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January 2005 - Posts

Friday, January 21, 2005 9:39 AM

Reader poll - what topics to cover in this blog

So far, I've been scanning internal and external newsgroups to figure out what the "hot" topics are to cover in this blog. But judging by the consistent number of visitors I'm getting, this blog has quite a few regular readers. So I'd like to find out
Posted by megand | 8 Comments
Thursday, January 20, 2005 2:19 PM

Sysprepping virtual machines

You might want to create a “base” virtual machine with an operating system and applications, and then copy its .vhd file to use for other virtual machines. Before you make copies of the .vhd, however, it’s important to run Sysprep in the guest operating
Posted by megand | 6 Comments
Tuesday, January 18, 2005 8:50 PM

Windows Server team is looking for great tech writers

I know this is slightly off topic, but Windows Server User Assistance has a number of openings for technical writers, and if we fill the positions, I'll have more time to write in this blog. To qualify, you need to have a strong background and preferably
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Tuesday, January 18, 2005 5:42 PM

Using virtual machines for testing

Using virtual machines for testing software and patches is really catching on at Microsoft, and for good reason. Find out why in my new article published under the Develpment and Test category ( http://blogs.technet.com/megand/articles/355668.aspx ).
Posted by megand | 2 Comments
Monday, January 17, 2005 11:49 AM

Virtual Server script repository

You probably already know that Virtual Server provides a complete set of COM interfaces for programmatic management (see Start > All Programs > Microsoft Virtual Server > Virtual Server Programmer's Guide). But did you know about the Virtual
Posted by megand | 1 Comments
Wednesday, January 12, 2005 1:53 PM

Virtual Server 2005 Service Pack 1 - features and availability

Here's what Kurt Schmucker, the program manager for Virtual Server 2005 Service Pack 1 says about the release: "As with typical service packs from Microsoft, Virtual Server 2005 Service Pack 1 will be primarily a rollup of fixes we have seen since the
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Friday, January 07, 2005 5:12 PM

Connecting virtual machines to separate physical networks

You can attach each virtual machine running under the same instance of Virtual Server to a separate physical network and also isolate the virtual machine network traffic from the host, as follows: On the network adapters (NICs) to which you will attach
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Thursday, January 06, 2005 4:17 PM

HP Webinar: Virtual Machine Management Pack

HP is delivering a live Webinar on January 14, 2005 on Virtual Machine Management. Here's the description from HP: "Learn the advantages of virtual machine technology and understand how the Virtual Machine Management Pack allows you to manage and control
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Thursday, January 06, 2005 1:59 PM

Blogcast series: Using VSMT to migrate an NT4 server to Virtual Server 2005

John Howard has posted a series of blogcasts (e.g., video clips published on a blog) that walk you through the process of using VSMT to migrate a Windows NT 4.0 server into a virtual machine running under Virtual Server 2005. You can find them on his
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Thursday, January 06, 2005 9:52 AM

Detailed documentation for Virtual Server 2005 Migration Toolkit (VSMT)

Although there are high-level instructions on performing a migration in the VSMT whitepaper ( http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/virtualserver/overview/vsmtwhitepaper.mspx ), if you're going to do a serious migration, you need to follow the
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