Windows Server 2008 R2 Web Technologies - Read Only announcements
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On July 1, we will be making this forum read only. After receiving a lot of feedback from the community, it was decided that this forum is a duplication and therefore redundant of popular IIS forum http://forums.iis.net/ on the Official Microsoft IIS site. So, until July 1, we will start asking customers to redirect their questions to the http://forums.iis.net/ Forum. On June 11, CSS engineers will move any new threads to the http://forums.iis.net/ Forum.
Please post a reply to this thread if you have any feedback on this decision or the process. You can also email [email protected].
Thanks,
Kevin Beares
Community Lead – Windows Server Division
Windows Server 2012 R2 Application Certification (Logo) program and test tools announcements
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We have created a Channel 9 video, which provides an overview of the Windows Server 2012 Logo Program, in order for ISVs to quickly gain an overview of the Windows Server 2012 Logo Program. The video can be viewed at the following URL, and any questions can be directed to this TechNet Forum or to our support email [email protected].
http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Windows-Server-App-Certification-Program
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Announcing MPR Support Blogs with answers to Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to frequently asked questions found during support of the Microsoft Platform Ready Test Tool can be found at http://blogs.msdn.com/b/winsdk/archive/tags/certification/.
In addition, questions regarding the Certified for Windows Server 2012 Logo, or the Microsoft Platform Ready Test Tool, can also be directed to [email protected]
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Application Certification for Windows Server 2012 R2 is now available
- Assessment of Application compatibility, best practices and security
- Formal listing in the Windows Server Catalog and Windows Server Marketplace
- Credits toward Microsoft Partner Network competency
- Self-test, wizard-based test tool
- No fee required
Additional information and resources
Windows Server 2012 R2 Certification (Logo) Program
Requirements for Windows Server 2012 R2 Application Certification Program
Remediation for Test Failures of the Windows Server Application Certification Program
Windows Server Catalog - Windows Server Marketplace
Questions regarding the Certified for Windows Server Logo, or the Microsoft Platform Ready Test Tool, can be directed to [email protected]
High Availability (Clustering) announcements
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Webcast: “High Availability 101 with Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V”
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032407222&Culture=en-US
Webcast: “Failover Clustering Feature Roadmap for Windows Server 2008 R2”
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032407235&Culture=en-USWebcast: “Innovating High Availability with Cluster Shared Volumes”
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032407238&Culture=en-USWebcast: "Automating and Managing Windows Server Failover Clusters with PowerShell"
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventId=1032448852&CountryCode=USWebcast: "Failover Cluster Troubleshooting with Windows Server 2008 R2"
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-US&EventId=1032399048
Deployment:
Webcast: "High Availability Server Apps with Windows Server 2008 R2 Failover Clusters"
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032448854&CountryCode=USWebcast: "Clusters and Virtualization: Guest Clustering vs. Host Clustering"
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032448850&CountryCode=USWebcast: “Multi-Site Clustering with Windows Server 2008 Enterprise”
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032407242&Culture=en-US
Network Access Protection announcements
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The TechNet Wiki is now available. Use your Live ID to join.
We hope this will be a great tool for our community, so check it out! There is even a forum for discussing the Wiki, or asking question.
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Please be aware that NAP is deprecated, and might be removed in a future release of Windows Server. This was announced with the release of Windows Server 2012 R2.
See http://technet.microsoft.com/library/dn303411.aspx:
"Network Access Protection (NAP) is deprecated. Other options for keeping client computers up to date and secure for remote access include DirectAccess, Windows Web Application Proxy, and various non-Microsoft solutions."
Thanks,
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Windows Server 2008 R2 Management - Read Only announcements
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On July 1, we will be making this forum read only. After receiving a lot of feedback from the community, it was decided that this forum is a duplication and therefore redundant of the Management Forum. So, until July 1, we will start asking customers to redirect their questions to the Management Forum. On June 11, CSS engineers will move any new threads to the Management Forum.
Please post a reply to this thread if you have any feedback on this decision or the process. You can also email [email protected].
Thanks,
Kevin Beares
Community Lead – Windows Server Division
Windows Server 2012 Essentials announcements
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With the announcement of the new Windows Azure Backup preview, we’re happy to announce the new release of the Windows Server Essentials integration module.
Windows Azure Backup helps you protect important server data off-site with automated backup and restoration. You can manage cloud backups from Windows Server 2012 Essentials Dashboard by installing the integration module.
To start using the Windows Azure Backup preview, please create a Windows Azure account. To begin your sign up, go to the Windows Azure free trial webpage. Then visit the Windows Azure Management Portal to New a backup vault, download and install the integration module, and register your server.
If you had the previous version of the integration module installed, you must retrieve your stored data before May 4. Then you need to uninstall the previous integration module and the Windows Azure Online Backup agent, before trying the new version.
To uninstall the integration module:
- Go to the Essentials Dashboard.
- Navigate to Applications page, Add-ins tab.
- Remove the online backup add-in.
To uninstall the Windows Azure Online Backup agent:
- Go to Control Panel.
- Click Uninstall a program.
- Remove the Windows Azure Online Backup agent.
Data from the earlier preview will be available until May 4, 2013. It will not be transferred to the new Windows Azure Backup preview. Please make sure to retrieve any data that you wish to retrieve before uninstalling the old integration module.
