CF8 64-bit in Distributed Mode; also, Windows or Linux?

We're currently running CF7 in distributed mode; two
mirrored, load-balanced Win2K3x32 web servers hosting our sites,
each with the CF7 connector installed, pointing to two mirrored,
load-balanced Win2K3x32 application servers running clustered CF7
Enterprise.
This setup works fine, but we're now looking at
replacing/rebuilding our web servers, and thinking about upgrading
to CF8, and possibly to Win2K8 or RHEL5.1, as well. Our hardware
all features x64 support, but so far, everything we've done has
been 32-bit. Since CF8 finally includes x64 support, this makes it
something to consider.
So i have two questions, in case anyone has tried either of
these before:
[1] If we install Win2K8x64 and the CF8x64 connector, could
it point to a CF7x32 application server and still work properly?
This would allow us to make the migration in steps; web servers,
then app servers. We were able to make this intermediate step
during our last upgrade; pointing the CF7x32 connectors at our old
CFMX app server, until we had the new one available. But both of
those platforms were 32-bit architectures.
[2] Are there any practical gains to be had from moving to a
Linux x64 web server with the CF8x64 connector, pointing to a Linux
CF8x64 app server? We've not had the knowledge base necessary to
support Linux servers in the past, but over the past 2 years we've
had quite a bit of success moving straight HTML sites onto RHEL
with Apache2; and are starting to wonder if it's worth the time and
trouble it would take for us to make this next leap away from
Windows... :)
Thanks for helping me think this through!

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ColdFusion 8 - 64-bit in distributed mode?

We have been running 32-bit in distributed mode since 2004
using the J2EE WAR deployment on JRun 4. With CF8 Updater 1 we
would like to migrate to the 64-bit version. Is it possible to run
a cluster of two physical servers with ColdFusion clusters on Jrun
server instances where one host OS and member server instance is
32-bit and the other host OS and member server instance is 64-bit?
We are trying to figure out a migration strategy that will permit
us to extend the current infrastructure cluster horizontally, viz.
add the new servers to the current cluster with minimal impact on
performance and code changes.
Any advice with such a migration issue would be welcome.
Thanks,
Scott

devlosh wrote:
> Install CF 80 ent 64 bit in windows server 2003. (server
1)
> MY webserver is is anoter system which is running
windows xp 32 bit. ie my iis
> is 32 bit. (server 2)
>
> All my web files and websites(IIS stuffs ) wil be in
server 2. and Jrun will
> in in server 1.
This will not work. All your .cfm files must be on the server
that has
JRun (server1).
In order to set this up:
1. Install JRun / CF on server1. It is highly recommended to
choose the
buildin webserver so you can verify your installation is
correct.
2. Copy wsconfig.jar to the webserver on server2. Make sure
you have a
JDK installed (same version as CF/JRun uses).
3. Run wsconfig.jar and specify connection parameters to
connect to
server1:
http://livedocs.adobe.com/coldfusion/6.1/htmldocs/websera7.htm
4. Plcae your .cfm files in the CF wwwroot
(...\???.ear\cfusion.war\
folder) on server 1.
5. Test.
This should work, but IIRC Adobe will only support a
configuration where
you also have your CF code on the webserver and the path to
your IIS
wwwroot on server2 is identical to the path to the JRun
wwwroot on server1.
Jochem
Jochem van Dieten
Adobe Community Expert for ColdFusion

FireFox starts in the task manager, but there is no desktop FireFox window. This occurs in safe mode also. Re-installing does not fix. Using FF 3.6.6 on win7/64bit

FireFox starts in the task manager, but there is no dektop FireFox window. This occurs in safe mode also. Re-installing does not fix. Using FF 3.6.6 on win7/64bit
== This happened ==
Every time Firefox opened
== When 3.6.4 auto upgraded to 3.6.6 . ==
== User Agent ==
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.1; en-US) AppleWebKit/533.4 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/5.0.375.86 Safari/533.4

