In this white paper , I will go over the advantages of using virtualized development environments for your WSS and MOSS 2007 projects using virtual Server or Virtual PC. I will be demonstrating how you can leverage differencing drivs feature in these two great products to build client-specific dev environments with exclusive customizations and in a completely isolated fashion.
Microsoft locked in the dates for 2008 wave launch of Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 & Visual Studio 2008 .Launch is the full blown typical launch event (partners, community zone, technical readiness presentation) and please keep in mind that these dates are the lunch dates only not Release To Manufacturing (RTM) dates.
Technical Readiness is just like any other Technical TechNet tour, with a three session presentation. Community Connection events are interactive workshops which will look at some of the core changes that are occurring from a technology, industry, community and career perspective – sharing experiences and connecting you with key individuals in your community to support your plan.You can also visit the official web site below and make sure you subscribe to the RSS feed for updates and more information. http://blogs.msdn.com/ridethe2008wave/default.aspx
I finally got my awesome SharePoint workstation that I always wanted to have and added the new baby to my rapidly-growing collection of computers/servers that I keep in my basement:). Now , I really have to think about a solution to lower the noise generated by my computers ,in particular the new comer , otherwise I feel like I am riding a motorcycle after 10 minutes of being in the basement.
Here is another picture taken from another angle. My SharePoint machine specifications are:
I) SUPERMICRO H8DCE-O Dual 940 NVIDIA nForce4 Professional 2200 Extended ATX Server Motherboard:It supports Dual CPU and Dual-core Opteron.It is equipped with both PCI and PCI express slots. There is also onboard SATA or RAID functionality which makes it even nicer. [picture]
II) 2 dual core AMD Opteron 280 (WOF) 2.4GHz Socket 940 processors and 2 processor coolers – MASTER RR-CCH-L9U1-GP 92mm Hyper TX2:I confess that this the best processor I have ever owned. Super fast and rock solid! Processor coolers are a bit loud, but it has spectacular airflow, and keep the CPUs very cool [picture] [picture] III) 8 GB of Crucial 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Server Memory [picture]
IV) PNY VCG8600GXPB GeForce 8600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card:Well, I am not a gamer or Vista guy so it works perfectly for me, but its 2 DVI outputs is really cool for hooking up two monitors to the box. [picture]
V) SUPERMICRO CSE-743T-650B Black Steel / Plastic 4U Rackmount Case: It is a fantastic box with lots of room inside. It comes with 6 built-in cooling (also hotswap) to handle the hottest processors and it has 8 hot-swap SATA slots, mine has only five units so there is still room for another 3 extra hard drives. It is not a good looking box , but who cares?!! The only problem is that my small home server room is almost full with other computers , so I have to keep this next to my desk and admittedly it is loud!! very loud…I changed the BIOS setting to put the fans into SUPER QUIET MODE , but it is still loud. [picture]
VI) 750 GB of storage by five SATA drives (hotswap) with 150 GB capacity each, 1.5 Gb/s retrieval speed, 16 MB Cache, 10,000 RPM: It is god-damn fast , probably the fastest hard drive that I have ever seen ! I liked the crystal-clear lens on the drive to let you see inside and witness the drive in action. 10,000 RPM sounds promising for running multiple MOSS virtual machines ! [picture]
so far, I have run 4 simultaneous virtual servers (a MOSS Medium Server farm) on this computer and it performs awesome!
I have been toying with the idea of moving to a new blog for a while, but my tight schedule lately has left me almost no time to make this happen. Finally today at the AmsterdamInternationalAirport and in a very romantic atmosphere I had the chance to work on the new blog before catching the next flight to Dubai! I will keep the old blog for a while and gradually move the stuff over, but I no longer post anything to the old blog.Please subscribe to the new RSS feed here.Thanks
1) Microsoft Office System Developer Conference 2008 | San Jose, California | Feb 10-13 2008
I was just informed that the official site for this has gone live. I think this is the first time ever this conference is open to the public, so everyone is invited. This is a fantastic opportunity for architects, developers, industry experts, and Microsoft insiders to come together to discuss various developing solutions in Office System.
2) SharePoint 2008 conference | Seattle,WA | March 3-6,2008 Take advantage of the “early bird” special discount. Register Today
3) Tech·Ed | Orlando, FL | June 9-13, 2008
Be among the first to get conference information, session agendas, and preregistration details by signing in the Tech·Ed 2008 Guestbook.If you live in Greater Toronto Area, I’d highly recommend you to mark your calendar for 20th of October for Toronto SharePoint Camp. I can’t wait to see you all there!
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