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[Announcements] New FAQShop Facebook Page Now Available
Tue, Aug 24 2010 2:38

I'm pleased to announce that the new FAQShop Facebook Page is now up and running which you can access at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/FAQShopcom-Microsoft-System-Center-FAQs/350202469935 I know everyone is different and we all consume information... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, SMS KB Articles, OpsMgr 2007, System Center, Virtualisation, Announcements, SCVMM, Win7, ConfigMgr 2007, WSUS, SMS, MOM, FAQ, ConfigMgr 2011

[News] HP and Microsoft Simplify Technology Environments with Solutions Built on New Infrastructure-to-application Model
Wed, Jan 13 2010 15:48

Needless to say when I read this I got VERY excited especially the part about System Center. Below is the official HP Press Release , followed by the post from the Microsoft News Center (where you can watch videos from Steve Ballmer and Mike Hurd giving... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, System Center, Virtualisation, News, Announcements, Deployment, HP, ConfigMgr 2007

[Webcasts/Chats] Moving from VMware to Microsoft - Live Meeting for System Center Influencers, 12th Jan 10:00 am PST
Thu, Jan 7 2010 3:47

I saw this over on the Virtualization Team Blog and thought I’d share. Membership of the System Center Influencers program is free and it’s a REALLY simple application process to get access to some great content. “On Tuesday, January 12, 2010 10:00 AM... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Virtualisation, Webcasts/ Chats

[Win7] Windows 7 Useful Links including Deployment
Tue, Dec 8 2009 11:49

From the ASKCORE blog : Below is a list of useful links when it comes to Deployment (MDT 2010 and SCCM), USMT 4.0, Activation, Application Compatibility, and Boot to VHD on several Microsoft related websites. These links can change from time to time,... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, System Center, Virtualisation, Win7, Deployment, ConfigMgr 2007, MDT, USMT

[Webcast] Disaster Recovery for your Hyper-V Environment
Tue, Dec 8 2009 11:31

Please join Citrix and Microsoft for this live Webcast. Sign up today! Webcast: Disaster Recovery for your Hyper-V Environment When: Wednesday, December 16 at 11:00 am PT During this FREE webcast Citrix and Microsoft introduce a new solution that makes... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Virtualisation, Hyper-V, Webcasts

[SCVMM] What does 'over-committed' status really mean?
Tue, Dec 8 2009 2:54

From the SCVMM Team Blog : One of the top questions that I keep hearing from our customers is to explain the ‘over-committed’ status and why we sometimes display this status. An example of when this status might be displayed is when attempting to migrate... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Virtualisation, SCVMM

[Hyper-V] Installing Virtual CD Software in a Virtual Machine
Tue, Oct 27 2009 14:41

Useful information from the Virtual PC Guy’s blog on using ISO’s in Hyper-V: Like many Hyper-V users, I have created ISO images of most of my CDs / DVDs (and in the case of my MSDN software – have downloaded in ISO format to begin with).  I then... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Virtualisation, Hyper-V

[SCVMM] Hyper-V Management + Delegated Administration + SCVMM
Tue, Oct 13 2009 15:24

From Ben’s blog : A while ago I blogged about how to allow non-administrators to control Hyper-V .  You do this by editing the Hyper-V authorization store.  What I failed to mention at that time was that this method does not work if you are... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Virtualisation, Hyper-V, SCVMM

[SCVMM] Now Available! Updated Virtualization Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) Guides
Thu, Sep 24 2009 2:20

The IPD Guide for Windows Server Virtualization and IPD Guide for System Center Virtual Machine Manager are now updated to reflect the features and functionalities of Windows Server® 2008 R2 and System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2.  These... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Virtualisation, Hyper-V, SCVMM

[Hyper-V] Hyper-V Management Tools update for Windows Vista Service Pack 2 - Virtual PC Guy
Wed, Jul 8 2009 2:06

If you have installed Windows Vista Service Pack 2 on the system that you are using to manage Hyper-V – you should grab this update: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970203 Note that this is an “update” which means that you need to have the original version... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Win OS, Virtualisation, Hyper-V

