PSMDTAG:FAQ: ErrorLevel - what is the PowerShell equivalent?
In Cmd.exe, %ErrorLevel% is a builtin variable which indicates the success or failure of the last executable run.
In PowerShell, we support:
$?
Contains True if last operation succeeded and False otherwise.
And$LASTEXITCODE
Contains the exit code of the last Win32 executable execution.
dabbling around the new WPF datagrid (part 1)
On Monday, the WPF team released the CTP of their new datagrid control.
You can download it from here. [Note that it requires .NET 3.5 SP1, released monday too]I have been playing with it so I created this 3 part series.
- Part 1 (this write-up) is about the features in the grid and the ones missing from it.
- Part 2 is a hands-on exercise to apply the features to customize the presentation of data (aka view) of the datagrid.
- Part 3 includes a few tips & tricks on customizing/styling the datagrid.
The source for this sample is here.
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Jaime Rodriguez : dabbling around the new WPF datagrid (part 1)
Stall Status: Know before you go
Published 13 August 08 11:03 AM | Coding4Fun
Stall Status is a Silverlight-based Vista Sidebar Gadget that uses the Z-Wave wireless protocol and door sensors to notify you of the occupied/available state of the bathroom stalls.
Stall Status
Every now and then someone throws out an idea for a completely off-the-wall application that just has to be built. When Jon Rauschenberger, Clarity’s CTO, came into my office with his “brilliant idea” for a monitoring system to track the “occupied/available” state of our washroom stalls, I immediately recognized it as one of those moments. I had been doing some research on the Z-Wave wireless protocol for a client project earlier that week, and I thought “Stall Status” would be a fun way to get some hands on experience using Z-Wave.
In this article I will walk you through how to write managed code that interacts with Z-Wave devices. I’ll also show how to use Silverlight 2.0’s access policies to write “connected clients”: client applications that establish a persistent TCP connection to a remote server and thereby avoid having to poll the server for status changes. Finally, I’ll walk through the steps necessary to deploy a Silverlight 2.0 application as a Windows Vista Sidebar Gadget.
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Logic puzzle: Russian Roulette
Here is another logic puzzle, see what you think:
You are tied to your chair and can't get up. Here's a gun. Here's the barrel of the gun, six chambers, all empty. Now watch me as I put two bullets in the gun. See how I put them in two adjacent chambers? I close the barrel and spin it. I put the gun to your head and pull the trigger. Click. You're still alive. Lucky you! I'm going to pull the trigger one more time. Which would you prefer, that I spin the barrel first, or that I just pull the trigger?
2 New Sync Samples - Download Only & Adapter Builder
We have just posted the following two new samples to the Sync Code Gallery today for Sync Services for ADO.NET v2:
Download Only Sync
This sample demonstrates two-tier download-only synchronization using Microsoft Sync Services for ADO.NET v2.0. The sample solution is composed of two projects: Client, which includes the UI form, data access code, and synchronization agent code for Sync Services; and SampleServerSyncProvider, which includes server synchronization provider code for Sync Services. For more information, see the code comments that are included in each file.Sync Adapter Builder
This sample utility demonstrates how to create synchronization commands by using the SqlSyncAdapterBuilder in Microsoft Sync Services for ADO.NET v2. The sample solution is composed of one project that includes the UI form, data access code, and SqlSyncAdapterBuilder code. The SqlSyncAdapterBuilder is typically used at run time to generate synchronization commands, which are in the form of SQL queries. This provides an alternative to writing these commands manually at design time. In this sample, we use the SqlSyncAdapterBuilder to output synchronization commands. You can output commands that work with SQL Server change tracking (available in SQL Server 2008) or a custom change tracking system. Running this application enables you to see how the commands are structured, and to copy those commands for use in applicatons where you will specify commands manually.Liam
Microsoft Sync Framework : 2 New Sync Samples - Download Only & Adapter Builder
Infrastructure Planning Guide for OpsMgr 2007 SP1
A few of us have been working with the Solutions Accelerator team and Pete Zerger to come up with an Infrastructure Planning Guide for OpsMgr 2007 which got published a couple of weeks ago. This document will lead readers through a sequence of core decision points to design an infrastructure for OpsMgr 2007. It also provides a means to validate design decisions with the business to ensure that the solution meets the requirements of both business and infrastructure stakeholders. This guide will help our customers with…
- Infrastructure design process
- Optimizing OpsMgr 2007 components to meet customer needs
- Designing the databases taking into account requirement of performance, capacity and fault tolerance
- Designing Notification Systems
- And much, much more…
Please share this document with your customers and partners as I am sure they will find this very useful. You can download the guide by scrolling to the bottom of the webpage and clicking the download link for Operations Manager 2007.zip. LINK
Operations Manager Product Team Blog : Infrastructure Planning Guide for OpsMgr 2007 SP1
LDAP client tracing...
ADinsight from the sysinternals toolset is a great tool , but I seem to have problems with it at times. Specifically on Server 2008 & Vista (maybe due to the way it hooks wldap32.dll)
On Vista OS and beyond, there is built in client ldap tracing which can give you similar results ( with a wee bitmore effort )
In order to start the trace you use tracelog.exe ( may be able to use logman.exe as well but I have not tried it )
First , create a new key under HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\ldap\tracing\
The key name should be the name of the .exe you want to trace , mmc.exe for example.
C:\tools>Tracelog.exe -start ldap -guid #099614a5-5dd7-4788-8bc9-e29f43db28fc -f ldap.etl -flag x1FFFDFF3
Logger Started...
Enabling trace to logger 23
Operation Status: 0L The operation completed successfully.
Logger Name: ldap
Logger Id: 0x17
Logger Thread Id: 00000EDC
Guid: 4a9f73a0-649c-11dd-84e5-0003ff1ee008
Buffer Size: 16 Kb
Maximum Buffers: 25
Minimum Buffers: 3
Number of Buffers: 3
Free Buffers: 2
Buffers Written: 1
Events Lost: 0
Log Buffers Lost: 0
Real Time Buffers Lost: 0
AgeLimit: 0
Real Time Consumers: 0
ClockType: PerfCounter
Log Mode: Sequential
Maximum File Size: not set
Buffer Flush Timer: not set
Log Filename: C:\tools\ldap.etl
After your repro or whatnot, when you want to stop the trace use the following command:
C:\tools>tracelog -stop ldap
Operation Status: 0L The operation completed successfully.
Logger Name: ldap
Logger Id: 0x17
Logger Thread Id: 00000EDC
Guid: 4a9f73a0-649c-11dd-84e5-0003ff1ee008
Buffer Size: 16 Kb
Maximum Buffers: 25
Minimum Buffers: 3
Number of Buffers: 4
Free Buffers: 4
Buffers Written: 1
Events Lost: 0
Log Buffers Lost: 0
Real Time Buffers Lost: 0
AgeLimit: 0
Real Time Consumers: 0
ClockType: PerfCounter
Log Mode: Sequential
Maximum File Size: not set
Buffer Flush Timer: not set
Log Filename: C:\tools\ldap.etl
In order to format the trace to a readable format use tracerpt.exe
C:\tools>tracerpt.exe ldap.etl -o ldap2.csv -of CSV
Input
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File(s):
ldap.etl
100.00%
Output
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DumpFile: ldap2.csv
The command completed successfully.
