March 2009 - SQLHA

Various Schedule Updates, Happenings, and a Thanks

Posted March 31, 2009 by Allan Hirt in RunAs Radio, TechEd 2009, webcast

I’m doing a webcast with Unisys for SQL Server Magazine on April 14th entitled “SQL Server Consolidation: To Virtualize, or Not To Virtualize … That Is The Question” which will be at 12 noon EDT. Click here for more information and to register. It’s free! I’ll be taping a session with my friends over at RunAs Radio […]

SQL Server 2008 SP1 & Slipstreamed Installations

Posted March 30, 2009 by Allan Hirt in install, Setup, slipstream, SQL Server 2008

As you may or may not know, with SQL Server 2008 you have the ability to patch installations before Setup. However, as of SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1 (currently in CTP release), you can fully slipstream SP1 with the RTM installation media. This is good news for anyone configuring SQL Server. Bob Ward over […]

Installing a SQL Server 2005 Failover Clustering Instance On A Windows Server 2008 Failover Cluster – Part One (cluster.exe)

Posted March 19, 2009 by Allan Hirt in failover clustering, SQL Server 2005, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2

Hello all. I think it is appropriate that my first technical blog post be about clustering. I was doing some testing and setups for both my book and some upcoming webcasts, and for the first time in quite awhile, I tried to install a SQL Server 2005 failover clustering instance on a Windows Server 2008 […]

Rant From A Fellow Industry Professional

Posted March 10, 2009 by Allan Hirt in rant

We’re all in “the biz”, right? As you all know, I do just wee a bit of public speaking every year. I rely heavily on software like Powerpoint, or if I’m doing webcasts, various things. For the past year or more, I’ve been using Adobe’s Captivate 3 to put together some demos/clickthroughs that really look […]

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Various Schedule Updates, Happenings, and a Thanks

SQL Server 2008 SP1 & Slipstreamed Installations

Installing a SQL Server 2005 Failover Clustering Instance On A Windows Server 2008 Failover Cluster – Part One (cluster.exe)

Rant From A Fellow Industry Professional

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