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Microsoft Virtual Machine Servicing Tool

Virtual Machine Servicing Tool (VMST) 2012 is designed to work with System Center 2012 –Virtual Machine Manager (VMM), System Center 2012 Configuration Manager and Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) 3.0 SP2.
VMST 2012 helps you reduce IT costs by making it easier to update your offline virtual machines, templates, and virtual hard disks with the latest operating system and application patches—without introducing vulnerabilities into your IT infrastructure.
This Solution Accelerator includes the following components:

  • Brief Overview. Available online only on Microsoft TechNet. Summary for business and technical managers that briefly explains how this Solution Accelerator can fit into an organization’s IT infrastructure management strategy.
  • VMServicing_x64 and VMServicing_x86. Setup files for the tool, for 64 bit and 32 bit versions of Windows with System Center 2012 – Virtual Machine Manager.
  • Virtual Machine Servicing Tool Getting Started Guide. Provides information about how the tool works, explains prerequisites for the tool, and describes how to install and configure the tool.
  • VM_Servicing_Tool_2012_Release_Notes Notes provide information about this release, describe known issues in the tool, and include feedback instructions.

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Very Important Hotfix for Outlook 2013 Preview

Microsoft has released an update for Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2013 Preview. This update resolves an issue in which email messages are deleted unexpectedly from the Microsoft Exchange server when Microsoft Outlook 2013 Preview is in online mode. Nothing is recoverable through the Recover Deleted Items option.

KB2737132

To install the hotfix, follow one of the links below, depending on your architecture:

Download the 64-bit version package now.

Download the 32-bit version package now.

    Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Preview

    Exchange 2013:
    Download Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Preview
    Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Preview Help

    Important topics:

  • Exchange 2013 Server Roles
  • Exchange 2013 System Requirements
  • Exchange 2013 Prerequisites
  • Prepare Active Directory and Domains
  • Install Exchange 2013 Using the Setup Wizard
  • Install Exchange 2013 in Unattended Mode
  • Exchange 2013 Post-Installation Tasks

    • Have fun Glimlach

    Windows Server 2012 Editions

    1 Licensing Overview

    Windows Server 2012 delivers a dramatically simplified licensing experience. Shaped by feedback from customers and partners, the new Windows Server licensing approach will help make choosing the right Windows Server easier while delivering the following benefits.

    2 Simple

    It’s easier than ever to determine the right Windows Server edition for you. Choose from just four editions of Windows Server 2012, based on the size of your organization and your requirements for virtualization and cloud computing.

    3 Economical

    All editions of Windows Server 2012 deliver excellent economics and ROI for your business. For example, Datacenter edition with unlimited virtualization rights provides the benefits of cloud-level scale with predictable, lower costs. Standard edition now offers all of the same enterprise-class features as Datacenter and is differentiated only by virtualization rights.

    4 Cloud-optimized

    Businesses today are rapidly adopting a hybrid approach across private and public cloud computing. Windows Server 2012 offers the right edition for you, no matter where you are on your path to the cloud; Datacenter edition for highly virtualized cloud environments, Standard edition for lightly virtualized environments progressing toward cloud, or Essentials edition for an ideal cloud-connected first server.

    5 Editions Overview

    Edition

    Ideal for…

    High Level Feature
    Comparison

    Licensing Model

    Pricing
    Open NL (US$)

    Datacenter

    Highly virtualized
    private & hybrid
    cloud environments

    Full Windows
    Server functionality
    with unlimited
    virtual instances

    Processor + CAL*

    $4,809**

    Standard

    Low density or non-
    virtualized
    environments

    Full Windows
    Server functionality
    with two virtual
    instances

    Processor + CAL*

    $882**

    Essentials

    Small business
    environments

    Simpler interface,
    pre-configured
    connectivity to
    cloud based services; no
    virtualization rights

    Server (25 User
    Account Limit)

    $425**

    Foundation

    Economical general
    purpose server

    General purpose
    server functionality
    with no
    virtualization rights

    Server (15 User
    Account Limit)

    OEM Only

    *CALs are required for every user or device accessing a server directly or indirectly. See the Product Use Rights for details.

    MDT 2012 Update 1 Beta 1

    The Microsoft Deployment Toolkit team is pleased to announce that Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2012 Update 1 Beta 1 is now available for download!

    Download MDT 2012 Update 1 Beta 1 now!

    Download the latest release to stay up-to-date on your deployment needs. New features and enhancements make large-scale desktop and server deployments smoother than ever!

    This release expands your deployment capabilities with support for the latest software releases, including Windows 8 Release Preview, Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate, and System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 Community Technology Preview. Other notable new features include:

    • Support for using the DaRT 8 Beta with the Windows 8 Release Preview version of the Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK).
    • New "Build Your Own Pages" support for User-Driven Installation (UDI), enabling IT pros to create new wizard panes using simple drag-and-drop operations – no coding required.
    • Integration with System Center Orchestrator, enabling task sequences to invoke Orchestrator runbooks at any point in the deployment process.
    • Completely reworked "Roles and Features" logic, supporting both installation and removal, as well as providing a new Lite Touch wizard pane for selecting roles and features to install at deploy time.
    • Support for PowerShell 3.0 to make it easier to run PowerShell scripts inside task sequences on Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, and Windows PE 4.0.
    • Simple monitoring functionality for Configuration Manager task sequences, leveraging the monitoring capabilities provided initially in MDT 2012 for Lite Touch deployments.
    • Improved "boot from VHD" deployment capabilities, supporting both bare metal and refresh deployments.