A possible cause is security software (firewall) that blocks or restricts Firefox without informing you about that, maybe after detecting changes (update) to the Firefox program.
Remove all rules for Firefox from the permissions list in the firewall and let your firewall ask again for permission to get full unrestricted access to internet for Firefox.
See [[Server not found]] and [[Firewalls]] and http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firewalls

XP-Mode in Windows 7 (64) and also Registration refused

I also have the will not register issue posted below. Is this registration issue caused by installing network magic in the virtual machine "XP mode" (by Microsoft) ? Which is the preferred installation position for NM... XP mode or windows 7 (64)

The use of windows 7 compatability utility corrected the problem that was preventing registration. Now registered OK.

"cannot complete windows setup" Windows xp mode on Windows 7 professional

I am currently having a problem loading windows xp mode on windows 7 professional on my new laptop
Laptop specs
LENOVO
Processor: AMD A6-5350M APU with Radeon(tm) HD Grapihcs 2.90 GHz
Installed memory (RAM): 4.00 GB (3.15 GB usable)
System type: 64-bit Operating System

experiencing the same issues you are describing on what appears to be the same model of computer. Can anyone provide additional information on applying the suggested hotfix?
@Rick Dee - After installing both XP mode and Virtual PC service pack on the computer XP mode appears in the list of Virtual Machines. After running through the initial set up of the VM (Windows XP Mode) listed in ~/<user>/virtual machines, the
setup of the VM fails with the error, "cannot complete windows setup".
I use a vhd that I deploy to all my client computers to run XP mode. I have deployed this vhd on at least 5 other laptops with the same specs from the same manufacturer. On this particular machine though, when I tried to deploy this vhd, the
vm just hangs. So I have been trying to install the distributed copy of Windows XP mode from Microsoft. When I do this, I get the error.

Will Let's Edit run on Windows XP mode in Windows 7?

I just purchsed an iMac and I want to load Windows 7 Professional onto it as well. We own the full version of Edius 5 but have not tried learning that program yet. I don't know if Edius 5 will run on Windows 7 but if I can still use Let's Edit I'll be in business for now. I read some information on running Windows XP mode on Windows 7 and I see that a special processer is needed in order to run this. Do you have any idea if my new iMac will support the Windows XP mode? Any help you can provide me will be extremely benefecial to me.
Also, where and how can i acquire the legacy OCHI firewire driver for my video card? As i mentioned, this will be on a new model iMac so will I still need this driver to be installed seperately? Why is it that the default driver installed by Windows 7 will not allow me to capture or output video?
What I am trying to ultimately avoid at this point is having to load an outdated Windows XP OS onto my brand new iMac that utilizes 64 bit hardware and software. I will greatly appreciate any further help you can provide me.
Thanks,
Nick

Some basics.
VMs are virtual machines. They run inside or under or side by side (same thing, just what people call it) and your Mac will run Windows and this application just peachy - perfect for anything except games.
Running Windows as Windows is also called running Windows natively (directly on the hardware, versus running in one of those VMs), is also called a dual boot: boot Mac OS -- or you boot Windows.
VMware Fusion: Install Windows via Boot CAmp (native, on its own hardware), but / and, you can also then use Fusion (which is a VM) inside Mac OS when you want; or, you can boot and run Windows natively.
XP Mode requires hardware virtualization to be enabled in the system board bios (that is EFI or actually UEFI, that Macs use). On a PC you have to enable it in BIOS as it is off by default usually.
It 'should' be enabled. Separate from 64-bit hardware. And separate from your UEFI firmware which is also 64-bit. But the Mac Pro found itself with VT-d off after an Apple Security Update. Go figure.
XP Mode is really just hardware VM. And using Sun (now Oracle) VirtualBox VM (free) is easy.
A VM just does not benefit from 64-bit, unless you need to allocate say 4-6GB RAM in your VM, and your app definitely does not.
Pro version is what MS sells or offers to education institutions.
Is needed for more backup options, XP Mode, dual processor (Mac Pro).
Download and play with VirtualBox and Windows 7 Pro 32-bit.
I have Pro and Ultimate on two systems.

