What Are You Doing Right Now
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@Dashrender We're migrating this year from 8 to 12, it's not a small task. Only reason we're doing it is because we got a smoking deal on licensing from techsoup!
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@Joy said:
Well, Windows 7 is pretty good for production use.
As you know, users get to used to it.But that has nothing to do with what severs you have in the Datacenter.
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@MattSpeller said:
@Dashrender We're migrating this year from 8 to 12, it's not a small task. Only reason we're doing it is because we got a smoking deal on licensing from techsoup!
We're not talking about migrating, Joy is talking about deploying a new server to use for WSUS. Since this is a new server, I'm just wondering why she isn't doing it on Server 2012r2 instead of Server 2008.
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@Dashrender I deployed an 8 this week because of licensing. Unless you're 12 on the hypervisor the licencing gets really screwball (which is why we bought datacenter(and the cause of our issues) )
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@Dashrender said:
@MattSpeller said:
@Dashrender We're migrating this year from 8 to 12, it's not a small task. Only reason we're doing it is because we got a smoking deal on licensing from techsoup!
We're not talking about migrating, Joy is talking about deploying a new server to use for WSUS. Since this is a new server, I'm just wondering why she isn't doing it on Server 2012r2 instead of Server 2008.
Hmm, I checked our list of licenses and I found out we have a lot of Windows2012 license.
Forgive me but, may I ask what's the difference on Win Server 2008 and Win Server 2012 when deploying WSUS?
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@MattSpeller said:
@Dashrender I deployed an 8 this week because of licensing. Unless you're 12 on the hypervisor the licencing gets really screwball (which is why we bought datacenter(and the cause of our issues) )
I know it's wrong, but I put datacenter 12 as the hypervisor so I could just have at it. This is only a test environment, of course, but even on a T3500 desktop it runs pretty well. No license worries, though....
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@RojoLoco said:
I know it's wrong, but I put datacenter 12 as the hypervisor so I could just have at it. This is only a test environment, of course, but even on a T3500 desktop it runs pretty well. No license worries, though....
Nothing really wrong with it in my opinion. Installing it as core+gui for initial setup and then backing it down to core only after the hyper-v setup is done is still a solid hyper-visor.
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@JaredBusch said:
@RojoLoco said:
I know it's wrong, but I put datacenter 12 as the hypervisor so I could just have at it. This is only a test environment, of course, but even on a T3500 desktop it runs pretty well. No license worries, though....
Nothing really wrong with it in my opinion. Installing it as core+gui for initial setup and then backing it down to core only after the hyper-v setup is done is still a solid hyper-visor.
Ya know, I never thought to put it back to just core... but I use the host machine for stuff too. Q4 is when we get new hardware... dammit.
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@RojoLoco said:
but I use the host machine for stuff too.
That part is the wrong part. You are using DC, just spin up another Windows VM.
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Just got back from our first load to the storage unit. Managed to get away with a little 5x5 unit for just $22/mo. Not too bad.
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@MattSpeller said:
@Dashrender I deployed an 8 this week because of licensing. Unless you're 12 on the hypervisor the licencing gets really screwball (which is why we bought datacenter(and the cause of our issues) )
The hypervisor has nothing to do with what you can use on top of it. Licensing from the hypervisor comes down purely to "virtualization: yes or now". What the hypervisor is never changes the licensing of Windows on top of it.
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@RojoLoco said:
Ya know, I never thought to put it back to just core... but I use the host machine for stuff too. Q4 is when we get new hardware... dammit.
That's not a good design. It's "legal" because it is DC licensing but it would be very bad with standard licensing. But it is an anti-best practice in general. Remember the "host" machine is not the host, it's a control environment designed to only be used to manage HyperV, never should anything else happen there.
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I am trying to imagine a use for 2,400 3.5" HDD per year.
http://community.spiceworks.com/topic/1194915-where-to-order-hard-drives-in-bulk -
@JaredBusch posted in that one earlier, that was my thought too.
in before NSA
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That is a LOT of drives.
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Think I am done for the day.. Shutting down so I can be here tomorrow....
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Almost ready to head to SpiceWorld tomorrow. Getting everything lined up.
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@scottalanmiller said:
Almost ready to head to SpiceWorld tomorrow. Getting everything lined up.
Lining up shots of Tequila?!
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Nearly!
