Entries tagged with linux - TechNet Edge

Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Interop with Linux and OS X

Matt Hester — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT

Do you have existing Linux workstations and servers? Are you buying Apple notebooks for your personnel? If so, then you're probably wondering how to secure and share information across your organization. Join us for a session that demonstrates how to authenticate and manage non-Windows operating systems. We'll explore Active Directory (AD) extensions, management tools, security, file sharing, desktop management and a number of other key challenges we all face on a daily basis. Get set for some great demonstrations and plenty of time for questions and answers.

Visit the Microsoft Interop homepage

Open Source Software (OSS) on Windows Server 2008

Matt Hester — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:01:00 GMT

Are you afraid to run open source software on Windows Server 2008? Fear no more; it's easier than you think. Come discuss running LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP) on Windows Server 2008. Not interested in Linux? No problem. You'll also learn how to run open source applications with IIS7, MySQL and PHP. Along the way, we'll compare and contrast the optimum maintenance, operation and monitoring of these diverse systems and applications. This session will include several informative demonstrations and you'll get plenty of time to ask questions.

AD and Linux Interop - Part 3 - Desktop Management

Keith Combs — Sat, 16 May 2009 15:57:00 GMT

There are a number of ways to invite Linux, UNIX, and OS X to the Windows Server Active Directory party. The operating systems we use today will interoperate in many ways because each includes some level of common protocol support. Support for HTTP is an obvious protocol they all share. SMB is also commonly used for access to Windows file system shares. In the UNIX world, NFS ruled the ether for years. Thankfully directory and security protocols like LDAP and Kerberos have also become common in the desktop and server operating systems.

See the full blog post at http://blogs.technet.com/keithcombs/archive/2009/05/16/windows-server-2008-interop-with-linux-and-os-x.aspx.

AD and Linux Interop - Part 2 - AD User Auth

Keith Combs — Sat, 16 May 2009 15:52:00 GMT

AD and Linux Interop - Part 1 - AD Domain Join

Keith Combs — Sat, 16 May 2009 15:43:00 GMT

Interview: Under the Hood of the WORLDS FASTEST SERVER

Matt Hester — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:22:00 GMT

Earl gives us an brief up close tour of the worlds fastest server. Take a look at the first interview here to learn more about the bike: http://edge.technet.com/Media/Interview-The-WORLDS-FASTEST-SERVER/

Interview: The WORLDS FASTEST SERVER!

Matt Hester — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:00:00 GMT

Can your server do 121mph?

Well the server from the folks at hostmysite.com can!

Wendy and I were walking around the floor of SXSW, we saw a drag race motorcycle on the floor. Upon some investigation, we found the bike was actually a server, and 100% electrical. They are also having a great contest for the server, check it our here: The "World's Fastest Server" Application Challenge. Learn more about the server here: http://www.theworldsfastestserver.com/

Check out his fun interview and I was also to take an up close look at the bike. Enjoy and let me know what you think! They

Chatting with Darby, Earl and Brian from hostmysite.com

OSS Screencast Series - Part 3 - Installing Wordpress on Windows Server 2008

Keith Combs — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 16:29:00 GMT

Why on earth would you run the LAMP stack on Windows? Well for one thing LAMP commonly refers to Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP. So running LAMP on Windows Server 2008 really means running it in a virtual machine and the only supported method for doing that at the moment is via SUSE Enterprise Server from Novell. This was discussed on the webcast I delivered today that more broadly discusses running Open Source Software (OSS) on Windows Server with IIS7.

In order to take one or more open source applications to the Windows platform, you might choose the prudent and safe route. First running the entire LAMP stack in a VM. Next, you might decide to remove the L and run the AMP portions on Windows Server 2008. That's where the meat of the webcast I did today really starts. You'll see in the second webcast demo we install Apache. Later we install PHP, MySQL then Drupal on top of all of that.

