Rob Kerr, MCDBA, MCTS is a Principal Consultant for BlueGranite, a Microsoft Business Intelligence Gold Partner. The views expressed in this blog are his own and are not reviewed or endorsed by BlueGranite or Microsoft.
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Checklist for Installing and Configuring Windows 2008 Hyper-V

1. Install Server 2008 Core x64 from DVD Media   2. Rename computer to new name    Netdom renamecomputer %computername% /newname:SERVER1   3. Lookup the name of the network interface   netsh interface ipv4 show interface   4. Assign IPv4 Address    ... [More]
Posted:8/14/08, 12:05 by keruibo | 0 Comments
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Using 7200RPM External Drives for Demo VMs

In my work I often use Microsoft VirtualPC on my laptop to demonstrate software for clients and to conduct training.  Most anyone who's used a VPC to do a demonstration of server-based products--the kind that should be deployed on "real servers"--has at some point had the u... [More]
Posted:8/9/08, 01:28 by keruibo | 0 Comments
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Updated Windows Installer Needed for SQL Server 2008 Client Components

Windows 2008 shipped recently, and I've been updating my field kit with all of the various installation media and supplemental programs needed for client site deployments. One issue I ran into is when installing the Books Online standalone package on my Vista x64 laptop: "This... [More]
Posted:8/9/08, 00:11 by keruibo | 0 Comments
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