Microsoft Hyper-V is a hypervisor-based virtualization system for x86-64 systems. Hyper-V exists in two variants: as a stand-alone product called Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008, and as an installable role in Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2008 (the former containing the later release of ...
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Reattach Hyper-V Virtual Machine
I copied my Hyper-V virtual machines from one disk to another by simply copying the 'Hyper-V' folder. Now I can't recreate the virtual machine. If I attempt to use Import, it fails; if I attach the ...
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P2V failing with Error 2940 0x80072eed
I successfully complated the P2V online but when I try to do a P2V Off line I get error.
I run the Physical-to-Virtual (P2V) converter to convert the Server 2003 server. it runs to about 59% ...
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Wndows Azure: “Linux Integration Services for Hyper-V has been removed.”
When I am trying to yum update my centos in Windows Azure, the following appeared
Linux Integration Services for Hyper-V has been removed. Please reboot your system.
So I reboot it. But ...
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Deleted snapshot- any options for recovery?
I have deleted a .avhdx file stupidly due to disk space issues, and lack of knowledge of VM's. Obviously when I try to start to start the virtual machine, it wont start because the file is missing.
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Hyper-V Performance Monitoring
Background
I am very new to the world of server-based virtualization (I've been running VM's on my desktops for years).
The organization I work for has recently purchased a Dell server that will be ...
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Loosing gateway setting when switching Hyper-V virtual lan to “external”
I have a 2008 R2 server running as a NAT-Router and Hyper-V Host.
NIC1 has the default gateway set to NIC2.
Using this setup everthing works and all clients can connect to the internet.
If I'm ...
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Converting offline Windows 8 to VHD for Hyper-V (p2v) [migrated]
here's my current config:
I have an offline SSD with a single ~240Gb partition that was running in my old laptop.
I no longer have access to the laptop.
I have a new eSata enclosure and would like ...
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How can I backup an Hyper-V VM in Windows 8?
How can I easily backup Hyper-V VM in windows 8? I windows 2012 I would do:
wbadmin start backup –backupTarget: –hyperv:
But in Windows 8, the option -hyperv doesn't seem to exist.
Thanks!
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Hyper-V VM on Windows 8 - No Network Access
I have a VM set up in Hyper-V and 2 virtual switches that SHOULD allow me to RDP to the VM and for the VM to have access to the internet. I can RDP to the VM, but the VM does NOT have access to the ...
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Creating a Windows VPS solution [closed]
I got the assignment of putting up a VPS solution for my boss. I would have prefered KVM and libvrt. But he is adamant about using Hyper-V unless i can come up with some really good arguments. The ...
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How to access device manager in Hyper-V Server 2008 R2?
I have installed Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 SP1 and almost everything works fine. Now I would like to inspect the hardware and drivers being used. On normal desktop, I'd just click Control Panel and go to ...
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Extremely slow file transfers to Hyper-V VM on local machine
I am attempting to transfer a 1.3GB file from my local machine (Windows 8) to my local hyper-V instance (Windows 2012). The transfer begins at about 300kb/s and then swiftly drops to 12-20kb/s.
The ...
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Hyper-V Client Network Dropouts
Bit of a strange one I'm having that I can't work out.
The setup: Asus P8Z77-M Pro motherboard, 16GB RAM, Intel i7-3770 CPU, OCZ SSD, NVIDIA Quadro 2000 grpahics card (with RemoteFX on the client); ...
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VMWare vSphere ESXi vs Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012 in a mixed environment [closed]
I'm considering some virtualization technologies in our University. And I really don't know which of them to use.
VMWare seem to be the default choice, but with the free version of vSphere 5.1 (atual ...
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hyper-v pass-thru disks fail after migration or host reboot
I'm running a Hyper-V 2008R2 cluster with iSCSI backed storage. I'm using a mix of Cluster Shared Volumes for most VM's, but I use a couple pass-thru disks to iSCSI volumes for some larger data ...
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Remote desktop connection taking longer than 20 seconds to connect
When connecting to one of my servers with remote desktop it takes an unusually long time to present me a log in box. After connecting server is very responsive so it doesn't seem like it is running ...
