Try Windows Vista Online

Written by Planet Lowyat on September 15, 2008 – 10:37 am -

Microsoft Windows Vista was release for some time ago and have you try it or use it before?

Vista Online
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Now you can try it online without install on your desktop or laptop. Basically it’s “Windows Vista SPI Ultimate Test Drive” from TechNet Virtual Labs that let you test Windows Vista online inside IE browser without making any changes to your current work environment.

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Microsoft Hyper-V 1.0 exam details and online courses

Written by Planet Lowyat on July 30, 2008 – 11:48 pm -

Exam 70-652
Technical Specialist: Windows Server Virtualization, Configuring

Skills measured by Exam 70-652
Installing Hyper-V (14 percent)

Select and configure hardware to meet Hyper-V prerequisites.
This objective may include but is not limited to: evaluate the existing environment, disk/logical unit number (LUN), memory requirements, correct CPU/BIOS, networking/Network Interface Card (NIC)

Configure Windows Server 2008 for Hyper-V.
This objective may include but is not limited to: identify requirements, deploy Hyper-V with Virtual Machine Manager (VMM), Microsoft Assessment and Planning tool, install on Full, install on Core

Configure Hyper-V to be highly available.
This objective may include but is not limited to: failover clustering, disk structure (RAID, quorum, shared storage), network
Configuring and Optimizing Hyper-V (20 percent)

Manage and optimize the Hyper-V server.
This objective may include but is not limited to: VHD (virtual hard disk) location, snapshot location, Systems Center, Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM), Authorization Manager, release key, performance monitoring of 2k8

Configure virtual networking.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Virtual Network Manager tool, SCVMM, virtual switches, VLAN tagging, external/private/internal switches

Configure remote administration.
This objective may include but is not limited to: install Hyper-V manager on Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista; WMI, WinRM, firewall settings, RDP
Deploying Virtual Machines (30 percent)

Migrate a computer to Hyper-V.
This objective may include but is not limited to: from Virtual Server 2005, from third-party (Acronis), from VPC (virtual PC), from Hyper-V (import/export), Intel to AMD virtual machine state, by using SCVMM vNext (P2V and V2V), Integration Services/Virtual Machine additions, Assessment and Planning tool

Create or clone a virtual machine.
This objective may include but is not limited to: prepare guest operating system for duplication (sysprep), differencing disks, copying Virtual Hard Drive (VHD), SCVMM vNext, PXE Boot (legacy network adapter), manage the Self Service portal, Windows Deployment Services (WDS)

Create a virtual disk.
This objective may include but is not limited to: pass-through disks, fixed vs. dynamic, differencing disks, IDE vs SCSI, Virtual Hard Disk Wizard

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