Below are the links we discussed at the KYSBSUG meeting along with some extra URLs from my Hyper-V Replica research.

Tip: If you’re completely green to Hyper-V Replica, check out out the VIR302 video below from TechEd 2012.

Bottom line – this list is pretty much anything you could ever want to know about Hyper-V Replica in Windows Server 2012:

• Download – Test Lab Guide: Windows Server 2012 Base Configuration for Private Cloud
  http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/Test-Lab-Guide-Windows-2d562dd2
   
• Download – Test Lab Guide: Demonstrate Hyper-V Replica
  http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/Test-Lab-Guide-Demonstrate-b6fd4ba1
   
• Video – Enabling Disaster Recovery for Hyper-V Workloads Using Hyper-V Replica (TechEd NA 2012 – VIR302)
  http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/NorthAmerica/2012/VIR302 
    
• PowerPoint – Enabling Disaster Recovery for Hyper-V Workloads Using Hyper-V Replica (TechEd NA 2012 – VIR302)
  http://video.ch9.ms/teched/2012/na/VIR302.pptx
   
• Blog – Hyper-V Replica Explained, Windows Server 2012 Style
  http://blogs.technet.com/b/yungchou/archive/2013/01/10/hyper-v-replica-explained.aspx
   
• Free Training – Deploy Hyper-V Replica (Microsoft Virtual Academy)
  http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/training-courses/windows-server-virtualization
   
• Reference – Deploy Hyper-V Replica (TechNet)
  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj134207.aspx
   
• Reference – Hyper-V Replica Overview (TechNet)
  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj134172.aspx 
   
• Whitepaper – Understand and Troubleshoot Hyper-V Replica in Windows Server “8” Beta (80 pages)
  http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29016
   
• PDF – Poster Companion Reference – Hyper-V Replica (11 pages)
  http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29189
   
• Poster – Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Component Architecture
  http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29189 
   
• Blog – Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Replica In Detail (Aidan Finn)
  http://www.aidanfinn.com/?p=12147 
   
• Video – Hyper-V Replica Demo Video (Aidan Finn)
  http://www.aidanfinn.com/?p=12286 
   
• Blog – One of Windows Server 2012’s secret weapons: Hyper-V Replica (Aidan Finn on Mary Jo Foley’s ZDNet blog)
  http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/one-of-windows-server-2012s-secret-weapons-hyper-v-replica/12707
   
• Infographic – How To Use Hyper-V Replica in Windows Server 2012
  http://www.serverwatch.com/server-tutorials/how-to-use-windows-server-2012-hyper-v-replica-for-disaster-recovery.html
   
• Reference – Hyper-V Replica Step-by-Step
  http://itproguru.com/expert/2013/03/hyper-v-replica-step-by-step-virtexpert-virtualization-experts-series-part-22/
   
• Support – Official Microsoft Hyper-V Discussion Forum
  http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserverhyperv/threads 

Update 2013-05-10: Added 11 more Hyper-V Replica resources

• Blog – Resynchronization of virtual machines in Hyper-V Replica
  http://blogs.technet.com/b/virtualization/archive/2013/05/10/resynchronization-of-virtual-machines-in-hyper-v-replica.aspx
   
• Blog – Hyper-V Replica Certificate Based Authentication – makecert
  http://blogs.technet.com/b/virtualization/archive/2013/04/13/hyper-v-replica-certificate-based-authentication-makecert.aspx
   
• Blog – Types of failover in Hyper-V Replica –
  Part 1 – Test Failover
  http://blogs.technet.com/b/virtualization/archive/2012/07/26/types-of-failover-operations-in-hyper-v-replica.aspx
   
• Blog – Types of failover in Hyper-V Replica –
  Part 2 – Planned Failover
  http://blogs.technet.com/b/virtualization/archive/2012/07/31/types-of-failover-operations-in-hyper-v-replica-part-ii-planned-failover.aspx 
   
• Blog – Types of failover in Hyper-V Replica –
  Part 3 – Unplanned Failover
  http://blogs.technet.com/b/virtualization/archive/2012/08/08/types-of-failover-operations-in-hyper-v-replica-part-iii-unplanned-failover.aspx 
   
• Blog – Multi-Tenant Disaster Recovery Solution Using Windows Server 2012
  http://blogs.technet.com/b/virtualization/archive/2013/04/01/multi-tenant-disaster-recover-solution-using-windows-server-2012.aspx
   
• Blog – Hyper-V Replica – Prerequisites for Certificate Based Deployments
  http://blogs.technet.com/b/virtualization/archive/2012/03/13/hyper-v-replica-certificate-requirements.aspx
   
• Blog – Inject IP Address Into the VM During Failover
  http://blogs.technet.com/b/virtualization/archive/2012/05/29/inject-ip-address-into-the-vm-during-failover.aspx
   
• Blog – Interpreting Hyper-V Replica Replication Health – Part 1
  http://blogs.technet.com/b/virtualization/archive/2012/06/15/interpreting-replication-health-part-1.aspx
   
