Questions tagged [hyper-v-server-2008-r2]
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Timesync on HyperV with CentOS 6.2
I've got a CentOS VM (release 6.2) running under HyperV. I have integration services installed (part of base now), and CentOS shows the current clocksource is hyperv_clocksource, however my time in ...
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Hyper-V Live Migration without Cluster Shared Volume
Can someone please shed some light on this for me?
I gather that it is possible to use Hyper-V live migration without the need for a Cluster Shared Volume. Given the following:
Live migration can ...
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Windows 2008 core HyperV 4 ports open- what's required for remote management?
On a brand new install of Windows 2008 core (for use as a hyper V host(
There are 4 ports open to the world:
135/tcp open msrpc
445/tcp open microsoft-ds
2179/tcp open unknown
49154/tcp open ...
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"Unexpected shutdown" message on Hyper-V guest machines
We have a couple of Dell Poweredge servers running Hyper-V. Both host machines and the guest VMs are using Server 2008 R2 Enterprise with Service Pack 1 installed. The guest machines were built as VMs ...
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Restrict Hyper-V to only Port 80/443 (HTTP/HTTPS)
I am using Hyper-V with Server 2008 R2. Does anyone know how to setup Windows Firewall so that I can restrict my Hyper-V guest instances to only allow outgoing connections on normal HTTP/HTTPS ports? ...
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How to activate updated drivers in Hyper-V
I am working on getting a host setup using Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 but am running into some issues with drivers. I have been able to add the drivers via pnputil. When I check to which which drivers ...
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Restarting my HyperV Host
A real quick question! I have a physical VHOST which hosts several VM's for different purposes - they are all set to automatically load when my VHOST first boots at staggered times.
Now if I apply ...
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Linux Integration Services no longer function after a kernel upgrade on Hyper-V
I've been running CentOS 6.2 as a VM under Hyper-V on my Windows Server 2008 R2 system.
If I run "uname -r" it shows my current Linux version as "2.6.32-220.4.1.el6.x86_64"
A while ago, I did a ...
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Hyper-V Export VM
I have Hyper-V VM that I exported off of a server a few days ago. Right now it's running on a temp server as I rebuilt the original host server. Now that I have the host server all ready to go I am ...
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Install Windows Server 2008 Core on a Dell Optiplex 790
Does anybody have experience installing Windows Server 2008 Core on a Dell Optiplex 790? When I connect to the machine with the Hyper-V Manager Administrator snap-in, and try to create and run a ...
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Does Hyper-V support GPT disks on the host?
Are there any issues with Hyper-V (on Server 2008 r2) if the host is formatted as GPT? Someone out there has tried this...
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Remotely Shut down Hyper V server from Bat file (UPS shutdown)
I have set up an APC UPS on our 2003 Small Business Server with an APC SmartUPS connected to it via the USB port. I have set up PowerChute on the server with the following settings:
After 1 minute ...
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NIC Teaming with Broadcom on HyperV 2008 R2
I have a HyperV cluster made up of 3 hosts. Each host is connected to both of my Nexus 5548 switches running in an etherchannel. LACP on the switch and NIC teaming using Broadcom 802.3ad on the server ...
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Server 2008R2 cluster for hyper-v - start with a single server?
I'm planning a Hyper-V virtualization system what will include:
2 very nice dual 16 core servers
Dell MD3600f fibre channel SAN
It will be running about 10 virtual machines. The plan is to setup ...
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Automating first time login process in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 virtual machine
I have a set of Windows 2008 Server R2 SP1 Enterprise Edition virtual machines running in Hyper-V. The host server has 64GB of RAM and two SSD drives (one drive for the host OS, and the second one for ...
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Elastix 2.2 clock not keeping correct time
I'm configuring our Elastix 2.2 server and the clock was not in sync. When I check the machine in Linux this is what it says. I've tried to search for a resolution but came up empty.
This is ...
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Hyper-V is there a webinterface to start/shutdown the VMs?
I´m using a Windows Server 2008 R2 with Hyper-V.
Now I´m searching for a way for a normal user to control the VMs on this server.
Is it possible to use a webinterface to start and shutdown the VMs?