SAP CE Installation in Distributed Mode without SAPMNT Folder Share

Hello
We are installing NW CE 7.1 in Production Environment in Distributed Mode - App Server on one host and DB Server on another host.
The App and DB server OS are Windows Server 2008 R2 and DB is Oracle 11g. We have successfully installed SCS on the app server and now installing DB Server Instance on the DB Host. While installing the same, the SAP Installtion asks for path of SAPMNT.
Our Network Team has informed that due to security reasons, in production data center they will not be able to allow sharing of folder from App Server. They have asked us to check if there is any other way of completing our installation without actually creating folder share on App Server.
We would like to know whether the sharing can be taken out of the server component and the same can be enabled on the different machine and this can be given the UNC path for accessing the same.
Kindly confirm if this is possible and supported by SAP. Also let us know if there are some other supported options regarding the same.
Regards,
Shubham

Hi Sunny,
Thanks a lot for your response. So does it mean I can copy the usr/sap folder to the DB Server and give the path from the same DB server to complete the install? Does this path need to be provided in UNC format or can be using local drive path
Also can I do the same for Additional App Server that we can install. Kindly confirm.
Regards,
Shubham

Server Hardening Issues in Distributed Installation on Windows

Hello,
We are installing SAP CE 7.1 in a Distributed Installation on Windows. SCS and App Server on one HOST and DB (Oracle) on another host. There is a firewall between DMZ and App Server. There is a second firewall between App and DB Server
Our Network Security Team has done server hardening there by blocking all ports. Due to this we are running into following issues:
1. We installed SCS. But when we want to install DB, it needs the UNC path for SAPMNT. Our network team is saying they will not allow to share any folders between App and DB and we should tell them some other alternative. I want to know if something else is possible here provided this is a Windows Environment
2. They are asking about all the ports that they will need to open on the firewall for SAP CE to access DB and Web Server in DMZ to access SAP CE
If the experts can provide some inputs in this areas that will be really helpful.
Regards,
Shubham

Hi Shubham,
>> If you can let me know some details about the NFS Solution, that will be of great help. Our network security team does not understand how SAP Works and from my discussion with them I can say they don't want to. Since its a bit urgent I am looking for some alternatives as the fight to get this done might take more than a month otherwise
This is very bad Anyway, regarding your installation, if you are not planning to install a dialog instance on the DB host and keep your CE installation on the same host, you can turn off the windows sharing safely on the firewall. By doing so, the system will access its shares internally and don't need to share SAPMNT and SAPLOC. Under this circumstance, you don't need to run on a NFS server or a same solution like this. By the way, what about your object transport strategy? Are you planning to use CTS+?
>> For the firewall ports, My understanding is that in the Firewall between Web Server in DMZ and App Server, I need to open port 50000. Similarly in the firewall between App Server and DB Server, I need to open port 1521 for my application to access DB. But I dont know if CE will also speak to DB on port 1521 or some other port. Are there any other ports that need to be opened?
It is enough to open Oracle listener port (1521 standard port) and J2EE server HTTP port (50000) in order to run on CE, because of the system is standing on pure Java stack. What about the telnet access to the J2EE server? If you need to telnet support, you should 50008, also. But, you know that if you are planning to add an dialog instance you need to open more ports such as message server, P4, etc...
Best regards,
Orkun Gedik

Windows XP Mode on Windows 7

Is it normal to have a Windows XP Mode folder in a Windows 7 Pro, Program Files Directory?
I see this key: K49H2-RPR94-QBGG4-DBCTM-YT64G. And I see the
VXPEULA.txt file with EULA. Window XP Mode has never intentionally, or knowingly, been installed.
I also see Windows XP Mode base.vhd file that, by looking at properties, seems to be a virtual machine hard drive image.
I just noticed this is in the wrong thread but not sure how to move it.

