Just a quick heads up on a new KB article we published today: ===== Symptoms Installation of Virtual Guest Services (integration components) fails in System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 (SCVMM) but can be successfully installed manually in Hyper...

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...

Hi everyone, we have a couple exciting Microsoft virtualization & SCVMM career training opportunities coming up that you won’t want to miss: http://mctreadiness.com/MicrosoftCareerConferenceRegistration.aspx?pid=270 . Virtualization Career Training...

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...

As many of you probably already know, for a long time the Script Repository (a special-purpose gallery) has been an engine of great content and community engagement on TechNet.  Well starting last week it was upgraded significantly and launched as...

I know this one isn’t necessarily SCVMM specific but if you’re doing any work with Hyper-V then you’re going to want to know about these.  These are the top "gotchas" or "known issues" that folks seem to have the most trouble...

Here’s a heads up on another nice article I found over on the TechNet Wiki today. This is another one written by MVP Kristian Nese and it talks about creating compatibility profiles in SCVMM 2012: Another interesting feature that I have found quite useful...

I just wanted to let you know about a new Knowledge Base article we published this morning. This one talks about an issue where the Virtual Machine Manager Service can crash with VMs running Linux Integration Components v3.1 for Hyper-V: ===== Symptoms...

Here’s a heads up on a nice article I found over on the TechNet Wiki today. This is another one written by MVP Kristian Nese and it talks about load balancing and cloud computing in relation to SCVMM 2012: One characteristic of cloud computing is virtualized...

I just wanted to let you know about a new Knowledge Base article we published today. You’ll definitely want to bookmark this one as it tells you how to troubleshoot a couple of the more common issues we see when adding a Hyper-V host in SCVMM 2008 or...

Just wanted to let you know that the System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 SP1 hotfix rollup package dated July 12, 2011 was now available for download.  Here’s the text from the KB describing the update: ===== INTRODUCTION This article describes...

On Thursday, July 14 th we will be giving online training to user groups about Failover Clustering & Hyper-V: Planning your Highly-Available Virtualization Environment .  This event is run in collaboration with Microsoft’s User Group Support...

Here’s a heads up on yet another cool article I found over on the TechNet Wiki today regarding System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012. This is another one written by MVP Kristian Nese and it talks about the concept of services in SCVMM 2012: For those...

Hi Cluster Fans, The System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 Beta (SCVMM 2012) has just been released and there are some great high-availability and clustering features coming to simplify datacenter management. VMM Server High-Availability Virtual...

We just published this one today so you’ll want to check this out if you’re seeing errors sharing an ISO in SCVMM: ===== Symptoms When using the System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) 2008 R2 console to share an ISO file during new virtual machine...

The steps below demonstrate how to remove a node from a cluster that is managed by System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 (SCVMM).  In my example I have used a cluster named CLU224544 and I have 2 nodes.  Both are physical boxes with Windows...

If you are adding a new node to an existing cluster that is being managed by System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 (SCVMM), or if you had to rebuild a node of a cluster and need to add it back, here are the steps that are required: First, here is...

Here’s a new Knowledge Base article we published this morning that talks about an issue you might run into when trying to install System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008. This one deals with an accounts/permissions issue and fortunately it’s an easy...

Have you ever wanted to know how to create and deploy a stand-alone virtual machine with a blank virtual hard disk (.vhd) using System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012?  If so then we have the video for you.  Microsoft’s own Tessa Wooley...

I was checking out what’s new over on the TechNet Wiki this morning and came across a neat SCVMM article written by a Microsoft Partner who goes by the screen name Pronichkin .  In it he talks about the cause and resolution to a scenario where you...

Have you had an opportunity to look at the new System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 Beta , yet? Are you confused as to all of the new features and capabilities and how do I learn about all of this good, new stuff? Wouldn’t it be nice to have a place...