a virtual environment are online during a startup is critical to everything else working correctly. In this post, Rickatron shows a nifty option for...
Posted by Rick Vanover | February 20, 2012, 9:00 AM PST
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How SAS and SATA fit in with the iSCSI array
Scott Lowe answers a reader question about the relationship between certain types of storage transport protocols and disk types.
Posted by Selena Frye | February 16, 2012, 9:00 AM PST | Latest comment by yschiff@...
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Strategic implications of new MS System Center 2012 licensing
Microsoft has renamed, rebundled, and repriced its licensing for the System Center 2012 products. John Joyner explains the strategy behind the licensing choices.
Posted by John Joyner | February 14, 2012, 9:00 AM PST | Latest comment by John Joyner
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First look at Windows Server 8 Setting Sync in Group Policy
Windows Server 8 brings a lot of new features for the server OS as well as the client experience. Rickatron peeks into one new Group Policy setting for Windows Server 8 in this post.
Posted by Rick Vanover | February 13, 2012, 7:04 AM PST | Latest comment by Skruis
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Audit and manage your network with Network Inventory Advisor
Derek Schauland tests the ClearApps Network Inventory Advisor, an application to help you manage and audit your network assets.
Posted by Derek Schauland | February 10, 2012, 9:26 AM PST
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How SAS, Near Line (NL) SAS, and SATA disks compare
Scott Lowe breaks down the differences in reliability and performance between SAS, Near-Line SAS, and SATA drives.
Posted by Scott Lowe | February 7, 2012, 10:20 AM PST | Latest comment by DexterF
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Virtualize everything (except in these four scenarios)
Virtualization should be the de facto standard in deploying workloads today. However, there are valid exceptions. Rick Vanover lists four of them in this blog post.
Posted by Rick Vanover | February 6, 2012, 7:08 AM PST | Latest comment by ataranto@...
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Foxit Reader for PDFs in the enterprise
Derek Schauland discovered a PDF replacement program for Adobe Reader in his office. Here are his thoughts on the Foxit Enterprise Reader.
Posted by Derek Schauland | February 2, 2012, 6:00 AM PST | Latest comment by kvankerr@...
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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 | Latest comment by marshallpaisley@...
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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
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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 | Latest comment by John Joyner
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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
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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 | Latest comment by FuzzyBunnySlippers
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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
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10 commands you should master when working with the Cisco IOS
Becoming proficient with the Cisco IOS means learning some essential commands. This quick reference describes 10 commands you'll need to rely on when handling various configuration and...
Posted by David Davis | June 13, 2008, 6:33 AM PDT | Latest comment by career@...
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Ten first steps with Windows Server 2012
Scott Lowe walks you through some of the first tasks administrators perform when deploying a new Windows server on the network. Here's how it looks on Windows Server 2012.
Posted by Scott Lowe | September 18, 2012, 9:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by Still_Rockin
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Modifying the Windows 7 boot loader with the Boot Configuration Data Editor tool
In Windows Vista and later versions of Windows, the bootloader was moved from boot.ini to a utility called BCDEdit. Derek Schauland shows you how to modify the boot config data with the new tool.
Posted by Derek Schauland | July 21, 2009, 6:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by PurpleSkys
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How to navigate Start in Windows Server 2012
Scott Lowe offers some tips for IT Pros new to navigating Start in the Windows Server 2012 environment. Here are some of the basics to finding your way around.
Posted by Scott Lowe | August 9, 2012, 11:43 AM PDT | Latest comment by technomom_z
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How SAS, Near Line (NL) SAS, and SATA disks compare
Scott Lowe breaks down the differences in reliability and performance between SAS, Near-Line SAS, and SATA drives.
Posted by Scott Lowe | February 7, 2012, 10:20 AM PST | Latest comment by DexterF
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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 | Latest comment by sourabhmishra
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How to perform four common tasks in Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012 is different enough that are new ways to perform some of the most basic tasks. Scott Lowe goes over four of them in this tip.
Posted by Scott Lowe | August 22, 2012, 6:29 AM PDT | Latest comment by ivo@...
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The modular server approach for small organizations
There are no shortage of ways to design infrastructure to solve a specific problem. One popular new trend is the modular server, as Rick Vanover explains.
Posted by Rick Vanover | May 8, 2013, 5:30 AM PDT | Latest comment by jwhitetr
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Practice Cisco router configuration using a free emulator
With a simulator, there are always missing commands and programming errors, and it can never really be as complete as the real IOS. However, because an emulator runs the IOS, you get every feature...
Posted by David Davis | January 10, 2008, 11:47 AM PST | Latest comment by wizard57m-cnet
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How to join your first Windows Server 2012 to your domain
It's release day for Windows Server 2012 and not too soon to learn how to add the new version to your domain. John Joyner takes you through the steps.
Posted by John Joyner | September 4, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by stan@...
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Infographic: Awesome data centers
This infographic from Whoishostingthis.com offers some statistics on the world's largest data centers.
Posted by Selena Frye | May 7, 2013, 9:53 AM PDT | Latest comment by VytautasB@...
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Microsoft announces four Windows Server 2012 editions: What you need to know
Scott Lowe explains Microsoft's new licensing for the four editions of Windows Server 2012. Here is what you need to know about upgrading and choosing the right edition.
Posted by Scott Lowe | July 6, 2012, 8:03 AM PDT | Latest comment by skypilott2
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DIY SAN: Windows Server 2012 Storage Spaces and iSCSI target
John Joyner shows you how to use Windows Server 2012 to create an iSCSI target and virtual disk that can be used for storage.
Posted by John Joyner | January 16, 2013, 6:00 AM PST | Latest comment by ascar.omarov@...
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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 | Latest comment by rick@...
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Diagram your network with these tools
Document your network by checking out our list of network diagramming tools (half the list are free). Submit a network diagram to us and get some TR swag.
Posted by Selena Frye | September 10, 2010, 11:14 AM PDT | Latest comment by Anna1024
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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
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Configure static NAT for inbound connections
Someone recently asked me how to configure Network Address Translation (NAT) so that computers on the Internet could access his internal Web and mail server through his Cisco router. This requires...
Posted by David Davis | June 6, 2007, 8:50 AM PDT | Latest comment by osaid.suliebi@...
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Exchange 2013: First-time installation and basic administration
The Cumulative Update 1 for Exchange 2013 adds on-premise co-existence with legacy Exchange Server versions. Check out the new features
Posted by John Joyner | May 20, 2013, 6:00 AM PDT
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Two PowerShell scripts for retrieving user info from Active Directory
Obtaining user object information via Active Directory Users And Computers is fine for the one-time use, but it falls short for batch tasks. These two scripts make it easy to pull user information...
Posted by Rick Vanover | May 19, 2010, 12:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by volentib666
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How to manage employee photographs with Active Directory
John Joyner explains how to use the built-in features of Exchange 2010 with Outlook and Lync to add and manage employee photos in your organization.
Posted by John Joyner | June 18, 2012, 6:57 AM PDT | Latest comment by Rendman
