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We are moving some services around and looking to place a development/test environment in a new colo facility. It will be 100% Microsoft using Hyper-V. The only users that will have access to the...
View ArticleDisk Merging
So, I forgot i had one file inside my disk before I merged it and now I can't delete it. Anyone know what to do?
View ArticleStorage Migrate Shared vhdx
I am stumped with how to migrate some shared vhdx from one CSV to another. I have a two node SQL cluster and have shared vhdx so that I can have a guest cluster. I've loosely followed the directions...
View ArticleHyper-V Cluster Resource Hosting Subsystem (RHS) Questions
I have responsibility for multiple large-ish Hyper-V failover clusters. I very occasionally see an issue where the 'ISALIVE:0' check will fail for a virtual machine (via the vmclusres.dll library) and...
View ArticleTIP - Control Windows 2012 r2 Hyper-V servers from Windows 2016 PowerShell
Microsoft support was not much help on this one, thought I might save someone some trouble. They said they even tried it in their lab and couldn't figure it out, I must not have been deep enough into...
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Use cmdlet to live migrate VM changing the vNetwork.
Good morning. I have to live migrate VMs from “Hyper-v on Server 2012” to “Hyper-v Server 2012 R2”. Well, at the same time I have to migrate all the storage (Config, Snapshots, Pagingfiles and VHDs)....
View ArticleLicenses for Virtualization
Hello! I need a license for virtualizing print servers. Which license should I choose to server?Do I need CALs for each computer on the networks? Sorry, but I usually work with VMware and now, I would...
View ArticleHyper-v encountered an error while loading virtual machine configuration from...
I have tried 4 times to both export and import this one specific vm. I have exported and imported 3 other vm successfully from the same server to this one. But this one will not import i have restarted...
View ArticleHow to change the volume where is located the path to "planned virtual...
When we call ImportSystemDefinition method of the Msvm_VirtualSystemManagementService class, .vmcx and .vmrs are created in the planned virtual machines folder under C: drive. Do we have any way to...
View ArticleStart/Shutdown VMs In a Specific Order/Manner
So here's the problem I have, I have this 2019 Datacenter Hyper-V Host running a lot of vms.VM1 is an AD DC, this VM I set it to start immediately upon boot, it's storage is local (C Drive).VM2 is...
View ArticleThe speed of processor X in group Y is being limited by system firmware. Is...
Good afternoon. I observe this warning in the logs of the server with the Hyper-V role. Will a decrease in processor speed in the host OS affect the performance of virtual VM processors?
View ArticleVM status - locked
this article describes the same issues including backupshttps://support.microsoft.com/en-ie/help/2964439/hyper-v-virtual-machine-backup-leaves-the-vm-in-a-locked-statebut everything is running 2016,...
View ArticleWindows 10 Client cannot manage hyper-v 2012r2 using power shell
Hello All,So I have recently upgraded my workstation to Win10 and now none of my power shells that I use to manage my hyper-v 2012r2 cluster work.For example if I run just the simplest commandGet-VM...
View ArticleWhen disabling hyper-v winhvr.sys causes a SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED
Hello,I am in kind of a bind where I need to run Virtualbox (v6.0.0) for one of my classes and I also need docker for my work. I downloaded Virtualbox first and everything was going great then I...
View ArticleCTRL ALT DELETE does not work from Hyper-V Console
I have a Windows 2008 R2 SP1 VHD that was created and running on a Windows 2008 R2 Standard machine for some time with no issues. Last night I shut down the guest os and copied the vhd to a new...
View ArticleHyper-V on Windows 10 networking logic - can anyone explain?
Hi,I realize this is Windows Server and not Windows 10, but since this is the only relevant Hyper-V forum I decided to post it here, hope all is good and hopefully Windows 10 Hyper-V logic is similar...
View ArticleStorage Migrate Shared vhdx
I am stumped with how to migrate some shared vhdx from one CSV to another. I have a two node SQL cluster and have shared vhdx so that I can have a guest cluster. I've loosely followed the directions...
View ArticleVirtual Machine failed to start error in Hyper-V
I am having trouble starting the virtual machine using Hyper-V. It keeps prompting this error:The application encountered an error while attempting to change the state of 'virtual machine''Virtual...
View ArticleA virtual disk support provider for the specified file was not found....
Hello All, I was getting below errors after rebooting Hyper V 2012 server, Now everything is fine but looking for RCA & precaution for future issues & I got few article but these are for...
View ArticleFailed while adding virtual ethernet switch connections server 2016
Hi, I am trying to add a virtual switch in Hyper V and getting an error message "failed while adding virtual Ethernet switch connections". I had created 1 virtual switch for one of my VM earlier and...
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