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Oct182017October 18, 2017October 18, 20170Commentby Thomas Maurer
Windows Server 1709

Microsoft released Windows Server 1709

Posted in Cloud, Containers, Hyper-V, IT, Microsoft, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Azure Stack, Powershell, Private Cloud, Server Core, Virtualization, Web, Windows, Windows Server, Windows Server 1709, Windows Server 2016, Work

Microsoft just released the new Windows Server version 1709 which is the first release in the Semi-Annual Channel. The Semi-Annual Channel release cadence to deliver innovation at a faster pace, but you will also need to keep updating your systems to newer versions of Windows Server. As of today, you can download Windows Server 1709 from the Volume license portal or deploy it in Microsoft Azure, since it is available in the Azure Marketplace.

Windows Server 1709 Features and Improvements

Windows Server 1709 will drive innovation in the container space and in the Windows Subsystem for Linux, as well as some Cloud Host improvements in Hyper-V with new support for Storage Class Memory and more. Windows Server 1709 will be only available as Windows Server Core (Standard and Datacenter).

If you want to know more about the new features and improvements in Windows Server 1709, check out my blog post and check also out the Microsoft What’s new in Windows Server 1709 page.

Windows Server news from Microsoft Build 2017 – It is all about Container!

New Windows Server Management Experience

If you want to know more about the new Management Experience called Project Honolulu, check out my blog post:

Microsoft Project Honolulu – The new Windows Server Management Experience

Windows Server Servicing

For more information about the Semi-Annual Channel and Windows Server Servicing check out my blog posts:

Windows Server release information – Windows Server Semi-Annual Channel and LTSC

 

What is next for Windows Server and System Center with a faster release cadence

Windows Server, version 1709 is only the first step in this new world of faster release cadences. The most important aspect of having new releases twice a year is customer feedback will shape the product. You can try the preview builds of Windows Server in the Semi-Annual Channel and provide feedback by joining the Windows Insiders program. You can also join the conversation in the Microsoft Tech Community where we have tons of professionals and experts sharing their learnings and answering questions.


Oct042017October 4, 2017October 4, 20171Commentby Thomas Maurer
Surface Pro Storage Spaces Boot

Boot from Storage Spaces Virtual Disk in Windows 10

Posted in Hardware, Hardware, IT, Microsoft, Powershell, Surface, Web, Windows, Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Work

A couple of weeks ago I got my new Microsoft Surface Pro, I decided to go with the 1TB version to have enough space.

Surface Pro Storage

After the first minutes of setup I quickly wanted to run disk optimization, which for SSDs usually does quick trim operations. In my case this was running way longer then on my Surface Book, so I checked what was going on, and I realized that it was running Optimization on a Storage Spaces Virtual Disk, which is kind of strange.

Surface Pro PowerShell Storage Spaces Boot

I checked the disk configuration and really, my Surface Pro (2017) does have a Storage Spaces Virtual Disk which it boots from. The Storage Spaces Pool does include two physical 512GB NVMe drives with one Virtual Disk on top configured as simple (striped) volume. Right now I don’t know how they did it, but it seems now possible to boot Windows from a Storage Spaces Virtual Disk with the Windows 10 Creators Update or some Surface team magic. Then when Storage Spaces was introduced with Windows 8, boot from Storage Spaces was not possible.

 


Aug012017August 1, 2017August 1, 20170Commentby Thomas Maurer
Install Hyper-V on Windows Server using PowerShell

Install Hyper-V on Windows Server using PowerShell

Posted in Containers, Hyper-V, IT, Microsoft, Powershell, Virtualization, Web, Windows, Windows 10, Windows Server, Work

If you want to install Hyper-V on Windows Server you can use the following PowerShell command to install the Hyper-V role. If you want to run Hyper-V, make sure your server does include the following requirements.

  • 64-bit Processor with Second Level Address Translation (SLAT)
  • CPU support for VM Monitor Mode Extension (VT-c on Intel CPU’s)
  • Processors with Intel Virtualization Technology (Intel VT) or AMD Virtualization (AMD-V) technology
  • Hardware-enforced Data Execution Prevention (DEP) must be available and enabled. Intel: XD bit (execute disable bit) AMD: NX bit (no execute bit)
  • Minimum of 4 GB memory

If you are looking for installing Hyper-V on Windows 10, check the following blog post: Install Hyper-V on Windows 10 using PowerShell

 


Aug012017August 1, 2017August 1, 20170Commentby Thomas Maurer
Install Hyper-V on Windows 10 using PowerShell

