windows 2012 vm template
Hi, I need to prepare windows 2012 vm template. I am going to run command: Sysprep /generalize /oobe /mode:vm VM mode generalizes a VHD that you deploy as a VHD on the same virtual machine or...
View ArticleHyper-V 2008 R2, delete snapshot files.
Hi.We have a main fileserver placed in a 2008 R2 Hyper-V Host. The datadisk is 1,6 TB. Currently i see the free disk space is beeing eaten up. When i browse to the .vhd storage area i see a 327 GB...
View ArticleSync AD machine password across snapshots?
I have the following vm tree in HyperV 2008: Win 2008 Base Image (Member of domain)SnapShot1SnapShot2SnapShot3 At some point while using Image3, the AD machine password auto updated rendering...
View ArticleServer 2012 Hyper-V Core installation on Adaptec U320 SCSI harddrives?!
Hi,Im trying to install hyper-v core onto my Dell server that has an adaptec U320 SCSI controller and some 147GB 10K RPM discs for OS.. But its failing to install because it doesnt have the SCSI...
View ArticlePlace guest machines on server itself or on SAN?
I've been told that, what you want to do in order to obtain the full benefit of virtualization, is setup a SAN infrastructure and place your virtual machines on the SAN. If you have a second Hyper-V...
View ArticleSnapshot applied / "The trust relationship between this workstation and the...
I applied a newer snapshot in the snapshot tree for one of our Win2008 vms. After applying the snapshot, I now get this error upon trying to login into the VM console:"The trust relationship between...
View ArticleMulti-Homed Virtual Server
My Hyper-V subnet is spanned across a 10mb point to point and the gateway is located on the far side. I am backing it up with DPM that has an iSCSI SAN attached for storage but on a local LAN on the...
View Article"The remote session was disconnected because there were network problems...
Hi GuysI am having similar probblems like a few others here (seen simliar posts; bu no results, so I post this again):My setup:Dell T7600: 2 x Intel E5-2670 2,89 Ghz 64GB ram 4x 256GB ssdNVidia...
View ArticleConfused on how configure Hyper-V with 2 nics for a disjointed network...
OK, here goes. I have a client who had a Windows 2003 server that crashed due to major hardware issues. It is a Doctors office with patient records dating back 15 years. We tried to remove the...
View ArticleSnapshot filling up drive space, cannot merge...
Hi there,We have a Server 2012 Hyper-V instance that took a snapshot randomly and it does not show up in Hyper-V Management Console now. The problem is the VHD's original size was 2TB and now this...
View ArticleAccess Device Manager in Hyper-V 2012
When I try accessing Hyper-V Server 2012's Device Manager via MMC I get "Make Sure that this computer is on the network, has remote administration enabled, and is running the "Plug and Play" and...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 Hyper-V guest OS license?
Hello, I’m about to install a new Hyper-V environment.If I have 3 psychical hosts, I will buy3 WS 2012 std. Which will give me:6 Virtualizations rights6 WS 2012 OS (free) licensesNow, I would like some...
View ArticleVM as template after creating snapshot
Hi, We use windows 2012 hyper-v. I want to have on VM with windows 2012 standard as template vm. If I will take snapshot before running sysprep will I be able to use that vm for other deployments....
View ArticleIs there such a thing as Snapshot mode or something similar?
So I inherited some virtual machines which I'm currently learning about. I was told that one of them is running in snapshot mode. However, I have not been able to find anything stating that Hyper-V has...
View ArticleMystery AVHD file and no snapshots lists in Hyper-v
Need some serious help here.I was the victim of the runaway shapshot eating all the availble disk space last year - that was a fun 30 hours to fix. I still hold the record of having a 400GB snapshot....
View ArticleHyperv 2012 compact vhd file not working
I am trying to compact a dynamically expanding vhd after deleting several large files in the guest. When I run the compact, no progress bar displays and the vhd file size remains the same. The vm was...
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 ArticleVM will not configure. Using Disk2VHD VHD for VM
Hello -I'm testing a Win 2008 non-domain, stand-alone server vm conversion using DISK2VHD. I want to store the images and VHDs on a NTFS storage array share using UNC paths. Hyper-V (Win 2008 R2) host...
View Article3TB internal Hard Drive for Windows Vista
I have Windows Vista Premium 32 Bit computer. I have a 3TB interal hard drive and cannot access full storage space. Why?
View ArticleTesting with Hyper-V
Hi,We would like to do some testing with Server 2012 and Hyper-V on a new server. (software is from an MSDN subscription)- Are there limitations when using the MSDN version of Server 2012 compared with...
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