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The Update Rollup 3 for Windows Server 2012 Essentials is now available for download from Windows Update. You can read about the issues this rollup update addresses in Microsoft Support Knowledgebase http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2862551.
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Download RTM Evaluation copy from here:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/jj659306.aspx?wt.mc_id=TEC_133_1_14
See Sinead’s post for details:
Read the Overview blog from our engineering team:
TechNet Center:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sbs/jj159331
TechNet Library:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj200119 (Note the Exchange installation, and Transition to Windows Server 2012 Standard instructions are also included)
More product introduction coming from our official product blog:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/sbs/
Product data sheet and FAQ
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/windows-server-essentials/default.aspx
Licensing datasheet on price, license, and server roles comparison:
Additional downloads on TechNet and MSDN, including SDK and Client Restore Disk:
Thank you everyone for your feedbacks and support, please continue to use the Windows Server 2012 Essentials forum for your RTM and evaluation experience.
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserveressentials/threads
Windows Multipoint Server announcements
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For more information, please refer to this blog post.
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If you are having difficulties downloading WMS 2011 Eval from the download center, alternate mirror copies of WMS are kept on the MS Connect Site. To access, join the Connect WMS 2011 Public Beta program and then go to the Connect downloads area.
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WMS 2011 has now been released and is now available for evaluation/download at the download center.
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WMS 2011 Update Rollup 1.1 (UR1.1) Now Available on Download Center
An update rollup is a cumulative set of hotfixes, security patches, critical updates, and other updates that are packaged together for easier deployment.
Update Rollup 1.1 for Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 is a single package that includes some previously released and new updates for MultiPoint Server.
UR1.1 is available here on the Microsoft Download Center.
More information about UR1.1 can be found here.
File Services and Storage announcements
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Microsoft released a new white paper, available here, discussing best practices and guidance for sizing NTFS volumes and some details on CHKDSK execution times on Windows Server 2008 R2. When planning Windows Server deployments, we are often asked questions such as “How large can I make my volumes?” or “How long will it take to repair a volume?”. This white paper helps answer these questions.
Hyper-V announcements
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This has been a popular question lately, here are the details:
Remote Server Admin Tools:
(please note that there is a client and server combination here. AFAIK there is not (yet) a tool release to manage Server 2012 from Win 7 clients)
Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 8: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=28972
Manage Hyper-V Server 2012 Remotely:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj647785.aspx
(there are domain member and non-domain member instructions in there)
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Setup Deployment announcements
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On 7/8/2008, a security patch was released for DNS by Microsoft and other DNS server vendors. The Microsoft patch was tracked as KB953230 - the documentation on it is here.
As part of the patch, DNS now reserves 2500 UDP ports - including the ports from 64000 to 65000 that WDS uses by default. Because of this, if DNS and WDS are running on the same server, WDS cannot access those ports and so is unable to perform TFTP (required for PXE boot) or Multicast.
To work around this, open the WDS MMC, select your server, and go to Server Properties from the right-click menu or the Action menu. Then on the Network Settings page, set a different range of UDP ports. The best range to choose will depend on what else you are running on your server - you want to pick ports that other server roles and applications are not using. The dynamically allocated ports start from 49152, so your Start port should be at least that.
Windows PowerShell announcements
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Find a PowerShell user group here: http://powershellgroup.org/
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Quite often, some users will be provided with a solution, yet won't mark the thread as answered. The moderators of this forum will try to review almost every thread/answer, and may prematurely mark a thread as answered, when it isn't. In cases like those, the original poster can feel free to unmark the thread as answered.
Windows Server 2008 R2 General - Read Only announcements
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On July 1, we will be making this forum read only. After receiving a lot of feedback from the community, it was decided that this forum is a duplication and therefore redundant of the General Forum. So, until July 1, we will start asking customers to redirect their questions to the General Forum. On June 11, CSS engineers will move any new threads to the General Forum.
Please post a reply to this thread if you have any feedback on this decision or the process. You can also email [email protected].
Thanks,
Kevin Beares
Community Lead – Windows Server Division
Streaming Media Services announcements
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Sometimes the links on support.microsoft.com are a bit hard to find. If you need assisted support for Windows Media Services you can open a support ticket by going to http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?Gprid=3170.
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The Streaming Media Services forum provides you an opportunity to join a community of Windows Media server customers where you can share knowledge, get questions answered, and learn from others with IT environments similar to yours. Start by posting Windows Media Services related questions in the forum corresponding to your topic of interest and leverage the knowledge available in the new forum community.
If you have any questions or feedback about Windows Media Services 2008 for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, or about Windows Media Services 9 Series for Windows Server 2003, please feel free to post them in this forum.
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If you are running a Windows Server 2008 R2 server, then you will need the corresponding R2 release of Windows Media Services 2008. You have two options for getting it:
- You can follow the download and installation instructions on http://support.microsoft.com/kb/963697
- You can install and auto-configure WMS using the Web Platform Installer directly on your server
Windows Server 2008 R2 High Availability - Read Only announcements
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On July 1, we will be making this forum read only. After receiving a lot of feedback from the community, it was decided that this forum is a duplication and therefore redundant of the High Availability (Clustering) Forum. So, until July 1, we will start asking customers to redirect their questions to the High Availability (Clustering) Forum. On June 11, CSS engineers will move any new threads to the High Availability (Clustering) Forum.