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How to minimize downtime for system maintenance with Hyper-V without clustering?
What's the most efficient setup for minimizing downtime for system maintenance or server upgrade with Hyper-V and Windows Server 2012?
Live migration only takes care of updating Host, how to address ...
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Hyper-V cluster: Unable to fail VM over to secondary host
I am working on a Server 2012 Hyper-V Cluster. I am unable to fail my VMs from one node to the other using either LIVE or Quick migration.
A force shutdown of VMHost01 will force a migration to ...
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Updating Hyper-V Server 2012 (free version)
I am setting up a cluster of Hyper-V Server 2012 machines. I've got remote access to the machines via windows 8 and the various remote management consoles.
I can't seem to figure out how to run ...
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SCVMM 2012 SP1 Migration Error
I have a host grouping of several nearly-identical host machines running WS08R2 SP1. They are all running direct-attached storage of different sizes/raid types. They were running VMM08R2, but I've ...
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Hyper-V Image Memory inconsistent
I have a server that is running Windows Hyper-V. Today I noticed that one of the images was consuming a large amount of memory on the server and choking off the other images. In the Hyper-V manager is ...
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Hyper-v based network setup
I develop in both windows and linux environments so I have one physical server with Hyper-V Server 2012 running 2 VM's for testing:
Windows Server 2008 R2 with IIS, smtp, Sql, etc.
Ubuntu 12.05 ...
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Automating the creation of SQL servers
VMWare has a tool called vFabric Data Directory which allows you to automate building SQL, Postgress and Oracle servers using VMWare. Is there something simular to this that will work for Hyper-V? I ...
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Hyper-V vs KVM for running Ubuntu + Windows
I am currently planning to set up a server for virtualisation. It will be running about half Windows 2012 servers and half Ubuntu. Would it be better to use hyper-v or KVM as the hypervisor as I am ...
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Moving from Xen based VPS to Hyper-V based [closed]
I'm trying to decide whether I should move my VPS from a Xen based solution to a Hyper-V based one. The Hyper-V solution offered a better price. My site is built with WordPress and a couple of plugin ...
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Hyper-V swich, give internal network access to Internet on Win 8
I'm running a lab environment on my W8 laptop, using Hyper-V. I've set up a virtual switch that's internal, but I would prefer to give the internal machines access to the internet.
Ok, why not an ...
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Hyper-V and CPU Usage
I'm renting VPS that I believe is using Hyper-V. Lately the processor performance of my VPS has been terrible, yet the CPU usage in the task manager doesn't show it struggling. Is the CPU usage in the ...
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Virtual installation vs bare metal for disaster recovery
I am part of an service company that has a server solution that hosts different field software to talk to industrial alarms and such. The original implementation didn't make use of any kind of ...
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SCVMM 2012 P2V error 2910
I'm attempting to perform p2v on the very last of my legacy servers, but I can't. I keep running into an error that I can't get past:
Error (2910)
VMM does not have appropriate permissions to ...
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Getting “Stopped” Hyper-V VM state from PowerShell
I'm using http://pshyperv.codeplex.com/ for managing Hyper-V through PowerShell.
OS: Windows Server 2012
This PS module can get VMs which are running and, I guess, should get the ones which are in a ...
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Can i use Hyper-V VM Live-Migrating in a non Domain Environment
Does Hyper-V 3.0 require the Hosts to be joined to a Domain for Livemigrating?
If so, i suspect that the VM's don't have this requirement?
Are ther additional Features i can't use in a ...
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Hyper-V apply snapshot without taking current snapshot?
In Hyper-V on Windows Server 2012, how can I apply a snapshot without automatically taking a snapshot of the current state? I think there was a prompt asking whether to take a snapshot or not before ...
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Server Hosted at Data center Internal IP address on hyper-v guest OS
I have a hosted server that’s located at a data center that I pay for monthly (www.liquidweb.com). The server is running windows server 2012 standard. The server is used to host a SQL database and a ...
