DPC_Watchdog_Violation - Transferring files through Hyper-V switch on Host...
I've recently replaced a PERC H310 RAID controller with a PERC H710p RAID controller on a Dell PowerEdge R820 running Windows Server 2012 R2 and started experiencing this problem. Everything I've...
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Rename VM in Hyper-V and Failover Cluster
Hi,I'm trying to rename a VM, and I've succeeded in all Fields, except on the name in the summary of the failover cluster (Zsap03 is the name I want and that is appearing in the menu and everywhere,...
View ArticleHyper-V screwed up DHCP?
I turned on Hyper-V in Windows 2012 Standard so that I could install Windows 8.1 in a VM and test. The first problem I had was that the VM could not get to the outside world. I believe it had a...
View ArticleHyper-v host backup
Hi,We are having 4 Hyper-V Servers with Windows 2012 Datacenter. Taking weekly backup's of VM on a remote server through Veeam Backup & Replication.Is there any way to backup Hyper-V host...
View ArticleIntermittent issue with VM backup
Hello,I am experiencing an intermittent issue with the backup of a Exchange 2013 VM. Normally, backups take less than an hour on both the Host and Exchange VM. The host is backed up first, then the...
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Some Windows Guests not demanding more memory
ScenarioI have a 3 Windows 2012 R2 Hyper-V hosts which is participating in a cluster, all of the virtual machines are hosted on CSV's. We also use Dynamic Memory for most of the serversWe do regular...
View ArticleChanging MTU with HV 2012 R2 VMs
Hi We changed the MTU from 1500 to 1472 with HV VMs. We doubt whether need to change the MTU with HV host server NICs as well. If needed please help on the steps that we need to follow on interface as...
View ArticleHow to track snapshot operations in WIn2012R2 Hyper-V
WIn2012R2 Standard + Hyper-VWe found out a VM that seems to be re-configured and maybe it had got back in time, maybe applying an old snaphostDevelopers are complaining about a theorical time machine...
View ArticleCopy Cluster Roles
Hello everyone,Using the "Copy Cluster Roles"-Wizard I'd like to migrate some VMs from one cluster to the other. I did that quite often, but here comes the question:Is it possible to use that wizard to...
View ArticleHow to mannuaally merge VHDX drives?
Hi All!we are using hyper-v 2012 ending up with low space after deleted checkpoint. How to manually merge the AVHDXs to VHDX?Please guide.Product: windows server 2012 R2Regards,GopalAIO
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Network Connection Showing Teamed NICS 1 and 2 Instead of the Network Name....
Good afternoon,I am almost done with configuring a new Hypervisor running Windows Server 2012 R2. I have noticed that when comparing this server to the exisiting Windows Server 2012 Hypervisor, there...
View ArticleCan a Virtual Machine be made from an disk image?
Hello Community On WS2012 I have created a disk image of a hard drive so that if anything happens to the hard drive I can just put it back the way it was when there were no problems with the drive....
View ArticleShould Hyper-V host be a member of the Lab Domain?
I am building a Lab with a Windows 2012 R2 Hyper-V Host. I intend to run 3 to 4 VMs. One of these VMs will be the DC. Should the Host Server join the domain?Floyd Kershner, PMP MCSE
View ArticleHow should I configure virtual processors on Hyper-V?
Hi there, When creating new virtual machines on Hyper-V (on Windows Server 2012 R2 host), each virtual machine is assigned 1 virtual processor by default. There is no Virtual Processor Configuration...
View ArticleNew Installation for Hyper-V - RAID or Storage Spaces?
Guys, good morning. Some time ago I set up 2 Windows Server 2012 R2 to run Hyper-V. As I had problems with RAID in my old virtualization platform, I decided not to use RAID for redundancy, I used...
View ArticlePassing credentials to VMConnect?
All, I am tasked with developing a solution for a test automation solution on a Hyper-V platform. The automated tests require the ability to to run tests that interact with the desktop of the VM....
View ArticleResize Dynamic VHDX Created from Physical Boot Drive
I had a laptop die and I wanted to preserve the OS drive as a VM, so I created a VM in Hyper-V in Windows 8.1x64 and attached the physical drive and booted successfully. I then defragged and zero'd...
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Unable to share folder in clusrer drive
Dear all,I have windows server 2012 R2 , I have created the cluster of two nodes. I have only one drive in cluster.When I create one folder in that drive & trying to share that folder,...
View ArticleInstall issue on Win10 Tech Preview Build 10074 on Lenovo Yoga2
I have a Lenovo Yoga2 Pro running build 10074. I can't enable Hyper-V and need it for some Visual Studio Phone development. It allows me to add that feature, and "configures" windows, reboots, says it...
View ArticleSingle vs Multiple VHDXs
I'm in the process of building out a new application, and I'm wondering if there's any performance difference between using single VHDX per VM vs multiple VHDXs.Here's the basic idea:Hyper-V 2012 R2...
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