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Robert Larson

Thoughts and information on Virtualization and other topics

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  • Virtual Server 2005 R2 Resource Kit Now on the Shelves!


    Welcome to my blog.

    I am an Architect with MS Consulting Services specializing in Infrastructure Optimization and Virtualization. I am also the co-author of the new Virtual Server 2005 R2 Resource Kit.

    In this blog I will talk about various technology subjects that are my passion and also drive me crazy sometimes.

    The information in this weblog is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. This weblog does not represent the thoughts, intentions, plans or strategies of my employer. It is solely my opinion. Inappropriate comments will be deleted at the authors discretion. All code samples are provided "AS IS" without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose.

August 2007 - Posts

WindowsITPro Articles
In addition to writing books for MSPress, I have written a few articles for WindowsITPro. The articles are a 3 part progressive series on creating a mobile physical to virtual migration solution using VSMT. The first two articles have been published and Read More...
Upgrading to Virtual Server 2005 SP1 - Why can't I start my VMs?
Ok so you have decided to upgrade your Virtual Server installation to the latest version SP1. So you want to minimize the downtime and save the states of your running virtual machines and you do the upgrade (stopping the services like it warns you) and Read More...
Documenting Virtual Server Host Configuration
The text and scripts for this post are adapted from the Virtual Server 2005 R2 Resource Kit . Have you ever wanted to get a quick documentation of your Virtual Server 2005 R2 host configuration? What if you could do this using script and collect the information Read More...
Troubleshooting slow OS installation over the network
I have seen this question pop up endless times. "when I install the OS in my virtual machine using PXE over the network, is takes hours". This situation can be caused by many different factors, but here are the top two that I have seen: 1) Smart Host Read More...
Virtual Server 2005 R2 Resource Kit Sample Chapters Posted
We received the sample chapters from the resource kit and my co-author Janique Carbone posted them to her virtualization community site file download section at http://vscommunity.com/files . In addition to the full table of contents, you will find the Read More...
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