It looks like it should show up in Programs and Features to uninstall.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee431673(v=ws.10).aspx
To remove Windows XP Mode
If Windows XP Mode is running, shut it down.
Open Control Panel.
Under Programs, click Uninstall a program.
Double-click Windows XP Mode.
Also, I am unable to remove the virtual machine because it does not exist under any of the User names. Additionally, when I search for the extensions, I do not find anything.
To delete a virtual machine
If the virtual machine is running, shut it down or turn it off.
If you want to delete the virtual hard disks, open the settings for the virtual machine and note the location of all virtual hard disks.
From the Virtual Machines folder, right-click the name of the virtual machine and then click Delete. The virtual machine is removed from the folder and the virtual machine
(.vmcx) file is moved to the Recycle Bin.
Open Windows Explorer and browse to the location where the virtual machine files are stored. For example, the default location for virtual machine files is the following, where username is
the name of your Windows 7 user account:%systemdrive%\Users\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Virtual PC\Virtual Machines
Look for and delete files that are named the same as the virtual machine and have the following extensions: .vmc, .vmc, .vpcbackup, .vsv, .vht, and .vud. You also can search for files with
those extensions.
That seems a bit odd. And lastly, when I attempt to remove Windows Virtual PC, it does not exist in the installed updates.
To remove Windows Virtual PC
Open Control Panel.
Under Programs, click Uninstall a program.
In the left pane, click View installed updates.
Under Microsoft Windows, double-click Windows Virtual PC (KB958559).
Restart the computer to finish the removal.

Setup and Security of XP Mode in Windows 7 SP1

I purchased my new ThinkPad W530 with Windows 7 SP1 and XP Mode factory installed to allow use of some "legacy" programs. Presumably the first thing I have to do (if I can figure out how to get XP activated) is to download all the updates before extended support ends in April. Reading the accompanying Lenovo documentation, I see the statement, "Note: For secuirty reasons, you should run a version of the antivirus program and firewall that you use with your Windows 7 operating systems." (I presume they mean inside the virtual machine.)
Has anyone satisfactorily accomplished this? Does it mean I have to install (for example) MSE in the virtual copy of XP, somehow keep it updated as well, and, of course, turn on the Windows XP SP3 firewall (and/or purchase and install another copy of, for example, W78C)? Will such installations and settings persist from session to session of XP Mode, or do they have to be renewed at every new session? Similarly with Windows Updates -- do they persist through a shutdown once installed?
Once XP support ceases, I suppose the only safe thing to do is shut off Internet access to XP entierely through its built-in firewall. Does that agree with prevailing wisdom?
Any experience or suggestions would be most welcome! -- JCW2