Please post a reply to this thread if you have any feedback on this decision or the process. You can also email [email protected].
Thanks,
Kevin Beares
Community Lead – Windows Server Division
Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V - Read Only announcements
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On July 1, we will be making this forum read only. After receiving a lot of feedback from the community, it was decided that this forum is a duplication and therefore redundant of the Hyper-V Forum. So, until July 1, we will start asking customers to redirect their questions to the Hyper-V Forum. On June 11, CSS engineers will move any new threads to the Hyper-V Forum.
Please post a reply to this thread if you have any feedback on this decision or the process. You can also email [email protected].
Thanks,
Kevin Beares
Community Lead – Windows Server Division
Service Pack 1 RC for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 announcements
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Now that Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 has been released, this forum is now marked read-only. This enables users to search, but not post. If you have any questions, please ask your questions in the other Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 forums.
Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services) announcements
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A low-cost server platform for small businesses, Windows Foundation Server includes support for Terminal Services including TS Gateway for secure remote access. More information is linked below.
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To understand application compatibility for RDS environment and the issues faced by other users and their possible solutions, please visit: the new community driven website http://www.microsoft.com/rds/compatibility/Default.aspx
Windows Server 2008 R2 Networking - Read Only announcements
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· Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Networking Resources
“Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Networking Enhancements for Enterprises” article at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd637835(WS.10).aspx
Windows Server 2008 TechCenter Resources
“What's New in Networking” topic at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd391869.aspx
“What's New in Network Access Protection” topic at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd378823.aspx
“What's New in Network Policy Server (NPS)” topic at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd391911.aspx
“What's New in DNS” topic at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd378952.aspx
DirectAccess Resources
“Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 DirectAccess Executive Overview” white paper at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=D8EB248B-8BF7-4798-A1D1-04D37F2E013C&displaylang=en
“Technical Overview of DirectAccess in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2” article at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd637827(WS.10).aspx
“Step By Step Guide: Demonstrate DirectAccess in a Test Lab” white paper at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=8d47ed5f-d217-4d84-b698-f39360d82fac
“DirectAccess Design Guide” at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=161985
“DirectAccess Deployment Guide” at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=166398
“DirectAccess Troubleshooting Guide” at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=165904
For additional resources, including demos and videos, see the DirectAccess Web page at http://www.microsoft.com/directaccess.
BranchCache Resources
“BranchCache Executive Overview” white paper at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=A69EEA64-0FB2-4496-966F-2DF64C56D315&displaylang=en
“BranchCache Early Adopter's Guide” white paper at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=a9a1ed8a-71ab-468e-a7e0-470fd46e46b3&DisplayLang=en
“BranchCache Technical Overview” white paper at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=ee07308f-7c53-4c76-9ed9-670bc25a4c9d
For additional resources, see the BranchCache Web page at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/network/dd425028.aspx.
VPN Resources
“Step-by-Step Guide: Deploy Remote Access with VPN Reconnect in a Test Lab” document at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd637783(WS.10).aspx
“Deploying VPN Connections by Using PowerShell and Group Policy” document at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee431700.aspx
Windows Firewall and Internet Protocol security (IPsec) Resources
“Step-by-Step Guide: Deploying Windows Firewall and IPsec Policies” document at http://technet.microsoft.com/library/cc732400(WS.10).aspx
DHCP Resources
“DHCP Step-by-Step Guide: Demonstrate DHCP Link Layer-based Filtering in a Test Lab” document at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee405265(WS.10).aspx
“DHCP Step-by-Step Guide: Demonstrate DHCP Failover – Clustering in a Test Lab” document at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee405263(WS.10).aspx
“DHCP Step-by-Step Guide: Demonstrate DHCP Name Protection in a Test Lab” document at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee404786(WS.10).aspx
“DHCP Step-by-Step Guide: Demonstrate DHCP Split Scope with Delay on a Secondary Server in a Test Lab” document at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee405264(WS.10).aspx
The Cable Guy articles
“DirectAccess and the Thin Edge Network” article at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2009.05.cableguy.aspx
“NAP on the Internet” article at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2009.06.cableguy.aspx
“Support for IPv6 in Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7” article at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2009.07.cableguy.aspx
Core Network Guides for Windows Server 2008 R2
“Windows Server 2008 R2 Core Network Guide” document at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd894461(WS.10).aspx
“Core Network Companion Guide: Deploying Server Certificates” document at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd772727(WS.10).aspx
“Core Network Companion Guide: Deploying Computer and User Certificates” document at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee407543(WS.10).aspx
Developer Resources
“Changes to Windows networking developer documentation for Windows 7” blog post at http://blogs.technet.com/wsnetdoc/archive/2009/08/06/changes-to-windows-networking-developer-documentation-for-windows-7.aspx
Other Resources
“New Network Diagnostic Framework and Network Tracing Features in Windows 7” post at http://blogs.technet.com/wsnetdoc/archive/2009/06/16/new-network-diagnostic-framework-and-network-tracing-features-in-windows-7.aspx
For the latest information about published resources on Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 networking, see the WSUAN’s Network Connection blog at http://blogs.technet.com/wsnetdoc/default.aspx.·
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On July 1, we will be making this forum read only. After receiving a lot of feedback from the community, it was decided that this forum is a duplication and therefore redundant of the Network Infrastructure Servers Forum. So, until July 1, we will start asking customers to redirect their questions to the Network Infrastructure Servers Forum. On June 11, CSS engineers will move any new threads to the Network Infrastructure Servers Forum.
