Hyper-V

Daniel outlines the necessary 9 steps to follow in order to prepare a Windows Server 2008 R2 for Hyper-V Role.

Windows Server 2008 R2 brings big improvements in the virtualization area. Learn about Hot-Add VM Storage, Enhanced Processor Support, Enhanced Networking Support, Cluster Shared Volumes (CSV), Live Migration and more…

Rebooting a host server containing virtual machines can be a big job, because the virtual machines also have to be rebooted. Thankfully, Brien Posey shows you how to minimize the amount of work involved in these types of reboots by setting some automatic startup options.

Matthijs ten Seldam, who has developed VMRC+ (see my Manage Virtual Server Machines with VMRC Plus article for more info), has released a new tool that helps import Virtual Server or Virtual PC virtual machines to Hyper-V. You see, the VHD file is compatible between the two, but the configuration file format has changed. While…

Lately, it seems as though everyone that I talk to is interested in virtualizing at least some of the servers in their organization. Although Hyper-V does a great job as a virtual server hosting solution, it does have some quirks that you might not expect. In this article, I want to talk about some of…

The concept of server virtualization has been around for quite a few years now, but it seems to just now really be taking off.  The basic idea behind server virtualization is that many servers tend to be grossly underused.  It is not uncommon for a server to only use about 10% of its hardware resources. …

When it comes to file and application servers, often times the server hardware is grossly underutilized. In fact, many servers only use about ten percent of the hardware’s total capacity. For several years now, Microsoft and various third party companies have offered server virtualization solutions that allow you to run multiple server instances on a…

If you’ve ever worked with Microsoft’s Virtual PC or Virtual Server, then you know that those products work in the same way as any other Windows application. They sit on top of the host operating system, and all of the virtual machine’s hardware calls are passed through the host operating system, which manages the server’s…

One of the most frequent questions I see on forums and newsgroups that deal with virtualization is the age-old question of “I have used all the space inside a VHD hard disk. How do I expand the virtual hard disk to make room for additional data?”. Luckily for us, with Microsoft Hyper-V on Windows Server…