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SQL Server Failover Cluster Installation

The installation of a SQL cluster is easy There is a Menu Item Create new Failover Cluster. #ws2012 #SQLsp1 #sql2012 #cluster #fail #howto

Well I don’t use this option Winking smile Why not to easy eh yes but more important is something fails like wrong IP etc the SQL install is lost , you need to deinstall the whole SQL mesh, I like the advanced version and trust me it will be easy.

OR you can loop at the technet site to see how and when:

SQL Server Failover Cluster Installation

SQL Server 2012

To install a SQL Server failover cluster, you must create and configure a failover cluster instance by running SQL Server Setup.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh231721.aspx

So how Do we start this installation. Well you can see my blog post :

https://robertsmit.wordpress.com/2012/03/27/how-to-create-a-new-sql-2012-server-failover-cluster-setup-multiple-instances-on-windows-server-2012/

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Robert Smit MVP Blog

For Creating a ISCSI target on a cluster you get a high available iscsi target.

Sure you can run this on a single server (VM ) and move this between the hyper-v nodes.

for doing this in a cluster you need to do the following steps.

Add cluster Resource ISCSI target , fill in the netbios name that you want for the iscsi target

give the target a disk that will hold the VHD files

Now that the cluster resource is created the iscsi target is ready to use.

There is no option in the cluster to start the iscsi target you have to start this in the server manager

As here you can create a new VHD file and use this for targeting , I have no groups so this needs to be created first. I use a small disk just for testing.

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Robert Smit MVP Blog

Now that Windows 2012 is here and you want to test if the OS is as good as you want and see if the application is still running on windows 2012.

In this case We build a NLB website easy with just the basic steps any one can do this.

First we add the roles and features to the servers that we are going to use for the NLB.

Select the Features “ Network Load Balancing ” only this you need for NLB

After this I look at my NIC’s most important that you use two nic’s in a VM this is easy in a physical box now days there are at least 2 nic’s in the server. use them.

I gave the Nic’s an IP that is not in the same subnet as the production lan, and also you can use a different VLAN for the NLB…

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Robert Smit MVP Blog

Now that windows 2012 is in beta we can talk almost about anything and it is time to create my demo SQL 2012 machine. In this case I uses the Windows server 8 cluster from the other blog item to create a SQL 2012 cluster with 3 instances. All of the instances are created on different ways , Instance 3 is a ZTI Winking smile #WS2012 #TEE #TEE13 #MVP13

For starters build a 2 node cluster or more nodes if you want and use the SQL 2012 Media. I use the Enterprise version.

Remember that I create the Server Group and my cluster I already added the disk to my cluster mounted the SQL 2012 ISO file to the node. Ready for the Setup.

again I use a lot of pictures in this blog and I do almost everything twice just to show you how you can configure your cluster.

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Team in windows 2012 do’s and don’ts

Sometimes you need more network true put than you have.

But did you know you can create a Team in windows 2012 ?

In my lab I did some testing just to show you how things can be done and what do should not do. ( Remember It is all LAB )

In a Hyper-v VM you can create Up to 12 virtual network adapters per virtual machine

8 synthetic network adapters ( 10 Gb ) and 4 emulated network adapters ( 100mb )

This is the Maximum count of network adapters in a VM. This in not only in windows 2012 but also in Windows 2008R2 no changes there.

In this sample I will create a team with a 60GB network true put and one 300 Mb network adapter just because you can 😉 I could create more but I need different nic’s on my cluster.

Fire up the server manager and default the NIC Teaming is disabled To enable this click on disable and a new window will open

As you can see NIC teaming is no disabled , but click on disabled a new window pops up.

Form this windows we going to create a Team

Here We can create a new TEAM DO NOT TRY this in your production environment This is WRONG

Did you see I added 10gb and 100 mb nic’s oh whoow 10,1 gb nic this makes no sense remember this only if this is a backup line and the nic is not active but standby. In general this is a bad Idea. but for now I do this just because you can.

