Recent DiscussionsNewest TopicsMost LikesSolutionsWindows Server 2019 Summit... If you're looking for more Windows Server 2019 content, we've got you covered. In the spring of 2019, we hosted the Windows Server Summit 2019. This many hours of streaming content with lots of DEMOS, Hardware showcase and much more. We covered topics like: Discoverwhat’s new in Windows Server 2019, Windows Admin Center, and Azure Stack HCI. Learn howto take advantage of Azure services to integrate your on-premises environment with the cloud. Get tips and tricksto modernize your evolving applications and infrastructure before support for Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 ends. Agenda: Innovations in Microsoft’s hybrid strategy:Deep dive into Microsoft’s hyperconverged technologies and how to add hybrid services from Azure. Modernize Windows Server apps and workloads: Learn about security, Remote Desktop Services, containers, and features on demand. New in management and security:See what’s new in Windows Admin Center, System Center 2019, and Windows Server 2019. Insights and best practices:Chat with Windows Server community experts. Looking ahead:Learn more about Windows Server Semi-Annual Channel and Windows Server on Azure. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/cloud-platform/windows-server-summit Upgrading Windows Server 2008/2008R2 Clusters... Q: I have a Windows Server 2008 cluster. How do I upgrade/migrate this to a newer cluster? A: Use the Cluster Migration Wizard. Check out this blog here: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/clustering/2012/06/25/how-to-move-highly-available-clustered-vms-to-windows-server-2012-with-the-cluster-migration-wizard/ Migration Guide from Windows Server 2008/2008 R2 Microsoft has a migration guide to help folks migrate from Windows Server 2008/2008 R2 here: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=872689 Migrating Windows Server 2008/2008R2 File Servers to WS 2016/2019... If you have Windows Server 2008/2008 R2 File Servers, we have an elegant way to migrate you to a modern file server with the Storage Migration Service (SMS) built-in to Windows Server 2019. SMS makes it easier to migrate your older Windows Server File Servers (2003 & later) to 2016/2019. SMS provides an elegant graphical UI (via Admin Center) that inventories data on servers and then transfers the data and configuration to newer servers—all without apps or users having to change anything. SMS is designed to help by doing the following: 1. Inventory multiple servers and their data 2. Rapidly transfer files, file shares, and security configuration from the source servers. 3. Optionally take over the identity of the source servers (also known as cutting over) so that users and apps don't have to change anything to access existing data 4. Manage one or multiple migrations from the Windows Admin Center user interface Storage Migration Links Storage Migration Docs here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/storage-migration-service/overview Storage Migration Step-by-Step here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/storage-migration-service/migrate-data Storage Migration Ignite Session Video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ9Qa5nlRTU Networking Benefits moving from Windows Server 2008/2008 R2 to WS2019... If you're wondering about the networking benefits of moving from Windows Server 2008/2008 R2 to Windows Server 2019, the list is really long. So, the networking team wrote a top 10 list for new features in Windows Server 2019. This is just a fraction of what's new in networking since WS2008... Starting with #10 to #1... https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/networking/2018/07/18/top10-ws2019-hatime/ https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/networking/2018/07/25/ledbat/ https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/networking/2018/08/01/faster-safer-internet/ https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/networking/2018/08/08/sdn-goes-mainstream/ https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/networking/2018/08/15/high-performance-gateways/ https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/networking/2018/08/22/netperf4vw/ https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/networking/2018/08/29/sdnsecurity/ https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/networking/2018/09/05/azurenetworkadapter/ https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/networking/2018/09/12/windowsdpdk4broadcasting/ https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/networking/2018/09/19/ws2019-kubernetes/ Most Common Mistakes in Active Directory ... Here are some useful links to help you avoid making these common mistakes with Active Directory... Most Common Mistakes in Active Directory and Domain Services – Part 1 – MEA SI Blog https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/meamcs/2018/12/31/most-common-mistakes-in-active-directory-and-domain-services-part-1/ Most Common Mistakes in Active Directory and Domain Services – Part 2 – MEA SI Blog https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/meamcs/2019/01/08/most-common-mistakes-in-active-directory-and-domain-services-part-2/ Migrating Windows Server 2008 DCs to 2016/2019... Q: How do I upgrade an Active Directory domain to Windows Server 2016/2019? A: The recommended way to upgrade a domain is to promote domain controllers that run newer versions of Windows Server & demote the older DCs as needed. Details here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/identity/ad-ds/deploy/upgrade-domain-controllers
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