Please post a reply to this thread if you have any feedback on this decision or the process. You can also email [email protected].
Thanks,
Kevin Beares
Community Lead – Windows Server Division
WSUS announcements
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The WSUS Product Team is proud to announce that WSUS 3.0 SP2 is now available! Get it today!
We recommend installing SP2 on all existing and new installations of WSUS.
WSUS 3.0 SP2 supports the latest operating systems including Windows Server® 2008 R2 and Windows 7 clients. WSUS 3.0 SP2 is more robust and features significant improvements in client performance, reliability, and increased server usability and reliability.
Administrators will see improvements in several areas including:
Reports
· New Update and Computer Status reports provide the ability to report on only the updates you’ve approved for installation. You can run these reports from the WSUS console or use the API to incorporate this functionality into your own reports.
Auto-Approval Rules
· Auto-approval rules now include the ability to specify the installation deadline date and time for all computers or specific computer groups.
Update Files and Languages
· Improved handling of language selection for downstream servers includes a new warning dialog that appears when you decide to download updates only for specified languages.
Easy Upgrade
· WSUS 3.0 SP2 can be installed as an in-place upgrade from earlier versions of WSUS and will preserve all of your settings and approvals. The user interface is compatible between WSUS 3.0 SP1 and SP2 on the client and the server.
Software Updates
· Stability and reliability fixes for the WSUS server, such as support for IPV6 addresses.
· The approval dialog now sorts computer groups alphabetically by group name.
· Computer status report sorting icons are now functional in x64 environments.
· A new release of Windows Update Agent is included with WSUS 3.0 SP2 that provides improvements in reliability and faster client scan times, the ability to perform ‘scoped’ scans, improved update organization, more clarity on update value and behavior, plus improved display of imaged machines.
Operating Systems Supported by WSUS 3.0 SP2
Server
· Windows Server 2008 R2
· Windows Server 2008 SP1 or later
· Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later
Client
· Windows 7 client
· Windows Server 2008 R2
· Windows Server 2008 SP1 or later
· Windows Server 2003 SP2 or later
· Windows Vista
· Windows XP Professional
· Windows XP Professional SP1
· Windows XP Professional SP2
· Windows XP Professional SP3 or later
· Windows 2000 SP4
For more information about WSUS 3.0 SP2 including documentation and download instructions, see:
1. Windows Server Update Services 3.0 SP2 Dynamic Installer for Server Manager (KB972493)
2. Windows Server Update Services 3.0 SP2 (KB972455)
Additional information
For more information about this release visit us at our Windows Server Update Services page.
The Product Team would like to thank you for your support throughout Beta and RC of this release. Thank you for making WSUS a better product!
WSUS Product Group - Link
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If you've just installed a new WSUS v3 SP2 server and have not patched it with KB2828185, you need to do that first. This KB rolls up all prior updates to WSUS 3 SP2 (3.2), up to and including KB2734608.
1. Cancel out of the setup wizard (where you got the "Object moved" error).
2. Download and install KB2828185. (Follow the instructions in the KB article - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2828185).
3. Relaunch the setup wizard from the WSUS console in Options.
Here are five threads where this has been discussed since it first appeared on Feb 4th:
2013-02-04: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserverwsus/thread/793fa053-e41f-44fa-a8d3-b544abb191fc
2013-02-04: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserverwsus/thread/d2d60b1e-8f0a-4106-9c95-22938ff92978
2013-02-05: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserverwsus/thread/f3d59e60-abd2-4ab1-bf02-75336e78e253
2013-02-06: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserverwsus/thread/70328cc7-3415-4eb7-8585-47d163f9cf4c
2013-02-18: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserverwsus/thread/0201f2d9-2115-47ea-bc80-c0de924c8594
Backup – Windows and Windows Server announcements
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We've created a solution table on our blog for some issues we've seen while troubleshooting Vista backup\recovery (including System Restore) issues with some customers. We encourage you to visit the blog and see if it addresses your issue.
http://blogs.technet.com/filecab/archive/2008/03/12/common-causes-and-solutions-to-backup-system-restore-and-complete-pc-backup-problems-updated.aspx
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This forum supports Backup questions for Windows and Windows Server.
Also, visit our blog for fresh information on Microsoft Storage and Windows Backup:
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Building Clouds announcements
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This forum was created to help tackle your questions about any of the technologies, deliverables, demonstrations, etc. from our blog. We hope you’ll leverage these forums to “Ask the Experts”!
About the Forum:
- Each major project (MAT, PDT, Orchestrator, SMA, etc.) will have its own “Discussion”, but feel free to ask questions where and as you see fit.
- Also, all of our Building Clouds blog authors are forum moderators, so you will have direct access to the people creating the content you have been reading.
- Timeliness – Our goal is to respond to your questions and comments as quickly as possible, but depending on our workload, commitments, and forum activity, please allow up to a week for responses.