Now, open the CSV in excel . There is a whole gob of information, but I have found that if I filter the Event ID column I can easily get what I want from it.
Below I filter on ID = 20
Have fun with it... works nicely in a pinch when you don't have any other tools at your disposal except for the built in ones. Also works nice for the detailed returns and code flow, as well as how much time it took to perform.
.NET Framework 3.5 Enhancements Training Kit containing Labs, Demos and PPTs
File Name: .NET Framework 3.5 Enhancements Training Kit-20080811.exe
Version: 1.0
Date Published: 8/11/2008
Language: English
Download Size: 33.1 MB
Overview: The .NET Framework 3.5 Enhancements Training Kit includes presentations, hands-on labs, demos, and event materials. This content is designed to help you learn how to utilize the .NET 3.5 Enhancement features including: ASP.NET MVC, ASP.NET Dynamic Data, ASP.NET AJAX History, ASP.NET Routing, ADO.NET Data Services, ADO.NET Entity Framework, WCF 3.5 SP1, and the .NET Framework Client Profile.
Just finished slipstream / servicing the windows 2008 server x64 iso image for using in my HPC server 2008 computing node provisioning (I would like my computing nodes to use Hyper-V Native network driver on Enterprise and MPI NIC to have high-speed access while bare-metal provisioning.) and like to write down the resource I found on net also the steps how I done it here for reference later.
(1) you need WAIK (Windows Automated Installation Kit) for Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008
download here
and install it on your working machine. (it's a 1375.9mb iso file to download...)
(2) you need Windows 2008 Server iso images (x86 or x64, depends on your needs)
(3) you need Hyper-V RTM bits (KB950050
(4) Some useful information to read
John Howard's Hyper-V RTM slipstream posts - part 1
The great tutorial post from Ramesh MVP on WinVistaClub forum about Merging Vista x86 and Vista x64 images into a single DVD
(5) All set! let's get hands dirty!!
(A) Install WAIK to your working machine or working VM
(B) Open "Windows PE Tools Command Prompt" from WAIK start menu group. the rest of commands all happen here.
(C) create some working folder. I created [c:\aik-mount] for mount folder, [c:\aik-temp] for temp folder and [c:\aik-all4iso] for source folder to create serviced iso image.
(D) Extract KB950050 msu file to get the cab file for servicing / slipstreaming.
cmd> expand –F:* <pathtomsu> <folder>
(E) mount the windows server 2008 iso image and copy all the files to [c:\aik-all4iso] folder.
(F) servicing hyper-v rtm bits to [install.wim] file under [c:\aik-all4iso\sources\]. the install.wim file should contain 6 index for various editions of server installations (Standard, Enterprise, DataCenter editions, with Server and Server-Core installations). do the servicing / slipstream for all the editions and installations. (to see the package content for a wim file, using cmd> imagex /info path-to-wim-file)
cmd> imagex /mountrw c:\aik-all4iso\sources\install.wim 1 c:\aik-mount
cmd> start /w pkgmgr /ip /m:c:\path-to-kb950050-cab-file\Windows6.0-KB950050-x64.cab /o:c:\aik-mount;c:\aik-mount\windows /s:c:\aik-temp
cmd> imagex /unmount /commit c:\aik-mountcmd> imagex /mountrw c:\aik-all4iso\sources\install.wim 2 c:\aik-mount
cmd> start /w pkgmgr /ip /m:c:\path-to-kb950050-cab-file\Windows6.0-KB950050-x64.cab /o:c:\aik-mount;c:\aik-mount\windows /s:c:\aik-temp
cmd> imagex /unmount /commit c:\aik-mountcmd> imagex /mountrw c:\aik-all4iso\sources\install.wim 3 c:\aik-mount
cmd> start /w pkgmgr /ip /m:c:\path-to-kb950050-cab-file\Windows6.0-KB950050-x64.cab /o:c:\aik-mount;c:\aik-mount\windows /s:c:\aik-temp
cmd> imagex /unmount /commit c:\aik-mountcmd> imagex /mountrw c:\aik-all4iso\sources\install.wim 4 c:\aik-mount
cmd> start /w pkgmgr /ip /m:c:\path-to-kb950050-cab-file\Windows6.0-KB950050-x64.cab /o:c:\aik-mount;c:\aik-mount\windows /s:c:\aik-temp
cmd> imagex /unmount /commit c:\aik-mountcmd> imagex /mountrw c:\aik-all4iso\sources\install.wim 5 c:\aik-mount
cmd> start /w pkgmgr /ip /m:c:\path-to-kb950050-cab-file\Windows6.0-KB950050-x64.cab /o:c:\aik-mount;c:\aik-mount\windows /s:c:\aik-temp
cmd> imagex /unmount /commit c:\aik-mountcmd> imagex /mountrw c:\aik-all4iso\sources\install.wim 6 c:\aik-mount
cmd> start /w pkgmgr /ip /m:c:\path-to-kb950050-cab-file\Windows6.0-KB950050-x64.cab /o:c:\aik-mount;c:\aik-mount\windows /s:c:\aik-temp
cmd> imagex /unmount /commit c:\aik-mount(G) now the install.wim is all serviced with hyper-v rtm bits. next to create the new serviced iso using oscdimg.exe
cmd> oscdimg.exe –u2 –bc:\aik-all4iso\Boot\etfsboot.com –lKRMSXVOL_EN_DVD –g –t08/12/2008,23:30:00 –h c:\aik-all4iso c:\win2k8-x64-hyperv-rtm-serviced.iso
And until here, you got the hyper-v rtm serviced windows 2008 server x64 install iso image to use!! LOL!
already tested this iso while installing my HPC computing nodes without problems. all in the Hyper-V virtual environment and during a 8 computing nodes installation (simutaniously), computing nodes successfully found the AD server using the Hyper-V native network card as Enterprise network NIC and complete the bare node installation without human interference!! nice!!! this could expend if I want to simutaniously install 1000 computing nodes in the same time. the latest Windows HPC Server 2008 RC1 bits is really stable and cool on installing and managing nodes! can focus more time on writing codes for HPC now!
FYI.
Rexiology@MSDN : Slipstream / Servicing Windows 2008 Server iso image with Hyper-V RTM bits...
NET 3.5 SP1 and WPF DataGrid CTP are out now!