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Installing Hyper-V 2012 in ESX VM [closed]
So I have vSphere 5 running, created a VM by following the instructions from here: http://www.veeam.com/blog/nesting-hyper-v-with-vmware-workstation-8-and-esxi-5.html
It went well. Other than after ...
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Using an Ubuntu Server in a Guest VM to be the gateway
I'm pulling my hair off on this problem:
I got a normal ADSL Wi-Fi modem/router (all-in-one).
My VM is using the Hyper-V thing on Windows 8.
I need my Ubuntu setup use the physical computer network ...
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Basics on setting up a hyper-v cluser on a Windows 8 host
I'm a complete newbie to setting up servers and clustering, so baby gloves please :)
I am trying to simulate a cluster of 4 nodes on my windows 8 laptop using hyper-v (its a beefy laptop, so don't ...
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Converting Physical machine to Hyper V VM
I'm running a Physical machine with Windows 7 Ultimate mainly as a file server with 2 hard drives with all the file content stored on D drive with C mainly for OS. This file server is accessible by ...
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Removing and reinstalling System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012
I initially setup hyper-v on a single server with a FC SAN. I configured it as a failover cluster with just the one server in it, using cluster shared volumes for the VMs, knowing I'd expand later.
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SBS 2003 to Server 2012 -architecture
I have an SBS 2003 box that is being "refreshed" (replaced). I need to replicate core functionality without the SBS package (due to MS dropping it). Key functionality is:
Proxied Remote Desktop
AD
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Cannot access Hyper-V machine via OpenVPN
We have an XP/SP3 Hyper-V machine running at Windows2012 Server.
There is no problem to connect that virtual machine via mstsc or ping it from within our LAN.
We have a branch in other city. They ...
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Unable to run windows 2008 R2 after Disk2VHD
I want to convert my physical domain control to hyperv, I created the VHD using Microsoft utility Disk2VHD,
The VHD was created, I attached it to HyperV and was able to login. After login the Virtual ...
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Alternative for Obsolete -VhdDestinationPath Parameter
I am trying to import a virtual machine with PowerShell and I want to specify which folder the VHD file should be placed in. According to http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh848495.aspx the ...
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Exchange 2010 and Hosted Exchange hybrid EMC initialization fails
I have an Exchange 2010 SP2 and Hosted Exchange hybrid setup. I configured everything, moved the relevant mail boxes to Exchange Online and everything was fine and dandy.
My on premise Exchange ...
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Do ports need to be opened on Hyper-V server for Virtual Server to communicate over those ports?
I have had some issues with moving quickbooks to one of our virtual machines. Is it necessary for me to open the same ports required by that application on the physical server, which is hosting ...
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Live storage migration on Windows Server 2008 Datacenter - Hyper-V + 2 node Failover
We are running win2k8 data center r2.
We have a failover cluster with 2 nodes, connected to a SAN, and several vm's (hyper-v) located on a shared san.
I want to move the storage location of these ...
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Windows WMI get a snapshot EnabledState
I am trying to get the EnabledState of a virtual machine snapshot using WMI. That is I try to get the EnabledState that was current for the virtual machine when the snapshot was taken.
So far I know ...
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How can I replace a physical router with a virtual router for colocating Windows Server 2012 machine with multiple VM's?
I am currently setting up a Windows Server 2012 machine that will be colocated. It will have around 10 VM's on it that allow various users to connect in and run them from home. Most of the VM's will ...
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Moving system from ESXi to Hyper-V
I have a problem with moving a system from ESXi to Hyper-V.
The system on ESXi has got 100GB allocated space on HDD. The system is made from an image file(size about 6GB). The machine hosting ...
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first time building Hyper V hardware requirements
I intend to build a white-box that will be running a host server 2008 with hyper V and have the guest VMs on a separate SSD drive.
Is it better (in terms of to run the the 2008 server host on an ...
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SQL Cluster P2V Physical to Virtual Migration tips?
Need tips for those migrating a MSSQL cluster to a single Hyper-V guest VM.
Context: these are P2V (Physical to Virtual) of only one node, taking a snapshot of all drives and dismantling/destroying ...