Again, we hope you find this forum useful and relevant to the issues, concerns and questions that are foremost on your minds. Let's get started!
IPAM, DHCP, DNS announcements
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Windows Server 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Services - Read Only announcements
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On July 1, we will be making this forum read only. After receiving a lot of feedback from the community, it was decided that this forum is a duplication and therefore redundant of the Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services) Forum. So, until July 1, we will start asking customers to redirect their questions to the Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services) Forum. On June 11, CSS engineers will move any new threads to the Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services) Forum.
Please post a reply to this thread if you have any feedback on this decision or the process. You can also email [email protected].
Thanks,
Kevin Beares
Community Lead – Windows Server Division
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Windows Server 2008 R2 Web Technologies - Read Only announcements
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On July 1, we will be making this forum read only. After receiving a lot of feedback from the community, it was decided that this forum is a duplication and therefore redundant of popular IIS forum http://forums.iis.net/ on the Official Microsoft IIS site. So, until July 1, we will start asking customers to redirect their questions to the http://forums.iis.net/ Forum. On June 11, CSS engineers will move any new threads to the http://forums.iis.net/ Forum.
Please post a reply to this thread if you have any feedback on this decision or the process. You can also email [email protected].
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Windows Server 2012 R2 Application Certification (Logo) program and test tools announcements
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We have created a Channel 9 video, which provides an overview of the Windows Server 2012 Logo Program, in order for ISVs to quickly gain an overview of the Windows Server 2012 Logo Program. The video can be viewed at the following URL, and any questions can be directed to this TechNet Forum or to our support email [email protected].
http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Windows-Server-App-Certification-Program
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Announcing MPR Support Blogs with answers to Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to frequently asked questions found during support of the Microsoft Platform Ready Test Tool can be found at http://blogs.msdn.com/b/winsdk/archive/tags/certification/.
In addition, questions regarding the Certified for Windows Server 2012 Logo, or the Microsoft Platform Ready Test Tool, can also be directed to [email protected]
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Application Certification for Windows Server 2012 R2 is now available
- Assessment of Application compatibility, best practices and security
- Formal listing in the Windows Server Catalog and Windows Server Marketplace
- Credits toward Microsoft Partner Network competency
- Self-test, wizard-based test tool
- No fee required
Additional information and resources
Windows Server 2012 R2 Certification (Logo) Program
Requirements for Windows Server 2012 R2 Application Certification Program
Remediation for Test Failures of the Windows Server Application Certification Program
Windows Server Catalog - Windows Server Marketplace
Questions regarding the Certified for Windows Server Logo, or the Microsoft Platform Ready Test Tool, can be directed to [email protected]
High Availability (Clustering) announcements
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Webcast: “High Availability 101 with Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V”
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032407222&Culture=en-US
Webcast: “Failover Clustering Feature Roadmap for Windows Server 2008 R2”
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032407235&Culture=en-USWebcast: “Innovating High Availability with Cluster Shared Volumes”
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032407238&Culture=en-USWebcast: "Automating and Managing Windows Server Failover Clusters with PowerShell"
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventId=1032448852&CountryCode=USWebcast: "Failover Cluster Troubleshooting with Windows Server 2008 R2"
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-US&EventId=1032399048
Deployment:
Webcast: "High Availability Server Apps with Windows Server 2008 R2 Failover Clusters"
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032448854&CountryCode=USWebcast: "Clusters and Virtualization: Guest Clustering vs. Host Clustering"
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032448850&CountryCode=USWebcast: “Multi-Site Clustering with Windows Server 2008 Enterprise”
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032407242&Culture=en-US
Network Access Protection announcements
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We hope this will be a great tool for our community, so check it out! There is even a forum for discussing the Wiki, or asking question.
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Please be aware that NAP is deprecated, and might be removed in a future release of Windows Server. This was announced with the release of Windows Server 2012 R2.
See http://technet.microsoft.com/library/dn303411.aspx:
"Network Access Protection (NAP) is deprecated. Other options for keeping client computers up to date and secure for remote access include DirectAccess, Windows Web Application Proxy, and various non-Microsoft solutions."
Thanks,
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Windows Server 2008 R2 Management - Read Only announcements
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Please post a reply to this thread if you have any feedback on this decision or the process. You can also email [email protected].
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Windows Server 2012 Essentials announcements
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With the announcement of the new Windows Azure Backup preview, we’re happy to announce the new release of the Windows Server Essentials integration module.
Windows Azure Backup helps you protect important server data off-site with automated backup and restoration. You can manage cloud backups from Windows Server 2012 Essentials Dashboard by installing the integration module.
To start using the Windows Azure Backup preview, please create a Windows Azure account. To begin your sign up, go to the Windows Azure free trial webpage. Then visit the Windows Azure Management Portal to New a backup vault, download and install the integration module, and register your server.
If you had the previous version of the integration module installed, you must retrieve your stored data before May 4. Then you need to uninstall the previous integration module and the Windows Azure Online Backup agent, before trying the new version.
To uninstall the integration module:
- Go to the Essentials Dashboard.
- Navigate to Applications page, Add-ins tab.
- Remove the online backup add-in.