Nobody has answered your questions, so I'll give it a shot, but I emphasize I'm not any kind of expert.
Here's how I set up Windows 7 Virtual PC XP Mode:
1) Both the XP Mode and Virtual PC install packages are available on the download.microsoft.com web site and can be installed once your PC has passed the "Genuine Windows" test, so it's convenient to visit that website with Microsoft's Internet Explorer--an ActiveX control will be used.
2) The Windows XP Mode is installed first, then the Virtual PC "Update" (.msu) package. I think a reboot was necessary the last time I did it.
3) Once rebooted, use the "Windows Virtual PC"-->"Windows XP Mode" shortcut to start the process rolling. You don't need to be logged into an admistrative account to do this--use your regular login account--since the Windows Virtual PC machines are set up for each individual user of your machine.
4) You will be asked various questions, such as to set a password for XP Mode--make sure you tick the option to store the password, and later to enable automatic Windows Updates. Depending on the speed of your PC, the complete setup might take 5-10 minutes.
5) Finally, the window opens to the complete XP desktop, and the first thing to do is to start the MSIE 6.0 browser using the "Windows Update" shortcut in the Start Menu. The browser will ask for permission to install various bits and pieces of the Windows Update program, and eventually get you to a web page that offers a choice of Automatic or Custom updates. I always choose Custom, since I don't want extra programs like Bing Bar or Windows Live Blog/Video/Picture editors. I do install "Windows Search 4.0" for easy searches in the virtual XP machine.
N.B. If you install a program in Windows XP mode that registers itself as the default program for particular file types, these choices will often be transferred to the host Windows system! So you have to be really careful when installing e.g. an old version of Microsoft Office in Windows XP mode, since you may then find that opening an Office document in Windows 7 suddenly starts up the program version installed in the virtual XP Mode. You can correct these missteps in the Windows 7 Control Panel's "Default Programs" area.
6) Using the Windows Update website displayed in the browser choose and install all the updates you want--I install everything except the optional standalone programs like the ones I mentioned earlier.
7) You'll need to go through 2 or 3 reboot cycles of the virtual XP machine to get all the updates. I also switch to the "Microsoft Update" web site choice given on the "Windows Update" website in order to obtain the maximum number of critical and optional updates. make sure the XP system's "System Restore" feature is enabled!
8) Install all the other programs you want in the virtual XP machine and their updates.
9) At this point, I shutdown the XP machine entirely via the "Ctrl+Alt+Del" menu point of the XP Mode window and choosing "Shutdown" in the XP dialog--remember that XP Mode is configured to hibernate when the close button is used on the XP Mode enclosing window.
10) Each time before I make major changes in the virtual XP machine I go via the Windows 7 Start Menu into the Settings of the Windows XP Mode machine (i.e. "Windows Virtual PC"-->"Windows Virtual PC" and enable "Undo Disks". This setting is useful when you recognize that something has gone wrong/mis-configured in the XP Mode and you want to completely drop the changes. After the major changes are shown to work, use the "Apply changes" choice in the Undo Disk settings panel. I keep the Undo Disk always enabled in any case.
Windows XP mode security (set in the Settings panel of the XP Mode machine):
1) if you are not going to use any Internet connection from programs running in the virtual XP, set the Networking to "Internal Network" or "Not Connected" except when updating the machine.
2) if read/write access to the local disks of the Windows 7 host system is not really required from the XP machine, disable it in the "Integration Features" panel.
3) Microsoft Security Essentials has steadily lost ground in its detection rates of malware activity over the last 2 years, eventhough it is very efficient in use of system resources. One of the lighter weight free anti-malware XP compatible products that keep a local off-line signature database and monitor system activity (e.g. Avira or AVG) will probably keep the XP virtual machine healthy.
4) If you use Internet via the XP machine, you should have good current anti-malware-behavior software installed on the host Windows 7 machine, so that anything that "jumps the gap" from XP to the host is caught--XP is still a relatively greater security risk.
Anyway, that is roughly how I set up Windows XP Mode.

WSUS + BITS Versions + Peer Caching + BranchCache + Windows Editions = HEADACHE!

