Nicholas King : Virtualization

Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 Beta

nking — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:48:00 GMT

This one snuck past my radar :) Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 Beta is the downloadable Hypervisor that offers virtualization. Why this is especially interesting is when you look at the features this supports. Microsoft® Hyper-V™ Server 2008 R2 is...(read more)

SCVMM: Virtualization Service needs attention

nking — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:58:18 GMT

Over the last few weeks I’ve been testing some scenarios and generally looking at System Center Virtual Machine Manager. Yesterday however I came across this error “ Virtualization Service needs attention ”. Even though I had all of the services...(read more)

Sun announces a virtualized EBS SKU on a SINGLE server

nking — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:26:00 GMT

Recently Sun announced a virtualized EBS SKU that resides on a single server. What’s even more interesting is that they’ve provided three options to enable you to get the right level of HW to support the scale in your organization. Check out the...(read more)

Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 Beta – Now Available

nking — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:38:00 GMT

Last week Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 Beta went online for download. You can download it from here . Also you should download the beta overview doc and configuration guide . Hyper-V Server makes a great virtualization host, especially in...(read more)

Licensing Changes for CALS and HYper-V

nking — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:22:00 GMT

Last week there was an important change in licensing for Windows Server 2008 related to CALs and Virtualization. The announcement is below; <snip> A number of trends, including consolidation and high availability, are driving more deployments...(read more)

EBS Virtualized – STEP BY STEP – Part 6 – Attaching the Planning data

nking — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:03:40 GMT

Now for the last piece of setup unique to vitualizing EBS. Adding the Planning Data. Remember the .iso file we created here , well next you need to attach this iso to your VM. You wont need to reconnect the Management Server installation...(read more)

EBS Virtualized – STEP BY STEP – Part 5 – Starting Installation – Windows OBE

nking — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 01:13:31 GMT

Now we can finally start running the VMs. You have two options to attaching the media. Either by DVD and changing the DVD each machine or by using .iso’s. I prefer iso for a couple reasons. It allows you to take the only shortcut...(read more)

EBS Virtualized – STEP BY STEP – Part 4 – Setting up the Virtual Machines

nking — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:05:00 GMT

So far we’ve covered, the basics, how to test your HW performance, and how to run the Planning and Preparation Wizard, and create the .iso to attach to your Management Server during setup. Today, I’m going to cover how to configure your VMs to support...(read more)

EBS Virtualized – STEP BY STEP – Part 3 – Planning and Prep Wizard

nking — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:32:41 GMT

The next step is to run the Planning and Preparation Wizard on your network and enter your configuration settings. I have a post planned later on going into more detail with this wizard later on, but there are some tricks here you need to...(read more)

EBS Virtualized – STEP by STEP – PART 2 – Hardware Sizing

nking — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:13:00 GMT

Here’s where the majority of the virtualization issues I’ve seen to date occur. To repeat that just to be clear. If you under-spec the HW for your virtualized environment you will pay the price in performance and stability. That goes...(read more)

EBS Virtualized – STEP by STEP – PART 1 – The Disclaimer

nking — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:35:00 GMT

OK, so this is the number one question I get “Nick, how do I set up EBS in production for an EBS site with less than 30 users using Hyper-V on a single server?” Now there is already a ton of documentation already on TechNet , but I have to agree,...(read more)

How to set up SBS backup in a Hyper-V environment

nking — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 19:54:00 GMT

Last week I posted about how to do a bare metal restore and David from down-under asked if I could explain how I had SBS backup setup in my virtual environment. It’s worth pointing out that in my current backup configuration I’m *not* protecting...(read more)

Bare Metal restore with SBS 2008 running virtualized

nking — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 06:52:00 GMT

Over the last few weeks I’ve been experimenting with my SBS deployment at home. Unfortunately I’ve done some irreparable damage and need to revert back to a known good quantity. To do that I’ve decided to do a bare metal restore. Now...(read more)

Hyper-V Server – Interview with Bryon Surace

nking — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 00:52:08 GMT

Earlier this week I was talking to some of the SBS MVPs about Hyper-V server. I just noticed Bryon talking to the guys on Technet EDGE about this. For those of you want a sneak peak at Hyper-V server, check out the interview on the Technet...(read more)

SBS 2008 Rocks!!

nking — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:36 GMT

There are many reasons why I love this product, but I want to share a real world example with you of how SBS really is a powerful solution. Last week I was moving house. I use a Comcast cable connection and use the Internet Address Management wizard...(read more)