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Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Server: Guest Windows Server machine imported - only see blinking underscore
I exported 2 virtual PCs from Hyper-V. and then imported them. I can't start one virtual machine that has Windows Server 2008 R2 installed. The machine starts, but then I only see a blinking ...
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SCVMM 2008 R2 Powershell Commands
I am running SCVMM 2008 R2 with 3 hosts. Right now I am patching the hosts, so I am running the command
disable-vmhost hostA -MoveWithinCluster
Is there a command that I can run or switch I can ...
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What are the possible reasons why Hyper-V can't compact a VHD?
I am hosting several virtual machines on a host running Hyper-V Server 2008 R2. The disks were originally provisioned on a different server (2008, not R2) about 16 months ago, and were migrated onto ...
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Where to enter an IP address on a newly created Hyper-V machine after connected to a network adapter
Where to enter static IP address on a Hyper-V machine. I have created a new VM on a hyper-v host, connected to a network adapter, have an IP address available to assign to it, but don't know where to ...
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Using bridge connection to get ip access from guest in Hyper V
I want to access the internet on a dedicated second public ip from the guest.
I have created an internal only network in Hyper-V Manager.
The virtual network is in a bridged connection to the ...
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Assign public IP address to Hyper-V guest [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Using bridge connection to get ip access from guest in Hyper V
I have now been trying for nearly 4 days to setup what i would think is the simplest hyperV env.
I have a host ...
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Can one make Hyper-V's virtual networking ignore VLAN tagging?
Is there any way to make Hyper-V's (Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 SP1) networking subsystem ignore VLAN tagging and just accept all packets that the physical NIC accepts? ...hopefully by actually ignoring ...
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Hyper-V guest suddenly extremely slow
I have a setup with a Windows 2008 R2 Hyper-V Server and a couple of guests.
Yesterday I noticed that one of the guests had become very slow (e.g. noticable lag when browsing through folders). I ...
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Hyper-V Guest Connectivity Problems
I have one particular Hyper-V guest, one of 5 on this particular Hyper-V host, that can't seem to make any outgoing network connections. The guest is running Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 and uses IIS 7....
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Raid group on a p2000g3 iscsi
I have to set up an hypervR2 cluster (2nodes) and a san storage (hp p2000g3 iscsi) with 12 disks (300 GO, 10k SAS)
The p2000 has 2 controllers.
What is the best ?
ONe big raid group (raid10) with the ...
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Hyper-V virtual machine unable to get IP address from DHCP server running on same physical box
We have a Windows server 2008 R2 with two network cards running AD, DHCP, DNS and Hyper-V
The first nic is setup with a static IP address and DHCP, WDS, and DNS are bound to it.
The second nic is ...
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Can I temporarily leave other roles active when converting a 2008 R2 server to a hyper-v host?
I currently have a Windows 2008 R2 box that I want to convert to a hyper-v host. Currently I have the following running on it: File Services, Web Server (IIS), and Sql Server 2008 R2 with a few ...
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How does "Hyper-V won't boot off SCSI Disks" affect me? (all HDDs in server are SCSI)
A few months ago we purchased a Dell server with the intent to eventually start rolling out VMWare. Now we are exploring Hyper-V as an option instead, however I've seen a requirement for an IDE drive ...
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iSCSI volume for hyper-v
I am moving several hyper-v VMs from an under-powered host to a newer host with an iSCSI array for storage. What is the best configuration for the iSCSI volume to get the best performance for hyper-v? ...
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Hour-long shutdown duration "shutting down hyper-v virtual machine management service"
I have a Windows 2008 R2 server that is a Hyper-V host (Dell PowerEdge T300). Today for the first time I encountered an odd situation; i lost connection with one of the guest machines but logging on ...
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Disk Latency High on Hyper V (20ms to 100ms for avg. disk write)
I am running Hyper V on a 12 GB, i7 Sever with 5 VMs running. I had the impression that the VMs operate quite slowly but the memory consumption and cpu utilization are not worth mentioning so I ...
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Managing Hyper-V in a domain with RPC errors
I've got an awkward setup here.