    System Center 2012 Service Pack 1 CTP2 available

    This Community Technology Preview (“CTP2”) enables System Center customers to jointly evaluate System Center 2012 and Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate. CTP2 includes updates and enhancements to the following System Center 2012 components:

    • Virtual Machine Manager
      • Improved Support for Network Virtualization
      • Extend the VMM console with Add-ins
      • Support for Windows Standards-Based Storage Management Service, thin provisioning of logical units and discovery of SAS storage
      • Ability to convert VHD to VHDX, use VHDX as base Operating System image
    • Configuration Manager
      • Support for Windows 8
      • Support for Mac OS clients
      • Support for Linux and Unix servers
    • Data Protection Manager
      • Improved backup performance of Hyper-V over CSV 2.0
      • Protection for Hyper-V over remote SMB share
      • Protection for Windows Server 2012 de-duplicated volumes
      • Uninterrupted protection for VM live migration
    • App Controller
      • Service Provider Foundation API to create and operate Virtual Machines
      • Support for Azure VM; migrate VHDs from VMM to Windows Azure, manage from on-premise System Center
    • Operations Manager
      • Support for IIS 8
      • Monitoring of WCF, MVC and .NET NT services
      • Azure SDK support
    • Orchestrator
      • Additional support for Integration Packs, including 3rd party
      • Manage VMM self-service User Roles
      • Manage multiple VMM ‘stamps’ (scale units), aggregate results from multiple stamps
      • Integration with App Controller to consume Hosted clouds
    • Service Manager
      • Apply price sheets to VMM clouds
      • Create chargeback reports
      • Pivot by cost center, VMM clouds, Pricesheets
    • Server App-V
      • Support for applications that create scheduled tasks during packaging
      • Create virtual application packages from applications installed remotely on native server

    You can get the System Center 2012 Service Pack 1 CTP2 Downloads here:

    Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate Build 8400 in VMware Workstation Technology Preview 2012

    This procedure describes how to install Windows Server 2012 in VMware Workstation. The following versions are used:

    • VMware Workstation Technology Preview 2012 e.x.p Build-646643
    • Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate Datacenter Build 8400

    In VMware Workstation Technology Preview 2012 create a new VM with the following settings:

    • New Virtual Machine
    • Custom (advanced)
    • Workstation Tech Preview
    • Select “I will install the operating system later”
    • Select “Microsoft Windows” and select as version “Windows 8 x64”
    • Set the Name and Location
    • Minimal 1 processor, 1 core
    • 2048 MB memory
    • Select “Use network address translation (NAT)”
    • Select “LSI Logic SAS”
    • Create a new virtual disk
    • SCSI
    • 60 GB disk size
    • Leave default disk file
    • Finish
    • After the VM is created, edit virtual Machine settings and browse for the Windows Server 2012 ISO in the the CD/DVD option

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    Edit the VMX file  and add the following line to the end to of the VMX file:

    vmGenCounter.enable = FALSE

    During the installation choose for the Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate (Server wit GUI)

    Special thanks to my colleague Ivo Beerens

    Rollup 3 for Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 2

    The Exchange team released Rollup 3 for Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 2.

    The list of bug fixes that I found the most interesting:

    • 2510607  "Cannot open the free/busy information" error message when you try to view folder permissions in Outlook
    • 2586828 The EdgeTransport.exe process consumes 100 percent of CPU resources on an Exchange Server 2010 Edge Transport server
    • 2633043 "There were no writeable domain controllers found in Active Directory site" error message when you run the ExBPA tool in an Exchange Server 2010 organization
    • 2647396  You cannot disable a public folder by using the "Disable-MailPublicFolder" cmdlet in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
    • 2667120 MSExchangeAutodiscoverAppPool application pool crashes on an Exchange Server 2010 Client Access server when you try to view the free/busy information about a user in a trusted domain
    • 2671128  RPC Client Access Cross-Site connectivity issues occur in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
    • 2674185 MAPI_E_CALL_FAILED errors occur when a MAPI application that uses the MAPI function in Outlook 2007 MAPI or in Outlook 2010 tries to access an Exchange Server 2010 server
    • 2674445 cannot change the access permissions of a Calendar folder in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
    • 2682047 You cannot access a mailbox for several hours after you disconnect and then reconnect the mailbox in an Exchange Server 2010 SP2 environment
    • 2695836 You cannot move a mailbox in an Exchange Server 2010 environment that has a message size limit configured
    • 2698960 You cannot move some users’ mailboxes from one Exchange Server 2010 mailbox database to another
    • 2705647 A user cannot log on to a mailbox that is full by using Outlook Web App in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
    • 2706523 You cannot create a mailbox or mail-enable a mailbox for a disabled user account in an Exchange Server 2010 environment.

    See KB2685289 Description of Update Rollup 3 for Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 2 for full info.

    Download File: Rollup 3 for Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 2

    Windows Server 8 Beta Active Directory install in Workstation 2012 Tech Preview

    Some days ago I was installing Windows Server 8 aka 2012 in Workstation 2012 Tech Preview. I used the default settings where I choise for Windows 8 x64 as version.
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    I have used these VMs with the VMware Tools from the TechPreview.

    As soon as I try to install and configure the Active Director Domain Services, the VM needs to reboot. Once it has rebooted, it goes in a blank screen, and there is nothing I can do. Workstation thinks the VM is running, but there is no response via the GUI in the VM, no response to ping traffic to the VM or RDP.

    Solution:
    Downgrade from Workstation TP2012 hardware to Workstation 8 hardware and to select Windows 2008 R2 as the guest OS Knipogende emoticon
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