As you might have heard, .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 and Visual Studio 2008 SP1 are out today! There are a ton of blogs that point to the download links so I’ll just point you over to one of them, Lester’s blog. In addition to the SP1 release, the WPF DataGrid CTP is also out today! Check it out here for the list of DataGrid features as well as 3.5 SP1 features in the Controls area that has enabled the DataGrid. Our awesome PM, Samantha, has a nice video introducing the basic usage of the DataGrid. Oh yea, and you can download the binaries and source code here! 3.5 SP1 is required to use the DataGrid binaries so be sure to download that goodness.
Overview
Does DataGrid need an introduction? Well, maybe I’ll just point out some of the WPF specifics to get you started. DataGrid subclasses from MultiSelector which subclasses from Selector which subclasses from ItemsControl. So like ListBox or ComboBox, DataGrid is an extention of an ItemsControl. With that in mind, the DataGrid has the concept of rows and cells but to match the pattern of ItemsControl, the collection of rows is the Items property. Cells are sub-items of a particular item and are defined by the DataGrid.
How do I use it?
There are a ton of sub-features and ways to customize and tweak the DataGrid. For this first post I just want to start with the very basics. Ok, here we go. DataGrid derives from ItemsControl, so just like we’ve done in the past with ListBox, bind the DataGrid.ItemsSource to your data source.
<dg:DataGrid ItemsSource="{Binding Source={StaticResource people}}">
In this example people represents a collection that derives from ObservableCollection<Person> where Person has some properties that represent a general person (first name, last name, id, etc). Ok, that’s it. If you run a project with that you will get a full set of rows and columns with each cell bound to each property on the Person item. By default the DataGrid will auto-generate columns for you and the generated columns will be a specific type of column based on the type of properties you have in your data source. It also automatically creates the necessary bindings for each data source property on each column. It does appear very magical but hopefully I will be able to demystify a lot of its behavior over a series of posts. Here are some other things you get or can do right out of the box as an end-user for CTP:
· Resize columns: hover over the end of a header, then click and drag.
· Reorder columns: click on a column header and drag over a different area.
· Auto-sort data in a column: click on a column header and the items in the column will toggle from ascending to descending
· Multi-column sorting: SHIFT + click on multiple column headers
· Selection: Default mode is FullRow and multi-row selection
· Navigation: all the basic navigation you expect in a spreadsheet
· Edit cells and rows: select a column and press F2 or double-click to open the cell for edit. Press ‘ESC’ to cancel and/or ‘Enter’ to commit the changes.
· Delete rows: select a row and press ‘Delete’.
· Add new rows: navigate to the bottom row and double click a cell to open it for edit.
· Clipboard Copy
· Freeze columns
Of course there is a bunch more you can do to customize these default features as well as the internals of the DataGrid. I’m going to do a series of posts introducing many of the sub-areas of DataGrid. In the meantime, I made a sample where I bind many of the DataGrid DPs to CheckBoxes and ComboBoxes so you can tweak things in real-time and play around with it. Enjoy!
Vincent Sibal's Blog : .NET 3.5 SP1 and WPF DataGrid CTP are out now!
Updated Dell MP released 3.1 A01
Just a few musings on the new Dell hardware MP.
1. The MP comes in three files....
Dell.Connections.001.mp - for Servers and Printers
Dell.Connections.Client.mp - for Business Computers
Dell.Connections.StorageArray.mp - for MD3000™ and MD3000i™ Storage ArraysSo most of you will just need to import the Server MP. No need or benefit to import the storage array MP unless you support and monitor those specific array models above. I recommend deleting any Dell MP's you had previously imported.. along with any overrides, and starting from scratch on this one, but in place upgrade from 3.0 is supported on OpsMgr SP1.
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Kevin Holman's OpsMgr Blog : Updated Dell MP released 3.1 A01
Programming Hyper-V with WMI and C# - Getting Started
You may have seen from a recent post that I received a new laptop that was capable of running Hyper-V. Well, it's all fully installed and working, so I thought I might blog about it a bit. There are plenty of existing blogs on Hyper-V, so I thought I might take a slightly different tack and look at coding for Hyper-V in C#.
This suits me fine as I like to get to know new software technologies via their API - I think it really helps to understand the features and what you can do with a technology if you have to write some code using it. You may think differently, depending on how much coding you do - if you are more of a scripter, then check out my colleague, Ben Pearce's blog, where he does a similar thing to what I'm doing here, but using PowerShell.
Anyway, Hyper-V provides a nice interface for scripting and programming. The interface is usable from any scripting/coding language that can access WMI. For example: VBScript, C++, PowerShell, C#, etc. In this short tutorial I'll look at connecting and querying via C#, but the techniques can be easily adapted to the language of your choice.
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Richard's Weblog : Programming Hyper-V with WMI and C# - Getting Started
Quick and Dirty Large Scale Eventing for Windows
Published 11 August 08 02:34 PM | ottoh
One of the least known yet most powerful management features to ship with Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 is built-in Event Forwarding which enables large scale health and state monitoring of a Windows environment (assuming health and state can be determined from Windows Events - which they usually can). Not only is this feature built into the latest versions of Windows, but it's also available for down-level OSs like Windows XP SP2+ and Windows Server 2003 SP1+ (here).
Note: True enterprise class Windows eventing is included with enterprise monitoring solutions like System Center Operations Manager.
This new Windows Event Forwarding (also known as Windows Eventing 6.0) is exceptional for the following reasons:
- Standards Based: No really! It leverages the DMTF WS-Eventing standard which allows it to interoperate with other WS-Man implementations (see OpenWSMAN at SourceForge).
- Agentless: Event Forwarding and Event Collection are included in the OS by default
- Down-Level Support: Event Forwarding is available for Windows XP SP2+ and Windows Server 2003 SP1+
- Multi-Tier: Forwarding architecture is very scalable where a "Source Computer" may forward to a large number of collectors and collectors may forward to collectors
- Scalable: Event Collection is very scalable (available in Windows Vista as well) where the collector can maintain subscriptions with a large number of "Source Computers" as well as process a large number of events per second
- Group Policy Aware: The entire model is configurable by Group Policy
- Schematized Events: Windows Events are now schematized and rendered in XML which enables many scripting and export scenarios
- Pre-Rendering: Forwarded Windows Events can now be pre-rendered on the Source Computer negating the need for local applications to render Windows Events
- Resiliency: Designed to enable mobile scenarios where laptops may be disconnected from the collector for extended periods of time without event loss (except when logs wrap) as well as leveraging TCP for guaranteed delivery
- Security: Certificate based encryption via Kerberos or HTTPS
This implementation will walk through the following example design where via Group Policy a domain computer group will be configured to forwared Windows Events to a single collector:
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On September 8th, 2008 Microsoft will launch its new virtualization products. Now you can virtualize from the data center to the desktop, and manage with the same tools you're already using for your physical infrastructure.
Find out how Windows Server 2008® with Hyper-V™, Microsoft System Center - including Virtual Machine Manager 2008 - and Microsoft Desktop and Application Virtualization allow you to deploy, manage and get VIRTUAL now like never before.
