Alright, so a minor meeting about a server issue has turned into a full-out 'virtualize all the things' - new servers, Hyper-V 3 (server 2012), 2 hosts with failover clustering, iSCSI SAN, etc. The ...
One of the best new capabilities that Microsoft has introduced with Windows Server 2016 is the ability to upgrade the nodes within a failover cluster without incurring any down time in the process.
I’m a huge fan of server virtualization for mixed purpose hosting. It’s not a perfect fit for every situation but it’s very versatile. The portability of guest operating systems adds some level of ...
Running a bunch of hyper-v virtual machines that matter? You’ll want a high availability cluster. Of course you’ll also want to take backups of those VMs as well. Prior to moving your VMs into the HA ...
Microsoft's virtualization platform has matured into a solid, dependable workhorse. Here's a primer for getting the most out of it. There's a gradual shift in the business world away from the market ...
In my previous column, I explained how to perform a rolling upgrade on a clustered Hyper-V deployment, taking the servers from Windows Server 2012 R2 to Windows Server 2016. Once this process has ...