I create my team and select different NIC’s

I create My team <> add to new Team

When configuring NIC Teaming in "Switch Independent" mode, the teaming configuration will work with any Ethernet switches – even non-intelligent switches – because Windows Server 2012 handles all of the intelligence with this NIC teaming mode. No special configuration changes are necessary. You can even use this mode to team across separate switches in scenarios that require switch diversity for extra network fault tolerance.

Now that the team is created it shows up in a nice icon in the network adapters

The VM can hold Up to 12 virtual network adapters per virtual machine

8 synthetic network adapters

4 emulated network adapters

Now that we have made a team ( I did Correct the mix with 100mbit and 10 gb )

So now I have two teams on adapter from 300 Mb and one from 60 Gb

60 Gb I would use for CSV in my cluster Winking smile or I could use this for SQL always on

As you can see the networks shows up in my cluster so you can use them directly or you can create several virtual networks on top of this NIC team. this will be in my next blog.

Greetings

Windows Server 8 Beta Hyper-V Component Architecture Poster

The link for this poster is: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=29189

Provides a visual reference for understanding key Hyper-V technologies in Windows Server 8 Beta and focuses on Hyper-V Replica, networking, virtual machine mobility (live migration), storage, failover clustering, and scalability.

Here are links to previous posters:

1. Windows Server 2008 Hyper-v Component Architecture with Service Pack 1
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=2688

2. Hyper-v Component Architecture
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=3501

3. Windows Server 2008 R2 component posters
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=7002

4. Windows Server 2008 Component Posters
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=17881

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List of Cluster Hotfixes for Windows Server 2008 R2

Hotfixes that were rolled-up to 976932 — Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 ( SP1 )

974930 — An application or service that queries information about a failover cluster by using the WMI provider may experience low performance or a time-out exception
976571 — Stability update for Windows Server 2008 R2 Failover Print Clusters
978001 — Cluster resources do not automatically fail over to another node when you disconnect the private and public network interfaces in a Windows Server 2008 failover cluster or in a Windows Server 2008 R2 failover cluster
978562 — The "Validate Multiple Arbitration" test on a Windows Server 2008 R2-based failover cluster may incorrectly fail
979782 — An update rollup package for the Validate a Configuration Wizard of the Failover Clustering feature is available for Windows Server 2008 R2
2277439 — The Cluster service stops responding if you run backup applications in parallel in Windows Server 2008 R2
2294255 — MS10-086: Vulnerability in Windows shared cluster disks could allow tampering
2353832 — Authentication requests between nodes in the same failover cluster may be unable to use the Kerberos protocol if the Negotiate SSP is specified in Windows Server 2008 R2
2353808 — The WINS replication operation fails on a failover cluster node that is running Windows Server 2008 R2

Hotfixes that were released after Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (applicable to both SP0 and SP1 systems)

