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Tracing with Storport in Windows 2012 and Windows 8 with KB2819476 hotfix
Welcome back to the CORE Team Blog. Paul Reynolds here. I would like to let everyone know about changes on how to capture Storport traces in Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8.NOTE: The information...
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RD Connection Broker Performance and Scalability
We have published a white paper that analyzes RD Connection Broker performance in Windows Server 2012.In Windows Server 2012, RD Connection Broker provides the following functionality: Allows...
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CRN: “Microsoft Leaps Ahead of VMware in Hybrid Cloud Management”
From the comments I’ve seen on Twitter and the e-mails hitting my inbox, I know that many of you have seen CRN’s article from last week entitled “Microsoft Leaps Ahead of VMware in Hybrid Cloud...
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“In the Cloud” Podcast, Episode 4: Hybrid IT
In episode four, I take a look at the very big and very complex topic of Hybrid IT -- public, private, hosted clouds, and on-prem deployments. To get a head start, check out one of my previous posts...
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SCSM - Exchange Connector 3.0 RTM Released & Supported
At long last! We have released a version of the Exchange Connector which has been thoroughly tested, passed on strict security audit process, and most importantly is officially supported! It’s been a...
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Upgrading or Migrating Active Directory to Windows Server 2012 – Build Your...
If you’ve been managing an Active Directory infrastructure for the last 5-10 years, you might have noticed that the pace of change has rapidly increased. After surviving the migrations from Windows NT...
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SC 2012 SP1 – DPM: Efficient Protection of Windows 2012 Dedup Volume
Windows 2012 introduced deduplication feature that provides great savings for the file systems with lot of redundant data. File systems in general, most of the data is cold meaning most of the files...
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The rise in the exploitation of old PDF vulnerabilities
Exploitation of software vulnerabilities continues to be a common way to infect computers with malware. Leveraging exploits allows malware authors to infect, disrupt, or take control of a computer...
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Windows Server Active Directory Certificate Services 2012 MP Released
A new management pack for Windows Server Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) has been released. OverviewThis management pack provides an early warning to administrators on issues that could...
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PowerShell script to tell you if you need to update your Integration Services
A while ago I did a blog post that showed you how easy it was to check what version of the Integration Services were installed inside your virtual machines. However, a number of people came back to me...
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Support Tip: Hyper-V hosts fail and log Event ID 5120 when being backed up
Michael Vargo| Senior Support Escalation EngineerSome customers are experiencing failures on Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V hosts that utilize Cluster Shared Volumes (CSVs) when backing up virtual...
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Logical Networks (Part II) – How many logical networks do you really need?
In Part I, we looked at how Logical Networks fit into a Virtualized Network solution. In Part II, which is split over a number of different posts, we focus our attention on Logical Network design and...
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Windows Server/System Center MVP Speaker Series Tomorrow: Using Visual Studio...
Just a reminder that we rescheduled the Windows Server/System Center MVP Speaker Series session on Using Visual Studio Authoring Extensions to tomorrow at 8:00 Pacific time. Please join us for this...
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KB: System Center 2012 Service Manager: Recommended OS Fixes and Updates for...
We just published a short KB that mentions the fixes and updates recommended for Microsoft System Center 2012 Service Manager Management Server computers. You can find the details here:KB2843587 -...
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Support Tip: OpsMgr 2012 SP1 upgrade fails with error "Failed to set DW...
Satish Phatge| Senior Support EngineerHere’s a quick tip that might help you out when upgrading to System Center 2012 Operations Manager (OpsMgr 2012) Service Pack 1 (SP1).When performing an upgrade to...
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Announcement: Configuration Manager Documentation Library Update for April 2013
The Documentation Library for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager has been updated on the web and the latest content has Updated: April 1, 2013 at the top of the topic. There were no significant...
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Announcement: Configuration Manager Documentation Library Update for April 2013
The Documentation Library for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager has been updated on the web and the latest content has Updated: April 1, 2013 at the top of the topic. There were no significant...
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What killed my process?
Hello, world!We're often challenged with a process that exits unexpectedly, but this doesn't always equate to an application "crash". Occasionally this behavior is caused by cross-process termination,...
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SC 2012 SP1 – DPM: Leveraging DPM ScaleOut feature to protect VMs deployed on...
Windows 2012 improved the CSV clustering by increased scale and performance. Windows 2012 clusters can be as big as 64 nodes and 8000 VMs. Windows 2012 clusters can now have their storage on a...
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Microsoft Virtual Academy: Service Manager Data Warehouse and Reporting
I recently (well, that’s relative!) recorded a series of sessions on extending, customizing, and using the Service Manager data warehouse and reporting. Those are now posted on Microsoft Virtual...
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