We have a WSUS server in the main office (Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard).
We have a branch office with Windows 7 Professional clients and Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard and Enterprise servers, which means these computers are using BITS 4.0 (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb968799(VS.85).aspx).
To save on disk space, we prefer not to set up a WSUS downstream replica server in the branch office if we can use BITS 4.0 with BranchCache.
Researching WSUS and BITS Versions and Peer Caching and BranchCache and Windows Editions has been confusing. Some questions…
These pages in the BITS section of MSDN all say: “Starting with Windows 7, the BITS 3.0 peer caching model is deprecated. If BITS 4.0 is installed, the BITS 3.0 peer caching model is unavailable.” However, these pages also say: “BITS (4.0) uses
the Windows BranchCache for peer caching,” and “Starting with Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) 4.0, the BITS service was extended to allow subnet-level peer caching for downloaded URL data by using Windows BranchCache.”
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa362708(v=vs.85).aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa964314(v=vs.85).aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa964240(v=vs.85).aspx
And this page says: “(BITS 4.0 New Feature) Peer caching now uses Windows BranchCache. This new peer caching model replaces the model used for BITS version 3.0.”
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa363167(VS.85).aspx
Okay, fine. BITS 3.0 peer caching is unavailable for Win7/2008 R2, but BITS 4.0 “peer caching” does work by using BranchCache. Got it. So, do we understand correctly that the various “peer caching” group policy settings under Computer Configuration – Policies
– Administrative Templates – Network – Background Intelligent Transfer Service have
no effect at all for BITS 4.0 clients?
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa362844(v=vs.85).aspx
Next, the link at the end of this paragraph says: “Windows BranchCache must be enabled on the client through a group policy or local configuration settings.” Okay, fine. We followed the instructions at the second link to enable BranchCache for our
Windows 7 clients. Interestingly, the description in the Turn on BranchCache group policy setting (under Computer Configuration – Policies – Administrative Templates – Network – BranchCache) says: “For this policy setting to take effect, you must install
the BranchCache feature on the client computer.” However, it seems that the BranchCache feature is
already installed by default (although not enabled) on Windows 7, because there’s no option to add BranchCache in Control Panel – Programs and Features – Turn Windows features on or off, and there’s already a BranchCache service on
Windows 7. So, does this statement actually not apply to Windows 7 (and only Windows Server 2008 R2)?
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa964314(v=vs.85).aspx
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd637820.aspx
Next, the link below says: “The Windows BranchCache feature is an optional component that must be installed on the server,” and “The server must also enable the Windows BranchCache feature though group policy.” Okay, fine. We followed the
instructions at the second link to enable it for our Windows Server 2008 R2 servers. However, we would like one of our servers in the branch office to be the “Hosted Cache” server, and the remaining Win7/2008 R2 computers to just be “clients” that use the
Hosted Cache server (for the WSUS updates). So, in this case, does only the
Configuring a Web server or a BITS application server to use BranchCache section at this link apply to our Hosted Cache server, meaning no other steps are necessary beyond just installing the BranchCache feature? Or, do we have to go through the
Configuring a file server to use BranchCache section?
Likewise, does the Computer Configuration – Policies - Administrative Templates – Network - Lanman Server - Hash Publication for BranchCache group policy setting apply to us if we’re just looking to use BranchCache for WSUS updates and nothing else?
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa964314(v=vs.85).aspx
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd637785.aspx
In doing more research I believe that, for Hosted Cache mode, the BranchCache feature must be installed on
both the WSUS server at the main site and on a server at the branch office. Is this correct?
Next, we want to configure the BranchCache Hosted Cache mode group policy setting. However, this setting says: “This address must match the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) of the server specified in the certificate for the BranchCache server's certificate,”
and “the certificate root for the BranchCache server's certificate must be in the client computer's trusted root store.” Since our BranchCache clients will only be using BITS for WSUS updates (via HTTP), is it still necessary to install a certificate
on the Hosted Cache server? (If Yes, that's too bad, because it really complicates BranchCache deployments, especially when all of the computers are within your Active Directory domain).
Next, there’s the Configure BranchCache for network files group policy setting. Since this setting uses SMB, we’re assuming this does not apply to BranchCache used by BITS clients, and so we don't need to configure it. Is this correct?
So, in Summary: We just want to use BITS with BranchCache for the computers in our branch office to access WSUS updates on a local server that’s acting as a BranchCache Hosted Cache server. And we’d prefer not to have to deal with certificates to make this
happen, if possible.
Sorry for the long post, but there’s just no clear, one-stop place that informs us how to configure all of this.
Oh, and is all of the above completely irrelevant
for us since this TechNet page says BranchCache requires the
Enterprise Editions of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2? I sure hope not… :o)
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/2342.branchcache-settings-for-windows-server-2008-r2-windows-7-enterprise-and-windows-7-ultimate.aspx
-Taylorbox
NOTE: I’ve already read these posts:
http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles-tutorials/windows-7/Introduction-BranchCache-Part1.html
http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles-tutorials/windows-7/Deploying-Hosted-Mode-BranchCache-Server-Part2.html
http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles-tutorials/windows-7/Deploying-Hosted-Mode-BranchCache-Server-Part3.html