- Learn about Microsoft's virtualization strategy and roadmap from Bob Muglia, Senior Vice President, Server and Tools Business; Kevin Turner, Chief Operating Officer, Microsoft Corporation; Bob Kelly, Corporate Vice President, Infrastructure Server Marketing, Microsoft Corporation.
- Hear from customers who have deployed Microsoft Virtualization products
- Get a free Microsoft Virtualization evaluation software kit*
- Visit the exhibit hall and test-drive the latest hardware and software solutions for a virtual environment from Microsoft and its partners.
- Take a technical deep dive by attending one of the conference sessions or hands-on labs.
- Network with your peers at the attendee luncheon and closing reception
- Microsoft Virtualization Launch
- September 8, 2008
- Meydenbauer Center, Bellevue, Washington
Scripting Hyper-V with WMI and PowerShell: Part 1 – Introduction + Querying State
Scripting Hyper-V with WMI and PowerShell
Part 1 – Introduction + Querying State
Introduction
When it comes to scripting Hyper-V there are really 2 methods:
1. Using the virtualization WMI provider that ships with Hyper-V.
2. Using the cmdlets provided by System Centre Virtual Machine Manager 2008
So which option should you use? Well if you want an easy life, the answer is absolutely Option 2. Use SCVMM 2008, and scripting Hyper-V is like a pleasurable dream. The cmdlets are task orientated, provide a rich set of features and really do work very well. So why is this a guide to Option 1 – Using the virtualization WMI provider? Well, sometimes Hyper-V will be used without an accompanying System Centre deployment, and if that’s the case, using WMI is your only scripting option.
I`ll be honest, using the WMI provider to script Hyper-V is unintuitive, complicated and feels quite clunky. So the question has to be asked “Why is the Hyper-V WMI provider so difficult to use?” The answer is Industry Standards. The virtualization WMI provider fully complies with the standards outlined by the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF). Whilst standards are great for creating consistency among different vendors, there are often comprises with the simplicity of individual solutions. Contrastingly the SCVMM cmdlets are a bespoke solution designed by Microsoft to be simple, intuitive and powerful, but do not adhere to any industry standards.
So, with the expectation that the Hyper-V WMI journey will be a challenging one, let’s get on with it.
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Hyper-V Best Practices - Quick Tips (2)
Best Practices for Configuring Virtual Machines
In continuation to my first post on best practices, I'm back with some more.
This post discusses best practices that should be considered when configuring virtual machines in Hyper-V. Virtual machine performance is not only impacted by how the physical server is configured but also by the selections made when configuring the virtual machine itself.
Install Integration Services
The first, and probably the most important, best practice for virtual machines is to install the Integration Services (IS) that come with Hyper-V as soon as possible provided the operating system running in the virtual machine is supported (refer to the Integration Services section for information on supported Guests). Then, update the IS as needed.Uninstall VMAdditions and Compact VHDs
When migrating virtual machines from Virtual PC or Virtual Server 2005 R2, uninstall the VMAdditions and compact the virtual hard disk before moving the disk to the Hyper-V server.Set Display for Best Performance
For the best display in a virtual machine ensure the display interface is set for Best Performance. This will ensure the hardware acceleration is set to Full.Configure Fixed-Size VHDs
Choose to configure fixed-size virtual hard disks as opposed to dynamically expanding. Performance is faster, the file system is less likely to fragment and managing space on the physical disk is easier. Always defragment a physical disk before creating a virtual hard disk.Use SCSI Virtual Adapters for Data Drives
Hyper-V requires the virtual machine to boot from a virtual IDE Controller, however, SCSI virtual adapters can be used after that for mounting additional virtual hard disks. While performance differences between a virtual IDE and a virtual SCSI controller in Hyper-V is almost negligible (with Integration Services installed), the fact is more and larger capacity virtual hard disks can be attached to a virtual SCSI controller (4 controllers with 64 virtual disks each for a total of 256). So, if you need more than four virtual hard disks attached to a virtual machine, use a virtual SCSI controller.Allocate CPU Resources Based on Anticipated Usage
It is also important to determine virtual machine performance to ensure CPU resource allocation on the physical server is adequate to support the workload inside the virtual machine.Consider Using Pass-Through Disks
It is best practice to use virtual hard disks when creating virtual machine. However it is no always possible due to circumstances. Using pass-through disks the performance is slightly better versus using VHD's. It allows you leverage greater than 2TB. Very important, when using pass-through disks, virtual machine configuration files should be relocated to another hard disk or share. Here we loose the snapshot and portability of like in VHD's.Ensure File Share High Availability
If a file share is being used to store virtual machine configuration data, it is best practice to ensure the file share is highly available.Configure Domain Controllers to Optimize Performance
Domain Controllers are supported in Hyper-V when running in a virtual machine. The following best practices are recommended for these configurations: Never save state in a domain controller as this may cause synchronization issues in the domain. Never Pause a domain controller virtual machine for long periods of time as this may adversely impact replication. Always shutdown a domain controller. Do not take snapshots of a domain controller. Make a determination regarding time synchronization. The decision is either to use the Hyper-V Integration Service for Time Synchronization or not. If the decision is to treat the virtualized DCs like hardware based DCs, then disable the Time Synchronization capability in the Settings for each virtual machine and point the PDC Emulator to an external time source and allow all the other DCs to synchronize with the PDC Emulator. If the decision is to synchronize with the Parent partition, only enable the Time Synchronization capability for the DC holding the PDC Emulator FSMO Role.
Infrastructure Blog : Hyper-V Best Practices - Quick Tips (2)
Connection Manager Administration Kit for Vista
Curiosity got the better of me. When I was analyzing why Hyper-V Remote Management didn't always work over a VPN connection due to DNS the other day, I mentioned that I wasn't familiar with the replacement technology for CMAK in Windows Server 2003.
Well, I found it (but it was surprisingly well hidden) - the replacement is.... CMAK, in Windows Server 2008. The details of it are squirreled away in the depths of the Technet Library under Windows\Windows Server\Windows Server 2008\Networking.
It turns out, CMAK is a feature built into Windows Server 2008 - dead easy to install using Server Manager, and it can create profiles for Windows Vista and older operating systems.
But I had to give it a try to see if it was possible to set the DNS suffix for a connection and ensure it was registered on the internal DNS servers when a VPN connection was established, thus ensuring Hyper-V Remote Management works correctly when on a VPN.
Sure enough, then you get to the "Create or Modify a VPN Entry", there is an advanced tab where the three fields needed are present.
Never having used CMAK before, I found it very easy to use, at least for a basic VPN configuration - no custom actions and so forth - those would have been a bit of overkill for a home setup. And did it work? Yup, perfectly :)
Cheers,
John.
John Howard - Hyper-V and virtualization blog : Connection Manager Administration Kit for Vista
Microsoft Office Visio 2007 Professional Add-In for Rack Server Virtualization (Virtual Rack)
Duane Thomas a buddy of mine, pinged me a link to this darn cool add-in to Visio.
