Question About Upgrading Server 2012 Hyper-V Datacenter to Windows Server...
Good evening to all,I currently have four hypervisor hosts in a failover cluster configuration. Each host is running Windows Server 2012 Datacenter. Presently three hosts are hosting our 56 virtual...
View ArticleInitial replication paused after ~3 hours
I have been searching without any luck. If this has been asked before, please kindly give me the link to look at. Thanks. Well the problem I am having is that when doing the initial sync for...
View ArticleHyper-V Replication network related questions
Hi Members,I enabled Hyper-V Replication from Hyper-V Cluster (Primary Site at 10.11.x.x) to Hyper-V Standalone (DR Site at 10.1.x.x) all required settings successfully configured like Hyper-V Replica...
View Article3 node networking
HiI need a little adviceI have migrated a 2 node 2008R2 cluster to 2012R2, so happy with myself.However i wanted to introduce a 3rd node as we want to increase capacity. So here is the issue. Up to now...
View ArticleSlow VM performance 2012 R2
We've been having issues lately with slow VM performance on our 2012 R2 hosts. I'm curious if anyone else is encountering these issues or has any suggestions for resolution.The slowness seems to occur...
View ArticleRemoving Snapshot Files
Hi All,One of my VM's was written off by the Panda AV issue. I have restored the affected VM and all is well.However, I am looking to clean things up a little. And have a load of snapshot files from...
View ArticleHow Do I Live Migrate VM Between Clusters?
Running HyperV 2012 R2 fully patched.I have HyperV clusters set up at two different locations, Cluster A and Cluster B.I can live migrate VMs from node to node withing a cluster, but I would like to...
View ArticleWhat is faster to Upload new VMs into a Hyper-V Ws2012 R2
Hi all,whch is faster to transfer approx. 7 VMs totally ~ 180GB to a new HYper-V on WS2012R2Method AImport the VMs from the USB drive and keep them mounted on the USB driveThen use the Move or...
View ArticleLow bandwidth received at the external switch of VM
I have installed a VM(Windows 2012) in Windows 2012 R2 Datacenter Server running Hyper-V role. I have created an external switch for the VM that is shared by the host OS. The server used is Dell octo...
View ArticleVDI
Hi, I have one AD and HyperV inside it and i want to setup VDI on AD. this is possible?because after i setup VDI it not show virtual desktop template even i followed this link it still now...
View ArticleHyper-V Sizing Required
Hey All,I need BOM (Bill of material) / sizing for below requirement in the HYPER-VWe need to setup 300 machines (Windows Server OS / Windows Client OS) in hyper-v model with high-availability, it's...
View ArticleCould not initialize machine remoting system. Error: ‘Element not found.’...
Hi,I'm getting the following error, so unable to start new VM from hyper-v managerCould not initialize machine remoting system. Error: ‘Element not found.’ (0x80070490).Any helpMD
View ArticleWhat can and can't be converted to a VM template?
Just as the title says. Is there a list of Microsoft products that can not be templatized?For instance, obviously we can templatize a Windows Server as long as we sysprep it.My main question is about...
View ArticleCreate bootable VHD
I have created a bare metal guest OS, restored a windows server 2012R2 image on the VHDX. However so far i haven't successfully able to make my guest VM make use of that VHDX. I did go through various...
View ArticleHYPER-V Cluster W2012R2 Can't delete VHDX on CSV
'm working on a Windows 2012 R2 Hyper-v. I've just done an EXPORT of a Virtual Machine to a CSV Volume to import later. But I hanve't performed the import, and when I went to delete the exported...
View ArticleCan't remove failed virtual switch from Hyper-V's Virtual Switch Manager
Hello, We have a virtual switch setup in the Virtual Switch Manager and the adapter has been deleted by mistake using the "Change Adapter Settings..." of the Network And Sharing Center. Now, obiviously...
View Articlesysprep VM
quick question...usually when I sysprep a VM I keep a generalize VHDX of this VM for further use.Then I attach this VHDX to a new VM.Would it be the same if I will export Generalized VM. And will use...
View ArticleHigh CPU on Hyper-V VM
Any clues as to the cause of constant, high CPU usage on a Hyper-V VM?We have a 2012 R2 Host with 3 VM's running. The one in question is our main file server which also hosts our Anti-Virus Suite,...
View ArticlePass a UPS thru USB using pass though to a VM on Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V?
I want to pass a UPS thru USB using pass though to a VM running Windows Server 2012 R2 on Hyper-V. How can I do it?
View ArticleBest practices for performance on io and storage.
I'm building / buying a new server was planning on going virtual.Dual xeon 2620 v3 with 64 GB ram we have about 15 users and 14 remote users.Main server 2008 / 2012 SQL2nd Server 2008 / 2012 File...
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