Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Windows 10 is Official. Upcoming Windows Server Changes.

Microsoft announced a new version of Windows today at San Francisco Event, called Windows 10. Windows 10 will be a single operating system for all Windows devices, embracing Microsoft's vision of "mobile-first, cloud-first world".

Technical Preview will be available on October 1 at http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/preview-coming-soon
Consumer Preview will be available in early 2015
Windows 10 GA is scheduled to be launched around the middle of 2015.

Some of the new features:

  • New Start Menu
  • Improved task view, virtual desktops, and Alt-Tab
  • Improved Snap Assist and windowed apps
  • Search Improvements


Microsoft also shared new information about future Windows Server version (preview available on October 1)
Infrastructure upgrades: Rolling upgrades for Hyper-V clusters to the next version of Windows Server without downtime for your applications and workloads. This includes support for mixed versions as you transition your infrastructure.
Networking:  New components for our software-defined networking stack that enable greater flexibility and control, including a network controller role to manage virtual and physical networks.
Storage: New synchronous storage replication that enhances availability for key applications and workloads plus storage Quality of Service to deliver minimum and maximum IOPS in environments with workloads with diverse storage requirements.
Remote Desktop: Enhanced application compatibility with OpenGL and OpenCL support.
Identity and Access Management: New scenarios to reduce the risk profile of administrators with elevated rights, including time-based access with fine-grained privileges, and new application publishing capabilities.



Additional Information


What Happened to Windows 9?  abouttechnology




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Windows Troubleshooting

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Windows Server 2012 R2 / Hyper-V / Azure Links and Videos

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Downloads / Scripts

Linux Integration Services Version 3.5 for Hyper-V  A set of drivers that enable synthetic device support in supported Linux virtual machines under Hyper-V.


List Server OS Versions
This is a quick reporting script to pull computer objects from Active Directory with "server" in the OS name and then list them seperated by Windows version.

Hyper-V step by step config guide for beginners

Virtual Machine Converter 3.0

Licensing Brief - Licensing Windows Server 2012 R2 for Use with Virtualization Technologies

Clone VM on Hyper-V 2012 R2

New Hyper-V Whitepaper: High Performance Storage for Clustering

SMA Runbook - Convert WAP VM Role OS Differencing Disk

Virtual Hard Disk Rename - Hyper-V / Virtual Machine Manager / SMA / WAP

Group Policy Settings Reference for Windows and Windows Server

for Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012 and  Windows Server 2012 R2

for Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012 and  Windows Server 2012 R2

Windows Azure Pack Tool  Now with added ADFS support
Windows Azure Pack Tool enables you to execute tasks through a simple menu. In this version Windows Azure Pack Tool includes the following functions: Change default URLs, Add admin users and more!


General


Virtualization Concepts Part1  MSDN

Choosing a Management OS for Hyper-V: Windows Server  Altaro

5 Hyper-V Host Decisions To Make Before Installing Redmondmag

Microsoft Azure Review of 2014  MSDN

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TechNet / MSDN / Server & Tools Blog





















SMB3 PowerShell changes in Windows Server 2012 R2: SMB1 can now be completely removed
SMB3 PowerShell changes in Windows Server 2012 R2: SMB Delegation  Jose Barreto

Updated Documentation on Supported Guest Operating Systems  B Armstrong

Installing and Configuring Remote Desktop Services on Windows Server 2012 R2 in Microsoft Azure  TechNet

Microsoft Infrastructure as a Service Storage Foundations  Server & Tools

Raising the functional level to Windows 2012 or Windows 2012 R2... Will I break anything?  TechNet

Shutting down a Azure VM with Azure Automation  TechNet

Microsoft Infrastructure as a Service Virtualization Platform Foundations  Server & Tools

Windows Server Networking Resources  TechNet

Get started with debugging Hyper-V Virtual Switch  MSDN

Getting Started with Azure and/or VS Online using your MSDN benefits  MSDN

Windows Server 2012 R2: Reducing The Attack Footprint Through Features On Demand  TechNet

Microsoft Infrastructure as a Service Foundations—Non-Converged Architecture Pattern  Server & Tools