This amazing Add-in from Microsoft Office Visio 2007 Professional helps you plan virtualization.
With over 70% of server hardware being under-utilized, this very valuable tool can draw a clear picture of your hardware utilization. This tool auto-generates the diagram of your rack and provides clear server details from a linked Excel template. Analyze your racks and servers using WMI or get the utilization data over time using the Operations Manager connection.
Use the virtualization button to see the before and after detailed diagram of your racks. See clearly where you have the opportunity to save on space and power.
See the power of Data Visualization at work with this Add-in For Visio 2007Go and download this add-in from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=3250331a-0116-4064-92d1-50b9b0727b75&DisplayLang=en
New Hyper-V WMI Doc’s… Plus It’s Official I’ll Be Speaking at PDC… Plus Cluster Fix for Hyper-V…
Hyper-V WMI Documentation
First off I am happy to say the Hyper-V WMI documentation is finally post beta quality! I want to personally thank a few members of the test team for writing much of the sample code and working very hard to get it posted. There are now samples in C# and VBScript for most of the common methods (sadly now Powershell so my crusade/purpose continues)…
Storage(Msvm_ImageManagementService):
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc136845(VS.85).aspxNetworking(Msvm_VirtualSystemManagementService):
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc136938(VS.85).aspxVMMS(Msvm_VirtualSwitchManagementService):
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc136940(VS.85).aspxHyper-V WMI Documentation
Secondly…It’s official I will be babbling on about Hyper-V and Test Automation at PDC – pretty excited it should be fun. Here’s a link to the Channel 9 page. http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/ES09/
Cluster Fix for Hyper-V
Thirdly… The Cluster team has released a hotfix to add “Increased functionality and virtual machine control” to the cluster manager. Here’s a link to the page http://support.microsoft.com/?id=951308
Taylor Brown
Hyper-V Integration Test Lead
http://blogs.msdn.com/taylorb
E_ACCESSDENIED? Good. We did OUR job.
One of the security groups at Microsoft used to have T-Shirts that said this; every time I saw one, my blood pressure went up. He's a story illustrating why:
Scene: A home office, fall, 2003. Our hero has just bought a new Macintosh (probably OS 10.0 or 10.1) for his wife, and is trying to configure things such that it can access shares on the existing Windows Server 2000 machine. He's wearing out a path in the carpet between the Mac and the server.
(At Mac): Access denied? I must have typed the password wrong. Let me try again. No luck.
(At Server): Maybe I set the password wrong at this end. Let me reset it.
(At Mac): Still no luck. I wonder if I have problems with the ACLs.
(At Server). The ACL looks OK. Just to be sure, let's temporarily set it to full access for everyone.
(At Mac). Still won't work.
(At Server). Oh, there's an ACL on the share as well as the directory. Let's set it to full access for everyone, too.
(At Mac). Still out of luck.
With a focused determination seen only in those afflicted with a touch of both ADD and autism, our hero flounders around, investigating every possible configuration option on both the Mac and the server. Whenever he finds some restriction that looks like it might possibly be relevant, he loosens it. Eventually, he stumbles across the Group Policy Editor on Windows, where he finds things with intriguing names like "Network Security: Minimum session security for NTLM SSP-based (including secure RPC) clients" and "Domain Member: Digitally encrypt secure channel data (when possible)". He messes around with these and other likely-looking settings, to no effect.
After a while, he has a brainstorm: Maybe some of these setting changes don't take effect until I reboot, he thinks. So, he reboots, and voilà, things work!
It's now 2:00 AM, and he's been at it four hours longer than intended. He decides to go to bed, and clean up the mess tomorrow.
The next day, he can't remember which settings he changed, and has no clue as to which of them was the relevant one. (With his luck, there probably wasn't a relevant one, but two that were each necessary.) There's no way he's going to find out which settings were relevant. "Screw it. It works; leave it alone."
There are two morals here:
First, more security is often less. Microsoft has a nice "Secure by design, Secure by default, Secure by deployment" initiative. Unfortunately, the security that the user gets is not the security that you designed, not the security that you turned on by default, and not the security that you deployed. It's the security that's left standing after he makes everything work. If there are 50 security gates in your system, and the customer's desired workload needs to make it through three of them, the non-expert administrator is likely to turn off 40 of the 50 gates before he disables the three relevant ones.
Second, it's important to realize that not every request that is denied by a security gate is in fact malicious. It sure would be nice if the system were to say "I rejected such-and-such a request for such-and-such a reason, and if you intend me to accept requests like this, you need to change the XYZ policy." Now, security experts will tell you that you shouldn't tell an attacker exactly why you rejected his request, and they're right. However, you should tell the system administrator, in case it wasn't really an attack, but someone trying to get legitimate work done.
When I'm supreme dictator of the universe, anyone who writes code that returns E_ACCESSDENIED will be required to create an event log entry saying what software component did it, why, and what setting to change in what piece of UI if this wasn't the desired outcome.
Postscript: I think it was the "Domain Controller: Digitally encrypt secure channel data (always)" policy, and I think it's because early versions of Mac OS X shipped with a version of SAMBA with a bug. But I'm not sure on either account.
Report Builder 2.0 Release Plan Update
With SQL Server 2008 RTM announced, we wanted to give you an update on the release plans for Report Builder 2.0.
Report Builder 2.0 will ship as part of the updated feature pack for SQL Server 2008 in fall of this year. It will be, as it was in RC0, a web download only. It will be available from the SQL Server feature pack download page. At release, Report Builder will be available in 21 languages similar to the Reporting Services SharePoint Add-in. The ClickOnce version of Report Builder 2.0 will not be supported in this timeframe and we are actively looking at releasing it as soon as possible after Report Builder 2.0 release.
An RC1 release will be made available, tentatively at the end of August. This build will contain all of the final features for Report Builder 2.0 and will only be in English. We’ll post a link as soon as it is available.
As always, we look forward to your feedback on Report Builder. Please provide feedback directly at: http://connect.microsoft.com/. Thank you.
Updates: Process Monitor v1.37, Handle v3.41, Process Explorer v11.21, DebugView 4.75 | Mark's Events: Keynote speaker at Virtualization Congress
Process Monitor v1.37: Process Monitor, a system monitoring utility, now prevents you from inadvertently closing the filter dialog without saving edits and fixes a subtle race condition bug in the driver.
Handle v3.41: Handle, a command-line tool for dumping information on open operating system handles, adds a new switch, -l, that dumps the sizes of pagefile-backed sections.
Process Explorer v11.21: This update fixes a race condition bug in the Process Explorer device driver.
DebugView v4.75: DebugView v4.75, a debug output monitoring utility for developers, fixes a bug that caused it to crash when capturing very long debug strings when not forcing carriage returns and the driver is now compatible with the Driver Verifier.
BgInfo v4.14: This update makes the /silent switch more aggressive about supprossing dialog boxes.