The purpose of the webcast is to highlight the migration and coexistence that is possible. You don't have to totally tear everything you know and love down and replace it. Windows Server 2008 will be happy to run Apache, MySQL and PHP. If you decide to replace pieces of that solution over time, you can do so pretty easily and that is demonstrated in the webcast replay.

I decided to record a higher fidelity version of some of the demos and instead of using the Drupal software used in the webcast, I used a common blogging software product called Wordpress. So here is Part 3, installing Wordpress.

See my blog post at http://blogs.technet.com/keithcombs/archive/2008/12/16/running-lamp-on-windows-server-2008-webcast-and-screencasts-now-available.aspx for more information.

OSS Screencast Series - Part 2 - Installing MySQL on Windows Server 2008

Keith Combs — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 16:26:00 GMT

I decided to record a higher fidelity version of some of the demos and instead of using the Drupal software used in the webcast, I used a common blogging software product called Wordpress. So here is Part 2 on installing MySQL.

See my blog post at http://blogs.technet.com/keithcombs/archive/2008/12/16/running-lamp-on-windows-server-2008-webcast-and-screencasts-now-available.aspx for more information.

OSS Screencast Series - Part 1 - Installing PHP on Windows Server 2008

Keith Combs — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 16:25:00 GMT

I decided to record a higher fidelity version of some of the demos and instead of using the Drupal software used in the webcast, I used a common blogging software product called Wordpress. So here is Part 1 on installing PHP.

See my blog post at http://blogs.technet.com/keithcombs/archive/2008/12/16/running-lamp-on-windows-server-2008-webcast-and-screencasts-now-available.aspx for more information.

Shibboleth

Michael Greene — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 23:28:00 GMT

At the Windows HIED conference in December, I had the opportunity to sit down with Randy Wiemer from the University of Missouri. Randy helped me understand Shibboleth, a solution that many institutions are using to share claims-based authorization between departments and services and even across Internet2 as partnerships are established. In a VM environment, he demonstrates integration of Shibboleth with ADFS to sign in to a SharePoint site with a user account in Linux.

Since the conference, Microsoft has introduced DreamSpark, a method for students to gain access to Microsoft dev and design tools at no charge . Shibboleth is one of the identity providers DreamSpark has implemented so Universities can provide authorization for students. This means the students can log in using their username and password from the University, but that information doesn't need to be shared with anyone outside the University. For more information see the FAQ.

Linux / HPC Server 2008 dual-boot

Giovanni Marchetti — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 02:31:00 GMT

How to Build a Dual-Boot
Linux / Windows HPC Server 2008
System
Draft
Giovanni Marchetti, Technical Evangelist, Microsoft, gmarchet@microsoft.com
Overview
This document illustrates the steps necessary to build a dual-boot Linux / Windows HPC Server 2008 solution. Although it is intended for use on HPC clusters, the techniques illustrated are applicable with little modiﬁcation to deployment systems based on Windows Deployment Services, which is used in HPC Server 2008. The procedure can be summarized in:
1.Verify the existing Linux disk layout.
2.If necessary, modify the existing Linux partitions to free space for Windows installation.
3.Install Windows.
4.Set the active boot partition so that the desired o/s is started at the next reboot.

download the rest of this document from Windowshpc.net our HPC community site

Linux / Samba / Unix and Microsoft Integration chat with Ralf Wigand

David Tesar — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:00:00 GMT

While I was at IT Forum, I attended Ralf Wigand's IDA406 session entitled: "Broaden your Active Directory Horizon – Linux Authentication" and thought it would be great to interview him. Ralf is on the IT staff from the University of Karlsruhe and has worked with Linux since the days of Minix.

In this interview we talked about where he currently commonly sees environment integration with Linux / Unix and Services for Unix (SFU), the benefits of each operating system platform, and where he would like to see the Microsoft / Linux integration story moving forward. He gives tips on common mistakes and best practices with integration of Linux/Samba and Microsoft servers and resources on where to go to make this happen.

What are your thoughts on Microsoft and Linux / Unix integration?