Archive for Virtualization
Third Thursday Webinars
Posted by: | CommentsWhile you’re waiting for today’s Third Thursday Webinar on Windows Server 2008 Foundation Server at Noon EST (https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/harborcomputerservices/join?id=5ZTH8D&role=attend&pw=jj%7D%3E%3F%4093X), you can head over to the Store (http://www.thirdtier.net/store) and download last week’s Friends of Third Tier webinar on Virtualization with Dave Sobel!
Hyper-V 2008 R2 Partner Day Hosted by Microsoft – February 6th – Redmond
Posted by: | CommentsOn Saturday, February 6th, Microsoft & the Puget Sound Small Business Server User Group is holding its Hyper-V 2008 R2 Partner Day: Practical Knowledge for Successful Deployments at Microsoft’s Corporate Headquarters, register now, space is limited.
This is day of Live Builds; Instruction; Demonstration; and, Tips & Tricks on Hyper-V for fellow Microsoft partners who want to use Hyper-V within their practice. You will see deployment, optimization and management of Hyper-V, all with a focus for how to use Hyper-V within a Microsoft focused IT practice from a fellow practicing Microsoft partner. Watch & Learn as the Hyper-V Role is deployed on a Windows Server 2008 R2 and while Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 is installed.
This is not a Hyper-V versus VMware day.
This is not a hands-on day.
This is not a test preparation day.
This is an “I can do ‘that’” day.
This is a Partners sharing with Partners day.
Schedule:
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9:00 AM |
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9:30 AM |
Registration |
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9:30 AM |
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11:30 AM |
Morning Session |
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11:30 AM |
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12:20 PM |
Lunch Break |
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12:20 PM |
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1:50 PM |
1st Afternoon Session |
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1:50 PM |
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2:10 PM |
Break |
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2:10 PM |
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3:30 PM |
2nd Afternoon Session |
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3:30 PM |
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4:00 PM |
Wrap Up |
Here is a list of the topics we will be covering:
Deploying Hyper-V Role via:
· Windows Server 2008 R2 (Full Installation) with Hyper-V ß Live Build
· Windows Server 2008 R2 (Core Installation) with Hyper-V
· Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 ß Live Build
Managing Virtual Machines:
· Hyper-V Manager ß Live Demonstration
o Virtual Network Manager
o New Virtual Machine Wizard
o New Virtual Hard Disk Wizard
· System Center Virtual Machine Manager
Practical Tips & Tricks:
· Virtualizing Windows Small Business Server 2008 ß Live Demonstration
· Virtualizing Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services)
· Performance Optimization ß Live Demonstration
· Backups
Overview of Advanced Topics:
· Power Shell Hyper-V
· Managing Virtual Machine Storage
· Quick Migration
· Live Migration, Failover Cluster & Cluster Shared Volumes
· System Center Essentials and how it integrates into the System Center Virtual Machine Manager
· Hyper-V and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
The primary person in front for this event is Tim Carney. Tim a MCP and Small Business Specialist is President of EBT Solutions / SFBay-Link Network Services, Inc. Since 2002, Tim has been providing technology consulting services to emerging San Francisco Bay Area businesses and assisting other IT Professionals in designing Secure Infrastructure. During the 15 years prior to establishing his consulting business, he was the CFO and CTO for a 45 person Copier Sales and Services Business in Silicon Valley. Tim was the technical force in changing its sales focus from Telex to Facsimile, Fax to Copiers, Analog to Digital, and Stand-Alone to Connected. Tim’s areas of expertise include Small Business Server, Secure Infrastructure, Virtualization and Mobility Enablement. Tim is an Eagle Scout and has a B.S. degree in Business Management. As a leader in the local community, Tim has co-founded BASBiTS.org a San Francisco Bay Area users’ group for Small Business Information Technology Specialists. Follow Tim on his blog at SBS-Mobility.blogspot.com and on Twitter as TechmoTim.
When: Saturday, February 6th
Registration starts at 9:00 am
Main Event is from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm
Wrap-Up Event by 4:00 pm
Where: Microsoft Corporate Headquarters
3350 157th Ave N.E., Building 9, Room 1001 – Tahoma
Redmond, WA 98052
You Give: $20 per person
You Get: Relevant & Useful Information
Food & Drinks provided
RSVP: Register for the event by clicking:
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032439175&Culture=en-US
See you all there!