To uninstall the Windows Azure Online Backup agent:
- Go to Control Panel.
- Click Uninstall a program.
- Remove the Windows Azure Online Backup agent.
Data from the earlier preview will be available until May 4, 2013. It will not be transferred to the new Windows Azure Backup preview. Please make sure to retrieve any data that you wish to retrieve before uninstalling the old integration module.
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The Update Rollup 3 for Windows Server 2012 Essentials is now available for download from Windows Update. You can read about the issues this rollup update addresses in Microsoft Support Knowledgebase http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2862551.
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Download RTM Evaluation copy from here:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/jj659306.aspx?wt.mc_id=TEC_133_1_14
See Sinead’s post for details:
Read the Overview blog from our engineering team:
TechNet Center:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sbs/jj159331
TechNet Library:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj200119 (Note the Exchange installation, and Transition to Windows Server 2012 Standard instructions are also included)
More product introduction coming from our official product blog:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/sbs/
Product data sheet and FAQ
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/windows-server-essentials/default.aspx
Licensing datasheet on price, license, and server roles comparison:
Additional downloads on TechNet and MSDN, including SDK and Client Restore Disk:
Thank you everyone for your feedbacks and support, please continue to use the Windows Server 2012 Essentials forum for your RTM and evaluation experience.
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserveressentials/threads
Windows Multipoint Server announcements
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For more information, please refer to this blog post.
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If you are having difficulties downloading WMS 2011 Eval from the download center, alternate mirror copies of WMS are kept on the MS Connect Site. To access, join the Connect WMS 2011 Public Beta program and then go to the Connect downloads area.
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WMS 2011 has now been released and is now available for evaluation/download at the download center.
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WMS 2011 Update Rollup 1.1 (UR1.1) Now Available on Download Center
An update rollup is a cumulative set of hotfixes, security patches, critical updates, and other updates that are packaged together for easier deployment.
Update Rollup 1.1 for Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 is a single package that includes some previously released and new updates for MultiPoint Server.
UR1.1 is available here on the Microsoft Download Center.
More information about UR1.1 can be found here.
File Services and Storage announcements
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Microsoft released a new white paper, available here, discussing best practices and guidance for sizing NTFS volumes and some details on CHKDSK execution times on Windows Server 2008 R2. When planning Windows Server deployments, we are often asked questions such as “How large can I make my volumes?” or “How long will it take to repair a volume?”. This white paper helps answer these questions.
Hyper-V announcements
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This has been a popular question lately, here are the details:
Remote Server Admin Tools:
(please note that there is a client and server combination here. AFAIK there is not (yet) a tool release to manage Server 2012 from Win 7 clients)
Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 8: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=28972
Manage Hyper-V Server 2012 Remotely:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj647785.aspx
(there are domain member and non-domain member instructions in there)
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Setup Deployment announcements
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On 7/8/2008, a security patch was released for DNS by Microsoft and other DNS server vendors. The Microsoft patch was tracked as KB953230 - the documentation on it is here.
As part of the patch, DNS now reserves 2500 UDP ports - including the ports from 64000 to 65000 that WDS uses by default. Because of this, if DNS and WDS are running on the same server, WDS cannot access those ports and so is unable to perform TFTP (required for PXE boot) or Multicast.
To work around this, open the WDS MMC, select your server, and go to Server Properties from the right-click menu or the Action menu. Then on the Network Settings page, set a different range of UDP ports. The best range to choose will depend on what else you are running on your server - you want to pick ports that other server roles and applications are not using. The dynamically allocated ports start from 49152, so your Start port should be at least that.
Windows PowerShell announcements
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Find a PowerShell user group here: http://powershellgroup.org/
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Windows Server 2008 R2 General - Read Only announcements
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On July 1, we will be making this forum read only. After receiving a lot of feedback from the community, it was decided that this forum is a duplication and therefore redundant of the General Forum. So, until July 1, we will start asking customers to redirect their questions to the General Forum. On June 11, CSS engineers will move any new threads to the General Forum.
Please post a reply to this thread if you have any feedback on this decision or the process. You can also email [email protected].
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Streaming Media Services announcements
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Sometimes the links on support.microsoft.com are a bit hard to find. If you need assisted support for Windows Media Services you can open a support ticket by going to http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?Gprid=3170.
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The Streaming Media Services forum provides you an opportunity to join a community of Windows Media server customers where you can share knowledge, get questions answered, and learn from others with IT environments similar to yours. Start by posting Windows Media Services related questions in the forum corresponding to your topic of interest and leverage the knowledge available in the new forum community.
If you have any questions or feedback about Windows Media Services 2008 for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, or about Windows Media Services 9 Series for Windows Server 2003, please feel free to post them in this forum.
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If you are running a Windows Server 2008 R2 server, then you will need the corresponding R2 release of Windows Media Services 2008. You have two options for getting it:
- You can follow the download and installation instructions on http://support.microsoft.com/kb/963697
- You can install and auto-configure WMS using the Web Platform Installer directly on your server
Windows Server 2008 R2 High Availability - Read Only announcements
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Please post a reply to this thread if you have any feedback on this decision or the process. You can also email [email protected].
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Community Lead – Windows Server Division
Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V - Read Only announcements
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Please post a reply to this thread if you have any feedback on this decision or the process. You can also email [email protected].