• Blog – Interpreting Hyper-V Replica Replication Health – Part 2
  http://blogs.technet.com/b/virtualization/archive/2012/06/21/interpreting-replication-health-part-2.aspx
   
• Blog – Requesting Certificates From an Enterprise CA
  http://blogs.technet.com/b/virtualization/archive/2012/07/10/requesting-hyper-v-replica-certificates-from-an-enterprise-ca.aspx

Date: Thu May 9, 2013
Time: 6:30 PM Eastern – 8:30 PM Eastern
Venue: Money Concepts
Address: 323 Townepark Circle, Louisville, KY 40243

Topic: Hyper-V Replica in Windows Server 2012
Presenter: Tim Barrett

Description: This month we’ll show how to setup Hyper-V Replica in Windows Server 2012 and we’ll show Hyper-V replica in action.

Registration: Registration for this event is NOT required.

Here’s the one I painted Saturday.

Storm Trooper in oil on 11×14” canvas.
Title: ”Those Were The Droids I Was Looking For”

The painting was inspired by a photograph on the Internet with the addition of the Star Wars Imperial Logo Mug from ThinkGeek.com.

Bottom line: We had a great time and hope you did too.

May the Fourth be with you, always!

• Access 2013 Quick Start Guide
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• Excel 2013 Quick Start Guide
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• OneNote 2013 Quick Start Guide
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• Outlook 2013 Quick Start Guide
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• PowerPoint 2013 Quick Start Guide
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• Project 2013 Quick Start Guide
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• Publisher 2013 Quick Start Guide
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• Visio 2013 Quick Start Guide
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• Word 2013 Quick Start Guide
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“All of my Windows Messenger contacts are gone in Skype 6.3.”

This happens even when the previous WLM user is signing into Skype with their Microsoft Account (Windows Live) credentials.

The “Service Status” page has not been much help https://status.live.com/ and the thread on the Skype Forum is (at last count) over 316 replies and growing.

Here’s the workaround I’ve been using.

Confirm these items:

1. Remote into the users workstation to confirm that they are using Microsoft Account credentials to log into Skype (and not a Skype ID).
2. Go to this URL and login using the same Microsoft Account credentials to see if you get an error message.
   https://people.live.com

If the people.live.com site gives an error, try this fix:

1. Close all Internet browser windows.
2. Login to this URL using the users Microsoft Account credentials.
   https://account.live.com
3. Once successfully logged in, copy and paste this URL into the same browser window (not on a new tab).
   https://profile.live.com/P.mvc#!/cid-ec65c6b13776fbb6/invites
4. Once that page loads, try opening https://people.live.com again.
   You should no longer get an error and you should also see a graphic in the top right-hand side of the webpage that says you’re connected to SKYPE.
   
5. On the users PC log out of Skype, then log back in again with their Microsoft Account. Hopefully they will see all of their Windows Live Messenger contacts again.

That’s worked for me, so I hope it helps you.

We’d like the group to vote on which topic YOU would like to see presented at the next KYSBSUG meeting in May 2013 in Louisville, Kentucky USA.

Here are the topics:

• Hyper-V Replica
• Hyper-V Over SMB
• Hyper-V Shared Nothing Live Migration
• Windows Server 2012 Storage Spaces

If you would like to attend this meeting in person in May 2013, please cast your vote via this quick survey (no login or email address required):
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RP9MYPF

One thing I’ve adopted lately (that I can’t live without) are various sizes of hard plastic water-proof / crush-proof cases made by Pelican Products. Here is one of my favorites:

Pelican Micro Case 1020
http://www.pelican.com/cases_detail.php?Case=1020

There are a plethora of Pelican Micro Cases, and the odd sizes can make it a bit overwhelming (or trial-and-error) to find the right size case. The 1020 Micro Case is the perfect size for 2.5” portable hard drives. It has a rubberized insert in the bottom and a clear lid so you can see what’s inside.

The drive shown in this picture is a Western Digital 1TB 2.5” USB 2 drive.

Something to note – the Pelican Micro Cases are a bit tall, so they won’t fit that easily in a hard-sided bag. However, if you carry your laptop around in a backpack, this is the perfect way to add some protection.

I’ll highlight some other favorite tech things on the blog, and you’re welcome to share your ideas and tools too!

Tip: Click on the image to view a larger version of the comic.

Dear Tim Barrett,

Congratulations! We are pleased to present you with the 2013 Microsoft® MVP Award! This award is given to exceptional technical community leaders who actively share their high quality, real world expertise with others. We appreciate your outstanding contributions in Small Business Server technical communities during the past year.

The Microsoft MVP Award provides us the unique opportunity to celebrate and honor your significant contributions and say "Thank you for your technical leadership."

Mike Hickman
Director
Community Engagement
Microsoft

This marks my sixth year receiving the MVP Award (2008-2013) and I certainly don’t deserve it (just ask Rob Pearman, he can vouch for that . 

Thanks Microsoft! And a special thanks goes to Michelle Campbell, my MVP Lead! I really look forward to 2013 – it should be quite an interesting year.