Mark's Events: Mark to Keynote Virtualization Congress - Mark is going to deliver a keynote on Microsoft's virtualization strategy at the independent Virtualization Congress in London in October.
What is IT Pro Momentum and how can you join this Microsoft program?
Published 08 August 08 10:48 PM | mbelinazo
Need some help to test/pilot the latest Microsoft infrastructure technologies? IT Pro Momentum is a Microsoft Early Adopter Program for IT Professionals who bet on the newest technologies to drive business value for their companies and advance their career.
Through IT Pro Momentum, you will be able to:
· Discover and evaluate the newest MS technologies
· Pilot and deploy MS beta products
· Access MS Beta Product Support
· Connect with an international community of IT Pros through Momentum forums
· Share your experience adopting a new technology with the IT Pro community worldwide
Here are some program benefits offered to Momentum participants (free of charge for one year):
· Technical Content & Online Trainings
· Support for Beta Products (via e-mail)
· TechNet+ Direct Subscription
· Early Adopter Forums
· Through your local MS contact, you can share your experience with the IT Pro community worldwide (blogs, events, user groups, etc.)
These are the technologies supported by IT Pro Momentum in 2008-2009:
· Client Infrastructure: Vista SP1, IE8, Windows 7 (2009), Windows Mobile 7 (2009)
· Server Infrastructure: Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008, Windows Server 7 (2009)
· Virtualization: Hyper-V, System Center Virtual Machine Manager
· Web Infrastructure: IIS7, Sharepoint on the Web
· Collaboration & Connectivity: Office Communication Server 14 (2009), Exchange 14 (2009)
· HPC: Windows HPC Server 2008
If you are interested in piloting one or more of these technologies just send a message to itpromfb@microsoft.com.
We will be happy to work with you to determine the best way possible to support your early adoption efforts!
Thanks,
Marcelo Belinazo
IT Pro Momentum Program Blog : What is IT Pro Momentum and how can you join this Microsoft program?
Another great download resource, now that SQL Server 2008 is Released to Manufacturing! The Feature Pack is a collection of stand-alone install packages that provide additional value for SQL Server 2008. It includes the latest versions of:
- Redistributable components for SQL Server 2008.
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Command Line Utilities
- SQL Server Compact 3.5 SP1
- Microsoft Core XML Services (MSXML) 6.0
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Management Objects
- SQL Server Remote Blob Store
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Native Client
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Policies
- Microsoft SQL Server System CLR Types
- Microsoft Sync Framework
- Add-on providers for SQL Server 2008.
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services 10.0 OLE DB Provider
- Microsoft SQL Server Driver for PHP 7
- Microsoft SQL Server 2005 JDBC Driver 1.2
- Microsoft OLEDB Provider for DB2
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Data Mining Add-ins for Microsoft Office 2007
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Add-in for Microsoft SharePoint Technologies
- Backward compatibility components for SQL Server 2008.
- Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Backward Compatibility Components
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Upgrade Advisor
Download details: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Feature Pack, August 2008
Running an Executable and Collecting the Output
Sometimes in the middle of a .NET application (either C# or VB) you want to run an executable and collect the output. This post presents a simple function (RunExecutable) that makes it easy to do this.
I write a lot of documents that contain code. Many of those documents also contain the expected output from the code. When you have a very large document with many code snippets, it is useful to automate the testing of those snippets. It gives me a warm and fuzzy feeling to verify that all of the code in my document(s) is validated just before I publish. I’m going to use RunExecutable in an upcoming post that shows how to extract C# code from an Open XML document, compile it, run it, and validate that the output matches the output in the document. This is particularly useful to, say, authors writing programming books.
But this code is useful in its own right. Here is the code to run an executable, and collect the output:
Code is attached.
Attachment(s): RunExecutable.cs
Eric White's Blog : Running an Executable and Collecting the Output
“Smart-Sizing” the TS Client
Since the Windows XP timeframe, the TS Client has had the ability to run in “smart-sized” mode (users of Remote Assistance will be familiar with this mode). Smart-sized mode means that the entire remote desktop is always visible in the client window, with no scrollbars being necessary. In effect, for the same size client window, smart-sizing shows you more graphic data, while a non-smart-sized client window has to use scrollbars and shows much less.
Smart-sized client view of a user’s desktop:
Non-smart-size client view (with scrollbars) of the same desktop:
You cannot enable smart-sizing through the TS Client UI, but you can switch it on using RDP file settings. Add the following line to Default.rdp (or any other custom RDP file that you use):
smart sizing:i:1
The next time you connect, your client view will be smart-sized.
This site contains presentations, recordings, hands-on labs and demonstrations for the SQL Server 2008 JumpStart technical training event.
There are 5 tracks in this event:Database Infrastructure and Scalability
Business Intelligence Part I & II
Developer & Software + Services
Application Compatibility & Upgrade
Microsoft Dynamics GP Technical Airlift Online Series
For those of you who were not able to attend the Microsoft Dynamics GP Technical Airlift Online or who would like a refresher, we have recorded them in an online series format on the Partner Learning Center. Please click on the links below to view the web seminar of interest to you.