[Virtualisation] Virtual PC Guy - Fixing a missing “Create Virtual Machine” option [Windows Virtual PC]
Tue, Jul 7 2009 7:44

Some people are finding that when they install Windows Virtual PC, their Virtual Machines folder does not have the option to Create Virtual Machine . If this happens to you – there are three options that you can try: When in the Virtual Machines folder... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Virtualisation

[HP] HP Helps Small and Midsize Businesses Save Time and Money
Thu, May 28 2009 9:02

PALO ALTO, Calif., May 28, 2009 HP today expanded its Total Care initiative for small and midsize businesses (SMBs) with several new products, solutions and services that reduce costs, improve productivity and enhance efficiency. (1) To help SMB customers... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Virtualisation, Announcements, HP

[SCVMM] KB 962941 - Recommended hotfixes for System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008
Thu, Feb 12 2009 5:50

You might want to check out the two hitfixes detailed in this article: Required hotfixes for Hyper-V servers 956589 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956589/ ) Description of the Hyper-V update for issues that may occur when you manage the Hyper-V role... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Virtualisation, MS KBs, Hyper-V, SCVMM

[SCVMM] SCVMM traces on Windows Core
Thu, Feb 12 2009 5:17

This could come in handy when troubleshooting Windows Core VMs… Feed: System Center Virtual Machine Manager Collecting traces while reproducing an issue is one of the best methods we have of determining the source of an issue. Microsoft engineers might... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Win OS, Virtualisation, Hyper-V, SCVMM

[Hyper-V] How To: Migrate VMs to Hyper-V
Tue, Feb 10 2009 11:22

Feed: System Center Virtual Machine Manager Have you ever gone looking for one thing only to find something else totally unrelated but really cool?  Kinda like when you're cleaning out your closet and accidentally stumble across that $50 gift... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Virtualisation, Hyper-V

[Hyper-V] Mike releases WIM2VHD
Tue, Feb 10 2009 2:57

Feed: Virtual PC Guy's WebLog Mike Kolitz has just released "WIM2VHD".  This is a tool that allows you to take the WIM file off of a Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 install DVD and turn it directly into a virtual hard disk that... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Win OS, Virtualisation, Hyper-V, Win7

[SCVMM] Issue adding a host to SCVMM when that host has more than 16 processors
Tue, Feb 10 2009 2:52

Feed: System Center Virtual Machine Manager Looks like we have a new issue in System Center Virtual Machine Manager where adding a host that has more than 16 processors may crash the server with the following error: System.InvalidOperationException: Nullable... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Virtualisation, SCVMM

Virtualisation Saves Microsoft Customers Nearly a Half-Million Dollars Per Year
Mon, Feb 9 2009 10:52

Businesses gain value via server consolidation, integrated management tools and application management. Reading, UK. — Feb. 9, 2009 — Microsoft Corp. today announced that some business customers around the world have saved on average $470,000 (U.S.) per... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Virtualisation, Hyper-V

[ConfigMgr][OpsMgr]TechNet Webcast: Managing Virtual Solutions with OpsMgr and ConfigMgr 2007
Mon, Feb 9 2009 8:56

Feed: The Operations Manager Support Team Blog Here's another cool webcast we have coming up on managing virtual solutions using OpsMgr and ConfigMgr.  This one is on March 24th (Tuesday).  Details and a registration link are below: ===... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, ConfigMgr 2007 (SCCM), OpsMgr 2007, TechNet Webcasts/ Chats, Events, Virtualisation, Hyper-V

[Virtualisation] FREE eBook: Understanding Microsoft Virtualization Solutions
Mon, Feb 9 2009 6:27

Just stumbled across this FREE eBook written by one of my favourite authors Mitch Tulloch which I’m off to download now… Understanding Microsoft Virtualization Solutions By Mitch Tulloch with the Microsoft Virtualization Teams ISBN: 9780735693371 This... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Virtualisation, Hyper-V