I've got a domain controller (2008 R2 STD) in the United States, and a Hyper-V 2008 R2 server (Raw Hyper-V server) and a Windows 7 workstation, all connected to a ...
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Dell PowerEdge t710 raid configuration for newbie [closed]
My company bought a Dell PowerEdge t710 server with:
48 GB ram 4x4
GB ethernet ports.
RAID 5 for PERC H700
4 x 1TB, SATA, 3.5-in, 7.2K RPM Hard Drive (Hot Plug)
My job is to configure Hyper-V ...
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Hyper-V machines refusing to start after BIOS upgrade
I have a Windows 2008 Server with Hyper-V installed, and a couple of VMs.
All was working properly until I tried upgrading BIOS. All of a sudden I get permission denied when attempting to start any ...
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Is there a way to capture a Hyper-V VHD image of a running Linux (Centos) server?
I have a linux server running Centos (actually its a PBX running Trixbox) that I want to migrate to a Hyper-V based VM so that the physical server can be repurposed.
Is it possible to capture a VHD ...
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Manage Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 from same machine
Is there a way to manage Windows Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 from within itself? E.g. not remotely.
I'd like to be able to manage VMs as well as connect to and work with a a VM in full screen mode.
This ...
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Hyper-V Live Migration Fails
I have a failover cluster consisting of two nodes: VS1 and VS2. Each node is running Windows Server 2008 Datacenter R2 SP1. They have slightly different processors (E5335 and E5420), so I'm running ...
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How to export a virtual machine in Hyper-V?
i am trying to export a virtual machine in Hyper-V.
i click Export, i select a location:
and click Export, and nothing happens:
How do you export a virtual machine in Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-...
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What is causing the huge network traffic?
I have a virtual machine hosted by Hyper-V, in a physical server provided by Hetzner.
The physical server has Windows 2008 R2 Server, and the virual machine has Windows 7 Pro 32-bit.
The virtual ...
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Why is RPC connectivity broken for the Hyper-V Manager?
I have a Hyper-V Server 2008R2 (Core) with numerous VMs running. This Hyper-V server is a member of a domain.
Since the server has nothing running on it apart from the Hyper-V service, the only way ...
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Hyper-V Core: Dedicate SSD for pagefiles
I want to move pagefile.sys from C: -HDD- to S: -SSD- on Hyper-V Core. I just upgraded RAM from 8GB to 16GB. 8GB was pretty enough. I also want to move guest OSes' pagefiles to SSD as .VHD format. ...
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How do I ensure that a member server DNS client (dnscache) is not initialized until its hyper-v domain controller has started?
I have a laptop configured in the following manner:
Laptop is Server 2008 R2 member server running Hyper-V connected to the internet via a Wireless adapter
One virtual machine is a Server Core 2008 ...
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Hyper-V spontaneously pauses all VMs
I just had an odd thing happen with a Hyper-V server that has 4 guest VMS running on it. The host server and all guests are Server 2008 R2 SP1.
I logged into one of the guest VMs using Remote Desktop ...
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Dropped network connections to hyper-v server and guests on local network
I have recently installed at home a new Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 to be used primarily as a hyper-v host for several home servers. I'm having some interesting networking issues that I suspect are ...
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Hyper-V Guest RDP keeps asking wrong credentials
I have 3 W2008 R2 Guests running inside a w2008 R2 Hyper-V Host. All three VMs are part of a domain, All with RDP enabled, the machines have the following names and ports
HOST1 3389
VM1 3401
VM2 ...
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Hyper-V network considerations (hosted server)
I have a hosted dedicated server, that I would like to run Hyper-V on including TMG as an edge to secure the environment. But because this is a hosted server, I have a few questions that I hope you ...
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Win Server 2008 + Virtualization, A Beginners question
I want to start my first virtualized work environment and i don't know what is better to do.
I have windows 2008 R2 Std edition.
i want to setup 2 HyperV machines
Do i first setup the windows ...
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How to boot a Hyper-V Virtual Machine with a PXE server
I am trying to boot a virtual machine created in Hyper-V Manager. I want to boot from the NIC so that the VM can connect to the PXE server (by pressing F12 numerous times). The thing is, I cannot get ...