Host changing MAC of guest
Hi, this is beyond belief. The ipconfig in guest shows MAC address a, and the host has MAC address b. However, the guest reports that dhcp sent it an address that was already in use. Upon checking the...
View ArticleC0000142 error during OSD to Hyper-V VMs. Disk can not be formatted.
This is happening every time any VM is loaded. The server was rebuilt with Server 2012 R2 Datacenter edition.VMs are using Generation 1 .vhdx disks. This issue occurs with IDE and SCSI controllers.Task...
View ArticleLord Ola
Hi All,Straight to the point.I have virtual machines that were created in VMWARE given to me by a friend. And I only have Hyper-V and want to use Hyper V to work on these virtual machines. Converting...
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Best Setup
Hyper-v 2012 R2. I am trying to understand the best configuration for our VM's. The VM's in question are RDS 2012. My question is about vCPU. This VM has 5 vCPU's and 4GB RAM (dynamic) with 80GB fixed...
View ArticleHow to find the GUID of a VM by using Powershell?
Hi all;Is there any Powershell cmdlet to list the GUIDs of VMs?ThanksPlease VOTE as HELPFUL if the post helps you and remember to click “Mark as Answer” on the post that helps you, and to click “Unmark...
View ArticleNetwork Drop issue
Hi Friends,We have a scenario. Os: Windows 2012/2012R2 running on 2 Hosts.On top of this Hyper-v is Enabled with Clustering configuration.On top of Hyper-v, Exchange 2010 CAS Servers are running on two...
View ArticleIOS RDP keyboard
Hello,No matter what version of IOS RDP app iphone/ipad I cannot not use the keyboard to input the login on the hyper V VM. I can RDP into the Hyper V server and use the keyboard, but once I'm in the...
View ArticleHyper-v 2012 R2 checkpoint fails
Hi all,Need some advice please.When trying to make a checkpoint on a virtual machine (only happens to this one) I get the following messages: 'My VM' could not initiate a checkpoint operation: The...
View ArticleGeneral questions to get started with virtualization server cluster.
Hello all, this is my first time posting here in the tech net forums. I am a software development student and have been spending most of my time lately in Linux. First I would like to apologize if I...
View ArticleWhy not put all VMs and replicas in the same default folder?
By default, VMs are stored in \hyper-v\vm and replicas are stored in \hyper-v\replica\. So, when you failover, your new mission-critical VM is located in the replica folder. This is confusing and its...
View ArticleGuest won't start when usb isn't plugged in
Hi I may be trying to do something that just isn't supported or maybe I'm just missing something simple. My host is running Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 and the guest is Server 2012R2 StandardI have passed...
View ArticleUsing Disk2VHD to P2V a Server 2003 Machine
I'm trying to P2V a 2003 server to a Hyper-V 2012 R2 server. I've used Disk2VHD before with no issues. For some reason on this machine after I create the VHDX file and a Virtual machine and try to boot...
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Hyper-V - Replica - Initial replication stopping
Hii have setup 2 Hyper-V host's with local storage. network between the servers: 1gb (i monitor the traffic on the switches, and the 1gb connection is not fully utilized so bandwidth should not be a...
View ArticleSingle license of WS 2012 OLP, then downgrade to WS2008 R2 with 2003 SP2 on...
Hi, I'm seeking an answer, that if I purchase WS 2012 Standard OLP. Then downgrade it to 2008R2 and install into a physical server. I understand that one WS2008 R2 is ok to have one VM running Hyper-V....
View ArticleDC on a Hyper-V cluster
Hi there,I have a 2 node Server 2012R2 Hyper-V cluster and a stand alone Hyper-V 2012R2 host. I have one virtualized DC on the standalone host and one on the cluster as a highly available VM. Can...
View ArticleRDCMan VM console connect resolution?
I feel like I am missing some really small setting but I can't figure out how to configure connection screen size / resolution when using RDCMan 2.7 and VM Console Connect? If I use RDP connect it...
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Hyper-V Network Configuration Problem - Virtual Switch
Hi guys,I'm looking for some help with a Hyper-V Network issues. I have been handed over a project by a client that is not fully complete and the person who built it is not available at all. The setup...
View ArticleHelp needed setting up cluster communication network
Hi, I need some help setting up a two node cluster communication network. I have two virtual Servers each with four virtual nics. I want to create a network for: Management HeartbeatLive Migration...
View ArticleServer 2012 r2 Hyper-v guest network speed with 10 GB NIC's
HiSetting up a Server 2012 r2 Hyper-v host with an onboard 4 port 1 GB nic and a offboard dual port 10 GB nic. We are using the 1gb quad port for management. The 10 Gb we intend using for hyper-v guest...
View ArticleHyperv networking nic teaming and vlans
I would like to bring up the topic of Hyper V networking and using nic teaming along with vlans via Windows Server 2012 R2. I come from a Vmware shop one of our sister companies is going Hyper V so I...
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