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Creating a Configuration Item for WIP- Hybrid Data and Servers

Creating a Configuration Item for WIP- Hybrid Data and Servers

To create a configuration item for WIP, follow these steps: FIGURE 14.3 System Center Configuration Manager console 2. Click the Create Configuration Item button. The Create Configuration Item Wizard will start (see Figure 14.4). FIGURE 14.4 Create Configuration Item Wizard 3. On the General Information page, type a name (required) and a description (optional) for […]

Policy Settings Using Basic Mobility and Security – Hybrid Data and Servers

(Microsoft 365) In Microsoft 365, the Basic Mobility and Security service provides a built- in MDM solution that provides the core device management features. The Basic Mobility and Security service is hosted by the Intune service and contains a subset of Intune services. Even though it has some of the features used by Intune, according […]

Requirements to Set Up Storage Spaces Direct- Managing Data in a Hybrid Network

To set up Storage Spaces Direct properly, you must make sure that all your hardware components meet the minimum requirements. Table 13.4 was taken directly from Microsoft’s website and contains Microsoft’s recommendations for proper configuration of Storage Spaces Direct. To see the entire list of recommendations, please visit Microsoft’s website at https://learn.microsoft.com/en- us/windows- server/storage/ storage- […]

Implementing Storage Spaces Direct- Managing Data in a Hybrid Network

Storage Spaces Direct uses local- attached drives on servers to create highly available storage at a minimal cost of traditional storage devices (SAN or NAS). Storage Spaces Direct uses regular hard drives that are connected to a single node of the failover cluster, and these disks can be used as storage for the cluster. To […]

Create Storage Spaces - Managing Data in a Hybrid Network

Create Storage Spaces – Managing Data in a Hybrid Network

To create a storage space on a Windows client, perform the following: FIGURE 13.24 Create A New Pool And Storage Space option To create a storage space on a stand- alone server, you’ll follow three steps: ■        Step 1: Create a storage pool: Group available physical disks into one or more storage pools. Storage […]

Configure Cluster Sets – Managing Data in a Hybrid Network

A cluster set is a group of multiple failover clusters that are clustered together. You can increase the number of server nodes in a single software- defined datacenter (SDDC) cloud by orders of magnitude by configuring cluster sets. Benefits of Cluster Sets There are a number of benefits of cluster sets, such as the following: […]

Windows Server 2022 Clustering  Features

Many features are included in the Windows Server 2022 release for clustering. It is a rich feature set of high availability with greatly improved flexibility based on the needs of IT organizations. The new features relate to quorum behavior, virtual machine hosting, Active Directory–detached clusters, and a new dashboard. Windows PowerShell Cmdlets for Failover Clusters […]

Clustered Application Settings - Managing Data in a Hybrid Network

Clustered Application Settings – Managing Data in a Hybrid Network

Windows Server 2022 has options that let fine- tune the failover process to meet the needs of your business. I’ll cover these options in the next few sections. Failover occurs when a clustered application or service moves from one node to another. The process can be triggered automatically because of a failure or server maintenance […]

Creating a Cluster - Managing Data in a Hybrid Network

Creating a Cluster – Managing Data in a Hybrid Network

After you have successfully validated a configuration and the cluster hardware is in a supportable state, you can create a cluster. The process for creating a cluster is straightforward and similar to running the Validate A Configuration Wizard. To create a cluster with two servers, follow the instructions in Exercise 13.4. EXERCISE 13.4 Creating a […]