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Late I know but things often happen while one is long away from urban civilization with no mobile or net access so ….

… the Microsoft virtualization team announced the availability of Hyper-V Release Candidate (RC) for Windows Server 2008 a few weeks back. You can read more, learn about the system requirements and download at source.

Technorati tags: Windows Server 2008, Windows Server Virtualization, Hyper-V

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Microsoft WebDAV Extension for IIS 7.0 (for Windows Server 2008) has gone RTM. Get the right versions for your OS (x86 and x64) and start enjoying features such as tight IIS7 integration, per IIS-site configuration and per URL security.

To learn more about WebDAV on IIS 7.0 and IIS in general, bookmark this link here and here.

Technorati tags: IIS, Windows Server 2008

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Great news from the Microsoft training and certification front (source MCP News Flash March 2008):

Receive free software when you attend an instructor-led course at one of 775 world-class Learning Solutions partners around the world. Get a copy of Microsoft Office Enterprise Edition 2007 at select Windows Vista courses or Microsoft Office Communication Server 2007 with select Exchange Server courses.

Technorati tags: Exchange Server, Vista

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Expected to open for public beta later this month, VMware administrators will be glad to know that they can look forward to manage their VI environment using PowerShell-enabled VirtualCenter.

You have an alternative in V2 of Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) which will be enhanced to support administration of VMware ESX Server and VI3 (and Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V).

You can read more at source.

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WARNING: This Class May Not Be For You.

MILITARY-GRADE TRAINING… NOW AVAILABLE FOR CIVILIANS

An incredibly intense technology training course with an emphasis on small class size, extremely personal attention, and amazingly real-world experiences designed to make you a better, faster, and more valuable Windows administrator in just three information-packed days, led by the industry’s most experienced and recognized experts. Field rations included.

This above is a direct quote from SAPIEN and is currently offered only in the US as a 3-day intensive program . If you are serious about Windows PowerShell and want to get up to speed with the technology in double-quick time, drop a comment at this blog or at the source to let SAPIEN know your interests (to have it made available outside of the US).

For delegates that prefer the traditional instructor-led classroom delivery format in a city near you, feel free to contact me directly via desmond {d0+] lee (a+] swissitpro [°} ch . Click on the PowerShell / SAPIEN banners (left hand pane on main page of this blog) to find out more information.

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Anyone considering using Quest Notes Migrator for Exchange should be aware of some dependencies that may not be clearly illustrated in the literature.

For instance, the tool does not automatically create the required target AD objects by default. Instead, it relies on products such as the Microsoft Transporter Suite or Identity Lifecycle Manager (formally MIIS) to fill in this gap beforehand. An AD object can be a contact or a user account.

Exceptions to this behavior do exist, however. For migration to Exchange Server 2007 (not 2003), Quest Migrator will automatically create mailbox-enabled objects from those present in a Notes distribution list being migrated. Also, a corresponding Exchange mailbox will be created by the tool if a matching mail-enabled AD contact or user object already exists.

Technorati tags: Exchange Server

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Working on a major assignment currently where a colleague had to “put up” (with) at La Villa Hotel du Lac, France, few km across the Swiss border Chavannes-de-Bogis. Packed hotels due to the annual Car Saloon in Geneva this week. Chilly, windy and cold at 2 deg C this lovely evening.

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Looking for remote capability to manage your Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 servers from your Windows Server 2003 SP1, Vista SP1 or Windows XP SP2 machine? Then download Microsoft’s Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 Manager, available today for x86 and x64 platforms.

Note that the .NET Framework 2.0 or higher is required.

Technorati tags: IIS, Windows Server 2008

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Released for both Exchange Server 2007 RTM and Exchange Server 2007 RTM SP1, check out rollup 6 and rollup 1 for the respective product editions and determine if any of the update applies to your setup. Remember to log all changes using your change management system, run extensive tests and always make working backup copies of your servers prior to modifying any production systems.

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You can now get the RTM version of the Microsoft FTP Service for IIS 7.0 for Windows Server 2008 RTM for the x86 and x64 installation package. Also released is the FrontPage 2002 Server Extensions for IIS 7.0 (download here) and installation documentation.

Technorati tags: IIS, Windows Server 2008

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