September, 2011

SQL Server 2008 R2 provides a Sysprep functionality as an advanced installation option: it is a two-step installation process just like the Windows Sysprep tool, which allows user to install SQL Server setup files (Prepare Image step) and then configure...

Just a quick heads up on a new KB article we published today: ===== Symptoms Virtual machines report 'Unsupported Cluster Configuration' in System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 (SCVMM). The "Refresh Host Cluster" job takes 15-20 minutes...

  One of the  very first operational steps when using System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) 2012 or an earlier version of VMM is adding a host. In VMM 2012 , this can be a Hyper-V, VMware ESX or a Citrix XenServer host. This article applies...

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Here’s a new SCVMM 2008 Knowledge Base article we published this morning. If you’re seeing an issue where a P2V fails at 79% with Error 551 or 0x80070002 then you’ll want to check this one out: ===== Symptoms A P2V conversion using System Center Virtual...

The VMM team is proud to announce the public availability of the Release Candidate for System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 (VMM)! FEEDBACK Please read the following regarding providing feedback: Submit bugs via the Connect Site. ...

Here’s a new SCVMM 2008/OpsMgr 2007 KB article we published this morning.  If you’re seeing an issue where PRO Tips alerts are unexpectedly being removed from the PRO Tips alerts window then you’ll want to check this one out: ===== Symptoms PRO Tips...