Install Hyper-V on Windows 10 using PowerShell

Posted in Hyper-V, IT, Microsoft, Powershell, Virtualization, Web, Windows, Windows 10, Windows Server, Work

On since Windows 8 you can run Hyper-V on your desktop, laptop or Windows tablet. To install or enable Hyper-V on your Windows 10 machine, you just need to have the following requirements:

  • Windows 10 Enterprise, Professional, or Education (Home does not have the Hyper-V feature included)
  • 64-bit Processor with Second Level Address Translation (SLAT)
  • CPU support for VM Monitor Mode Extension (VT-c on Intel CPU’s)
  • Minimum of 4 GB memory

The easiest way to enable Hyper-V on Windows 10 is to run the following PowerShell command as an administrator:

or you can use the following CMD DISM command:

If you are looking for installing Hyper-V on Windows Server, check the following blog post: Install Hyper-V on Windows Server using PowerShell


Jul112017July 11, 2017August 3, 20170Commentby Thomas Maurer
Linux on Windows 10

Crazy times – You can now run Linux on Windows 10 from the Windows Store

Posted in Cloud, Containers, Hyper-V, IT, Microsoft, Powershell, Virtualization, Web, Windows, Windows 10, Windows Server, Work

In the past weeks some really crazy things are happening. Think you’re way back in the time of 2003, could you have ever imagined that Microsoft offers you to run Linux on Windows? Well this is exactly what is happening in the past months.

With one of the Windows 10 releases Microsoft added the Windows Subsystem for Linux, which basically allowed you to run a Ubuntu version on your Windows 10 devices. In the past few days and weeks Microsoft now announced that you can now download and install SUSE Enterprise Server, openSUSE Leap and Ubuntu (my guess there will be more to come) from the Windows Store. All you need today is the latest Windows Insider Build 16237 (it also works with a couple of older insider builds), and you will be able to install these versions. For the mainstream, this will be available in the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update arriving in the Fall of 2017. The Windows Subsystem for Linux will also be part in the next Windows Server RS3 release.

Ubuntu Windows 10 Store

If you want to know more about how it works check out Scott Hanselman blog about Ubuntu now in the Windows Store: Updates to Linux on Windows 10 and Important Tips

One great thing, Scott describes in his blog, if you want to configure the different Windows Subsystems for Linux and for example configure the default one, you can use the command line with the wslconfig utility.

WSLConfig on Windows 10

 


Jun282017June 28, 2017June 28, 20174Commentsby Thomas Maurer
Microsoft Certified Trainer MCT

MCT Microsoft Certified Trainer

Posted in Cloud, Containers, Hyper-V, InTune, IT, Microsoft, Microsoft Azure, Nano Server, Office365, Private Cloud, Virtualization, Web, Windows, Windows 10, Windows Server, Windows Server 2016, Work

I am proud to announce that I am now a Microsoft Certified Trainer. I got the official certification a couple of months ago, but I didn’t have time to share it yet. A Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) is a professional trainer, who has been certified by Microsoft as an expert in terms of professional knowledge and with the ability to properly impart this knowledge to others. MCTs are considered as the premier instructional and technical experts in all Microsoft technologies and they have the sole authority to deliver training for other Microsoft Certifications. It is great to be finally part of this community and I am looking forward to meet other MCTs.

 


Jun062017June 6, 2017June 6, 20170Commentby Thomas Maurer
HoloLens

Speaking at E2EVC 2017 Prague

Posted in Cloud, Hardware, HoloLens, IT, Microsoft, Virtualization, Web, Windows, Windows 10, Work

I’m happy to speak at the Experts 2 Experts Virtualization Conference in Prague this year. This will be my 10th E2EVC, I was speaking in many events since 2012 in cities like Rome, Hamburg, Dublin, Copenhagen, Brussels and many more. So I am really happy to speak at this event again. This time I will talk, together with Isidora Katanic, about HoloLens and show some technical background to the device and what Microsoft is doing in VR and AR with Windows Mixed Reality.

Join

HoloYolo

Learn more about HoloLens, the device and VR and AR in Windows Mixed Reality.

E2EVC Virtualization Conference is a non-commercial, virtualization community event. The main goal of the E2EVC is to bring the best virtualization experts together to exchange knowledge and to establish new connections. E2EVC is a weekend crammed with presentations, Master Classes and discussions delivered by both virtualization vendors product teams and independent experts. I am happy to be part of the community and listen to other industry leading experts.

I am looking forward to the E2EVC and hopefully see you in Prague.