#techdaysnl Recap #ATE #MVP13 Most Important Questions #MIQ

Now that the techdays are over and pictures are placed on the web and thinking about he Questions on the ATE booth.

  1. What license do I need ?
  2. Cluster Complicated ?
  3. NLB ?
  4. Quorum Usage
  5. How to manage my site

Do I need datacenter or standard edition for Hyper-v or cluster or should I use the Hyper-v server Free edition.

Download windows 2012 http://technet.microsoft.com/nl-nl/evalcenter/hh670538.aspx

Microsoft’s new SKU/licensing chart for the four editions

ws2012pricinglicensing

Two of those editions, Essentials and Foundation, don’t allow you to virtualize anything, so we’re really down to two usable versions of Windows Server 2012: Datacenter and Standard. It’s interesting to note that there are no Enterprise or Web versions anymore, but it’s clear that the world has moved almost entirely to virtualization and that there’s no need to base server editions on their applications.

Instead, both Standard and Datacenter are licensed based on the processors (plus user CALs, but that’s not new), with each license granting you the ability to run Windows on two processors. If you have a machine with four processors, you need two licenses. They also both have the exact same functionality, which is a departure from past models where Datacenter had more high availability features, caching, ADFS, multiple DFS roots, and other entitlements.

In fact, the only difference between the Standard and Datacenter versions of Windows Server 2012 is that with Standard you are only allowed to run two virtual machines in addition to the host OS, whereas with Datacenter you are entitled to run as many as you want. All of this can be found in the Windows Server 2012 Licensing & Pricing FAQ or Microsoft Volume Licensing Reference Guide published by Microsoft.

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Second Questions :

Cluster/NLB / Quorum.

why use a cluster I run now hyper-v and the vm is on a CSV. Quick and live migration.  <> Yes your vm can be moved but a cluster is more. application redundancy ? <> In my next blog post I will create some real nice cluster config’s

the big question is should I use a quorum or not. Well it depends always on your configuration. but pictures say more than words. and in a next blog post I will get deep on the witness disk/quorum. ( I need a bit time to write the post )

This is a real old picture and maybe there are changes<> I will create a post on this with all the info in it.

 

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How to manage your site, Well there are several products, Playing with the System center products would make your life easier.

Here is the link to start :

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/system-center/datacenter-management-capabilities.aspx

Microsoft System Center 2012 provides an integrated management platform with a robust set of capabilities. View the picture below to learn more about the capabilities of System Center 2012 and how the product components align.

System Center 2012 Capabilities and Components

Author: Robert Smit [MVP]

Robert Smit is Senior Technical Evangelist and is a current Microsoft MVP in Clustering as of 2009. Robert has over 20 years experience in IT with experience in the educational, health-care and finance industries. Robert’s past IT experience in the trenches of IT gives him the knowledge and insight that allows him to communicate effectively with IT professionals who are trying to address real concerns around business continuity, disaster recovery and regulatory compliance issues. Robert holds the following certifications: MCT - Microsoft Certified Trainer, MCTS - Windows Server Virtualization, MCSE, MCSA and MCPS. He is an active participant in the Microsoft newsgroup community and is currently focused on Hyper-V, Failover Clustering, SQL Server, Azure and all things related to Cloud Computing and Infrastructure Optimalization. Follow Robert on Twitter @ClusterMVP Or follow his blog https://robertsmit.wordpress.com Linkedin Profile Http://nl.linkedin.com/in/robertsmit Robert is also capable of transferring his knowledge to others which is a rare feature in the field of IT. He makes a point of not only solving issues but also of giving on the job training of his colleagues. A customer says " Robert has been a big influence on our technical staff and I have to come to know him as a brilliant specialist concerning Microsoft Products. He was Capable with his in-depth knowledge of Microsoft products to troubleshoot problems and develop our infrastructure to a higher level. I would certainly hire him again in the future. " Details of the Recommendation: "I have been coordinating with Robert implementing a very complex system. Although he was primarily a Microsoft infrastructure specialist; he was able to understand and debug .Net based complext Windows applications and websites. His input to improve performance of applications proved very helpful for the success of our project

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