Hyper-V is amazing – you can do pretty much anything with a VM when it’s online now – even move it to an entirely new host with no shared anything. Apart from change the amount of memory in the VM! (Yes, I know about dynamic memory – still don’t like it. I’ve had too many […]
Using Shadow Copies on Windows Server (and Desktop)
Shadow Copies can be a lifesaver – when used correctly. They are not a replacement for backups, but can sometimes stop you reaching for that backup tape stored in the depths of the IT office (yes, in that cupboard!). I recently had a user who managed to delete an entire folder from a shared area […]
“Wait-Until” Time with PowerShell – 60 Second Solutions
I had an example over the weekend whereby I needed to run a PowerShell command at a certain time due to a maintenance window. Rather than using task scheduler, as this was a one-off, I decided to use PowerShell to achieve this. Unfortunately, PowerShell does not natively have a ‘wait-until time’ cmdlet, so here’s the […]
Free Memory on Nodes within a Cluster – 60 Second Solution
Sometimes you just want to see how much free memory is on each of your cluster nodes. Here’s a quick powershell line to report that back:
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Remote Desktop Statistics Package
A brief history A while back I wanted a way to show our users how many people were logged in to each host in our Remote Desktop cluster. After many hours of research and a few of development, I came up with ‘RDStat’ – a simple program that ran quser.exe on a regular interval and […]
PrimoCache Server Edition 2.2.0 – Product Review
There are times when you have a bright idea and think “I wonder if someone has done that before”. Well earlier this week I had one of those moments! Our remote desktop infrastructure was crawling to a halt – it has become so popular, that at times over 25% of the total user base was […]