Network issues with p2vdh XP machine
Hi,I used the disk2vhd tool to convert an old XP machine to a VHDX file, and then created a virtual machine in Hyper-V on Server 2012 R2 with the vhdx file.The system boots but I've been having...
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HelloI am unable to start a newly created VM in hyper-v using Win Svr 2008 R2.The issues I am having are similar to...
View ArticleTest Lab and Checkpoint Usage
I have a question about VM checkpoints.. but first, some backstory...Our company has a Hyper-v test lab setup for use in our Continuous Delivery implementation to test versions of our software. In...
View ArticleHyper V high availability and BSOD handling
Hi thereOne of my customer is interested in a scanerio on Hyper V environment to be handled for fault tolerance. He has VMs running in a clustered host environment using Hyper V Windows 2012 server OS....
View ArticleAdding a Hyper-V host to a domain
We have a very simple server environment: two physical servers both running Windows Server 2012 R2 as the host and a few virtual machines in each server, including one instance of Windows Server 2012...
View ArticleNo Virtual Machines files found
I recently set up a Windows 2012 Hyper-V R2 server. It is not associated to a domain so I had to go through a serious of hoops to be able to connect from my local win10 machine using server manager and...
View ArticleMore than two nodes hyper-v virtual machine failover cluster
I have 4 servers in the hyper-v failover cluster. I was wondering what happens if one of the servers shutsdown. how hyper v decides the next best possible node in an environment with more than two...
View ArticleWindows Server 2016 - Virtual machine web management interface
since Windows 2016 is about to release its new features over networking and Storage, does it also have any planning for Hyper-v Web management interface which could allow VM owner (end user) to manage...
View ArticleSetting up an Internet connection on virtual machine
Hello, guys, i decided to use Hyper-V, because of its performance advantage over Virtualbox, but i have a problem with the Internet connection on the virtual machine. I get the Internet connection from...
View ArticleShared Nothing Live Migration between 2 Hyper V clusters (Windows 2012 R2)
HiWe are looking for a way to do Live Migration between 2 HV clusters. Previously we did shared nothing Live migration from stand alone Hyper V node to Hyper V Cluster nodes, but now have to migrate a...
View ArticleAdd Physical Drive On Hyper v Virtual Machine
Hi all we have Hyper v 2008 R2 Server . The issue is when we are trying to add Physical drive on hyper v virtual machine the option is grey out..Your opinion is required..Regards
View ArticleHyper-V VM Generation 2
HelloI'm installing Windows Server R2 foundation in a Vm Generation 2. I can create the VM and start de setup. When setup is finished, it has to start de VM, and when it restarts, I get the error...
View Article[Hyper-V/General] How to prevent a restart
Hi,is Hyper-V in Server 2008 R2 capable to restart virtual machines unexpectedly? I can't see in the logs of the affected virtual machines that a restart was executed by them. The physical Hyper-V...
View ArticleDeleted snapshot
I had to delete my snapshot to be able to expand one of the drives. After expanding I cannot start the system anymore. I still got the original VHDs and an an XML file in the Virtual Machines folder...
View ArticleShutdown failure
My recently installed (Sept 1) Windows 10 refuses to shut down using the start menu "power" selection. The menu seems to think that my shut down request is only a reboot command...which is what it...
View ArticleAdd a new VHDX to existing Hyper-V replica
I've got an existing VM with 3 VHDX files and running on a Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V host. The VM is already configure with "Hyper-V Replica", and has been replicating successfully to a DR Site...
View ArticleWindows 10 Client cannot manage hyper-v 2012r2 using power shell
Hello All,So I have recently upgraded my workstation to Win10 and now none of my power shells that I use to manage my hyper-v 2012r2 cluster work.For example if I run just the simplest commandGet-VM...
View ArticleHyperV 2016 convert the file format between vmcx(new) and xml(old)
The configuration file before windows 12 R2 is the xml format. and the new config file for HyperV16 is the vmcx format. I wonder the convert when upgrading and how to read the real content of the...
View ArticleFailover Cluster Manager live migration fails with error code 1155 after 3%
I have a 2 node Win Srv 2012 Hyper-V cluster with cluster shared storage enabled. I can do a quick migration of servers (or shut them down and migrate), but not a live migration. When I try I get 3%...
View ArticleWill this work: Hyper-V & VM installed on bootable USB3, then installed in...
Here's an unusual question: I'm building a home server as a hobby. I want to use Hyper-V as a bare metal hypervisor.I wonder if I can install some or all this on a bootable USB 3 hard drive and then...
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