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The Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) team is working on a new guide and would like your feedback. The Infrastructure Planning and Design guide for Windows User State Virtualization (USV) helps IT get started planning a Windows USV solution.

Windows user state virtualization helps IT find the right balance between centralized management of business-critical data and a rich user desktop experience. Follow the stepwise approach in this IPD to gather relevant user and IT requirements. Then compare and contrast the Windows USV technologies (Folder Redirection, Offline Files, and Roaming User Profiles) in light of scenarios that are relevant to your business. Also, leverage the real-world guidance based on subjective analysis of Windows USV deployments in mid to large organizations, and interviews with subject matter experts.

Reduce time and planning costs by following the processes in this IPD guide to design a successful Windows USV strategy.

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Thanks and Regards |Abhishek Joshi

There are some good Virtualization Tips available on Microsoft site. i have listed down all here….

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Recently we have to restore SCCM SP2 primary site. Reason being restoring the server is moving of SCCM  server from physical to virtual server.Thought to share experience with you guys.Here we go…

Below are the important points which needs to be taken  care before restoring and moving SCCM site server.

• Make sure you have latest SCCM backup
• Make sure that server on which you’re restoring, should have same name as old server name.
• Restored path should be same as SCCM installed path*
• Server is installed with latest service pack and patches.
• How many clients supported by your site server?
• How much is the current disk space usage on your site server and site database?
• Estimated disk space usage in next 3 years
• How many secondary sites and protected distribution points your site server has?
• Does your site database is on site server or on remote server?
• How many virtual machines you would like to host on your virtual servers?  
• If you don’t have group for SCCM site servers please create it first.

From the above points it will either prevent your restore from any accident or help you to plan for infrastructure

Let me share the steps involved in restoration, To understand easily, i have given server names

• SCCM site server :-  ServerA (Physical)
• SCCM site database :- ServerB (Physical)
• New server Name :- ServerC (Virtual)

1) Take a backup of SCCM server

2)  Uninstalled all the roles like, MP.DP,SUP,

3) Take backup of SCCM server

4) Rename ServerA to ServerX

5) Rename ServerC to ServerA

6) Add ServerA to site server group

7) Delete SCCM database from ServerB

9) Installed SCCM SP2 on ServerA and Site Database on ServerC. Make sure you are installing the server on the same path as of before.*

10) Run site repair wizard

11) Make sure you give SMSBackup folder path correct other wise it will give error.

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14) You can provide parent site name if you are restoring Primary site

15) It is essentials as because if pull all the changes from parent site which was happened after last backup

16) You need to provide password to connect to site server

17) You need to provide password to connect to site database

18) You can do verification of child sites

19) If you are creating a packages on the site server then you need to select first Radio button

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After restoration you need to verify all the logs for any errors and then go for installation of site roles.

To check the repair wizard log, please navigate to AdminUI folder

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Right now all IT world is migrating slowing to virtualization. I though i should also experience a virtualization technology. As I am working on Microsoft technologies, I choose Microsoft Hyper-V and not to go for other virtualization platform.

After deciding on virtualization platform, first question came in my mind that whether my current computer will support Hyper-v or not ?

After searching a lot on the web, i came across the Taylor Brown’s Blog, where he talks about about the Hyper-V and Virtualization. As my current processor is from Intel, I have downloaded Intel® Processor Identification Utility to check whether my processor support Hyper-V or not.

After running the utility I got to know that my current CPU doesn’t support Hyper-V and i have to buy new computer!!!

What is this ‘execute disable Bit means”?

Intel’s Execute Disable Bit¹ functionality can help prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks when combined with a supporting operating system.

Execute Disable Bit allows the processor to classify areas in memory by where application code can execute and where it cannot. When a malicious worm attempts to insert code in the buffer, the processor disables code execution, preventing damage and worm propagation.

Replacing older computers with Execute Disable Bit-enabled systems can halt worm attacks, reducing the need for virus-related repairs. In addition, Execute Disable Bit may eliminate the need for software patches aimed at buffer overflow attacks. By combining Execute Disable Bit with anti-virus, firewall, spyware removal, e-mail filtering software, and other network security measures, IT managers can free IT resources for other initiatives.

You will find more information regarding Virtualization with Hyper V

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