In Windows Server 2008 R2, during installation you can choose either Full or Server Core installation. There is no option to switch between Server Core and Server Full installation. Considering Microsoft Hyper-V Best Practices, Server Core Installation...

    With the release of Service Pack 1 for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2, there have been numerous questions about RemoteFX. Let’s dive in. ------------------------------------------------------- RemoteFX -----...

  This blog discusses running a Windows Server Failover Cluster (WSFC) in a Virtual Machine (VM) on top of a VMware host.   Running a cluster in a virtualized environment is commonly referred to as "Guest Clustering".   Guest...

  Looking for performance data of Hyper-V servers or even VMware compete, will strike gold with this overview:   Title of Performance Materials Location of Material on public sites Hyper-V performance comparison: Microsoft Windows Server 2008...

a real DR Scenario running on NetApp -- Virtualization

  The following graph shows the relative performances for a number of different scenarios (with Dynamic VHD being the baseline).   Fixed VHD always performs better than a Dynamic VHD in most scenarios by roughly 10% to 15% with the exception...

VHD tool is an unmanaged code command-line tool for instant creation of large fixed-size VHDs. Usage VhdTool.exe /create <FileName> <Size> [/quiet] VhdTool.exe /convert <FileName> [/quiet] VhdTool.exe /extend <FileName>...

Issue: Recently, one of my customer contacted me for P2V conversion issue. P2V conversion failed at 60 %. Trying to convert Windows Server 2003 SP2 BlackBerry server on Windows Server 2008 R2 DataCenter Hyper-V Virtual Machine. Error (2944) ...

  This whitepaper details the performance improvements in Hyper-V R2 on Fixed VHD creation, Difference Disk performance and chain length, plus many other interesting tidbits Download White Paper Here: (Updated and published on March 2010)

Supported Applications: The following applications are supported on Hyper-V . Supported Operating System Support: This list shows the set of supported guest OS on Hyper-V with vCPU configuration:   Supported Client Operating Systems: The following...

DOWNLOAD NOW   Preferred order to upgrade host:   There are three steps and you should perform them in this order : 1.        Ensure Virtual Machines are ready for the update 2.       ...

  Microsoft has a Virtualization Support Wizard on the internet that can help them determine if a virtualization configuration is supported without calling Microsoft support. You pick the product version, virtualization solution, and guest OS and...

  The following table shows changes in storage.  Some of the changes are performance related like hot add of storage.  This helps performance by reducing the time it takes to add new storage.  The big things to note are increases in...

As of June 2010, the Failover Cluster team upped the support limit to 384 virtual machines per node to match the Hyper-V maximum of up to 384 virtual machines per server. In addition, the overall number of running VMs per cluster has been bumped to 1000...

  If you are using Server Core in Windows Server 2008 R2, you'll know that there are always certain tasks you need to do upon installation to configure things like Network Configuration, Activation, Firewall, Windows Update, Hyper-V Settings. This...

  The following pages list the VMM 2008 R2 error messages, grouped by error code number: Error Codes 0-499 Error Codes 500-999 Error Codes 1000-1499 Error Codes 1500-1999 Error Codes 2000-2499 Error Codes 2500-2999 Error Codes 3000-3499 Error Codes...

  Three type of Virtual Hard Disk (VHD): Dynamic Disk Fixed Disk Differencing Disk Pass-Through Disk ** Fixed disk and Pass-Through Disk are highly recommended for Production. ** Maximum size of VHD: 2 TB (2040 GB) There are a total of five actions...

  Let me take an opportunity to address Network Adaptor binding issues with Windows Core Server and Hyper-V Server 2008/R2.  While working on many deployment projects on Core or Hyper-V server where we encountered network binding issue. ...

  Two ways to estimate the number and cost of Windows Server Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition and Datacenter Edition licenses needed for your virtualization scenarios:     CALCULATOR 1   CALCULATOR 2 Calculator 1 is designed to...

  The following link shows the list of software updates and hotfixes for Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008 / Windows Server 2008 R2. . These updates and hotfixes can help avoid some known issues and may save you a support call. Comprehensive list of...

  With Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Hyper-V and Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 SP1, we focused Hyper-V development on enhancing Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) scenarios, which resulted in the introduction of Dynamic Memory and RemoteFX. In...

Now available as a public download, the software is essentially the same software that ships with Windows Storage Server 2008 R2. Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 and the public download package will be refreshed (kept in sync) with any software fixes and...

  The folks at 5Nine have developed a local GUI for Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2! With the 5Nine Hyper-V Manager you can create virtual machines, virtual networks, and more. In fact, 5Nine Hyper-V Manager supports Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008...

The Switch to Hyper-V program helps partners and customer go beyond virtualization to true cloud computing. It provides guidance, resources, and tools, like Microsoft’s Virtual Machine Migration Toolkit, that take the risk out of virtual migrations...

  North America Partner Technical Services Great opportunity to learn about new features in upcoming new version of System Center Configuration Manager 2012. Currently, the product is in beta 2. System Center Configuration Manager 2012:Technical...