Questions tagged [hyper-v-server-2012-r2]
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WDS boot image doesnt want to start
I'am using Microsoft Hyper-V on Windows Server 2012 R2. I Have virtual machine of generation 2. My goal is to boot Windows PE boot image from WDS server using PXE.
PXE boot seems OK. WDS starts its ...
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VM Viewer cannot open console: "A connection will not be made because credentials may not be sent to the remote computer"
since some time - after we installed the latest Windows Updates on the Hyper-V hosts - we are having serious issues opening the remote console of a VM running on the Hyper-V hosts.
Scenario:
Clients ...
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Windows Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 - domain name
I am starting a new environment from scratch running two servers with Windows Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 installed. From there each server will run 2 instances of Windows Server 2012 R2 standard (DNS, AD, ...
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Hyper-V host memory requirements. Possible over allocation to guest VMs?
System:
PowerEdge R430
Intel Xeon E5-2440 (dual)
32GB RAM
Hyper-V 2012 R2
VMs:
DC - 8GB RAM
APP - 19GB RAM
The VM's are not configured for dynamic memory.
The client was complaining about poor ...
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unable to see VM template from Hyper -v 2 during collection creation on connection broker
I have two Hyper-v host server, hyper-v 1 & 2. During collection creation on connection broker, I can see VM Template from hyper-v 1 but I am unable to see any VM Templates from Hyper-V 2.
I have ...
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Disk IO Performance Difference -- Hyper-V / CSV -- Guest vs Host
I have two different Hyper-V 2012 R2 environments that use iSCSI to connect to their virtual machine storage. While the environments are different (one is all 10 GB whereas the other is mixed 1 GB / ...
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How to change a VM's checkpoint type from Production to Standard using powershell
I need to change the checkpoint type from "Production" to "Standard" using powershell.
My current script for creating the new vm is pasted here, but that creates a VM with "Production" checkpoints.
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Exclude specific VHDX from online backup of Hyper-V guest
I'm using the built-in Windows Server Backup on my Hyper-V host (running Server 2012 R2 Standard) to back up a guest VM named SVR2012 (also running Server 2012 R2 Standard).
Several VHDX files are ...
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LACP, sever 2012R2, qnap NAS & FAULT negotation
I've setting up a Windows Server 2012 R2 with hyperV services.
The VM's hard drives are in Qnap NAS model TS-453S PRO.
Between the server and the NAS, there is a D-link switch model DGS-1210-10.
I'...
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Hyper-V - Upgrading a 3 node 2008R2 cluster to 2012R2
I'm just after a some advice/tips on upgrading our 3 node Hyper-V cluster from 2008R2 to 2012R2.
I have 3 x Dell r710s running Server 2008R2DC. These are clustered and running about 15 VMs (5 on each ...
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Blade Node Freezing
We have a Supermicro Blade with 2 Node. The 2 node are identical, the exact same hardware.
We are using those Node to cluster Hyper-V Server. They are build with Windows Server 2012 R2.
The first ...
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Create Separate Broadcast Domains on One Hyper-V Host
I have two VMs running on a Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Hyper-V Host. They're both DCs holding the PDC role for the same domain name, and therefore must not be able to communicate with each other ...
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10 Virtual Machines with 1 User or 1 Virtual Machine with 10 Users?
I have just taken on a client that wants to use Hyper-V and thin-clients together in a 10-client workspace setup.
There is a single server with Windows Server 2012.
Is it better to set up a single ...
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After making my VM highly available I get "Could not find Ethernet switch" error when trying to live migrate
I normally create new VMs from the Failover Cluster Manager GUI. But this time around I went a different route because I had to (due to time constraints and available resources at the time). For ...
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Can't Connect to some Hyper-V 2012 R2 servers after Windows 10 Updrade on Domain
After upgrading my PC from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10, i am unable to connect to some of our Hyper-V 2012 R2 Servers from Hyper-V Manager.
Both my PC and all our Hyper-V servers are joined to the same ...
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Can't connect Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 after Windows 10 update?
I have a domain joined HyperV Server Core 2012 R2 machine, and a domain joined service is enabled and allows access from this computer. By default, the WinRM firewall exception for public profiles ...
