• VMware,  Windows Server

    Hyper-V: Convert .vhd Files to .vhdx

    March 14, 2014

    The vhdx format provides support for 2 terabyte drives, can difference dynamic disks faster and provides more options for sector sizes. When upgrading into Server 2012, you can migrate your vhd files to vhdx files using Hyper-V Manager. To do so: Open Hyper-V Manager Click on the Action pane from the Action menu Click Edit Disk… At the Edit Virtual Disk Wizard click Next Provide the name of the location for the vhf file Click Next at the Location pane Click Convert at the Choose Action pane Click Next Click the vhdx format at the Choose Disk Format Click Next until the wizard is complete You can also use the…

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  • Mac OS X,  Mac OS X Server,  Mac Security,  Mass Deployment

    Encrypting Volumes in OS X Mountain Lion

    July 27, 2012

    Encrypting a volume in OS X Mountain Lion couldn’t be easier. In this article, we will look at three ways to encrypt OS X Lion volumes. The reason there are three ways is that booted volumes and non-booted volumes have different methods for enabling encryption. The third way to enable encryption on a volume is to do so through Encrypting Attached Storage For non-boot volumes, just control-click or right-click on them and then click on Encrypt “VOLUMENAME” where the name of the volume is in quotes. When prompted, provide an encryption password for the volume, verify that password and if you so choose, provide a hint. Once the encryption process…

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