Product Activation - Says "Not Available"
Hello all,I apologize for asking about a Production Activation issue but I just want to be clear on something. I just formatted my PC today and re-installed Windows 8 Pro and activated just fine.I...
View ArticleNo external network access from guest VM, on Windows 8.1 host
This is driving me crazy and I've spent a little too long of a vacation trying to figure thus out. But since this vacation was a chance for me to make some progress on a non-work project - well, it's...
View ArticleHyper-V hangs when accessing a Cluster Shared Volume
Hi,We have 2 windows server 2012 Datacenter member of windows cluster, servers are running hyper-v. the 2 nodes hang once we try to access CSV volume (c:\clusterstorage\volume1) when i tried to do live...
View ArticleUnknown devices on Windows 2003 Virtual Machines
We have recently setup a Windows Server 2012 R2 environment, Hyper-V and Clustering.Our existing environment is Windows server 2008 R2 / Hyper-V and Clustering.We are experimenting with migrating VM’s...
View ArticleHow to get the Hyper-V version/hostname from a linux guest?
Hi,I am running a custom Linux VM on Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V.I need to get the version/hostname of Hyper-V from the running custom Linux guest. How can I do that?I am having Integration Service...
View ArticleVirtual machine packaging in Hyper-V 2012?
Hi all,I am running a custom Linux VM on Hyper-V 2012. Do we have a virtual machine packaging mechanism in Hyper-V 2012 Server, similar to OVF in ESXi?I tried MSVMC tool. But looks like it only works...
View ArticleSimultaneous VM console connection
In VMware it possible to connect via console to one VM in multiple sessions. For example: one person is configuring something in console and another person watching the console..Is it possible to do...
View ArticleHyper-V VSS Requestor Backup Component Document
During the course of a hyper-v VMware child snapshot backup, is there anyway to obtain the VSS backup component document that is generated by the Hyper-V VSS requestor inside the guest OS?
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Unable to boot to DVD
I've created a Generation 2 VM in Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V and added a SCSI DVD. I configured the DVD to load an .ISO of Server 2012 R2 so I can install a new server. When I boot I get the error below....
View ArticleImporting Vm's from Server 2008 core to Server 2012 R2
I cannot import my Vm's on a new Server 2012 R2 box. The old server ran Server 2008 core. I get the error "Hyper V did not find virtual machines to import." I have trying exporting and importing,...
View ArticleAdding routes to Hyper-V
Hi,I have 2 Hyper-V 2012 R2 servers. They have 4 nics each, which is fine.Now they are in their own vlan so my host has told me I need to add routes to each server.So I have:A (physical server) B...
View ArticleCreating a Master virtual hard disk and using the same for all other VM's
Hi,We would like to create a master virtual hard disk and use the same for all other VM's. Can we do that ?my requirements : 1) create 10 VM's 2) first create a master virtual hard disk with win OS and...
View ArticleHyper V 2012 R2 Standalone Local Admin Password Recovery
Hi,I have the Hyper V 2012 R2 standalone edition running with two Windows 2012 VM running on one physical machine. The hyper-v is not joined to the domain but both the VMs are. I have no problem...
View ArticleGen 2 VM on Server 2012 R1 host
Hi GuysAre Gen 2 VMs (Server 2012 R2 VM) supported on a Hyper-V Server 2012 (R1) host (Physical)?Having some weird backup (Shadow Copy) issues and i suspect this may be the reasonSpudSpudney
View ArticlePFsense in Hyper-V r2
I am thinking to setup Pfsense in my network as firewall. but i have already setup my virtual network and don't want to change. but Pfsense needsLegacy network adapter in that case what should i do. is...
View ArticleCan I install a Server 2012 R2 VM on a Server 2012 Hyper-V Host?
Hi all,I'm just wondering if there are any implications of installing a Server 2012 R2 VM on a Server 2012 Hyper-V Host?I currently have 3 VM's on this host. 2 are Server 2012 and the other is Server...
View ArticleHyper-V over SMB 3.0 poor performance on 1GB NIC's without RDMA
This is a bit of a repost as the last time I tried to troubleshoot this my question got hijacked by people spamming alternative solutions (starwind) For my own reasons I am currently evaluating Hyper-V...
View ArticleVMs have no network connectivity after reboot
Hello,We've recently had a problem appear across our Hyper-V 2008 R2 and 2012 clusters. When a virtual machine is rebooted, some of its virtual network cards will have no network connection. The VMs...
View ArticleSlow I/O using Excel 2013
I have written a VBA program that extracts data from a number of small (80K) Excel worksheets. The problem that I am having is with the I/O on these worksheets. Using Excel 2010, I am able to average...
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Gen 2 Server 2012 VMs fail to start after December Windows Updates
I've been able to reproduce this on two separate hosts (both Win 8.1 Pro) running Gen 2 Windows Server 2012 VMs. I believe it is after the December 2012 round of updates (and I'm trying to confirm...
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