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Can't join host Hyper-V to guest virtual machine's domain controller
Below, is the text of a question from superuser that was never responded to. I can't find any information on this issue and have exactly the same problem.
I created Domain Controller role running ...
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Migrating Vmware to Hyper-V - number of Virtual CPU
I'm performing a migration from VmWare to Hyper-V and the Virtual CPU that you are assigning to a Virtual Machine is different and I'd like to know what should be the equivalent values when we move a ...
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Hardware requirements for 100 virtualized high performance Windows 7 desktops?
We are debating whether to add Client Hyper-V or VMWare Player Pro to new Windows 10 desktops later this year and have our developers run their developer tools in a Windows 7 VM on their local desktop....
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How do I safely clone a Linux VM in Hyper-V?
This is a home lab, so nothing critical. I have a base Linux ISO I'm installing for all my VMs, but the install takes a long time, and even once it's done, I still have to go install a ton of updates ...
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Should integration services always be installed on a Hyper-V VM?
Server 2012 R2, Hyper-V
In researching my PDC time synchronization problems (noted in this serverfault post) I came across this Microsoft guidance at this link:
"For virtual machines that are ...
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Bitlocker without TPM on Hyper-V 2012 r2 from the command line?
I know that Bitlocker can be used from a Hyper-V Server 2012 r2 install. And I know that it can be done on a machine that lacks a TPM chip. The problem is that all of the examples I've found depend on ...
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Hyper-v ISCSI Network Setup
I have Hyper-v installed on Windows Server 2012 R2.
We are using 2 x Dell R730xd's with 8 NICS (4x10GigE 4x1GigE) per host. I would like to dedicate 2 NICS to our ISCSI network, however I am unsure ...
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Hyper-V guest loses network access when virtual switch port is in trunk mode
I have guest VM on a Windows Server 2012 R2 machine running Hyper-V. Currently, the guest is using the native vlan (vlan ID 1). I can communicate with the guest from the host and from the network. ...
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What hotfixes/updates does a new 2012 R2 Hyper-V server need?
I'm building several new 2012 r2 Hyper-V servers. One thing that I've read over and over again is that there are A LOT of hotfixes that i need to install on top of the regular OS updates Microsoft ...
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2012r2 Server Mananger not showing all VDI Desktops in Collection
We are running a 4 node 2012r2 Hyper-V Cluster and using Microsoft's RDS/VDI for serving up Virtual Windows 7 desktops. Right now we have about 90 desktops in 3 collections of 30 desktops each.(I know ...
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Can't access newly migrated Hyper V guest from LAN
I migrated a working Hyper-V guest server from one physical server to another by stopping the machine, copying the files manually, then importing by "registering in place".
The import completed and ...
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Creating new Virtual Machine in Microsoft Hyper-V server 2012 r2
I am new to Windows Hyper-V server 2012 r2, trying to create new virtual machine in ther Hyper-V server.
Try to follow http://www.danielclasson.com/guide-how-to-create-and-configure-virtual-machines-...
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Cluster Shared Volume error after server not shutting down properly
We have two IBM X240 servers (call them server A and server B) connecting to IBM disk system:V3700 via fibre HBA.
The both servers are installing windows 2012 R2.
We have implemented VM cluster and ...
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Hyper-V Failing to create new VM with error 0x80070531
Running Windows 2012 R2 Datacenter, with Hyper-V role installed, domain joined, domain account is both a local admin and a hyper-v admin.
If I try to create a new virtual machine (either via UI, or ...
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CloudStack Hyper-V agentshell installer crashes
Attempting to install the Hyper-V AgentShell on Hyper-V 2012 r2 per the instructions at:
http://cloudstack-installation.readthedocs.org/en/latest/hypervisor/hyperv.html
The installer simply crashes ...
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What are the best practices for NIC teaming in Server 2012 R2? Broadcom or Windows software?
I have a Windows 2012 R2 Hyper-V cluster with two Broadcom adapters for my LAN connection.
Currently, we have a virtual switch set up with SCVMM, that teams together both NICs using Windows software ...
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Hyper-V virtual machine upload speed unbelievably slow
I have the weirdest problem I was hoping you could help me with. I've got a dedicated Server 2012R2 server with an Intel 82580 network adapter. It runs a couple of VMs in Hyper-V that are attached to ...
