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Unattended install of SQL Server 2008 R2
I’ve written unattended / silent install before for SQL Server 2005. Unattended install is cool because you can automate things: it saves time and improves consistency. Here is something to get you started. I used the command below to: 1. Install SQL Server 2008 R2 default instance, including Replication and FullText search; 2. Install client […]
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Testing Windows IO with SQLIO and SysBench
To benchmark IO on Linux and MySQL transaction processing, SysBench is a popular choice that can do both. After poking around at the source code, it seems PostgreSQL and Oracle are also included for transaction processing testing if you have the proper header files, but I didn’t test those. To benchmark IO on Windows and […]
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AWS Management Console is nice
If you want to play with Amazon cloud computing stuff, I think using AWS Management Console web interface is the best, easiest, and most intuitive approach, based on my experience so far. My usage with Amazon Web Services has been only with EC2 up to this point. Prior to AWS Management Console, I had to […]
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In search of a better dev environment setup
Now my make-shift working area is no longer the dining table after the move, I am eager to set up a proper environment for learning and developing software at home. My thought is to have one decent computer that powers a few virtual machines. I like the idea of virtual machines as opposed to physical […]
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Running Windows without anti-virus software
I’ve been frustrated with anti-virus software for a while. At a client last year, I had to fight with Symantec to get a proper ASP development environment up and running. At home, I’ve used AVG, avast, McAfee, and others. Far from the feeling of being protected from the “scary world out there”, I started to […]