Sometimes I see troubles with file sharing and clustering, default windows uses caching.
and in clustering you don’t want to do caching so you can turn it off
Just go to the caching TAP and check the checkbox.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/287566
There is also an Issue with the previous Version page.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888603
You can set this in a GPO below is a sample how to make a ADM file for this.
CLASS USER
CATEGORY "Windows Components"
CATEGORY "Windows Explorer"
POLICY "Disable Previous Versions Tab"
EXPLAIN !!PVHelp
KEYNAME "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer"
VALUENAME "NoPreviousVersionsPage"
VALUEON NUMERIC 1
VALUEOFF NUMERIC 0
END POLICY
END CATEGORY;
END CATEGORY;
[strings]
PVHelp="\nThis policy allows you to disable the Previous Versions Tab (used for Shadow Copies) in Windows Explorer.”
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There is a new beta for the windows update , I must say this is a nice improvement better overview and new options
Now Standard Users can install Updates. < and this beta works on windows 7 ;-) >
Get it on the connect site.
There is an new option Who can install Updates !
This option is enabled by default in Windows 7. It is disabled by default in Windows Vista to preserve the allowed functionality that administrators expect non-administrators to have.
As a result of these improvements, preliminary data suggests an overall 95% reduction in UAC prompts when using Windows Update.
The New Screens off Windows update
Improved error hubs
Many of the Windows Update error hubs have been improved to provide users with a clear action they can take to help solve the problem that occurred.
Action Center integration (Windows 7-only)
Unable to check for updates
Notification appears if unable to check for updates for 32+ days:
Launch a scan by clicking the notification, or the button in Action Center:
Upcoming auto-install
Action Center reminds users about scheduled update installations, so they can save their work in advance and avoid losing their data.
Did You see this Error ? 0x8007170a this computer cannot be made a member of a cluster.
Think about if you see this What Windows Version do I have.
Do not assume that you have the correct windows version if someone told you I have the cluster nodes up and running but I can’t install the Cluster.
Windows 2003 fail over Needs WINDOWS 2003 ENTERPRISE !
0x8007170a this computer cannot be made a member of a cluster means You are running windows standard edition
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System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 is now available as a public beta.
This is the first release of SCVMM to support Windows Server 2008 R2.
Key new features in R2
SCVMM can now trigger live and quick migration of virtual machines on R2 clusters.
- Clustered Shared Volumes (CSV)
SCVMM can now place multiple VMs on a single LUN configured as a CSV
SCVMM can now use SAN migration mechanisms to move virtual machines in and out of clusters. Multiple LUNs per single iSCSI target are now supported, which lets SCVMM use certain iSCSI products from Network Appliance and EMC.
From 2008 R2 comes support for Virtual Machine Queues (VMQs) & Chimney (TCP offload engines). VMQs are a mechanism for the network cards to transfer data via DMA directly into the child partition's memory. Also, different processors can serve different queues, thus enhancing scalability greatly. For more details, see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd434877.aspx
- Support for MAC spoofing
- Support for reusable port groups in VMWare VirtualCenter.
- Maintenance mode support
Maintenance mode is supported across all platforms: Hyper-V, VS and VMWare ESX hosts. Putting a host in maintenance mode triggers live migration (where possible) of all VMs on the host on Windows 2008 R2 and VMWare. Also,migrations for performance and resource optimization (PRO) to the host are disabled.
- Disjoint domains support
- BITS compact server support for network transfers
A quick note that a beta of the Hyper-V management pack for System Center Operations Manager (2007, 2007 R2) is available. In combination with SCVMM (for advanced monitoring of VMs across your Hyper-V, ESX and Virtual Server environments), this SCOM management pack enables health/perf monitoring of the Hyper-V host. The management pack includes health diagram view of virtual machines, virtual components roll-up per host, critical Hyper-V Service monitoring, disk space threshold monitoring.