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Hyper-V Manager shows 3 sockets/NUMA nodes available but there are only 2
I just stumbled above this weird NUMA configuration on one of our Hyper-V virtual machines. How comes it shows 3 NUMA nodes?
This is what the Task Manager (correctly) tells me.
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Two-Node Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V Cluster: Is it possible use local physical disks in the cluster?
Looking at the following Clustered Shared Spaces TechNet article, and it looks like this only applies to hosts sharing a JBOD enclosure by way of external SAS backplane.
However, each host in the two-...
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Do Hyper-V Virtual Machine Guest Operating systems need to be shut down before restarting Windows Server 2012 R2 they are running on?
I am fairly new to using Hyper-V. I am trying to learn the best practice for shutting down and restarting my server when virtual machines are running on it.
I have a physical server running MS ...
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Hyper-V Guest OS sees partition as RAW
I have a 2TB array that is partitioned into a 100GB C: and 100GB D: drives. The C: drive was a Server 2008R2 that was P2V and is now running as a guest on a Windows 2012R2 host. The Host OS sees the D:...
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Hyper-V virtualization type
Does Hyper-v Server 2012 R2 use para-virtualization or Full hardware virtualization? The server I want to virtualize has 36 cores, 32 of those cores need to be dedicated to one VM that does a lot of ...
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"Access is denied" trying to bring VM-attached USB hard disk back online in Disk Manager
Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V with CentOS 6.5 and CentOS 7 VMs.
In Disk Manager, I right-click my USB hard drive and pick Offline.
In Hyper-V Manager, I right-click either CentOS VM, and I connect ...
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How to tell if a USB drive is VM-passthrough-capable before you buy it
This page says:
And, not all USB disks can be presented to a VM as a passthrough disk.
That is the important part.
If the driver is strictly user mode the USB disk cannot be presented.
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AVHDX internal format for use with TestDisk
I can't seem to find any info about this. What is a HyperV differential AVHDX file format internally like, for the purpose of forensic recovery?
That is: Is it just straight blocks, like dd would ...
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Forcing HyperV to mount an AVHDX file it thinks is corrupt
I have an AVHDX file that is part of a broken snapshot chain. However, I'm fairly certain there will be useful contiguous data on the last AVHDX in the chain, if I can run forensic tools on it. I ...
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Preventing a read-write first automount after adding a VHDX onto a CentOS7 HyperV VM
I have a VHDX file (representing a non-boot ext4 fs) that I need to run some forensics on.
I have a working CentOS7 HyperV VM on a Win2012R2 host.
I want to attach the VHDX to the CentOS7 VM, which ...
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Cannot Properly Manage Server 2012 r2 Hyper V Core
I have just installed the Hyper V 2012 r2 Core system. I was able to name it, add it to the domain, even RDP into it (which is just worthless).
However, When I open up the Hyper-V Manger on my system,...
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Running a web service from a Win 2012 R2 Hyper-V Host - xDoS prevention
Here's the scenario.
We have a Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V Edition hosting three NLB 2012 R2 web servers with our product on them. They receive XML data from connected public servers and work ...
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WDS 2012 R2 Server
Background: WDS Server 2012 R2 (runs on a 2012 R2 Hyper-v server), DHCP server runs on a different server in a different physical LAN. Both Lans go into the same Layer3 switch. Currently all my ...
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Hyper V 2012 R2 private virtual switch with trunk and access mode switches
Is it possible, using Hyper-V 2012R2, to construct a Virtual Switch internal to Hyper-V (no external connectivity necessary or desired), where one switch participant (VM 0 in the diagram below) has a ...
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Hyper-V Failover Cluster MAC Address Handeling
Can someone please explain how MAC address assignment works in a hyper-v cluster? I have a couple machines that need to have a static MAC address assigned and want to know how the cluster handles it ...
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Adding new processor to HyperV server?
I currently have a HyperV Server 2012 R2 running on a motherboard that supports two processors, but currently has only one. It has 64GB of memory. I'd like to now add a second processor, moving half ...
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HyperV External Switch Multiple VMs
I'm quite new to hyperv and I am having problems setting up network access for my VMs.
The host has two physical network ports and I've assigned one to an external virtual switch.
I've then setup two ...
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