Hyper-V 2008 R2 to 2012
I currently have 2008R2 Hyper-V running with 4 VM. I have just purchased new hardware that will be setup to run Windows 2012 Hyper-V.What would be the proper procedure for moving the current 4VMs from...
View Articlehyper V storage missed
i have hyper V inside host server the host server connect via ISCSI to storage now such storage crashed but the Hyper V machines still running and his case is running-Critical how i can save the VHD...
View ArticleWindows 2012 teamed NIC
I am not looking to team two network ports that are available to our Hyper-v virtual server, but rather I have a server co-located in another city which we want to repurpose as a Hyper-v host...
View ArticleServer 2012 Hyper-V Hosts semi-crashed
We did a clean rebuild of our Hyper-V environment just over 2 weeks ago. 3 HP DL360 G7 servers, two clustered with Failover Cluster Manager, the third is a stand-alone host for Dev/Staging servers....
View ArticleHyper-V does not see Virtual Machines
I have a Hyper-V server set up but under roles and hyper-v it says I need to add a virtual machine. I go to my manager and I have the machine up and running but it does not recognize it.
View ArticleThe differencing virtual hard disk chain is broken. Please reconnect the...
Hi guys,a colleague of mine is getting this error: The differencing virtual hard disk chain is broken. Please reconnect the child to the parent.He is using Hyper-V server and user windows Server 2012....
View ArticleHyper-V migration problems
I have the following server setup: -Storage Server, with an SMB file share -hyper-v host 1 -hyper-v host 2 All three servers are in the same domain, and the VMs are hosted on the host servers but...
View Articlehyper-v using saved state
I just found out that one of my servers is backed up by DPM using saved state.I finally found out the reason! The OS disk is dynamic.Is there any way to fix it and change it to basic without destroying...
View ArticleReplica Question
HiWe are in the early planning and testing stages of migrating our virtual servers from vSphere 4.1 to Hyper-V 3.0We have two sites, at the moment Site A has all of our vSphere hosts and virtual...
View ArticleNIC Teaming inside a VM - more bandwidth or not?
Hello there,Is configuring a VM with two virtual NICs, connected to the same Hyper-V switch, and then teaming them up, worth anything? I know teaming inside a VM of vNICs connected to different Hyper-V...
View ArticleHyper-V Server 2012 installation doesn't finish
I'm trying to install Hyper-V Server 2012 on one of our servers. After the first installation phase, the server reboots and gives me the "Initializing devices" screen. After this, the server reboots...
View ArticleDifferencing disks and Windows Updates
HI,I'm planning a new lab environment and due to all sorts of reasons I have limited disk space available for the various (10+) machines. To overcome the disk space problems we're going to build the...
View ArticlePassthrough disk showing as online in Disk management - machine fails to boot...
All,I hope anyone can offer an answer.We have a HA Windows 2012 Hyper-v Server cluster with an EqualLogic storage.We have serveral machines running on passthrough disks with no issues. When I am trying...
View ArticleHyper-V guests loses drive configuration after Hyper-V host reboot
Hello almighty and powerful admins,I have a windows 2008 domain and i am curious, when you reboot a Hyper-V Host the guest VM loose their dirve configurations. What I mean is when I add the drive(s) to...
View ArticleAdd node to cluster Switch set up failed
Hello I have reinstalled a 2008R2 core Host server (Host1) and now when I try to add it to the cluster I get the error below. I have searched this forum and on google but I dont understand what is...
View ArticleError Expanding Large VHD
I am getting an error expanding a 14 TB vhd to 18 TB. The server is 2008 R2 SP1 with all patches applied. Here are the commands and error below. C:\Users\Administrator.SWRI18>diskpart Microsoft...
View Article1GB iSCSI Typical Speeds
HiJust looking for some real world file speed examplesMy setup is all HP, 3 DL380pG8 HP SV4330 HP 5120 L3 switches (1GB)I have jumbo frames enabled end to end on iSCSI, LM CSV networksI'm getting 107...
View ArticleImport VM to Windows 2012 HyperV
Hello, I have some VMs that are running on Windows 2008 R2 server, and I would like to import them to a Windows 2012 box. Is this supported? Is export/import the best way of doing it? Thanks.Shawn
View ArticleHyper-V role will not install. Is enabled in BIOS and the processor handles...
Hello all,After enabling Virtualization and hardware DEP in BIOS, when I click on the Hyper-V role to add it in Server Manager, I get the error message that states "Hyper-V cannot be installed. Server...
View ArticleMOC 20410B vm import fails - Import file format error
Just downloaded the updated version of MOC 20410 and none of the 8 vm's included will import. I receive the following error (but note that {GUID}s are unique for each machine):Failed to import a...
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