Windows Server 2008, Server Core, Foundation Server, Virtualization, Hyper-V, Virtual PC…

Windows Server 2008 and Microsoft virtualization blog

• Home
• About
• RSS feed
• Sitemap

DHCP Server requires authentication

A couple of weeks ago, I faced a problem that I’ve never seen before. I’ve seen an environment with Windows Server 2008 R2 installed, without domain, and with DHCP server installed. DHCP Server started asking for a Active Directory Server authorization and refused to start and provide IP addresses. As there is no Active Directory [...]

Hyper-V Security Guide

I have just found this news on Microsoft Virtualization User Group UK blog. It’s about Hyper-V Security Guide at TechNet, document that 41 pages covering all security problems you should consider when deploying Hyper-V in your environment. I think this document is must-read for every system administrator who want’s to deploy Hyper-V, so check out [...]

Hyper-V on Hyper-V – is it possible?

As you all know, Hyper-V uses microkernelized hypervisor, which means that when you install Hyper-V role in Windows Server 2008, it “sits” beneath Windows Server 2008 home operating system. Windows Server 2008 now acts as a “virtual” operating system, it is in the same level (ring) with other guest operating systems (see picture on the [...]

Installing role in Windows Server 2008

In this post I’m going to explain you how to install Domain Name System (DNS) role in Windows Server 2008. You can use this tutorial to install all other roles, procedure is almost the same, just for every other role you have different options to choose. So, here we are, in Server Manager window, and [...]

Terminal Services Log

Few days ago, during one lecture on my university, I found out about a software product called Terminal Services Log. I know the owner of company that made this product, Frane Borozan. Frane says: Terminal services log is first and only application that will provide exact information for your users activity on terminal servers, showing [...]

My experience with Hyper-V

Yesterday I installed Windows Server 2008 on the server at my college, as part of my final work. My task was to install Windows Server 2008, Hyper-V and few virtual operating systems, and to enable communication between those systems so my colleague can install IPSec between OSs, as part of her final work. I downloaded [...]

Windows Server 2008 roles

As I promised in last post, in this post I’m going to give you the list of all Windows Server 2008 roles. As you can see in table, when you buy Windows Server 2008 Enterprise or Datacenter edition, you get all roles, when you buy Standard edition you have some limitations with few roles and [...]