Thanks,
Kevin Beares
Community Lead – Windows Server Division
Service Pack 1 RC for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 announcements
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Now that Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 has been released, this forum is now marked read-only. This enables users to search, but not post. If you have any questions, please ask your questions in the other Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 forums.
Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services) announcements
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A low-cost server platform for small businesses, Windows Foundation Server includes support for Terminal Services including TS Gateway for secure remote access. More information is linked below.
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To understand application compatibility for RDS environment and the issues faced by other users and their possible solutions, please visit: the new community driven website http://www.microsoft.com/rds/compatibility/Default.aspx
Windows Server 2008 R2 Networking - Read Only announcements
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· Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Networking Resources
“Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Networking Enhancements for Enterprises” article at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd637835(WS.10).aspx
Windows Server 2008 TechCenter Resources
“What's New in Networking” topic at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd391869.aspx
“What's New in Network Access Protection” topic at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd378823.aspx
“What's New in Network Policy Server (NPS)” topic at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd391911.aspx
“What's New in DNS” topic at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd378952.aspx
DirectAccess Resources
“Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 DirectAccess Executive Overview” white paper at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=D8EB248B-8BF7-4798-A1D1-04D37F2E013C&displaylang=en
“Technical Overview of DirectAccess in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2” article at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd637827(WS.10).aspx
“Step By Step Guide: Demonstrate DirectAccess in a Test Lab” white paper at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=8d47ed5f-d217-4d84-b698-f39360d82fac
“DirectAccess Design Guide” at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=161985
“DirectAccess Deployment Guide” at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=166398
“DirectAccess Troubleshooting Guide” at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=165904
For additional resources, including demos and videos, see the DirectAccess Web page at http://www.microsoft.com/directaccess.
BranchCache Resources
“BranchCache Executive Overview” white paper at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=A69EEA64-0FB2-4496-966F-2DF64C56D315&displaylang=en
“BranchCache Early Adopter's Guide” white paper at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=a9a1ed8a-71ab-468e-a7e0-470fd46e46b3&DisplayLang=en
“BranchCache Technical Overview” white paper at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=ee07308f-7c53-4c76-9ed9-670bc25a4c9d
For additional resources, see the BranchCache Web page at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/network/dd425028.aspx.
VPN Resources
“Step-by-Step Guide: Deploy Remote Access with VPN Reconnect in a Test Lab” document at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd637783(WS.10).aspx
“Deploying VPN Connections by Using PowerShell and Group Policy” document at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee431700.aspx
Windows Firewall and Internet Protocol security (IPsec) Resources
“Step-by-Step Guide: Deploying Windows Firewall and IPsec Policies” document at http://technet.microsoft.com/library/cc732400(WS.10).aspx
DHCP Resources
“DHCP Step-by-Step Guide: Demonstrate DHCP Link Layer-based Filtering in a Test Lab” document at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee405265(WS.10).aspx
“DHCP Step-by-Step Guide: Demonstrate DHCP Failover – Clustering in a Test Lab” document at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee405263(WS.10).aspx
“DHCP Step-by-Step Guide: Demonstrate DHCP Name Protection in a Test Lab” document at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee404786(WS.10).aspx
“DHCP Step-by-Step Guide: Demonstrate DHCP Split Scope with Delay on a Secondary Server in a Test Lab” document at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee405264(WS.10).aspx
The Cable Guy articles
“DirectAccess and the Thin Edge Network” article at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2009.05.cableguy.aspx
“NAP on the Internet” article at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2009.06.cableguy.aspx
“Support for IPv6 in Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7” article at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2009.07.cableguy.aspx
Core Network Guides for Windows Server 2008 R2
“Windows Server 2008 R2 Core Network Guide” document at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd894461(WS.10).aspx
“Core Network Companion Guide: Deploying Server Certificates” document at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd772727(WS.10).aspx
“Core Network Companion Guide: Deploying Computer and User Certificates” document at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee407543(WS.10).aspx
Developer Resources
“Changes to Windows networking developer documentation for Windows 7” blog post at http://blogs.technet.com/wsnetdoc/archive/2009/08/06/changes-to-windows-networking-developer-documentation-for-windows-7.aspx
Other Resources
“New Network Diagnostic Framework and Network Tracing Features in Windows 7” post at http://blogs.technet.com/wsnetdoc/archive/2009/06/16/new-network-diagnostic-framework-and-network-tracing-features-in-windows-7.aspx
For the latest information about published resources on Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 networking, see the WSUAN’s Network Connection blog at http://blogs.technet.com/wsnetdoc/default.aspx.·
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Please post a reply to this thread if you have any feedback on this decision or the process. You can also email [email protected].
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WSUS announcements
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The WSUS Product Team is proud to announce that WSUS 3.0 SP2 is now available! Get it today!
We recommend installing SP2 on all existing and new installations of WSUS.
WSUS 3.0 SP2 supports the latest operating systems including Windows Server® 2008 R2 and Windows 7 clients. WSUS 3.0 SP2 is more robust and features significant improvements in client performance, reliability, and increased server usability and reliability.
Administrators will see improvements in several areas including:
Reports
· New Update and Computer Status reports provide the ability to report on only the updates you’ve approved for installation. You can run these reports from the WSUS console or use the API to incorporate this functionality into your own reports.
