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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... »
Windows Virtual PC – now without the need for hardware virtualization
tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2010/03/18/windows-virtual-pc-now-without-the-need-for-hardware-virtualization.aspx'; Today we have made a slew of announcements around work we have been doing for desktop virtualization. Once of which is that Windows Virtual PC will be updated to be able to run on systems without hardware virtualization support. The update is not currently available – but should go live later today... »
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. ... »
Autorun and Windows Virtual PC
tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2010/03/16/autorun-and-windows-virtual-pc.aspx'; Some people have noticed that when they attach a CD or ISO image to a Windows Virtual PC virtual machine, it does not autorun. But others have reported that autorun is working correctly for them. So what is happening here? The key to understanding what is happening is to remember that... »
Exporting to / Importing from a network share [Hyper-V]
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
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]
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... »
TechNet Wiki Beta up with a bunch of Hyper-V content
tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2010/03/05/technet-wiki-beta-up-with-a-bunch-of-hyper-v-content.aspx'; Tony Soper has just posted about the availability of the TechNet Wiki beta. You can go and check it out here: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/ There is already a bunch of Hyper-V content up there. I have already had people ask me why we are looking at doing a wiki when we already have Technet + KBs... »
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... »
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