First, I'm curious as to why you think that a BranchCache server would consume any less disk space than a WSUS replica server?
Because whereas our WSUS server stores all approved updates long-term, the BranchCache server would only store the updates needed for the branch office's computers, and
short-term.
Hmm.. this is not a benefit of branch-cache, it's merely a manifestation of an improperly maintained WSUS server.
The WSUS has over 100GB of updates.
Which is about TEN TIMES what should be held on a well-maintained WSUS server. :-)
The BranchCache server should use less than 5GB since it would keep only the most recent updates
Thus, BranchCache would contain about 50% IN CACHE of what a WSUS Replica Server would contain ON DISK.
This TechNet page says: "BITS uses the following Group Policies to enable and configure the peer caching," but then it says: "BITS 4.0: The BITS 3.0 Group Policies are deprecated.
Yeah, I did a double-take first time I saw that too... what it means is that those settings, originally used in BITS 3.0 have been deprecated, and now, with BITS 4.0 and BrancheCache you need to use the BITS 4.0 settings.
BrancheCache functionality is only available in the Enterprise and Ultimate editions of Windows 7.
A hosted cache server must be Enterprise or DataCenter editions; the functionality is not available in Standard Edition.
Evidently for Windows 8 Professional, BranchCache
is available for BITS (not SMB), but that's not true for Windows 7 Professional
This is a manifestation of the change in SKUs availabe in those two products. There is no Windows 8 Ultimate, only Professional and Enterprise, and there's no longer an Enterprise Edition of the Server OS.
In this case, when Microsoft removed the BITS 3.0 peer caching functionality with BITS 4.0 and replaced it with BranchCache, they effectively required you to use the Enterprise editions of Win7/2008 R2
Yes. BranchCache is a feature designed for Enterprise-scale organizations with Remote offices. The presumption, and a reasonable one at that, is that such organizations have volume licensing, and with volume licensing, desktops will be installed with Enterprise
Edition.
The requirement of WS2008R2 Enterprise Edition is a bit more onerous, but it's nothing new. Microsoft has always made notable feature distinctions between Standard and Enterprise Editions.
What's really significant now, though, is that Windows Server 2012 does not have an "Enterprise Edition". There's Standard Edition and Datacenter Edition, and ALL features are in BOTH editions ... so something to consider here if I've not yet convinced you
that the simplicity of a replica WSUS server is a better choice than the complexity of implementing BranchCache -- consider deploying WS2012 instead of WS2008R2.
Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCITP:EA, MCDBA, MCSA
SolarWinds Head Geek
Microsoft MVP - Software Packaging, Deployment & Servicing (2005-2013)
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JInternalFrame Full Screen Exclusive mode lag Windows 7?

