Migrate an old file server to a transparent failover file server with continuous availability

This is not a step by step “How to” but we’ll address some thing you need to do and the tips and tricks that might make things a bit smoother for you. 1) Disable Short file names & Strip existing … Continue reading

Migrating A Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V Cluster To Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V Cluster In Another Active Directory Domain – PART 2

Introduction In this blog series we’ll walk you through the process of migrating a Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V Cluster to a Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V Cluster in another Active Directory domain. You are now reading part 2. Migrating … Continue reading

Migrating a Hyper-V Cluster to Windows 2012 R2

Introduction We’ll walk through a transition of a Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Cluster to R2. For this we’ll use the Copy Cluster Roles Wizard (that’s how the Migration Wizard is now called). You have to approaches. You can start with … Continue reading

TechEd 2013 Revelations for Storage Vendors as the Future of Storage lies With Windows 2012 R2

Imagine you’re a storage vendor until a few years ago. Racking in the big money with profit margins unseen by any other hardware in the past decade and living it up in dreams along the Las Vegas Boulevard like there … Continue reading