Robert Larson

Robert Larson is a Microsoft services architect and the coauthor of Virtual Server 2005 R2 Resource Kit (Microsoft Press). He has published white papers, delivered Webcasts, and speaks regularly on virtualization topics. His blog is at http://blogs.technet.com/roblarson.

Email: roblarso@microsoft.com

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10 Steps for Physical to Virtual OS Migration

By Robert Larson, 03/27/2008

Save time and server space by doing a physical to virtual (P2V) OS migration with Virtual Server Migration Toolkit (VSMT) and Mobile Automated Services (ADS). Mobile P2V gives you ...

Why VSMT 1.1 Doesn’t Support Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1

By Robert Larson, 03/27/2008

If you’re using the Virtual Server Migration Toolkit version 1.1 (VSMT) with Windows Server 2003, you can run into problems with the patch cache. Here's why.

Adding Windows Server 2003 SP2 Support to the VSMT Patch Directory

By Robert Larson, 03/27/2008

The default installation of VSMT 1.1 doesn’t come with Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2) patch files, so here's what you do.

Kick Your Mobile ADS Solution Up a Notch

By Robert Larson, 02/28/2007

Previously, we showed you how to create a mobile ADS solution. Now learn how to expand it so you can perform physical machine to virtual machine migrations.

ADS Unplugged

By Robert Larson, 10/31/2006

You can use ADS without installing it enterprisewide or reconfiguring your production network—all you need is some basic hardware and software and a mobile cart.

White Papers

Get your Windows 7 deployment off to the right start by implementing PC lockdown. A locked-down environment is easier and cheaper to support since users are less likely to make unnecessary changes to the core system configuration - read more here!

Essential Guides

Is your iSCSI "lossy"? The reality is that most off-the-shelf Ethernet hardware deployed for iSCSI can lose packets, resulting in slow performance or application downtime. Learn how to assess your current iSCSI infrastructure and engineer an advanced iSCSI SAN infrastructure.

Web Seminars

What's the best way to keep your network safe from malware? In this web seminar, security expert Greg Shields suggests an alternative method to the traditional blacklisting approach that is common with anti-virus and anti-malware solutions.

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