I'm looking to setup Windows Server 2008 R2 for a very small home network and security isn't a big concern. However, I'm very interested in obtaining the best performance possible.<BR><BR>Anyways, I'm ...

A lot of Hyper-V administrators I talk to are historically Windows Server administrators, and while many things translate well; not everything does. Over the years, I've learned a few things about ...

Installing Hyper-V in Server 2008 is a matter of opening Server Manager and adding Hyper-V as a “role.” However, you don’t want to use the version of Hyper-V that comes with the Server 2008 DVD; you ...

The version of Server 2008 has to be 64-bit and RTM, not beta or Release Candidate. Finally, the Hyper-V RTM upgrade is not reversible, so if you’re nervous, back up your entire system before ...

Russell Smith is a technology consultant and trainer specializing in management and security of Microsoft server and client technologies. He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer with more than 15 ...