Plumbing & Wiring in a Microsoft World : Hyper-V

DPM 2007 SP1 brings Hyper-V Support

infoz — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 02:52:27 GMT

DPM SP1 has been released just in time for the Christmas break, and is available for download in both x86 and x64 versions:

DPM 2007 sp1 x86 http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=125991

DPM 2007 sp1 x64 http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=125992

By leveraging the VSS writer built into the Windows platform, DPM 2007 SP1 can deliver host-based backups of guest operating systems running on Hyper-V with zero downtime, as well as 'traditional style' guest-based backups for more granular backups at the workload level, as well as coverage for any physical servers that may remain in your environment.

Find out what's new in SP1. [RH]

Hyper-V Server Consolidation Assessment Tool

infoz — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:51:07 GMT

The Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) toolkit version 3.1 has now been released and can be downloaded from here. This updated version includes reporting on how to consolidate Windows workloads using Hyper-V, our new virtualisation platform. We even offer guidance on how to best place your virtual machines in your shiny new Hyper-V environment! [RH]

Hyper-V goes RTM!

infoz — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:36:00 GMT

Well, we've been waiting for this one for a little while, and here it is...KB950050. Get the details from http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/virtualization-consolidation.aspx

and download from here http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=F3AB3D4B-63C8-4424-A738-BADED34D24ED&displaylang=en

[RH]