Steve
Friends of Third Tier: SMB Virtualization next Thursday, January 14th Noon Eastern
Posted by: | CommentsRemember this press release from December 9th? http://www.thirdtier.net/2009/12/smb-virtualization-and-third-tier-partner-to-support-computer-network-virtualization/ We’re very excited to be working for the best SMB Virtualization brain in the industry. Dave owns an IT consulting business in the Washington DC area and he’s been implementing virtualization projects for his clients for a couple of years now. Recently he formed SMB Virtualization to help any IT firm in this space bring virtualization projects into their business successfully. Dave’s success was recently noticed by Microsoft and he received an MVP in Virtualization.
Dave is going to talk about the opportunity to add high margin virtualization to your practice and the value is brings to your client. We will also squeeze in conversation on the new skill sets required to support virtualization and how our partnership can help you go forth with confidence.
Third Tier has invited you to attend an online meeting using Live Meeting.
https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/harborcomputerservices/join?id=TJ3PKB&role=attend&pw=RzT%2F-5%3A%2Bz
This meeting takes place on January 14th at Noon eastern time. (-5 GMT)
SMB Virtualization and Third Tier Partner to Support Computer Network Virtualization
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Fairfax, Va. — December 9, 2009 — SMB Virtualization, a firm providing virtualization information and training for small and medium sized information technology (IT) businesses, has partnered with Third Tier, a leading provider of remote support services for IT professionals, to offer advanced incident and project support services for virtualized networks.
SMB Virtualization supplies IT firms with the knowledge to sell and implement virtualization projects for their clients through training via whitepapers, books, videos and DVD sets. Third Tier will provide these same firms with the project and incident support needed to implement these projects successfully from a technical perspective.
By leveraging this relationship, IT firms can enter into this lucrative market, ready to sell virtualization tools and equipped with the technical backing and expertise needed to succeed.
“In my view, virtualization stands out as one of the most important vertical markets,” said Dave Sobel, CEO, SMB Virtualization. “As such, SMB Virtualization is pleased to partner with Third Tier to provide IT service providers with the comprehensive training and solutions needed for implementing a successful virtualization practice.”
“We’re excited about the opportunity this partnership presents to assist small and medium IT firms in delivering state of the art virtualization solutions to their clients. With this partnership behind them IT firms of all sizes can confidently move into virtualization.” comments Amy Babinchak, Managing Partner of Third Tier. “By combining our services, IT firms can deliver new and exciting solutions to their customers.”
About Third Tier
Third Tier’s expertise includes a wide range of SMB technologies including Exchange, SQL, SharePoint, Active Directory, DNS, Hyper-V, System Center, Macintosh, Calyptix Access Enforcer, SBS, EBS and general networking. See www.thirdtier.net.
About SMB Virtualization
SMB Virtualization is a Fairfax, Virginia-based firm providing virtualization information and training for small and medium sized IT businesses. The company’s products include white papers, DVDs and books as well as pertinent industry information delivered via the company’s blog. Please visit us at www.smbvirtualization.net for the latest virtualization news.
But my dilemma didn't stop there. I obviously don't want to access the internet via the Windows Server 2008 platform. That's what my Windows XP virtual machine is for. So what I did was to add an Internal virtual network using Hyper-V's Virtual Network Manager. This will create another network adapter on the host operating system - in this case, Windows Server 2008. I've renamed this WiFi-Guest-Bridge. Next, I've added a network adapter on the Hyper-V guest and mapped it to this virtual network. Once, I've done both of these, I've bridged the wireless network adapter and the WiFi-Guest-Bridge network adapter, thereby, providing wireless connectivity to my Hyper-V guest.
Keith Combs provided a step-by-step procedure (with screenshots) on how to configure wireless networking with Hyper-V guests in his blog
It is very important to name your network adapters accordingly as Windows does a real good job of using a generic naming convention (i.e. Local Area Network x) which adds confusion especially if you are dealing with a ton of virtual networks from within a single Hyper-V (or other virtualization) platform
