Today’s tip… Previously, BitLocker encryption has been an ‘all or nothing’. Either a volume was completely encrypted or it was not. Windows 8 brings us a new option, ‘Encrypt Used Disk Space Only’. Just like it sounds, this option allows us to encrypt only the parts of the volume that are currently in use. As… Continue reading Windows 8 Tip of the Day–Bitlocker
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What does a good boot look like (aka, what should I be happy with)?
It’s a question I wasn’t prepared for in class last week, but one that made sense really. For the IT Pro that doesn’t eat breath and sleep this stuff, what does a good or ‘fair’ trace look like? Something like this: What we are looking at here is a boot up that finishes before 45… Continue reading What does a good boot look like (aka, what should I be happy with)?
How to collect a trace for audio or video problems in Windows 7
Assume the following: You have a Windows 7 host that you want to collect a trace from. The user complains of audio issues, stuttering, latency, etc…or video frame rate is low. Something annoying. Like my previous post, lets cover a few basic rules here as we get started: 1. If host = Windows 7 AND… Continue reading How to collect a trace for audio or video problems in Windows 7
How to collect a good boot trace on Windows 7
Assume the following: You have a Windows 7 host that you want to collect a trace from. A good trace. One that you know other people will be able to decipher as well as yourself. Maybe I’ve asked you to collect a boot trace so I can look at it and pointed you to this… Continue reading How to collect a good boot trace on Windows 7
Welcome to the Windows Assessment Server from the Windows 8 ADK. Part 1 of X
Fa-La…It’s the magical mystery tour….. Well, not really, but it is the Windows Assessment Server brought to us by the Windows 8 ADK! Lets fire this bad boy up and play around with it. Step 0. Prepare your environment. You need DHCP and DNS and a Server running 2008 R2 SP1 or Windows… Continue reading Welcome to the Windows Assessment Server from the Windows 8 ADK. Part 1 of X
When an Exchange Server doesn’t Exchange…
“Well the high sheriff, told his deputy, won’t you go out and bring my Lazarus?” Why am I quoting the Po Lazarus tune, the opening song of “O Brother Where Art Thou?” when I’m supposed to be talking about the Exchange Server that doesn’t? It’s the Chewbacca defense! This Exchange Server is so hosed I… Continue reading When an Exchange Server doesn’t Exchange…
Ladies and Gentleman (and low lifes), it is with outstanding pleasure tonight that I am able to present to you, the reader, with an xperf trace….
For those who didn’t yet know, the Dude is a fan of old school rap. So one of these days, not much to do, I was chillin with my old school crew and I ran into a slow boot scenario… (Yes, I am in fact listening to Mona Lisa by Slick Rick the Ruler!) So… Continue reading Ladies and Gentleman (and low lifes), it is with outstanding pleasure tonight that I am able to present to you, the reader, with an xperf trace….
Yet another xperf analysis post
Pump up the volume, Pump up the volume… Slow Boot: Yep, that’s slow. Clearly not in CPU usage though…what about disk? Nope (the dude knows nothing about this trace except he (when looking at it the first time) named it ROFLCOPTER)…. So basically the system hangs at boot from 30 second mark through to 350… Continue reading Yet another xperf analysis post
The dude does xperf…
So the Dude (that’s me) has gone over how to collect xperf traces a few times now, but what do we do after we’ve collected a solid .etl file you may ask? Well, that’s what this post is all about. This is how the Dude does it. The Dude you see is listening to Simple… Continue reading The dude does xperf…
Introducing Windows Server 2012 Free e-book available
I highly recommend giving this a read so you are ready for Windows Server 2012. The dude had a hand in proofing the book and even has a sidebar on page 25 on performance monitoring. Give it a read, rumor has it there may be some floating around at TechEd Orlando and Amsterdam as well…… Continue reading Introducing Windows Server 2012 Free e-book available