May 2009 - Posts

21 May 2009
New in Hyper-V Windows Server 2008 R2 Part 2 – MAC Spoofing
Our Virtual Switch got smarter in Windows Server 2008 R2. In Windows Server 2008, VMs are susceptible to MAC spoofing. MAC spoofing is where a (generally) malicious machine pretends to be another machine on a network (there are legitimate applications Read More...
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06 May 2009
Using Hyper-V Manager "v1" against Windows Server 2008 R2
I had a couple of emails overnight asking whether it is possible to use Hyper-V Manager "v1" (as in KB952627 for Windows Vista SP1, or part of RSAT in Windows Server 2008) pointing to a machine running Windows Server 2008 R2 RC or Microsoft Hyper-V Server Read More...
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05 May 2009
Hyper-V RC Release Download Links
Today, the last of the download links for the Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 RC (Release Candidate) release, Windows 7 client and the Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) for Windows 7 RC have gone live. Windows Server 2008 Read More...
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05 May 2009
Hyper-V and in-place upgrade to Windows Server 2008 R2 Release Candidate
A cautionary note for those of you performing an in-place upgrade of a machine running Windows Server 2008 with the Hyper-V role enabled, to Windows Server 2008 R2 Release Candidate. During the installation, you will see the following compatibility report Read More...
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04 May 2009
New in Hyper-V Windows Server 2008 R2 Part 1 – Dedicated Networks
I thought I’d start a series of posts highlighting some of the smaller changes in Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008 R2. There’ll be plenty of people covering the larger features such as Live Migration, so I figured someone needs to cover the other fun stuff! Read More...
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