2446607 — You cannot enable BitLocker on a disk volume in Windows Server 2008 R2 if the computer is a failover cluster node
2462576 — The NFS share cannot be brought online in Windows Server 2008 R2 when you try to create the NFS share as a cluster resource on a third-party storage disk
2485543 — You cannot access or mount a Windows Server 2008 R2-based NFS share after a failover if the NFS share uses Krb5 or Krb5i authentication
2494016 — Stop error 0x0000007a occurs on a virtual machine that is running on a Windows Server 2008 R2-based failover cluster with a cluster shared volume, and the state of the CSV is switched to redirected access
2494036 — A hotfix is available to let you configure a cluster node that does not have quorum votes in Windows Server 2008 and in Windows Server 2008 R2
2494162 — The Cluster service stops unexpectedly on a Windows Server 2008 R2 failover cluster node when you perform multiple backup operations in parallel on a cluster shared volume
2496034 — Cluster service stops when an error occurs in the registry replication process of a failover cluster in Windows Server 2008 R2 or in Windows Server 2008
2512715 — Validate Operating System Installation Option test may identify Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Core installation type incorrectly in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
2520235 — "0x0000009E" Stop error when you add an extra storage disk to a failover cluster in Windows Server 2008 R2
2531907 — Validate SCSI Device Vital Product Data (VPD) test fails after you install Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
2549448 — Cluster service still uses the default time-out value after you configure the regroup time-out setting in Windows Server 2008 R2
2549472 — Cluster node cannot rejoin the cluster after the node is restarted or removed from the cluster in Windows Server 2008 R2
2550886 — A transient communication failure causes a Windows Server 2008 R2 failover cluster to stop working
2550894 — Cluster service leaks memory when the service handles state change notifications in Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2008
2552040 — A Windows Server 2008 R2 failover cluster loses quorum when an asymmetric communication failure occurs
2575625 — Cluster service initiates a failover after a delay of about 80 seconds when you shutdown the active node in Windows Server 2008 R2
2578113 — The Cluster service takes about 30 seconds to fail over IPv6 IP addresses in Windows Server 2008 R2
2579052 — New registration entries are added to the Persistent Reservation table when the physical disk resource that is associated with the CSV is taken offline on a Windows Server 2008 R2-based Failover Cluster
2580360 — A heap memory leak occurs when an application or service queries the MSCluster_Resource WMI class in Windows Server 2008 R2
2606025 — "0x000000D5" Stop error on a failover cluster node that has special pool enabled and that is running Windows Server 2008 R2
2648385 — You cannot use WMI to manage CSV resources in Windows Server 2008 R2
2637197 — CSV LUNs fail if you use a VSS hardware provider to back up virtual machines on a Windows Server 2008 R2-based cluster
2616514 — Cluster service sends unnecessary registry key change notifications among cluster nodes in Windows Server 2008 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

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production network card is not the first bound network card

Often when you do a validation health check the first nic is not the first nic and you did check it in the network options. There is a way to change this or to checkit.

You can change it in the advanced settings with the up down arrow.

Do this with WMI

Open a admin Command prompt in the search/run type CMD and instead of hitting the Enter key, use Ctrl+Shift + Enter this opens the Admin CMD.

Now Run :

wmic nicconfig get description, SettingID > C:\nicguidconfig.txt

Lookup the nicguidconfig.txt

It looks like this :

Description                                  SettingID
WAN Miniport (SSTP)                          {E28D896F-9EA8-433A-9C10-66C97C19A921}
WAN Miniport (IKEv2)                         {DEA99649-B5BF-4318-B16E-A36317939C93}
WAN Miniport (L2TP)                          {483C9FF8-503D-414B-B402-E4C1F1F568CB}
WAN Miniport (PPTP)                          {C0DE3E38-8BA7-479F-8B75-833F294C5AA8}
WAN Miniport (PPPOE)                         {DB2B4279-B5CF-4626-9DBA-32D0ECE44C87}
WAN Miniport (IPv6)                          {F3229805-869E-479E-BA76-DD643F1D1B80}
WAN Miniport (Network Monitor)               {72DD97A9-E544-4915-88D8-44E829C34F68}
Intel(R) 82566MM Gigabit Network Connection {39F6A82E-D18C-4642-A721-61BB49CC894B}
WAN Miniport (IP)                            {7C5653F0-144A-4534-9E34-28AC99CBA85E}
Broadcom 802.11 Multiband-netwerkadapter     {C4A5D563-B776-40BB-BA44-FF01E000D37B}
RAS Async Adapter                            {E2F8A220-AF88-446C-9A55-453E58DD3A33}
Microsoft ISATAP Adapter                     {D70E80B8-8684-4391-AAE8-F7104BBD5749}
Microsoft ISATAP Adapter                     {5EAB7E38-392E-42DD-AF36-3540D3265724}
Bluetooth-apparaat (Personal Area Network)   {EBFF2180-B91D-409C-B983-3DD788A7F3BC}
Microsoft ISATAP Adapter                     {A0E7C614-5C66-4A1F-8C5E-E41F81C0A5C2}
Microsoft 6to4 Adapter                       {4749EF9C-66DA-499B-BA8D-43AA8D76422A}

Now that we have the Guid we go to the Register and look it up :

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\Tcpip\Linkage\Bind

Open the Bind

Cut and paste GUID’s so that production network card (or NIC team) is at the top of the list.

