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Script to perform a warm backup of a virtual machine
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Here's an example of a script written in VBScript that you can write to perform a warm backup of a virtual machine. It was written by John Kelbley, who's a technology specialist for Microsoft. Please pay attention to the warnings and caveats given in the script. Thanks John! ' READ THIS LINE!!...
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Script: Generate a list of virtual machines
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These two scripts from John Kelbley, written in VBScript, list the virtual machines that are currently registered on a given instance of Virtual Server. Remember that these scripts are provided as-is, with no warranties, and are not supported by Microsoft. This script shows the virtual machines registered...
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14 Apr 2005
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Script: Show the state of all virtual machines
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Here's another script from John Kelbley, written in VBScript. It shows the current state of all virtual machines on the current instance of Virtual Server. Remember that this script is provided as-is, with no warranties, and is not supported by Microsoft. VMStateCodes = Array("Invalid", "Turned...
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Script to perform a warm backup of a virtual machine (faster)
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Here's an example of a script written in VBScript that you can use to make a warm backup of a virtual machine using UNC paths. It was written by John Kelbley. He says using this script that relies on UNC paths is faster than using the other script with the same title, so I added "faster" to the title...
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