Consultants
- Best Practices for Implementing Microsoft Office SharePoint Server with Microsoft Dynamics GP
Attend this information-packed session for detailed instruction on how you can use Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) to extend Microsoft Dynamics GP. You will learn tips and tricks for installing and configuring MOSS and discover how to set up search capabilities across your network. You will learn the attributes of setting up Business Data Web Parts and Custom Lists. You will see how to use the MOSS SDK to easily connect the Business Data Catalog (BDO) to other data sources and Web Services. You will see examples of how to build MOSS Dashboards using the Analysis Cubes and learn the steps necessary to implement these technologies, including Trusted Source and configuring the Office Data Connection. Finally, you will find out how to use MOSS to configure and edit workflows for Microsoft Dynamics GP and discover best implementation practices.- Bring Business Intelligence to Life with Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0
Obtain step-by-step instructions for effectively navigating, setting up, and utilizing key business intelligence tools, including the new Microsoft Excel report builder as well as the existing functionality of Microsoft Excel reports and data connections with Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0. Find out how to deploy and configure Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 Report Packs with Microsoft SQL 2008 Reporting Services. Discover powerful tips, tricks, and best practices for designing reports and creating dashboards in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS). Plus you’ll learn about important security considerations when setting up and using business intelligence tools.- Achieving Compliance Objectives with Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0
Get an in-depth understanding of key compliance considerations with Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0, including the setup of important compliance features embedded into Microsoft Dynamics GP as well as audit trails and third-party toolsets required for a successful Microsoft Dynamics GP implementation. Compliance will be addressed from both the perspectives of IT risk and audit; as well as a discussion of common areas of compliance concern.- Configuring Business Portal
Find out how to customize and extend Business Portal—including utilizing toolsets within Business Portal and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server—how to deploy and configure Business Portal, how to customize the layout, and how to use the new Security Synchronization Utility effectively.Developers
- Customizing the Microsoft Dynamics GP Client with Visual Studio Tools, Dexterity, and Modifier with VBA
Get an in-depth analysis of the various client-side customization tools for Microsoft Dynamics GP, including Modifier with Visual Basic for Applications, Dexterity, and Visual Studio Tools for Microsoft Dynamics GP. This session will help you understand how each of the tools can be used to create user-interface customizations, as well helping you develop the ability to make sound decisions on the best tool for a particular purpose.- Integration Tools for Microsoft Dynamics GP
Take part in this in-depth discussion dedicated to the integration tools available for Microsoft Dynamics GP, including comparing and contrasting reconnect, BizTalk, and Web Services. We’ll also dedicate ample time to reviewing best practices for building integrations.- Customizing and Extending Microsoft Dynamics GP Workflow
This session will explore the contents of the Microsoft Dynamics GP Workflow SDK, and how the available tools can support developing new workflows as well as extending the existing out-of-the-box workflows for Microsoft Dynamics GP and MOSS. The components of workflow are discussed, including the server components, services, and assemblies that are used in the process. The process of creating a new workflow will be demonstrated using the sample available in the SDK. Additionally, the ability to extend the existing out-of-the-box workflows will also be explored using the SDK sample.- Developer Support Resources
Discover all the self-help and assisted support options available to developers in building customizations and integrations. You’ll get an exclusive guided tour of the new MSDN Developer Center for Microsoft Dynamics GP and learn tips and tricks for navigating the many support resources and portals available from Microsoft.- Troubleshooting Your Developed Solution
Do you know the vital development considerations necessary for effectively troubleshooting a packaged solution? Learn them and much more when you take part in this information-packed session. We will also discuss security and quality-control automation, including regression testing and testing tools. Plus we will highlight best practices, illustrate real-world examples, and provide and discuss requirements for the Certified for Microsoft Dynamics program.Published Thursday, July 31, 2008 5:21 PM by jeffk
US Dynamics GP Field Team : Microsoft Dynamics GP Technical Airlift Online Series
Here’s an exclusive.
A new series of partner readiness training is coming next month. Starting with a series of training webcasts and moving to a partner bootcamp across the globe – this set of training will assist development, integration and deployment partners in their work with System Center products.
I’ll post more details – including links – in the coming weeks.
Martin Buckley - on systems management : System Center partner readiness training
VisioAutoExt: Preparing for an new release and new some sample code
This week I'll be releasing a major update to the VisioAutoExt project (v4.0). In preparation for the release I will be documenting the usage of the library via a series of blog posts. This is the first one.
First, what's in the library?
This diagram was automatically drawn (and required no manual modifications) by a new tool in the VisioAutoExt solution called MakeAssemblyPoster.
Saveen Reddy's blog : VisioAutoExt: Preparing for an new release and new some sample code
Here is a list of the different Virtualization Solution Accelerators we have at Microsoft:
- Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.1 for Hyper-V and App-V - http://www.microsoft.com/MAP
- Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides for Hyper-V, App-V and SCVMM 2008 http://www.microsoft.com/IPD
- Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc501231.aspx
- Security Compliance Management Tool http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc677002.aspx
- Windows Server 2008 Security Guide http://www.microsoft.com/WSSG
- Microsoft Deployment Toolkit http://www.microsoft.com/deploymentlidays
There will be some breakout sessions covering the Solution Accelerators at TechEd IT Professional
[MSFT-BE] Arlindo's Blog - IT Pro Evangelist : Virtualization Solution Accelerators
Corporate YouTube, PodCasting and VideoCasting
Some customers have recently asked me for my thoughts on how to host Video and Audio sharing leveraging SharePoint where it makes sense. Please find my thoughts below – though I’d recommend that you definitely investigate the Podcasting Kit for SharePoint (PKS). A PowerPoint summary of the solution features and how it is being used in organisations can be found from PKS Detailed Overview Slide Deck
One of the big considerations would obviously have to be the impact on your network. Some investigation/piloting/simulations would need to be researched to understand the impact of streaming/sharing video and audio in a broad way.
Audio/Video files managed within SharePoint
Internally here at Microsoft, we have a solution called Academy Mobile which allows any employee to upload and manage podcasts and videos. It is a place where our executives place videos on a quarterly basis to give the state of the union type broadcasts to all employees, as well as used as a training vehicle when every somebody has a good idea they want to share broadly.
The solution that we developed internally – has now also been released as an Free and Open Source solution available called the Podcasting Kit for SharePoint (PKS) from http://www.codeplex.com/pks
Mike Gannotti has posted a video of a 20 minute “tour” of Academy Mobile: http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/blogs/mikeg/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=527
You should be aware that Nintex also has a complementary solution to allow people to record and edit Podcasts to SharePoint using the browser. http://www.nintex.com/Nproducts/Podcast.aspx
I also love the fact that at Microsoft we have an internal service that you can call a phone number, leave your podcast as a voice mail and include some publishing instructions. Somebody will edit it, and publish it on the Academy Mobile site on your behalf. This would be very executive friendly! :)
Windows Media Services
· Windows Server has capabilities – Windows Media Services – that assist with streaming live or on-demand audio and video content. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/forpros/server/server.aspx
· There is a useful technical article that describes how to stream files from a web server http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/howto/articles/webserver.aspx
· If you need a further discussion to decide on the approach to stream or download files – there is a whitepaper that talks about which one is more efficient with bandwidth, higher quality, supporting large number of users etc. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/compare/webservvstreamserv.aspx
· If you decide to publish videos with Windows Media Services you can still embed that content into everyday SharePoint sites with the simple Content Editor Web Part. Mike Gannotti has blogged about how to configure the web part to link to the streamed file: http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/blogs/mikeg/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?List=1b3bbb8f%2D4b5a%2D4f72%2D94c4%2D94cb80bc3866&ID=1080
Addition bits and pieces
Some technical approaches (ie write code) to including Windows Media Player into a SharePoint Page
- http://www.helloitsliam.com/archive/2008/01/17/media-player-web-part.aspx
- http://www.helloitsliam.com/archive/2008/05/12/cqwp-hints-–-windows-media-player.aspx
Useful tools to record audio and computer screens (very useful for training clips – like how to do <something> on The Point)
- Camtasia Studio ($299 but worth it. I use Camtasia for all my screen recordings) http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.asp
- Community Clips (free from Microsoft). http://www.officelabs.com/projects/communityclips
Posted: Tuesday, August 05, 2008 2:45 AM by ianpal
Ian Palangio's Business Productivity : Corporate YouTube, PodCasting and VideoCasting
How to read the small memory dump files that Windows creates for debugging
Article ID: 315263
Last Review: December 3, 2007
Revision: 4.5
This article was previously published under Q315263
SUMMARY
This step-by-step article describes how to examine a small memory dump file. You can use this file to determine why your computer has stopped responding.