Save key and confirm binding is correct via ipconfig /all

Your Done

Create Hyper-V VHD in Seconds With WAIK WIM2VHD.WSF

There are several ways to install a VM simple create and install OS. Or with SCVMM 2012 Winking smile

But If you want to do it fast and you don’t like the Image thing witch I don’t like. then there is a solution. In under the 3 minutes I create a Fresh installed Windows 2008R2 SP1 Server for Hyper-V.

How ? with an unattend install Create an XML put in your stuff and you are ready to go.

But there is more, Choose the right tools there are multiple ways to do this. I show you how to use the WAIK tools. in the WAIK tools there is this little script WIM2VHD.WSF this can do magic for you.

First Install the WAIK 3.1 Version this is the latest version till now. Download the 3.0 WAIK and update it with the waik_supplement_en-us this will make the version 3.0 <> 3.1

The ISO can be downloaded from the following link:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=0aee2b4b-494b-4adc-b174-33bc62f02c5d

Installation Instructions

The ISO does not contain instructions for installation. More information on the update can be found at the following location: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd349350(WS.10).aspx.

To install the updated WINPE you copy the contents of the ISO over top of the following directory:

C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\PETools

You should choose to overwrite the files. It basically replaces all the WINPE specific files and Optional Components (OC’S).

ConfigMgr and Microsoft Deployment Toolkit Information

C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\

Now we start up the WIM2VHD.WSF

And using the Parameters :

where is your WIM file on the Source :

/WIM:Z:\en_windows_server_2008_r2_with_sp1

Source Files

\sources\install.wim

What is your version

/SKU:SERVERENTERPRISE

The VHD Name

/VHD:D:\foo.vhd

And the unattend file used for installation

/UNATTEND:C:\zero.xml

So with this I have a complete unatted install in just under de 2 min. Yes then the image is ready to use but the OS needs to setup.

With a little Powershell Script I create a auto VM create and startup. You can adjust this anyway you like. Just for testing.

Type the Virtual Machine’s name: TEST01
How much memory to assign? In MB: 4096
How many CPUs to assign? Integer Number: 4

Virtual Machine TEST01 has been successfully created
Start and Connect to Type [Y]ES or [N]O: So with this I have a complete unatted install in just under de 2 min. Yes then the image is ready to use but the OS needs to setup.

This takes also about 5 Min depends on the unattend.xml if you do a lot of after config then it needs more time

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2012 Beta 1 rides the next wave of System Center releases with support for System Center Configuration Manager 2012. For Lite Touch installations, MDT 2012 improves the overall client-side user experience, while also providing behind-the-scenes enhancements for partitioning, UEFI, and user state migration. These features, combined with many small enhancements, bug fixes, and a smooth and simple upgrade process, make MDT 2012 Beta 1 more reliable and flexible than ever.

MDT 2012 Beta 1 provides new capabilities, such as:

· Support for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2012 Beta 2, including the new application model and user device affinity (UDA).

· Improved Lite Touch partitioning, supporting the preferred partition layouts described in the Windows Automated Installation Kit.

· Support in Lite Touch for deploying 64-bit Windows® to computers that support Unified Extended Firmware Interface (UEFI) (without requiring compatibility support for legacy BIOS).

· New Lite Touch “Deploy to VHD” task sequence templates that support deploying a Windows 7 or Windows Server® 2008 R2 image into a virtual hard disk (VHD) file that can then be used for booting the OS (“boot from VHD”).

· Added support for deploying Windows ThinPC and Windows POSReady 7.

· Improved Lite Touch wizard look and feel.

· Continued support for System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP2 and all operating systems supported by MDT 2010.

· Many bug fixes and other small improvements.

This release supports the deployment of the Windows 7, Windows Vista®, Windows XP, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2003 operating systems. See the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit Documentation Library, which is included with MDT 2012 Beta 1, for the complete documentation for this release.

