x(perts)64 : Hyper-V

SBS 2008 Backup in Hyper-V Server R2

Charlie Russel — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:11:25 GMT

Windows SBS 2008 prefers to back up to a removable USB drive, which is a problem if your SBS is virtualized in Hyper-V, which doesn’t support USB. There are workarounds, such as FabulaTech’s USB over Network , which I’ve used, and like. But the current...(read more)

FabulaTech USB over Network v4.2

Charlie Russel — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:40:00 GMT

Given what I’ve been seeing since the release of version 4.2 of FabulaTech’s USB over Network software, I’m recommending that users stick with version 4.1 or even earlier. I’ve had multiple unexplained hard crashes that have no...(read more)

HVRemote Updated

Charlie Russel — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 23:27:20 GMT

In case you missed it, John Howard has updated his HVRemote utility. This little gem, which keeps getting better and better, can completely configure both the client and the server to enable you to connect to a Hyper-V server from your Vista or...(read more)

StarWind Software iSCSI Target

Charlie Russel — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 23:41:00 GMT

This is just going to be a quickie. I’m busy working on a new book for Microsoft Press, and as part of that I needed to set up a failover cluster to test Hyper-V’s new Live Migration. Well, the folks at StarWind Software were nice enough to send me an...(read more)

Connecting Your Zune

Charlie Russel — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 02:45:00 GMT

A few months ago, I wrote about how to connect your iPod to your TS RemoteApps Server running under Hyper-V , which really simplified my life and made it simpler to keep everything in one place. I made that even easier by running FabulaTech's USB...(read more)

iPods and iTunes with Hyper-V and TS RemoteApps

Charlie Russel — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:00:00 GMT

One of the problems I have working on many different computers and constantly rebuilding even my main workstation for whatever beta build of Windows happens to be available, is having a "stable" environment for some of the little things that...(read more)

Configuring Hyper-V Server for Remote Management

Charlie Russel — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:31:00 GMT

I've seen folks disabling the Windows Firewall on Hyper-V Server and on Windows Server Core in order to get Remote Management to work correctly. Bad idea, and not necessary. Instead, you should enable the appropriate firewall rules to allow Remote...(read more)

Hyper-V Server Releases to Web

Charlie Russel — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:05:00 GMT

The standalone Hyper-V Server is RTM and should be available for download free from the Microsoft downloads site shortly, if not already. Press Release < URL:http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/oct08/10-01HyperVRTM08PR.mspx > Web <...(read more)

USB over Network - Update

Charlie Russel — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:28:00 GMT

A few days ago, I wrote about FabulaTech's USB over Network solution . I'd just installed it and started using it, and I was moderately impressed. It solves a very real problem for those of us looking to do more virtualization of our environmets...(read more)

USB in Hyper-V Child?

Charlie Russel — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:24:00 GMT

It's still early days yet, but I think I've found a simple and very satisfactory solution to the problem of no USB support in Hyper-V. FabulaTech's USB Over Network product is simple to install - you install the Server side of it on whatever...(read more)

Hyper-V RTM Is Here

Charlie Russel — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:22:19 GMT

The Hyper-V RTM is here, and should be downloadable today, according to this TechNet blog . As anyone who reads this blog knows, I'm a big fan of Hyper-V and I'm really glad to see it RTM. This may be a MS v1.0, but it's a solid product that...(read more)

System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008

Charlie Russel — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:42:22 GMT

SCVMM 2007 is Microsoft's outstanding product for managing multiple Virtual Server instances across your enterprise. Frankly, I loved it. It made dealing with VS so much easier, and allowed me to build a library of solutions that I could quickly and...(read more)

Connecting to Remote VMs with Hyper-V RC0

Charlie Russel — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 18:23:28 GMT

One of the changes in Hyper-V RC0 is that you can no longer use a mouse in a remote RDP session until you have the Integration Components installed into the VM. Well, that's a royal pain if you don't happen to be sitting at the console of your...(read more)

Hyper-V RC0 and Integration Components Workaround

Charlie Russel — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:05:56 GMT

If you've upgraded to RC0 of Hyper-V, you can run into a problem creating a new VM that is based on Server 2008 RTM, since the Integration Components (IC's) are out of sync. This means you won't have the drivers for the new synthetic NIC,...(read more)

Hyper-V Release Candidate Released

Charlie Russel — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:13:06 GMT

For those of you testing or using Hyper-V as your virtualization solution, the good news is that they appear to be on track for a final release by the end of the summer. Microsoft has just announced the release of the Hyper-V RC. This update adds Vista...(read more)

Hyper-V on Server Core

Charlie Russel — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:41:16 GMT

While I'm talking about Hyper-V and Server 2008, let me thank Ben Armstrong for a great post on how to get Hyper-V setup and configured on Server Core. Of course, as I just posted , I needed a bit of Terminal Server RemoteApps help to get it all working...(read more)

Windows Server 2008 RemoteApps is COOL

Charlie Russel — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:24:00 GMT

Originally known as "TS Rail", the RemoteApps feature of Windows Server 2008 makes Terminal Servers an absolute essential on everyone's network. There is no way I won't have a TS running full time from here on out, and RemoteApps is...(read more)

Hyper-V on HP ProLiant ML 350

Charlie Russel — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 17:39:00 GMT

I've been running Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V virtualization for a while now. It has become my main virtualization environment. I've got 6 main VMs running on the HP ML350 G5 ProLiant server and another dozen or so that I bring up or down as needed...(read more)