Cluster aggregated view in Windows Server 2012 R2 Storage Provider for an asymmetric storage configuration  Server & Tools

When Creating a New Resource or Role in Windows Server 2012 R2 Failover Cluster, the Network Name Fails to Come Online or Failed to Create Associated Computer Object in Domain  Server & Tools

Update for RDCMan  Server & Tools

Integration components: How we determine Windows Update applicability   Server & Tools

Sizing Volumes for Data Deduplication in Windows Server  Server & Tools

Windows Server 2012 R2 ADFS Deployment Part 1 technet pdf

Windows Server 2012 R2 ADFS Deployment Part 2 technet pdf

Microsoft Azure White Papers in One Place msdn



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WindowsITPro












Enable Jumbo Frames in Hyper-V

Running Linux in a Gen2 Virtual Machine

Locate Virtual Machines

Use NetApp to Convert VMDK to VHD

Hosting File Share on Hyper-V Server

Virtual Machine Storage Migration

Virtual SAN Configuration for Hyper-V

Storage Migration of Virtual Machines


Petri



Best Practices for DNS Forwarding

Configure DNS forwarders in Windows Server 2012 R2 

Why Blade Servers are the Wrong Choice

The Best Hyper-V Training Resources

Installing a guest OS from a Windows ISO image

What is Hyper-Convergence? 

What are Hyper-V Protected Networks?

5 Reasons Why You Should Upgrade To Windows Server 2012 R2 

How to Downsize to an ‘Extra Small’ Server Core Azure VM 

What is Windows Server 2012 R2 Dynamic Quorum?

Manage Servers using Server Manager in Windows 8.1

Disable Windows Server 2012 R2 Automatic Maintenance Using PSEXEC

Self-Replicating DNS Forwarders Problems in Windows Server 2008/2012

Using Hyper-V Enhanced Session Mode

Manually Install a Guest OS in a Hyper-V Virtual Machine

Protect Privileged Credentials in Windows Server 2012 R2 using a Protected Users Group

How to Build Azure-Like Virtual Machines on Hyper-V





WindowsNetworking



Troubleshooting Hyper-V Network Virtualization (Part 1)

Active Directory Domain Controllers in Hyper-V Replica Environment (Part 1)

Storage planning for Hyper-V Hosts 

Working with the Desired State Configuration Feature (Part 1)

Cluster Aware Updating for Windows Server 2012 R2

PowerShell Essentials (Part 1)

Working with the Desired State Configuration Feature (Part 2) 


VirtualizationAdmin



Taking a Fresh Look at Hyper-V Clusters

Deep Dive into Hyper-V Network Virtualization 

Troubleshooting Virtual Machine Crashes 

System Center VMM for Beginners

What You Need to Know About Software Defined Networking in Hyper-V

Hyper-V Page File Considerations 

Virtual Networks in Microsoft Azure (Part 1)

Active Directory Migration Considerations (Part 2)



ZDNet



Run virtual machines on Windows 8.1 with Client Hyper‑V: A quick how-to

The best (and cheapest) ways to get Windows and Linux for virtual machines

Run virtual machines on Windows 8.1 with Client Hyper-V: A quick how-to

Windows Server users now get to build OpenStack clouds on Ubuntu

Windows Server with ARM? Crazier ideas have happened


Blogs



How do I manage Hyper-V  Virtualize Your IT Infrastructure

Converting VMware to Hyper-V got even easier! Part 1 of 2 Seb Matthews

Running Ubuntu with DHCP on Hyper-V over WIFI   Matt Wrock

Windows CMD commands in Win12 server core  Lefteris Karafilis

NAP Deployment in Windows Server 2012 R2 – Configure Server and Client Certificate Requirements  Mohd Hamizi

Step by Step : Installing Certificate Authority on Windows Server 2012 R2  Mohd Hamizi

