Now a days transfer of Application and data access over WAN is slow in Branch Offices. By this nature of slow connection which results the dissatisfaction of user and on their productivity though improving network performance is expensive and difficult to implement.
The Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 operating systems introduce BranchCache, which enables content from file and Web servers on a wide area network (WAN) to be cached on computers at a local branch office. It not only speeds up access to data and documents from Web and file servers by reducing web and file access over a WAN link, it frees up bandwidth over the WAN link for other uses.
Today Microsoft has released the following to their OpsMgr 2007 R2 TAP and MP Beta – Windows programs on Microsoft Connect.
If you are already a member of either of those programs then please feel free to deploy the MP, begin managing Server 2008 R2 systems, follow the steps in the evaluation guide included in the MP package, and send us feedback via Connect and any issues you encounter.
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Two new documents were released recently that describe the new Hyper-V features in Windows Server 2008 R2 currently in Beta and how to implement them in a test environment. The first document details the much discussed Live Migration feature and the architecture behind it. The second is a step by step guide for setting it up to see for yourself.
If you have set up Hyper-V host clustering previously, it is quite easy to set up and utilize the new features in R2. If you haven’t previously worked with host clustering, be sure to follow the step by step guide closely and it shouldn’t take long before you are up and running.
Windows Server 2008 R2 & Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 – Hyper-V Live Migration Overview & Architecture
“One of the most highly anticipated new features in Windows Server® 2008 R2 Hyper-V™ is live migration. This document describes the live migration feature of Windows Server® 2008 R2 Hyper-V™ in detail, including how live migration moves running VMs and requirements for implementing live migration”
Hyper-V: Step-by-Step Guide to Using Live Migration in Windows Server 2008 R2
“This guide details the steps required to perform a live migration of Hyper-V™ virtual machines from one node in a Windows Server® 2008 R2 failover cluster to another node.”
Damien Reynolds of Neowin.net has posted information regarding downloading and installing
Windows 7 updates from the Microsoft Connect web site. You can download it by login in into MS Connect Website if you are a participant of this program or you can enter to this programe, just enter the following invitation ID on the Microsoft Connect homepage.
Invitation ID | Win7-3HQW-RF74
These are some of the updates provided on the Microsoft Connect Site:
Windows server 2008 R2 (a.k.a Windows 7 Server) was introduced concomitantly with the Beta for the Windows 7 client on January 7, 2009. The Beta for the Windows 7 Server is only available to TechNet Plus and MSDN subscribers, and only in English. you can download by following links.
Download details :
Direct links
Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta for Itanium Based Systems
Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta Standard, Enterprise and DataCenter Edition
Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta Product Keys for Evaluation
Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta Enterprise | TFGPQ-J9267-T3R9G-99P7B-HXG47
Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta Standard | 2T88R-MBH2C-M7V97-9HVDW-VXTGF
Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta Datacenter | GQJJW-4RPC9-VGW22-6VTKV-7MCC6
Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta for Itanium Based Systems |
CQ936-9K2T8-6GPRX-3JR9T-JF4CJ
Windows Web Server 2008 R2 Beta | GT8BY-FRKHB-7PB8W-GQ7YF-3DXJ6