WS2012

In this overview, find out how to control if/how Hyper-V VMs will automatically stop or start before and after a host shutdown or startup.

In this post, discover a preparation process for your hardware to reduce the possibilities of Storage Spaces performance issues caused by hardware, drivers, or firmware.

Learn all about the role and types of virtual network adapters that can be used in Hyper-V virtual machines in this introductory post.

Dynamic Memory is not one-size-fits-all! Discover the many ways to use (or not use) Hyper-V Dynamic Memory in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1.

Meet Smart Paging, a new feature to Hyper-V’s Dynamic Memory in WS2012. In this post, learn what Smart Paging is and how it operates.

We've already told you about Dynamic Memory – now learn how it works so that you can configure your VMs to make the best use of your host's memory.

Check out Hyper-V Dynamic Memory, a cool feature in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. Learn to increase the VM to host ratio and more in this overview!

Doing some live migration? Learn to enable processor compatibility mode in Hyper-V to allow a VM to move between different gens of the same processor family.

Know about NUMA? Discover how Hyper-V interoperates with the Non-Uniform Memory Access (NUMA) architectures of host computers in this helpful intro.

Discover how disks, networks, servers, and Storage Bricks play a part in designing a SOFS in part 2 of this series.

Are you down with CSV? Find out more about Cluster Shared Volume (CSV) and learn to create one in this introduction.

Got a handle on cluster quorums? Find out about the function of quorums in Window Server Failover Clustering in this helpful post.

Want to schedule against the cluster, instead of a per-server job? Learn about scheduled cluster tasks in WS2012 and how to implement them.

Need to validate a Windows Server failover cluster? Find out what makes a supported cluster and learn to validate a Windows Server cluster configuration.

What's in a name? Learn to standardize the naming of Windows failover cluster components in this helpful how-to article.