VHDX size reduction
I still have hopes. The dynamic VHDX container is so useful however it has a big downfall as it cannot shrink. Adding data into a dynamic VHDX keeps it expanding in size even if you delete data from it. This often gives ridiculous results when there is a 500 GB VHDX container containing only serverl GBs of data. I know that shrinking is possible with an awkward procedure of taking the VHDX offline, defragment it, null free space (with external tool as Windows cannot do that) and then use a Poweshell command and hope the size gets reduced. But we have 2021 now and there should be a way of self-shrinking dynamic VHDX that never occupis more space than data in it requires. And if data is reduced, it shrinks without any required interation. Otherwise this 'dynamic' VHDX is just a sad joke.
Preview Build 17639: "DSC-Service" feature missing a DLL in WinSxS
Short Version: Build 17639, both the LTSC and Semi-Annual versions, is missing the following DLL in the WinSxS folder: Microsoft.Powershell.DesiredStateConfiguration.Service.resources.dll It is normally located here: C:\Windows\WinSxS\msil_microsoft.powershel..r.managed.resources_31bf3856ad364e35_10.0.14393.0_en-us_a944edf580471efa Long Version: I'm testing build 17639 of Windows Server to try out the new SQL Server support for the local pull server feature of DSC. I was trying to use the xDscWebService resource within the xPSDesiredStateConfiguration module (version 8.1.0.0), which is the "usual" way of installing a pull server, but I manually ran "Add-WindowsFeature Dsc-Service" before running the script with the xDscWebService configuration. Mostly, I did this just to check out the files, compare versions, etc. But once I ran the script, it failed with an error: PowerShell DSC resource MSFT_xDSCWebService failed to execute Set-TargetResource functionality with error message: ERROR: C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\modules\PSDesiredStateConfiguration\PullServer\en\Microsoft.Powershell.DesiredStateConfiguration.Service.Resources.dll does not exist This DLL is copied from WinSxS into the path in the error above when you install the Dsc-Service feature. I then compared this to a GA version of Server 2016 (non-Core but I don't think it matters), and that file does exist in WinSxS: I did check the build 17639 system and that DLL is nowhere to be found in WinSxS, or anywhere else, on that server. I created the "en" directory as described in the error, copied the DLL over from the build 14393 server shown in the picture above into that "en" directory, and the resource was then able to create the pull server successfully. Additionally, it actually functions and writes to SQL Server as promised; bonus! This post may be light on the info, sorry, but really it's just one bug report: that DLL is missing from WinSxS and is therefore not added during the installation of the Dsc-Service feature. Edit: Sorry, had the wrong PowerShell window capture in there...fresh windows server install help
I am new at servers and the install process as this is my first physical server. I need help on where to start as far as the reboot up process and where to start on the set up. any information or direction or website or what ever you can point me for information will be greatly appreciated.
