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Windows Server 2025 is coming! In Part 1, we explore the new installer UI, compare Windows Features (hello NetworkATC!), note removed features like PNRP and SMTP, and review PowerShell module changes.

Hit a CORS error in the Veeam VCD plugin? The fix is simple: update vcdIpOrDnsAddress in Veeam Enterprise Manager’s Web.config to match the external URL tenants use to access VCD.

MS Build 2021 brought exciting hybrid cloud news! Azure Arc gets App Services, Functions, and Open Service Mesh. Azure Stack HCI gains multi-cluster monitoring. Here’s what matters for hybrid environments.

Azure Arc gives on-prem servers their own Azure AD identity. This guide shows how to retrieve an Azure Arc token and use it to securely access secrets, keys, and certificates in Azure KeyVault. No stored credentials needed.

Azure Stack HCI 20H2 rebuilt SConfig in PowerShell! I’ve created xSConfig to extend it with cluster info, S2D status, storage pool details, and node health, all from the familiar SConfig interface.

Worried about how hard you’re pushing your S2D cache SSDs? This post covers identifying cache disks, querying storage history, using Cluster Performance History, and a new tool to check cache wear across your environment.

Monitoring DFS-R can be difficult. This PowerShell script creates a test file, waits for it to replicate to partner servers, and reports success or failure, with dynamic discovery of replication groups and folders.

Finding all the right AzureStack hotfixes between updates requires reading multiple release notes. Find-AzSAvailableUpdate simplifies this by showing all updates needed for your version, including prerequisites.

Patching S2D clusters is a common question. This first part covers offline patching (shutting everything down, patching all nodes simultaneously, and starting back up) with scripts like Stop-S2DCluster and Start-S2DCluster to automate the process.

Improper maintenance mode is a top cause of S2D failures. These three PowerShell functions (Get-S2DNodeMaintenanceState, Enable-S2DNodeMaintenance, and Disable-S2DNodeMaintenance) make it easy to do it right.