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A hotfix is available to let you configure a cluster node that does not have quorum votes in Windows Server 2008 and in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2494036

Windows Server Failover Clustering (WSFC) uses a majority of votes to establish a quorum for determining cluster membership. Votes are assigned to nodes in the cluster or to a witness that is either a disk or a file share witness. You can use the Configure Cluster Quorum Wizard to configure the clusters quorum model. When you configure a Node Majority, Node and Disk Majority, or Node and File Share Majority quorum model, all nodes in the cluster are each assigned one vote. WSFC does not let you select the cluster nodes that vote for determining quorum.
After you apply this hotfix, you can configure a cluster node that does not have quorum votes.

The NodeWeight common property for nodes
This property can be configured by using either the Get-ClusterNode Windows PowerShell cmdlet or the Cluster.exe command. For example, you run the following command at a command prompt:
Cluster.exe . node <NodeName> /prop NodeWeight=0

To query the NodeWeight common property, you can use the following PowerShell cmdlet command:

Get-ClusterNode “NodeName” | fl *

To modify the NodeWeight property, you can use the following PowerShell cmdlet command:

(Get-ClusterNode “NodeName”).NodeWeight = 0

A new NodeWeight property is added to the MSCluster_Node WMI class to let you manage node weights by using WMI.
The PreventQuorum (PQ) switch
This switch starts the Cluster service (ClusSvc) and prevents a node from reaching quorum. The Cluster service can be started by using the PQ switch. For example, you can run the following command at a command prompt:
NET START ClusSvc /PQ

The PQ switch can be used to enforce the cluster owner and to maintain consistency in the Cluster database.

6.0.600 2 . 22xxx Windows Server 2008 SP2

Get the Hotfix http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2494036

A hotfix is available to let you configure a cluster node that does not have quorum votes in Windows Server 2008 and in Windows Server 2008 R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2494036

The NodeWeight common property for nodes
This property can be configured by using either the Get-ClusterNode Windows PowerShell cmdlet or the Cluster.exe command. For example, you run the following command at a command prompt:
Cluster.exe . node <NodeName> /prop NodeWeight=0

To query the NodeWeight common property, you can use the following PowerShell cmdlet command:

Get-ClusterNode “NodeName” | fl *

To modify the NodeWeight property, you can use the following PowerShell cmdlet command:

(Get-ClusterNode “NodeName”).NodeWeight = 0

A new NodeWeight property is added to the MSCluster_Node WMI class to let you manage node weights by using WMI.
The PreventQuorum (PQ) switch
This switch starts the Cluster service (ClusSvc) and prevents a node from reaching quorum. The Cluster service can be started by using the PQ switch. For example, you can run the following command at a command prompt:
NET START ClusSvc /PQ

The PQ switch can be used to enforce the cluster owner and to maintain consistency in the Cluster database.

6.0.600 2 . 22xxx Windows Server 2008 SP2

Get the Hotfix http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2494036

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Microsoft Virtualization for VMware Professionals – Free Online Classes – March 29 – 31

Just one week after Microsoft Management Summit 2011 (MMS), Microsoft Learning will be hosting an exclusive three-day Jump Start class specially tailored for VMware and Microsoft virtualization technology pros. Registration for “Microsoft Virtualization for VMware Professionals” is open now and will be delivered as a FREE online class on March 29-31, 2010 from 10:00am-4:00pm PDT.

What’s the high-level overview?

· This cutting edge course will feature expert instruction and real-world demonstrations of Hyper-V and brand new releases from System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 Beta (many of which will be announced just one week earlier at MMS). Register Now!

· Day 1 will focus on “Platform” (Hyper-V, virtualization architecture, high availability & clustering)

o 10:00am – 10:30pm PDT: Virtualization 360 Overview

o 10:30am – 12:00pm: Microsoft Hyper-V Deployment Options & Architecture

o 1:00pm – 2:00pm: Differentiating Microsoft and VMware (terminology, etc.)

