Poor guest performance Server 2012 w/ iSCSI
I'm not sure if this would be a better suited question for the plain old Server 2012 forums, so feel free to move this topic moderators.Quick back story on our infrastructure. We have been building our...
View Articlevirtual machine is lost the network connection in windows server 2008
virtual machine is lost the network connection in windows server 2008 not in win server 2008 R2 we are using only win server 2008
View Articlec# wmi: retrieving network adapter information when virtual machine is...
Hi,Following is the code I am using to retrieve information for network adapters attached to my virtual machine named 'XPSP3' ManagementScope manScope = new ManagementScope(@"\\.\root\virtualization");...
View ArticleHard path limit of 8 in VM with Hyper-v virtual fibre channel?
Hello,I am seeing a strange situation where I cannot exceed 8 paths in a vfc guest and wanted to see if anyone else has seen this.I have server 2012 parent with Hyper-v and connecting to a storage...
View ArticleHow to Get Virtual Network Adapter Name of Virtual Machine using C#?
Hello ,How to Get Virtual Network Adapter Name of Virtual Machine using C#?Thanks Alok kumar sharma
View ArticleEnabling Replication Fails
We are a vmware shop evaluating Hyper-V 2012 for the first time. I've done quite a few searches on this error, but have not been able to find a solution for this issue we are experiencing. Your help...
View ArticleHyper-V + Failover Clustering + virtual network adapter failure on one node = ?
Hello all,I have a question regarding a newly constructed server 2008 (x64) cluster running hyper-v w/ iscsi. I have two poweredge 1950 systems clustered together that have (currently) only one of the...
View ArticleLooking for a Hypver-V differential backup software in VHD level, not file...
Hi,we are currently using Symantec Backup Exec to do file level backup on Hyper-v guests. but we would like to do an additional backup in VHD level. so we can easily revert back to previous periods....
View ArticleDisable write cache on VHDX in Hyper-V DC guests.
I have a couple of DC's running Server 2012 as Hyper-V guest machines. I have write caching disabled on the hosts RAID controller (no cache battery), but for some reason, I can't disable write caching...
View ArticleQuistion from beginner for VMs.
Hi,I played with a Hyper-V before on my Windows 8 machine only and soon I am going to buy a Windows 2012 Server Standard edition for a small company and latter on install Hyper-V Servers on it to...
View ArticleStart / Stop of a vm via scheduled task fails when no user is logged on
Hello,I want to start / stop my two hyper-v virtual machines in a scheduled task. I use Windows Server 2012.For this purpose I created two cmd-scripts which calls a powershell-script.vor64.cmd: chcp...
View ArticleCan't RDP to Virtual Machine from Host
I am new to the Hyper-V world and have come across a roadblock. I have Server 2008 SP1 with current updates installed and have added the following roles:Hyper-V, Network Policy and Access Services,...
View Articleno internal connection between 2 VMs
I am using windows 8 hyper-v. I added an internal virtual switch for hyper-v, assigned IP 192.168.1.100 to it.Then I created 2 VM, assigned 192.168.1.101 with gateway IP above to one VM, and...
View ArticleHyper V 2012 Backup - best practice
I'm setting up a new Hyper-V server 2012 and I'm trying to understand how to best configure it for backups and restores usingWindows Server Backup. I´ve 5 VMs running, everyone has their one iScsi...
View ArticleComment donner au service Hyper-V l'accès à une image ISO sur un NAS ?
Bonjour,Avec Hyper-V sur Windows 8, impossible de créer une nouvelle machine virtuel si l'ISO indiqué pour installer le système d'exploitation se trouve sur un serveur externe.J'ai pourtant lancé...
View ArticleVMC not refreshing
Hi. I use Windows Server 2012 and many VM's on this server.And now i noticed, sometimes if i logn time not working with VM - display this VM is "pused". As example: i run Windows Update and wait when...
View ArticleVirtual Network Name on Multiple Hosts
Hello All,Will naming the virtual network name the same on two different hyper-v hosts cause any issues if failover is not configured?Is it best practice to name the virtual networks different or the...
View ArticleUnable to Add New Virtual Switch using SCVMM SP1 to Windows 2012 Datacenter...
We've even followed the examples here by...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 - Can occasionally not access second virtual hard drive...
I run Windows Server 2012 RTM Hyper-V and I can occasionally not access the second virtual hard drive (dynamically expanding VHDX) attached to the VM through the virtual SCSI controller. I can however...
View ArticleUnable to create filesystem (mkfs.ext4) on large > 2TB GPT virtual disk using...
I am unable to create a file system on a large (> 2TB disk) virtual disk for a Linux VM. I can create the disk, attach it to the VM, partition it with "parted", but I cannot run mkfs.ext4. Details...
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