Small memory dump files
A small memory dump file records the smallest set of useful information that may help identify why your computer has stopped unexpectedly. This option requires a paging file of at least 2 megabytes (MB) on the boot volume. On computers that are running Microsoft Windows 2000 or later, Windows create a new file every time your computer stops unexpectedly. A history of these files is stored in a folder.
This dump file type includes the following information:
- The Stop message and its parameters and other data
- A list of loaded drivers
- The processor context (PRCB) for the processor that stopped
- The process information and kernel context (EPROCESS) for the process that stopped
- The process information and kernel context (ETHREAD) for the thread that stopped
- The Kernel-mode call stack for the thread that stopped
The small memory dump file can be useful when hard disk space is limited. However, because of the limited information that is included, errors that were not directly caused by the thread that was running at the time of the problem may not be discovered by an analysis of this file.
If a second problem occurs and if Windows creates a second small memory dump file, Windows preserves the previous file. Windows gives each file a distinct, date-encoded file name. For example, Mini022900-01.dmp is the first memory dump file that was generated on February 29, 2000. Windows keeps a list of all the small memory dump files in the %SystemRoot%\Minidump folder.Follow link for complete KB Article on how to view the Minidump files.
How to read the small memory dump files that Windows creates for debugging
SQL Server 2008 Training Opportunities
Hi All,
Here is a listing of FREE training opportunities for SQL 2008. Before going into the training details I wanted to make sure that you are aware of this upcoming SQL event, PASS Community Summit 2008, early bird registration is in progress.
PASS Community Summit 2008
http://summit2008.sqlpass.org/
Overview Demo
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/2008/overviewdemo/
Virtual Labs
Test drive Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and see how it can provide a scalable, high-performance database engine for mission-critical applications that require the highest levels of availability and security. Virtual labs are simple with no complex setup or installation required. You get a downloadable manual and a 90-minute block of time for each module.
TechNet Virtual Lab: Authoring Reports Using SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services
TechNet Virtual Lab: Data Mining with SQL Server 2008
TechNet Virtual Lab: Implementing Change Data Capture (CDC) in SQL Server 2008
TechNet Virtual Lab: Learn How to Build Occasionally Connected Applications with SQL Server 2008
TechNet Virtual Lab: Partition Processing for DW
TechNet Virtual Lab: Plan Freezing with SQL Server 2008
TechNet Virtual Lab: SQL Server 2008 Policy-Based Management
TechNet Virtual Lab: SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services: Managing the Report Services Infrastructure
TechNet Virtual Lab: SQL Server Analysis Services: Build and Extending Analysis Services Solutions
TechNet Virtual Lab: SQL Server Analysis Services: Managing Analysis Services Solutions
TechNet Virtual Lab: Using Performance Studio in SQL Server 2008
TechNet Virtual Lab: Using SQL Server 2008 Resource Governor for Predictable Performance
TechNet Virtual Lab: What's new in SQL Server 2008 for Database Administrators
TechNet Virtual Lab: Working with the new DATE data type in SQL Server 2008
Webcasts: Live and On-Demand
Watch a webcast and get ready for the next release of Microsoft SQL Server. Tune in and see how SQL Server 2008 allows you to manage, monitor, secure, and optimize consolidated data systems effectively. We show you how to consolidate servers with multiple databases, consolidate data services through virtualization, and migrate databases easily. Also, learn how SQL Server 2008 provides a scalable infrastructure that can manage reports and analysis of any size and complexity, while making it easier for your users to access information.
· 24 Hours of SQL Server 2008: http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/technetsqlserver2008.aspx?tab=webcasts&id=42585
· Business Intelligence (BI): http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/technetsqlserver2008.aspx?tab=webcasts&id=42568
· Data Warehousing: http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/technetsqlserver2008.aspx?tab=webcasts&id=42569
· Mission-Critical Applications for Online Transaction Processing (OLTP): http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/technetsqlserver2008.aspx?tab=webcasts&id=42570
Podcasts
Learn more about Microsoft SQL Server 2008 whenever and wherever you want. Stream or download these audio podcasts on to your favorite podcast software or mobile device, and quickly and easily access content with RSS feeds. These podcasts are free and do not require registration—just click, listen, and learn.
TechNet Radio: A Look Inside SQL CAT (Customer Advisory Team)
Original Air Date: March 25, 2008
TechNet Radio: SQL Server 2008 (Part 1 of 2): Security and Availability
Original Air Date: March 4, 2008
TechNet Radio: SQL Server 2008 Part 2 of 2: Management, Troubleshooting and Throttling
Original Air Date: March 11, 2008
More podcasts here
MP3: http://www.microsoft.com/seminar/en/BMO-PODCAST/TechNet_SQL_Server_MP3.xml
WMA: http://www.microsoft.com/seminar/en/BMO-PODCAST/TechNet_SQL_Server_WMA.xml
Free e-book: Introducing SQL Server 2008
http://csna01.libredigital.com/?urss1q2we6
Free e-learning offers
• Collection 6187: What's New in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (includes three free clinics):
• Clinic 6188: What's New in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 for Enterprise Data Platform
• Clinic 6189: What's New in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 for Business Intelligence
• Clinic 6190: What's New in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 for Database Development
• Clinic 6258 AE: New Features of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services. This clinic provides a quick preview to developers, administrators, and users the key benefits of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services and features of Reporting Services in Microsoft SQL Server 2008.
Nick.
CLI301: The Case of the Unexplained…
TechEd Presentation by Mark Russinovich
Decent 75 Minute introduction to troubleshooting using SysInternals tools and windbg
http://www.microsoft.com/emea/spotlight/sessionh.aspx?videoid=722
The Active Directory Migration Tool version 3.1 (ADMT v3.1) provides an integrated toolset to facilitate migration and restructuring tasks in an Active Directory Domain Services infrastructure.
Quick Details
File Name: admtsetup31.exe
Version: 3.1
Date Published: 7/9/2008
Language: English
Download Size: 59.4 MB
The Active Directory Migration Tool version 3.1 (ADMT v3.1) simplifies the process of migrating objects and restructuring tasks in an Active Directory® Domain Service (AD DS) environment. You can use ADMT v3.1 to migrate users, groups, and computers between AD DS domains in different forests (inter-forest migration) or between AD DS domains in the same forest (intra-forest migration). ADMT can also perform security translation (to migrate local user profiles) when performing inter-forest migrations.
I am aware and painfully so that a PG blog / site dedicated to SSRS integration with SharePoint has been long overdue. Hence, for my initial post I have compiled a short list of some unanswered questions I have seen from blogs / newgroups etc. on this subject. Feel free to send me your issues / thoughts on RS integration with SharePoint and I will try as best to answer / address them and post new blogs as and when required. I hope you find this helpful.
SQL Server 2005 Integration with Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies
Troubleshooting Integration with SQL Server 2005 and Microsoft SharePoint Technologies
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