Hi everyone I'm not sure if i'm posting this question in the right category so feel free to move it. I recently have been playing around with full screen exclusive mode and JInternalFrames. Now what iv'e noticed is on every platform i've tried it works fine. When clicking and dragging the JInternalFrame to a new location it is quick and responsive. However when doing this same operation in Windows 7 the JInternalFrame lags significantly behind the mouse location as i'm dragging the internal frame. I haven't had a chance to test this on any other Windows platforms such as Vista or XP but I don't think it happens on those platforms, at least I don't remember this ever happening when I had Windows Vista and it doesn't occur in Mac OS 10.6.
The following are the circumstances i've found that produce this problem:
*1. The program is set to Full Screen Exclusive mode.*
*2. You are using Windows 7 (possibly other Windows platforms)*
*3. Click and drag a JInternalFrame to a new location.*
I've tried several things to see if it fixes the problem such as setting the look and feel to cross platform but nothing helps. In fact when the LAF is set to cross platform it is even worse.
Now i'm new to Full Screen Exclusive mode so i'm guessing (hoping) this is a problem caused by an error on my part. Here is the source code, i'd appreciate it if you give it a try. My question is how do I fix this lag so that the JInternalFrame is quick and responsive to the user dragging the window and i'm also wondering if this only happens on Windows 7 so if anyone could also tell me if they experience the problem I am describing and the OS you are using that would be great. Thank you guys :)
Also any input about wether i'm setting up full screen exclusive mode correctly would be much appreciated too.
package lag;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;
public class InternalFrameLag
 public static void main(String[] args) {
 SwingUtilities.invokeLater( new Runnable() {
 public void run() {
 new InternalFrameLag();
 GraphicsEnvironment env = GraphicsEnvironment.getLocalGraphicsEnvironment();
 GraphicsDevice[] devices = env.getScreenDevices();
 GraphicsDevice device;
 JFrame frame = new JFrame("Internal Frame Lag");
 JDesktopPane pane = new JDesktopPane();
 JInternalFrame internalFrame = new JInternalFrame("Internal Frame", true, true, true, true);
 JButton exit = new JButton("Exit");
 public InternalFrameLag() {
 frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
 frame.setUndecorated(true);
 exit.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
 public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
 System.exit(0);
 exit.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(250,23));
 internalFrame.setLayout(new FlowLayout());
 internalFrame.setBounds(100,100,500,300);
 internalFrame.add(exit);
 pane.add(internalFrame);
 frame.add(pane);
 // get device that supports full screen
 for(int i = 0; i<devices.length; i++) {
 if(devices.isFullScreenSupported()) {
device = devices[i];
break;
if(device!=null) {
device.setFullScreenWindow(frame);
internalFrame.setVisible(true);
} else {
System.exit(0);
Edit: Decided to make the font size bigger. Eyestrain is killing me.

Darryl Burke wrote:
neptune692 wrote:

Edit: Decided to make the font size bigger. Eyestrain is killing me.Hopefully that will carry over to my response and I won't have to edit to add it ;)
I don't see the lag you describe. There's some flicker when moving the internal frame around rapidly (it looks as if the borders follow the content a split second later, but can't be caught in a screen capture) but that's no different when I show the internal frame in a normal (not full screen) window.
<tt>Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Users\Darryl>java -version
java version "1.6.0_17"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_17-b04)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 14.3-b01, mixed mode, sharing)</tt>
dbThanks for your reply and thanks for testing out my code. Could this lag be something wrong with my VM on Windows 7, cause the lag is extremely bad as in it takes a couple seconds for the internal frame to catch up with the mouse. I also just noticed that any other components in full screen exclusive mode on Windows 7 lag as well. Such as scrolling though a large amount of text, the scroll bar will lag far behind the mouse location and take a couple of seconds to catch up even when the mouse is moving fairly slow. I was hoping it was something in the code I was doing wrong but I guess not? Any suggestions on how I could fix this problem? It really makes my applications appear sluggish. For example when you click on a normal window such as in Windows Explorer and drag it to a new location the mouse stays in a fixed position on the window while you are dragging it. However with this lag the mouse appears to be "detatched" from the window and does not stay in the same location on the window while dragging. Does anyone else experience this or is this normal? I'm using Windows 7 64bit but I don't think that would make any difference. I'd also like to point out that I'm using Java 6 update 21 I don't know if that would make a difference opposed to update 17.
Thanks again.
Edited by: neptune692 on Oct 2, 2010 10:23 AM

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