SBSDiva Mobile : Virtualization

Whoda thunk it's in security settings

THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF THE SBS "DIVA" — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:26:00 GMT

Whoda thunk that enabling the 64bit VT chip to enable either a 64bit guest or Windows 7 XP mode would mean that you needed to go into the security settings of the bios. http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&taskId...(read more)

Making sure you don't sync with the Parent

THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF THE SBS "DIVA" — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:41:00 GMT

I have eventsentry.com on my existing SBS 2003 which also means it's now on my HyperV clone. So I kept getting a time change alert.. DATE / TIME 11/5/2009 9:36:21 PM MESSAGE The system time was changed. Process ID: 1368 Process Name: C:\WINDOWS\system32...(read more)

Hey AU... you don't even have to get up early for this one!

THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF THE SBS "DIVA" — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 07:30:00 GMT

Event Title : WNS92PAL: Microsoft Hyper-V Server - Stand Alone Server Virtualization Product February 25, 2009 from 10-11am Australia/Sydney Time Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 provides a simplified, reliable, and optimized virtualization solution, enabling...(read more)

The bios flip did the trick

THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF THE SBS "DIVA" — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 04:55:00 GMT

http://msmvps.com/blogs/bradley/archive/2008/12/14/attempting-to-load-a-64-bit-application.aspx And to answer that question, yes, virtualization was disabled in the bios and thus even the vmware workstation wouldn't support a 64bit guest loaded up...(read more)

Attempting to load a 64-bit application

THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF THE SBS "DIVA" — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 04:38:00 GMT

Workstation running Vista 64bit (so you know the CPU is 64bit compatible) attempting to load up a VMware 64bit OS... what gives? I'll be the bit isn't flipped in the registry to allow for virtualizatoin to work, whadday wanna bet? Be right back...(read more)

Hey check out Tim's videos on HyperV

THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF THE SBS "DIVA" — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 08:04:00 GMT

YouTube - SBS 2008 on Hyper-V Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X71rOKEZtjk YouTube - SBS 2008 on Hyper-V Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmdO_BYq9Hw Cool!...(read more)

Hotfixes for Hyper V

THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF THE SBS "DIVA" — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:36:00 GMT

Jose Barreto's Blog : Apply these Windows Server 2008 hotfixes to avoid known Hyper-V issues: http://blogs.technet.com/josebda/archive/2008/12/04/apply-these-windows-server-2008-hotfixes-to-avoid-known-hyper-v-issues.aspx The SBSized version of Jose's...(read more)

So how's that networking do-dads work in HyperV anyway?

THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF THE SBS "DIVA" — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 06:59:00 GMT

Virtual PC Guy's WebLog : Understanding Networking with Hyper-V: http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2008/01/08/understanding-networking-with-hyper-v.aspx So how does this networking stuff work in HyperV anyway? I've found I will build...(read more)

When Hyper-V is installed in SBS 2008 it causes the bindings for DHCP to bind to the incorrect interface

THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF THE SBS "DIVA" — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:13:00 GMT

So why am I trying to install the Hyper V role ON a SBS 2008? 958829 When Hyper-V is installed in SBS 2008 it causes the bindings for DHCP to bind to the incorrect interface http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;958829 Because I'm...(read more)

So what can you load in HyperV?

THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF THE SBS "DIVA" — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 10:16:00 GMT

Windows Server 2008 Virtualization with Hyper-V: Supported Guest OS: https://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/hyperv-supported-guest-os.aspx If you want to test a migration from SBS 2000 to SBS 2008 with a swing up to Win2k3 in the middle, for...(read more)

Hyper V tips and tricks

THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF THE SBS "DIVA" — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:12:00 GMT

Generally troubleshooting Tips: -------------------------------------------------- Troubleshooting Hyper-V http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc742454.aspx Hyper-V: VM on USB Disk fails to start http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2008...(read more)

From the Partner newsgroup -- Hyper V info

THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF THE SBS "DIVA" — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 01:53:00 GMT

New to Hyper-V? Then go through the whole page to build up your Hyper-V environment: Hyper-V HW & SW requirement: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc816844.aspx Hyper-V RTM links: . KB950050 - Windows Server 2008 http://support.microsoft...(read more)

The virtual machine could not be started because the hypervisor is not running

THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF THE SBS "DIVA" — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 04:12:00 GMT

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/HowToInstallingWindowsVirtualizationServicesHypervisorOnWindowsServer2008RC0.aspx "GOTCHA NOTE: You might get an error saying "The virtual machine could not be started because the hypervisor is not running."...(read more)

The way to virtualize

THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF THE SBS "DIVA" — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 02:16:00 GMT

"I want to put a virtualized platform on top of my SBS 2008 box. I want to have virtual OS's on top of the operating system that is running SBS 2008. I don't understand why Microsoft won't support that?" Small Business Server 2008...(read more)

HyperV RTMs

THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF THE SBS "DIVA" — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:10:00 GMT

From Charlie Russel and Joe Raby RTW of Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 Press Release http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/oct08/10-01HyperVRTM08PR.mspx Web http://www.microsoft.com/servers/hyper-v-server/default.mspx Free Download (Real Soon Now...(read more)

Looking for the virtualizatoin webcasts?

THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF THE SBS "DIVA" — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 04:09:00 GMT

The recording links are not yet live, but keep an eye out here: https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/details.aspx?systemid=1818320&page=/plc/search_adv.aspx for SBS https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/details.aspx?systemid=1820163&page...(read more)

HyperV and support

THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF THE SBS "DIVA" — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 01:28:00 GMT

The kicker here, and where many journos reported inaccurate information, is that 3rd-party vendors' hypervisors must first pass the validation test before customers can get cooperative support from Microsoft and that vendor. For example, it was reported...(read more)