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102 TopicsMost Common Mistakes in Active Directory ...
Here are some useful links to help you avoid making these common mistakes with Active Directory... Most Common Mistakes in Active Directory and Domain Services – Part 1 – MEA SI Blog https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/meamcs/2018/12/31/most-common-mistakes-in-active-directory-and-domain-services-part-1/ Most Common Mistakes in Active Directory and Domain Services – Part 2 – MEA SI Blog https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/meamcs/2019/01/08/most-common-mistakes-in-active-directory-and-domain-services-part-2/3.3KViews7likes3CommentsStorage performance when using parity
Hello, Storage Team! I am a consultant (and Microsoft MVP) that sees Hyper-V Replica, Storage Spaces and Storages Spaces Direct as great solutions for my SMB (the protocol and small- to mid-sized businesses). 🙂 The major issue I've run into is storage performance when using parity. Specifically, write performance can be extremely slow, and rebuild times have made some use cases impractical. Is there any work being done to help with this? I understand that storage tiering (hot/cold tiers) might be one approach, but costs are a major issue for these clients. Any suggestions would be welcome!Solved13KViews0likes4CommentsThat's a wrap!
Thank you for joining us and voicing your questions and feedback during this fun hour. Please note you will be unable to post new questions until we host another Windows Server AMA in this space. We will put together a summary document of what was covered during and share it in this group. See you next time! (EDIT: Here's the summary attached!)3KViews3likes0CommentsWindows Server 2019 Summit...
If you're looking for more Windows Server 2019 content, we've got you covered. In the spring of 2019, we hosted the Windows Server Summit 2019. This many hours of streaming content with lots of DEMOS, Hardware showcase and much more. We covered topics like: Discover what’s new in Windows Server 2019, Windows Admin Center, and Azure Stack HCI. Learn how to take advantage of Azure services to integrate your on-premises environment with the cloud. Get tips and tricks to modernize your evolving applications and infrastructure before support for Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 ends. Agenda: Innovations in Microsoft’s hybrid strategy: Deep dive into Microsoft’s hyperconverged technologies and how to add hybrid services from Azure. Modernize Windows Server apps and workloads: Learn about security, Remote Desktop Services, containers, and features on demand. New in management and security: See what’s new in Windows Admin Center, System Center 2019, and Windows Server 2019. Insights and best practices: Chat with Windows Server community experts. Looking ahead: Learn more about Windows Server Semi-Annual Channel and Windows Server on Azure. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/cloud-platform/windows-server-summit1.4KViews4likes0CommentsUpgrading Windows Server 2008/2008R2 Clusters...
Q: I have a Windows Server 2008 cluster. How do I upgrade/migrate this to a newer cluster? A: Use the Cluster Migration Wizard. Check out this blog here: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/clustering/2012/06/25/how-to-move-highly-available-clustered-vms-to-windows-server-2012-with-the-cluster-migration-wizard/1.4KViews4likes0CommentsMigrating Windows Server 2008/2008R2 File Servers to WS 2016/2019...
If you have Windows Server 2008/2008 R2 File Servers, we have an elegant way to migrate you to a modern file server with the Storage Migration Service (SMS) built-in to Windows Server 2019. SMS makes it easier to migrate your older Windows Server File Servers (2003 & later) to 2016/2019. SMS provides an elegant graphical UI (via Admin Center) that inventories data on servers and then transfers the data and configuration to newer servers—all without apps or users having to change anything. SMS is designed to help by doing the following: 1. Inventory multiple servers and their data 2. Rapidly transfer files, file shares, and security configuration from the source servers. 3. Optionally take over the identity of the source servers (also known as cutting over) so that users and apps don't have to change anything to access existing data 4. Manage one or multiple migrations from the Windows Admin Center user interface Storage Migration Links Storage Migration Docs here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/storage-migration-service/overview Storage Migration Step-by-Step here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/storage-migration-service/migrate-data Storage Migration Ignite Session Video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ9Qa5nlRTU7.9KViews4likes0CommentsNetworking Benefits moving from Windows Server 2008/2008 R2 to WS2019...
If you're wondering about the networking benefits of moving from Windows Server 2008/2008 R2 to Windows Server 2019, the list is really long. So, the networking team wrote a top 10 list for new features in Windows Server 2019. This is just a fraction of what's new in networking since WS2008... Starting with #10 to #1... https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/networking/2018/07/18/top10-ws2019-hatime/ https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/networking/2018/07/25/ledbat/ https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/networking/2018/08/01/faster-safer-internet/ https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/networking/2018/08/08/sdn-goes-mainstream/ https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/networking/2018/08/15/high-performance-gateways/ https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/networking/2018/08/22/netperf4vw/ https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/networking/2018/08/29/sdnsecurity/ https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/networking/2018/09/05/azurenetworkadapter/ https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/networking/2018/09/12/windowsdpdk4broadcasting/ https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/networking/2018/09/19/ws2019-kubernetes/1KViews5likes0CommentsMigrating Windows Server 2008 DCs to 2016/2019...
Q: How do I upgrade an Active Directory domain to Windows Server 2016/2019? A: The recommended way to upgrade a domain is to promote domain controllers that run newer versions of Windows Server & demote the older DCs as needed. Details here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/identity/ad-ds/deploy/upgrade-domain-controllers7.2KViews4likes0Comments