Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows® 7 with SP1 enables IT administrators to manage roles and features that are installed on computers that are running Windows Server® 2008 R2, Windows Server® 2008, or Windows Server® 2003, from a remote computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows...

Applies To: Windows Server 2008 R2 This guide describes how to configure your network to use the live migration feature of Hyper-V™. It provides a detailed list of the networking configuration requirements for optimal performance and reliability. Here is the link: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library...

Not sure what RDSHC is, then take a look at the RDS Hosts Capacity Planning document Remote Desktop Session Host Capacity Planning in Windows Server 2008 R2 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=ca837962-4128-4680-b1c0-ad0985939063 The Remote Desktop Session Host...

This release of the Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool completely replaces version 2.0. Version 2.1 of the tool now works with System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2, System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP2, and Windows Server Update Services 3.0 SP2. The tool also supports updating the...

All you want to know about Hyper-V in one place on the Technet website http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/dd565807.aspx Including:   ·         Planning ·         Installation ·         Guidance...

If so the Technet Script Center has plenty of resources, view them here Some scripts I’d like to highlight: Virtual Machine Management Configure Guest OS for VDI (PowerShell) Configure Guest OS for VDI (VB Script)   Virtual machine assignment management Bulk assign virtual machines to users or pools...

…in that case you’ll need http://www.codeplex.com/CoreConfig   It is completely open source so it can be ammended and changed to fit your requirements, this version has been a year in the making and has been written in powershell with a reference to Winforms so that a GUI format is displayed.  ...

Selecting the Right Virtualization Technology Windows Server 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Services The Infrastructure Planning and Design team has released two updated guides, Selecting the Right Virtualization Technology and Windows Server 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Services. Download the IPD Guide for Selecting...

If you need these tools and if your reading this you probably do, the the RSAT tools are now at RTM and available John has all the details (as usual): http://blogs.technet.com/jhoward/archive/2009/08/11/windows-7-rsat-final-build-available-for-download.aspx     Technorati Tags: rsat

I couldn’t be clearer than that, more details here and from Presspass   Technorati Tags: Hyper-v R2

Today, in a break from the ordinary, Microsoft released 20,000 lines of device driver code to the Linux community. The code, which includes three Linux device drivers, has been submitted to the Linux kernel community for inclusion in the Linux tree. The drivers will be available to the Linux community...

This is a recent post I missed (thanks for the pointer Julius ) from the Remote Desktop Services Team (formally known as Terminal Services). Basically with Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V “ We conducted our testing using both non-SLAT and SLAT hardware and found that SLAT enabled processors increased...

64LP and Processor Compatibility Mode were discussed yesterday on the Windows Server blog , AMD have posted a Live Migration demo , what is different about this, is that they do this across CPU families using Compatibility Mode.     Technorati Tags: Live Migration , SCVMM 2008 , Hyper-V

So Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 will be available… As part of today’s news, Microsoft Corp. announced that the company is anticipating that the next version of its client operating system, Windows 7, will be available to customers in time for the holiday shopping season. In addition, Windows...

  The Release Candidate (RC) is now available @ http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsServer2008R2 which obviously includes Live Migration & CSV.  Also released is Microsoft Hyper-V Server R2 RC - the FREE offering: http://blogs.technet.com/virtualization/archive/2009/05/06/microsoft-hyper-v...

If you've ever had to follow Cheng’s definitive article on setting up SCVMM tracing you know it’s a reasonably simple process but with lots of steps. Now you can do all this in 4 easy steps thanks to Jonathan     Technorati Tags: SCVMM , tracing

I finally caught up with some reading this week, this was an article I meant to look at when published: How Microsoft Designs the Virtualization Host and Network Infrastructure . Just as I finish that one, we release; Best Practices for Deploying Virtual Machines by Using Hyper-V Virtualization Technology...

Ever run a Linux OS on Hyper-V and wanted mouse support, now thanks to our friends at Citrix you can have it, take a look at this announcement http://vmblog.com/archive/2009/03/24/citrix-project-satori-announced.aspx or go straight to the download http://www.xen.org/download/satori.html   Technorati...

After more than two years since the last post, Julius (my colleague) is finally blogging!!  He tells me the posts will be more frequent from now on :-) If you’ve been frustrated at having to type in the same data into the SCOM integrated reports from SCVMM then this post is for you!   Technorati...

  To download, simply go to our site on Connect and sign in with your Live Id. Call to action : Download either the Full Software install or the pre-configured VHD from https://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=799 To get assistance with the beta please participate in the public forums...

There is now a solution accelerator for Hyper-V security…something all of you should in interested in :-) The Hyper-V Security Guide can help you elevate the security of virtualized Microsoft® Windows Server® environments to meet your business-critical needs.  This guide provides IT professionals...

Patrick at HP has made public a whitepaper from HP on guidance for NIC teaming and Hyper-V, whilst it doesn’t state that HP support this, it’s a step in the right direction. Jeremy at HP has also been busy (or should that be busier than usual) and started blogging, lots of SCVMM and PowerShell goodness...

The wait is over, download from here Feature Summary This management pack is tightly integrated with VMM 2008 to implement the following features: Comprehensive health monitoring of virtual machines Performance and Resource Optimization (PRO) in VMM VMM reports Diagram views available from the VMM Administrator...

I hope to see many of you at this event, details are here http://www.mvug.co.uk/ . There are sessions on App-V and Simon and Colin will be presenting the c ase study: Hyper-V RDP deployment at Slough Borough Council In Simon's own words: I’m going to be mainly talking about Slough’s deployment...

This is the second release of the Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool. This version completely replaces version 1 and adds important new support for Hyper-V, Virtual Machine Manager 2008, and Windows Server® 2008 . In addition, version 2 of the tool supports System Center Configuration Manager...