This beta management pack supports the following OS only (for now):
§ Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition (Full Installation with Hyper-V Role enabled)
§ Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition (Full Installation with Hyper-V Role enabled)
§ Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition (Full Installation with Hyper-V Role enabled)
To request an invitation to access this beta, you can send a message to the following address: MPCC@microsoft.com
If you have a cluster and thinking about how to host my printers on the cluster, wiil it be hard to do or not.
No it is easy to do.
Below is a screen shot of a print cluster, all you need is a disk for the spooler dir. IP address and a network name.
In my case I created a extra backup lan , be aware a spooler directory can be huge, think about printing a powerpoint ;-)
So I don’t have to tell how to create a disk , IP or Network Name just follow the wizard.
But the thing is setting up the Spooler folder You setting this in the cluster as below.
But You easy forget to set this path in the printer server it self here stands something like
C:\windows\system32\spool\printers
And do you really want to log all the spooler info ? If you have more than 800 Printers ? when did you look in this logfile ?
Yes if you have troubles but in most cases you clean the log and start all over ( IMHO ) after a brief review.
But more important is the printer creating do not create a printer on node 1 or node 2 but you must create the printer on the printer virtual network name. only than will the printer failover to the other node and you must set the spooler folder to the right location.
This post is not a complete guide for how to…. but a quick think about…. below are some microsoft links that are very helpfull
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/technologies/print/default.mspx
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/302539/en-us
Please also visit our NM33 Beta Release Blog for some more information.
http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/NMExperts/
What's New in NM3.3 Beta
§ Ability to capture on WWAN and Tunnel interfaces on Win7
§ Critical fixes to NM3.3 to operate correctly with Hyper-V
§ Right-click add to alias. Right-click a frame in the Frame Summary window with an IPv4, IPv6, or MAC address to add that address as a new alias.
§ Right click go to definition: Right-click a field in the Frame Details windows and select Go To Data Field Definition or Go To Data Type Definition to see where the field is defined in the NPL parsers.
§ Auto-scroll. See the most recent traffic as it comes in. In a live capture, click the Autoscroll button on the main toolbar to have the Frame Summary window automatically scroll down to display the most recent frames as they come in. Click Autoscroll again to freeze the view in its present location.
§ Experts available online: Experts are stand-alone applications that analyze Network Monitor capture data. Various experts are available online at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=133950.
§ Frame Comments: Attach comments to frames in a saved capture file. Select the Frame Comments tab in the lower-right window to add, view, edit, or delete comments.
§ API Extensions: API methods have been added to enable access to conversation information, properties, field display strings, and comments.
§ Ability to open ETL files and correlate information by Network Tracing scenario
Microsoft has confirmed it is testing a new search engine called Kumo, based on technology from its Powerset acquisition, that is likely to be an early version of a soon-to-be-rebranded Live Search product.
"Microsoft is using the Kumo.com URL for internal testing purposes only," the company said via e-mail through its public relations firm Tuesday. "Given the depth and breadth of our current online service offering, we recognize a need to sharply define and align our online brands."
Microsoft added that it has "nothing new to announce at this time." However, the company has been rumored for some time to be renaming its Live Search "Kumo" based on a December trademark application it made for the name and related URLs it has registered.
Though it would not specifically confirm this move, the company did say Tuesday that the Kumo engine being tested "shows a number of technologies in development and is a very early internal preview of directions we're exploring" for its search engine.
"While the experience will improve significantly, we believe it is leading us in the direction of a next generation search engine built to meet customers' unmet needs -- an engine that delivers fast, organized and differentiated results that can help people make more informed decisions," Microsoft said.
That more or less describes the reasoning behind the acquisition of semantic search-engine provider Powerset last June. Powerset developed a technology that attempts to understand the full meanings of phrases people type in while searching, returning results based on that understanding.
Apparently, Powerset co-founder Barney Pell, who is now a Microsoft search strategist and evangelist, posted on his Twitter site that he was testing a soon-to-be rebranded Live Search pre-beta, according to the LiveSide.net blog, which posts news about Microsoft's search and online properties.
The Kumo trademark application and registered URLs suggest Microsoft may use the name for more than just its search engine.
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