Auto-Approval Rules
· Auto-approval rules now include the ability to specify the installation deadline date and time for all computers or specific computer groups.
Update Files and Languages
· Improved handling of language selection for downstream servers includes a new warning dialog that appears when you decide to download updates only for specified languages.
Easy Upgrade
· WSUS 3.0 SP2 can be installed as an in-place upgrade from earlier versions of WSUS and will preserve all of your settings and approvals. The user interface is compatible between WSUS 3.0 SP1 and SP2 on the client and the server.
Software Updates
· Stability and reliability fixes for the WSUS server, such as support for IPV6 addresses.
· The approval dialog now sorts computer groups alphabetically by group name.
· Computer status report sorting icons are now functional in x64 environments.
· A new release of Windows Update Agent is included with WSUS 3.0 SP2 that provides improvements in reliability and faster client scan times, the ability to perform ‘scoped’ scans, improved update organization, more clarity on update value and behavior, plus improved display of imaged machines.
Operating Systems Supported by WSUS 3.0 SP2
Server
· Windows Server 2008 R2
· Windows Server 2008 SP1 or later
· Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later
Client
· Windows 7 client
· Windows Server 2008 R2
· Windows Server 2008 SP1 or later
· Windows Server 2003 SP2 or later
· Windows Vista
· Windows XP Professional
· Windows XP Professional SP1
· Windows XP Professional SP2
· Windows XP Professional SP3 or later
· Windows 2000 SP4
For more information about WSUS 3.0 SP2 including documentation and download instructions, see:
1. Windows Server Update Services 3.0 SP2 Dynamic Installer for Server Manager (KB972493)
2. Windows Server Update Services 3.0 SP2 (KB972455)
Additional information
For more information about this release visit us at our Windows Server Update Services page.
The Product Team would like to thank you for your support throughout Beta and RC of this release. Thank you for making WSUS a better product!
WSUS Product Group - Link
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If you've just installed a new WSUS v3 SP2 server and have not patched it with KB2828185, you need to do that first. This KB rolls up all prior updates to WSUS 3 SP2 (3.2), up to and including KB2734608.
1. Cancel out of the setup wizard (where you got the "Object moved" error).
2. Download and install KB2828185. (Follow the instructions in the KB article - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2828185).
3. Relaunch the setup wizard from the WSUS console in Options.
Here are five threads where this has been discussed since it first appeared on Feb 4th:
2013-02-04: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserverwsus/thread/793fa053-e41f-44fa-a8d3-b544abb191fc
2013-02-04: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserverwsus/thread/d2d60b1e-8f0a-4106-9c95-22938ff92978
2013-02-05: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserverwsus/thread/f3d59e60-abd2-4ab1-bf02-75336e78e253
2013-02-06: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserverwsus/thread/70328cc7-3415-4eb7-8585-47d163f9cf4c
2013-02-18: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserverwsus/thread/0201f2d9-2115-47ea-bc80-c0de924c8594
Backup – Windows and Windows Server announcements
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We've created a solution table on our blog for some issues we've seen while troubleshooting Vista backup\recovery (including System Restore) issues with some customers. We encourage you to visit the blog and see if it addresses your issue.
http://blogs.technet.com/filecab/archive/2008/03/12/common-causes-and-solutions-to-backup-system-restore-and-complete-pc-backup-problems-updated.aspx
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Windows Backup forums provide you an opportunity to join a community of Windows customers where you can share knowledge on windows backup, get questions answered, and learn from others with backup needs similar to yours. Start by posting Windows Backup related questions and leverage the knowledge available in your new forum community.
This forum supports Backup questions for Windows and Windows Server.
Also, visit our blog for fresh information on Microsoft Storage and Windows Backup:
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Folks - Some of the old threads has been marked as general discussion based on inactivity on them for a longer duration. If the issue is not resolved, please start a new thread.
Building Clouds announcements
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This forum was created to help tackle your questions about any of the technologies, deliverables, demonstrations, etc. from our blog. We hope you’ll leverage these forums to “Ask the Experts”!
About the Forum:
- Each major project (MAT, PDT, Orchestrator, SMA, etc.) will have its own “Discussion”, but feel free to ask questions where and as you see fit.
- Also, all of our Building Clouds blog authors are forum moderators, so you will have direct access to the people creating the content you have been reading.
- Timeliness – Our goal is to respond to your questions and comments as quickly as possible, but depending on our workload, commitments, and forum activity, please allow up to a week for responses.
Again, we hope you find this forum useful and relevant to the issues, concerns and questions that are foremost on your minds. Let's get started!
IPAM, DHCP, DNS announcements
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For any queries on IPAM, DNS and DHCP in windows server please use this forum
Windows Server 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Services - Read Only announcements
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On July 1, we will be making this forum read only. After receiving a lot of feedback from the community, it was decided that this forum is a duplication and therefore redundant of the Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services) Forum. So, until July 1, we will start asking customers to redirect their questions to the Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services) Forum. On June 11, CSS engineers will move any new threads to the Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services) Forum.
Please post a reply to this thread if you have any feedback on this decision or the process. You can also email [email protected].
Thanks,
Kevin Beares
Community Lead – Windows Server Division