Building a Hyper-V 2012 cluster  Dominic Clayton

Hyper-V Cluster – Setup Guide – Part 1 IT Bits And Pieces

Fix Windows 8 and Hyper-V Virtual Switch Problems  siliconvalve

Manually Merging Hyper-V Checkpoints   WorkingHardInIT

What is AutoRecovery .avhdx all about?  WorkingHardInIT

Microsoft Hyper-V S3 Cap warning when upgrading a Hyper-V Virtual Machine   WorkingHardInIT

Windows Server 2012 R2 Clustering brings improved CSV diagnosability  WorkingHardInIT

Hot add/remove of network adapters and enabling device naming in Windows Server Hyper-V

Windows Azure Pack-Manage VM Networks  Tech-Coffee

Windows Azure Pack-Notifications  Tech-Coffee

Windows Azure Pack-NVGRE Gateway  Tech-Coffee

Windows Azure Pack-RDS Gateway for VM Cloud  Tech-Coffee

Hyper-V Networing NVGRE do's and dont's  hypervnu

Bare Metal Post-Deployment    hypervnu 

EXPTA Gen5 Windows R2 Hyper-V Server for Around $1,000 USD - Parts Lsts & Videos The EXPTA Blog

Install and Configure Windows Server 2012 with Windows Powershell  VegiBit

3 Concepts of Administering Windows Server 2012   VwgiBit

Hyper-V VM: Set Up PDCe NTP Time Server plus other DC's time service MPECSInc Blog

SMA Runbook: Enable Kerberos Constrained delegation for Hyper-V Live Migration and ISO sharing in AD and SCVMM  MS Sec by Ben

Losing UDP traffic in a Hyper-V environment with NVGRE and can't explain why?  MS Sec by Ben

Virtualization Admin's Guide to Using Both Hyper-V and VMware  Tom's  IT Pro

Essential PowerShell Cmdlets for Managing Hyper-V  Tom's IT PRO

Switch Windows Server 2012 GUI layers with Powershell  4Sysops

Azure Virtual Networks and Cloud Services  CloudComputingAdmin

Hyper-v Virtual Machine Connection in Windows Server 2012R2  ClusterMVP

Azure File Share usage for WinServ2012R2 and Cluster Quorum usage  ClusterMVP

Configuring cloud witness quorum Windows Server Cluster Azure Files  ClusterMVP

Hardening Windows Server 2008/2012 and Azure SSL/TLS Configuration The .NET n00b

Linux on Hyper-V - a summary  VirtualOps

Rename Domain in Windows 2012 Server JBcomp

Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V Replica Configuration, Simulation and Verification Explained  Yung Chou

101 Free Hyper-V Downloads, Tools, Scripts and Resources  Altaro

10 Free Hyper-V Downloads  Altaro

12 Common Hyper-V Deployment Mistakes  Altaro

How to install and run Hyper-v Server 2012 R2 on USB Raihan Al-Beruni

How to Use Hyper-V / A Hypervisor from Microsoft in Windows 8 tech2day

What Admins Need to Know About Azure Virtualization Review

Migration from 2003



How to smoothly migrate from Windows Server 2003: 12 best practices outlined  ITProPortal

Which version of Windows Server should your migration from Windows Server 2003 target  WindowsITPro

Step-By-Step: Migrating a Windows Server 2003 file server, NTFS and Share Rights to Windows Server 2012 R2  CANITPRO

Should you hold off migrating from Windows Server 2003 until Server vNext is released?  WindowsITPro

Preparing Your Server Roles and Infrastructure for Windows Server 2003 End of Support

Windows Server 2003 Decoded  TechNet

Step-By-Step: Migrating a 2003 file server with Microsoft File Server Migration Toolkit  CANITPRO

Migrating File Servers from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2012 R2  Server & Tools

Step-By-Step: Migrating DHCP From Windows Server 2003 to 2012 R2  CANITPRO

Time to Say Goodbye to Windows Server 2003 - Preparing for Migration (Part2)
WindowsNetworking

Time to Say Goodbye to Windows Server 2003: Preparing for Migration (Part 1)  WindowsNetworking

Microsoft Azure Partner Community: migrating to Azure from Windows Server 2003  TechNet

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Windows Server 2012 R2 Storage Pools - Ch9