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Virtual Domain Controllers and Time Synchronisation
The question of how to handle virtual Domain Controllers has been around for quite some time. The answer really depends on what product you have decided to use as your virtualisation platform:...
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Hyper-V: Where do I start?
There are plenty of docs and blogs out there digging deep into Hyper-V. However, a few customers have asked a simple question: “What do I need to think about before I start testing Hyper-V?"Well,...
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Step-by-Step Guide for Testing Hyper-V and Failover Clustering
I blogged recently on “How to create a Windows Server 2008 Cluster within Hyper-V using simulated iSCSI storage”. This is enough to get you familiar with how clusters work in Windows Server 2008. The...
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Hyper-V RC1 is out!!!
Check out the posting on the Windows Virtualization Team blog here for more details.As usual its a one way upgrade process. Once you go forward there is no coming back! :)Hyper-V RC0 to RC1 Upgrade...
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Virtualisation Candidates – How to identify
In my post yesterday I spoke about virtualisation candidates (amongst other things) and how we now know what loads and systems are viable. Have a look at the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP)...
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Hyper-V : Link madness
Need some light reading for the weekend? Have a look at the links below. All part of the growing body of knowledge around Hyper-V.WebsitesMicrosoft Virtualization Home...
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Scripting: Hyper-V - Mount VHDs by right clicking
There are plenty of posts on the interweb that show you how to mount and unmount vhds via powershell. I downloaded the Hyper-V PowerShell management library from CodePlex.com here as created by James...
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Virtualisation : Support statements and Licensing
Over the past week or so Microsoft have clarified the support statement for server products running in virtual environments. The most significant announcement was the Server Virtualisation Validation...
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Technology Day – Microsoft Virtualisation (Level: 300)
We are running an event this December for Microsoft Premier customers. I'm pretty excited about it actually. Premier Field Engineering and Microsoft Consulting Services are teaming up to present real...
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How to P2V Windows 2000 server using SCVMM 2008
With the economic down turn and the green agenda Virtualisation has become a hot topic with my customer. These days its all about getting the best value for money as possible with your IT budget, so...
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Expensive Hypervisors - a bad idea even if you can afford them
Here is a great post from James O'Neill. http://blogs.technet.com/jamesone/archive/2008/03/13/expensive-hypervisors-a-bad-idea-even-if-you-can-afford-them.aspAs Microsoft get ready with Hyper-V, VMware...
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Expensive Hypervisors - a bad idea even if you can afford them
Here is a great post from James O'Neill. http://blogs.technet.com/jamesone/archive/2008/03/13/expensive-hypervisors-a-bad-idea-even-if-you-can-afford-them.aspAs Microsoft get ready with Hyper-V, VMware...
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Virtual Domain Controllers and Time Synchronisation
The question of how to handle virtual Domain Controllers has been around for quite some time. The answer really depends on what product you have decided to use as your virtualisation platform:...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hyper-V: Where do I start?
There are plenty of docs and blogs out there digging deep into Hyper-V. However, a few customers have asked a simple question: “What do I need to think about before I start testing Hyper-V?"Well,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Step-by-Step Guide for Testing Hyper-V and Failover Clustering
I blogged recently on “How to create a Windows Server 2008 Cluster within Hyper-V using simulated iSCSI storage”. This is enough to get you familiar with how clusters work in Windows Server 2008. The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hyper-V RC1 is out!!!
Check out the posting on the Windows Virtualization Team blog here for more details.As usual its a one way upgrade process. Once you go forward there is no coming back! :)Hyper-V RC0 to RC1 Upgrade...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Virtualisation Candidates – How to identify
In my post yesterday I spoke about virtualisation candidates (amongst other things) and how we now know what loads and systems are viable. Have a look at the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP)...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hyper-V : Link madness
Need some light reading for the weekend? Have a look at the links below. All part of the growing body of knowledge around Hyper-V.WebsitesMicrosoft Virtualization Home...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Scripting: Hyper-V - Mount VHDs by right clicking
There are plenty of posts on the interweb that show you how to mount and unmount vhds via powershell. I downloaded the Hyper-V PowerShell management library from CodePlex.com here as created by James...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Virtualisation : Support statements and Licensing
Over the past week or so Microsoft have clarified the support statement for server products running in virtual environments. The most significant announcement was the Server Virtualisation Validation...
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