Ivan Versluis June 8th, 2008
SQL Server 2008 delivers on Microsoft’s Data Platform vision by helping your organization manage any data, any place, any time. It enables you to store data from structured, semi-structured, and unstructured documents, such as images and music, directly within the database. SQL Server 2008 delivers a rich set of integrated services that enable you to do more with your data such as query, search, synchronize, report, and analyze. Your data can be stored and accessed in your largest servers within the data center all the way down to desktops and mobile devices, enabling you to have control over your data no matter where it is stored. SQL Server 2008 enables you to consume your data within custom applications developed using Microsoft .NET and Visual Studio and within your service-oriented architecture (SOA) and business process through Microsoft BizTalk Server while information workers can access data directly in the tools they use every day, such as the 2007 Microsoft Office system. SQL Server 2008 delivers a trusted, productive, and intelligent data platform for all your data needs.
Before you evaluate and install Microsoft SQL Server 2008 on a Windows Server 2003 server please make sure the following requirements are available:
If you are ok with those than go and install the SQL server 2008. My installation took me 15 minutes and the performance was awesome within a Virtual Server 2005 R2 virtual machine. Check out my screencast with installation screenshots.
Tags: 2008, installation, machine, Screencast, server, sql, virtual
Ivan Versluis April 23rd, 2008
If you are managing local area networks which extent the UTP capabilities than most likely some kind of fiber optic equipment has been installed. Recently I evaluated couple of different Cisco switch models and ordered one Cisco Switch 2940-8TF to test with current equipment I am managing. Please make sure to read the product details and order the right fiber cable. Most of the equipment I have has a ST connector; Cisco 2940 has a integrated 100BASE-FX port with MT-RJ connector. Check wikipedia for more information on optical fiber connectors.
Cisco product details:
The Cisco Catalyst 2940-8TF is a member of the Catalyst 2940 Series Switches, small, standalone, managed switches with 8 Fast Ethernet ports and a single integrated Fast Ethernet or Gigabit Ethernet uplink. The switches are designed to be used outside the wiring closet in the end-user workspace, such as classrooms or conference rooms, and feature a durable metal shell, no fan for silent operation, easy wall or under-the-desk mounting, a security lock slot to prevent theft, and an available cable guard to lock down cables and help prevent theft.
Complete with a simple web-based Express Setup, a free Java-enabled web-based monitoring and configuration tool, and the rich functionality of Cisco IOS, this switch provides comprehensive functionality and manageability for classrooms, conference rooms, or other small workgroup environments. Easy to install and manage, periodic software updates for life, and built to last, these switches provide outstanding investment protection and the lowest total cost of ownership in its product class.
- 8 Ethernet 10/100 ports + 1 Ethernet 100BASE-FX + 1 1000BASE-X SFP port (one uplink active at a time)
- Wall-mountable, standalone, managed switch
- Catalyst 2940 Standard Image (SI) software
- Available with optional Cable Guard
During the installation I collected some screenshots. Take couple of seconds and check out the web and telnet interface of Cisco 2940 switch here.
Tags: Cisco, fiber, fx, Screencast
Ivan Versluis February 16th, 2008
When you install the Directory Services for Microsoft Windows network it will feel like you install the heart of something that will become alive after you reboot the server. Since Windows 2000 the Directory Services has been the core component of the Windows network.
Couple minutes ago I finished my first domain controller installation for AD DS (Active Directory Domain Services) for Windows Server 2008 RTM. The dcpromo wizard has couple new steps; check out my screencast of the AD DS installation.
Windows 2008 AD DS has the following improvements :
Read-only domain controller (RODC)
Staged installation of an RODC
RODC filtered attribute set
Administrator role separation
Improved installation wizard
Generate secure installation media
Restartable AD DS
Auditing AD Ds changes
Fine-grained password policy
Dynamic MAPI ID Support
Data mining tool
Tags: 2008, ad, ds, improvements, rodc, Screencast, server, Windows
Ivan Versluis January 29th, 2008
Check out my screencasts here. No tutorials or additional information but enough to get a feeling and maybe check out the features yourself.
- Hyper-V Role Installation
Hyper-V New Virtual Machine
Hyper-V Virtual Network Switch VLAN
Hyper-V Virtual Machine Connection and Copy Paste fun with Windows Server serial number
VirtualPC 2007 Installation
VirtualPC 2007 CactiEZ.v0.3 Installation
Tags: Hyper-V, Screencast, screenshots, virtualpc2007
Ivan Versluis December 10th, 2007
Youtube screw up my 10 minutes video. This time I encoded the video into a flash format.
Check out the video which was based on the tutorial of installing VMWare ESX server into a VMWare Workstation6 guest.
Click here to open the file (8mb).
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Tags: ESX, Screencast, VMWare
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