o 2:00pm – 4:00pm: High Availability & Clustering

· Day 2 will focus on “Management” (System Center Suite, SCVMM 2012 Beta, Opalis, Private Cloud solutions)

o 10:00am – 11:00pm PDT: System Center Suite Overview w/ focus on DPM

o 11:00am – 12:00pm: Virtual Machine Manager 2012 | Part 1

o 1:00pm – 1:30pm: Virtual Machine Manager 2012 | Part 2

o 1:30pm – 2:30pm: Automation with System Center Opalis & PowerShell

o 2:30pm – 4:00pm: Private Cloud Solutions, Architecture & VMM SSP 2.0

· Day 3 will focus on “VDI” (VDI Infrastructure/architecture, v-Alliance, application delivery via VDI)

o 10:00am – 11:00pm PDT: Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Architecture | Part 1

o 11:00am – 12:00pm: Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Architecture | Part 2

o 1:00pm – 2:30pm: v-Alliance Solution Overview

o 2:30pm – 4:00pm: Application Delivery for VDI

· Every section will be team-taught by two of the most respected authorities on virtualization technologies: Microsoft Technical Evangelist Symon Perriman and leading Hyper-V, VMware, and XEN infrastructure consultant, Corey Hynes

Who is the target audience for this training?

Suggested prerequisite skills include real-world experience with Windows Server 2008 R2, virtualization and datacenter management. The course is tailored to these types of roles:

· IT Professional

· IT Decision Maker

· Network Administrators & Architects

· Storage/Infrastructure Administrators & Architects

How do I to register and learn more about this great training opportunity?

· Register: Visit the Registration Page and sign up for all three sessions

· Blog: Learn more from the Microsoft Learning Blog

· Twitter: Here are a few posts you can retweet:

o Mar. 29-31 "Microsoft #Virtualization for VMware Pros" @SymonPerriman Corey Hynes http://bit.ly/JS-Hyper-V @MSLearning #Hyper-V

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What is a “Jump Start” course?
A “Jump Start” course is “team-taught” by two expert instructors in an engaging radio talk show style format. The idea is to deliver readiness training on strategic and emerging technologies that drive awareness at scale before Microsoft Learning develops mainstream Microsoft Official Courses (MOC) that map to certifications. All sessions are professionally recorded and distributed through MS Showcase, Channel 9, Zune Marketplace and iTunes for broader reach.

Please join us for this fantastic event!

Released Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

Warning: Microsoft’s official position is as follows: Microsoft has not released SP1 to OEMs at this time, though we are on track for a Q1 release, as we previously announced. The comments made in this blog entry included some inaccuracies.

Source :http://blogs.technet.com/b/vm/

Another significant milestone for Microsoft virtualization’s way – release of the first Service Pack for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.

For Hyper-V, this package is primarily the emergence of the long-awaited features dynamic memory and RemoteFX capabilities. We have reviewed both deep enough in the past articles, we’ll talk about another. In addition to encoded two innovations in Service Pack 1 includes all updates previously released for Hyper-V R2. Support for new processors Nehalem and Westmere, correction of VSS, and so on. Combo box will be available tomorrow on the Microsoft website.

Unexpected but enjoyable ad was an increase of rating relations possible aggregate number of virtual processors to the number of logical processors on the system. As we remember, support was previously set to 8: 1. With the release of the first service pack that contains this value increased to 12: 1 for VDI if used on servers virtualized guest systems exclusively with Windows 7 Service Pack 1. Details can be seen in the following Microsoft TechNet articles. What this gives? Now the dual server with new dual Xeon Westmere can run up to 144 virtual machines! Not in vain at TechEd commented that density in VDI objectives increased by 40% with SP1. Draw attention-change only affects client SKUS. This modification support relations sum of virtual processors to the number of logical processors does not affect the maximum possible value for the number of virtual processors per virtual machine, no change here.

Pack will be publicly available in the first quarter. For installing you should uninstall prerelease versions of this package, if installed on your PC or server. The first time for download will be available "zero wave", which includes support for English, but not containing the Russian language. If you can’t wait to install it on a system that will deliver the English interface, make it the default, remove Russian, to pack, and then return the Russian language.

Updated: Microsoft’s official position is that Microsoft has not released SP1 to OEMs at this time, comment.though we are on track for a Q1 release, as we previously announced. The comments made in this blog entry included some inaccuracies.