Windows Server 2008 R2
Dynamic Memory Coming to Hyper-V
tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2010/03/18/dynamic-memory-coming-to-hyper-v.aspx'; We have just announced that in Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 we will be adding a new feature to Microsoft called “Dynamic Memory”. The goal of this feature is to allow for better utilization of memory by dynamically adding and removing memory from running virtual machines. I am really... »
Fixing Hyper-V Virtual Machines sticking at 6% starting
tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2010/03/17/fixing-hyper-v-virtual-machines-sticking-at-6-starting.aspx'; A while ago I noticed that when I started virtual machines on Hyper-V on my laptop – they were taking just over a minute to start. Looking at the Hyper-V management console showed that for most of this time the virtual machine was sitting at “Starting (6%)” under the status column. ... »
Exporting to / Importing from a network share [Hyper-V]
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tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2010/03/15/exporting-to-importing-from-a-network-share-hyper-v.aspx'; The first thing that I needed to do as part of my big rebuild was to move non-critical virtual machines to a remote file server. The easiest way to do this would have been to export the virtual machines to a local location and then move them up to a network share. ... »
Adventures in Backup – continued
tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2010/03/10/adventures-in-backup-continued.aspx'; Two weeks ago I discussed some bad experiences I had with Hyper-V + backup. Since then I have spent a bunch of time setting up Hyper-V + backup on a couple of systems – and none were as problematic as my first attempt. I have also setup my home Hyper-V server to... »
The Big [re]Build
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tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2010/03/10/the-big-re-build.aspx'; A while ago I talked about how I use Hyper-V in my house, and more recently I talked about trying to backup my Hyper-V server. This discussion of backup was actually in preparation for a significant rebuild of my home Hyper-V server, that I undertook a week and a half ago. There... »
Understanding where your virtual machine files are [Hyper-V]
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tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2010/03/10/understanding-where-your-virtual-machine-files-are-hyper-v.aspx'; To be honest, I am surprised that I have not blogged about this before, but today I would like to talk about how virtual machine files are placed on the hard disk. Virtual Machine files The first thing to know is what files are used to create a virtual machine: .XML files These files contain... »
Hyper-V Whitepapers / Guides (Live Migration configuration + Storage Performance)
tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2010/03/01/hyper-v-whitepapers-guides-live-migration-configuration-storage-performance.aspx'; We have released a bunch of updated documentation in the last week. The first thing to look at is the Live Migration Network Configuration Guide. The really neat part of this is that it talks through all the supported / unsupported network configuration options. It also talks how to use the network... »
Windows Server 2008 R2 Migration Utilities + Hyper-V Migration Guide Update
tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2010/02/25/windows-server-2008-r2-migration-utilities-hyper-v-migration-guide-update.aspx'; We have just released an updated version of the Windows Server 2008 R2 Migration Utilities that now adds support for Hyper-V, plus we have updated the Hyper-V Migration Guide. You can grab the bits from here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=5c1ec14a-e9d7-46ea-9c6e-73d6bc4219b4 And read the guide here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee849855(WS.10).aspx But what is this exactly? Simply put – this is a set of command... »
Adventures with Hyper-V and Backup
tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2010/02/22/adventures-with-hyper-v-and-backup.aspx'; A while ago I talked about how I use Hyper-V in my house. One of the problems that I identified with my current setup was that I had most of my virtual machines (except for the Windows Home Server) running on the same disk as the system disk for the management operating... »
Hyper-V ActiveX RDP Control
tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2010/02/03/hyper-v-activex-rdp-control.aspx'; The Dynamic Data Center Toolkit for Hosters project have just put up the sample code for a Hyper-V ActiveX RDP control, available here: http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/ddc/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=3833 What this allows you to do is to create a Remote Desktop connection directly to the virtual machine (not to the guest operating system) in exactly the same manner as... »
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