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23 May 2006
Windows Server virtualization
...is here (nearly). I'll provide more details over the coming days, but with WinHEC now upon us, the covers are lifted on both Windows Server virtualization and System Center Virtual Machine Manager (aka Carmine). For now, the best place to find info Read More...
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04 May 2006
Does Hardware Assistance make a difference?
The simple answer is a definite yes. However, it's sometimes useful to have a "finger in the air" gauge of how much. I therefore did some very unscientific measurements using my watch to compare timings for some basic functions. Of course, before reading Read More...
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03 May 2006
Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 FAQ#1: Hardware requirements
I've had numerous direct emails asking what are the requirements for hardware when running Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 Beta 1 . Just to make this clear - even on hardware which does not have virtualization assistance from the processor, it runs just fine. Read More...
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28 April 2006
How to Enable Hardware Assisted Virtualization in VS2005R2 SP1 Beta
Once you install Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 Beta 1, you'll notice a check box on the properties page for a virtual machine as shown below - it's as simple as checking the box (on by default). Have fun - and remember, this is Beta code - only install it Read More...
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28 April 2006
Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 Beta 1 download link and availability details
Although on the Windows virtualization team here, it's heads down working on the next generation of virtual machine support to be built into Windows Longhorn server with a " hypervisor " architecture, we're absolutely not sitting still on the Virtual Read More...
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26 April 2006
Installing or Accessing VSMT help on a Windows XP machine.
I thought this was worth mentioning after I received an email today with a question about VSMT . I answered the email (hopefully with the correct answer!), but would have been able to give a more complete answer if I had had the VSMT help file to hand. Read More...
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19 April 2006
Virtual Server Cluster - Move workload on CPU spike
Here's a good question emailed to me yesterday. If you seen the Virtual Server 2005 R2 Host Clustering demos during events such as IT Forum last year, in addition to the planned & unplanned failover as per my blogcasts a few months ago, we include Read More...
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18 April 2006
Updated MOM Management Pack for Virtual Server 2005 R2 Released
A revised version of the MOM management pack for Virtual Server 2005 R2 was released late last week. It can be used against hosts running Virtual Server 2005 RTM and R2. Overview This Management Pack provides monitoring and reporting for the following Read More...
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12 April 2006
NVRAM settings in Virtual Server 2005 R2
....so I have to thank my bosses boss for pointing this one out (and I guess this means I've also found out who the third reader of this blog is :) ), but there's also a little known method, SetConfigurationValue, in the Virtual Server 2005 R2 COM API. Read More...
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11 April 2006
PXE boot in Virtual Server 2005 R2 after an OS is installed in a VM
I had an email from Kari this afternoon asking what key should be used to trigger PXE-booting of a VM under Virtual Server 2005 R2 after an OS is already present on the hard disk. Kari pointed out it worked if there was no OS previously installed (as Read More...
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06 April 2006
WinHEC 2006 and Windows Virtualization
The Windows Hardware Engineering Conference 2006 being held in at the Washington State Convention and Trade Centre in Seattle on 23rd to 25th May this year will provide a lot of further information on Windows Virtualization. There is a whole (sub-)track Read More...
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04 April 2006
Linux Support in VS2005 R2 KB Article
Here's the link to the KB article I referred to yesterday for third party operating system (read Linux today) under Virtual Server 2005 R2. Cheers John. Read More...
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04 April 2006
MMS (Microsoft Management Summit) San Diego - April 24th-28th
Previously having been UK based, I haven't been directing people to US based conference information. However, given some of the announcments yesterday about Virtual Server, the fact that Steve B was the person who kicked off the Linux support under Virtual Read More...
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03 April 2006
VHD Licensing
Quick blog to respond to several queries which have been directed at me today which needs a little clarification - this is with respect to the number of companies who have licensed the VHD (Virtual Hard Disk) file format now increased to more than 45. Read More...
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03 April 2006
Linux Support in Virtual Server 2005 R2
Co-inciding with the announcment of Virtual Server 2005 R2 Enterprise Edition being free , it was also announced that Virtual Machine Additions for Linux additions are available for download along with the list of varients which will be supported: -Red Read More...
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