Another rainy day here in Orlando, FL. The bloggers Lounge is hopping this morning – it must be the free latte & cappuccino. I opted for comfortable sandals today, which I’m sure violates our EMC employee dress code. I think this is the lesser of evils vs. a work comp claim for blisters. I’ll try to do some more live blogging today – starting with a morning session on Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008 R2.
Session Plans:
- Morning – Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008
- Afternoon –
Microsoft Apps in a Virtual Environment (Panel Discussion), Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) Considerations, Database Deployments on Flash Drives, EMC Replication Manager
Microsoft Hyper-V Session: The presenter did a good job of holding his own in a hostile environment. After all, this is EMC World… and the keynote included Paul Maritz (VMware CEO). Topics included differences between Win2008 Hyper-V and Win2008 R2 Hyper-V, an overview of the Cluster Shared Volume (CSV), Live Migration demo, and a lively Q&A. I took a BUNCH of notes on my tablet and will upload them to the blog soon.
Afternoon Plans: Unfortunately I was sequestered in an internal meeting from 12:00-1:30, and I have another one at 2:45. This means I missed/will miss my afternoon Microsoft panel discussion and Cisco FCoE session. That’s one of the unintended consequences of combining the (EMC employee only) Technical Consultant Conference with EMC World.
Oh well, I’ll still get to catch the Database Deployments on Flash session at 4:15. Strike that… the Flash session was standing room only. I decided to try a Replication Manager (RM) session instead, but it was rather basic. Not a bad thing if you are new to the product; however, I was hoping for something in the 201/301 range (sizing, troubleshooting tips, etc.). You win some, you lose some.
Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V Session Notes:
Coming soon…
--Jeff