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[Win7] Windows 7 Useful Links including Deployment

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:49:12 GMT

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)

[Webcast] Disaster Recovery for your Hyper-V Environment

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:31:07 GMT

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)

[SCVMM] What does 'over-committed' status really mean?

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:54:47 GMT

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)

[Hyper-V] Installing Virtual CD Software in a Virtual Machine

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:41:53 GMT

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)

[SCVMM] Hyper-V Management + Delegated Administration + SCVMM

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:24:00 GMT

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)

[SCVMM] Now Available! Updated Virtualization Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) Guides

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:20:35 GMT

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)

[Hyper-V] Hyper-V Management Tools update for Windows Vista Service Pack 2 - Virtual PC Guy

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:06:30 GMT

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)

[Virtualisation] Virtual PC Guy - Fixing a missing “Create Virtual Machine” option [Windows Virtual PC]

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:44:08 GMT

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)

[HP] HP Helps Small and Midsize Businesses Save Time and Money

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Thu, 28 May 2009 14:02:00 GMT

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)

[MMS] 2009 Early Bird Registration Closes on April 3rd!

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 08:41:00 GMT

Make sure you get in before 3rd April to get your discount... Register by April 3 rd and save over $300! Reserve your place now at the premiere technical event of the year for IT Management Professionals. Register before April 3 rd 2009 and you’ll save...(read more)

[SCVMM] KB 962941 - Recommended hotfixes for System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:50:35 GMT

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)

[SCVMM] SCVMM traces on Windows Core

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:17:59 GMT

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)

[Hyper-V] How To: Migrate VMs to Hyper-V

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:22:43 GMT

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)

[Hyper-V] Mike releases WIM2VHD

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 08:57:50 GMT

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)

[SCVMM] Issue adding a host to SCVMM when that host has more than 16 processors

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 08:52:15 GMT

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)

Virtualisation Saves Microsoft Customers Nearly a Half-Million Dollars Per Year

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:52:36 GMT

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)

[ConfigMgr][OpsMgr]TechNet Webcast: Managing Virtual Solutions with OpsMgr and ConfigMgr 2007

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:56:43 GMT

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)

[Virtualisation] FREE eBook: Understanding Microsoft Virtualization Solutions

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 12:27:56 GMT

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)

[Win7] Mounting VHDs with Windows 7

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 11:00:52 GMT

Feed: Virtual PC Guy's WebLog In Windows 7 / Windows Server 2008 R2 VHD support is now part of the platform. This means that you do not need to enable Hyper-V to mount and manipulate virtual hard disks. You can mount virtual hard disks...(read more)

[System Center] Upcoming event: System Center Meets Virtualization – Fulfilling the Promise of the Dynamic Datacenter

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 10:45:18 GMT

Feed: The Operations Manager Support Team Blog Just a quick note about an upcoming event we have planned that you may be interested in. This one is taking place next Tuesday on February 10th in three locations across California: Irvine San Francisco...(read more)