Hyper-V 3.0 Networking Best Practices
Is there any best practice networking guide available for Hyper-v 3.0 ? dedicating NIC for Live Migration still recommended?Karthik R
View ArticleHow to convert VHDX to VHD file format on windows 8 / Windows server 2012?
Here is an article to describe how to convert virtual hard disk VHDX file format to VHD http://anuraggawande.blogspot.in/2012/10/vhdx-to-vhd-conversion.html
View ArticleRedundant storage for Hype-v Failover Cluster
Hi all I have been using QNAP storage device as the storage for my Hyper-v fail over cluster successfully. I currently have two Hyper-V servers in the cluster. Each server is conneted to QNAP via...
View ArticleHyperV: backup failing with offline Hard drive
Platform: Server 2008 R2 with Hyper V enabled VM'S (2): SBS 2011 and Server 2008R2 with SharePoint and SQL Standard installed Hello there We configured the server with an offline hard drive attached...
View ArticlePromiscuous mode in hyper-v server 2008 R2
OS - Server 2008 R2 SP1 with Hyper-V installed Hi there...I would like to see traffic captured and sent to a loging server in the Hyper-V which needs promiscuous mode enabled...I have been going...
View ArticleHyperV VMs go missing
We have a HyperV 2008 cluster and every so often the VMs will go missing from the network. You go to the console and it says you can not use your mouse, and the screen is small, you can not resize it...
View ArticleWindows 8 Hyper-V Virtual Machine Management Service
So I've recently switched from Server 2008 R2 to Windows 8 Client RTM on my work station thanks to the addition of Hyper-V. The transition has been fairly smooth with a few exceptions. Before I get...
View ArticleHyper-V backup of guests - truncating the log
Hello I've found a few documents about the backing up of Hyper-V guests but can anyone confirm: Windows server 2008 running 2 VMs: Exchange 2010 SQL 2008 What is the best practice for backup? Run...
View ArticleHow to list hard disks and locations attached to the given Hyper-V VM using WMI?
I would like to list the hard disks and its corresponding locations (VHD path where it stored) attached to the given Hyper-V VM using WMI. If you provide any C# sample it would be helpful. We can see...
View Articlevm migration over network
Is it possible to do any kind of vm migration between two Hyper-V host over the network? Two Hyper-V host on the same subnet in a same domain but on the network. There's no SAN between them, all VMs...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 / Virtual Machine Wizard / Access denied error (0x80070005)
Have a newly NTFS formatted 3TB external USB drive. Trying to put a new VM on this drive Complete the wizard and when click finish get this error: The operation failed. Failed to create external...
View ArticleVmware or VirtualBox like NAT functionality on Hyper-V 3 under Windows 8 host
Hello, I use virtualisation for multiple purposes, and unti now I use both Vmware workstation, and virtualbox for that. I switch to Windows 8, and tyr to use hyper-v on it instead of the above two, but...
View ArticleIs fault tolerance possible with Hyper-V Server 2012?
Hi all. Can the fault tolerance feature be used with Hyper-V Server 3.0 (2012)? Or do I have to have use Windows Server 2012 with the Hyper-V role and the fault tolerance role enabled? Thanks!
View ArticleAssigning IP Address to Virtual Network Adapter
Here's the scenario: I'm migrating a physical machine to a virtual machine hosted on Hyper-V Server 2008 R2. The Hyper-V Server is configured with an external virtual switch that is shared with the...
View ArticleSaved state backup Vs crash consistent
Hi I'm trying to understand Saved state backups and exactly what happens in a hyper V saved state backup. Is a saved state backup equivalent to taking a crash consistent backup or is it equivalent to...
View ArticleServer 2012 Hyper-V virtual machine management service terminates unexpectedly
Hi, I am using Server 2012 RTM ver enabled Hyper-v. Sometimes the VMM service terminates unexpectedly and then i need to start it from Hyper-v Management console. Previously this server has Win 8...
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Virtual HBA Isssue
hey guys , i am getting error when i am tring to create a virtual SAN , it was working fine few days ago but suddenly dnt know that happen , i can mount SAN drives on physical its mean Physical HBA is...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 Hyper-V - Live Migrate from cluster host to standalone host
I have 4 Hyper-v server, HYPERV1,HYPERV2 and HYPERV3 are in a Cluster on a SAN, HYPERV4 is a standalone server. all running Windows Server 2012 standard. Is it possible to Live Migrate VM from the...
View ArticleBSOD 0x00000018 on Hyper-V host
I have a machine running 2008 R2 SP1 and all the latest updates that got a BSOD all of a sudden. I don't really find any particular reason so I'm posting it here to see if any of you have an idea. This...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 and hyper-v storage redundancy
Hi all, I have been using QNAP storage device (NAS storage) as the storage for my Hyper-v fail over cluster successfully. I currently have two Hyper-V servers in the cluster. Each server is conneted...
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