Problems with DNS in Hyper-V VM
I am having issues with my internet connection in my Hyper-v vm. I am following a guide from critical path to install a sharepoint 2013 dev-env on my hyper-v vm with windows server 2012 as os but...
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I am having issues with my internet connection in my Hyper-v vm. I am following a guide from critical path to install a sharepoint 2013 dev-env on my hyper-v vm with windows server 2012 as os but...
View ArticleWhy are my guest VMs running in slow motion ?
Hi everyone !Here is my setup:2 servers (Hyper-v / Xeon E5620 / 16Go each) running in cluster. Connected to a QNAP TS-859U+ NAS thru a ProCurve 6108 with 2x1GB trunked ports.There are 11 guest VMs all...
View ArticleProblem attaching physical drive to hyper-v
I am running Hyper-V 2012 Core with several vms. I want to attach a physical drive to one of the VMs. It is a 500 GB NTFS basic, not dynamic, drive. It is not part of a RAID, though it is attached to a...
View ArticleWindows Storage Server 2012 BSOD on first boot
HiWe are currently changing all of our servers to virtual servers based on Hyper-V. Everything is running un Hyper-V 2012 R2 and all virtual machines are configured as Generation 2. We have...
View ArticleHyperV and Failover Cluster Disjoined
Windows 2008 R2:I've got an odd one where I can't seem to make heads or tails of. In my environment I have 3 servers acting in a Hyper V failover cluster. We've been having issues where when we attempt...
View Articleenabling windows server 2012 core to full gui mode
Hi, I have accidently selected server core ,instead of installing Full GUI mode while installing the server 2012 standard Operating system.now how to enable the full gui feature ,after enabling the gui...
View ArticleProblem with Huge .AVHD Snapshot, best way to merge and limit downtime.
We have a production Web Server (VM) under windows 2008 R2. We just realise that we have a 450Go .AVHD and 400Go VHD file. We need to merge the .VHD/.AVHD, but from what i know, this will be a VERY...
View ArticleMPIO ISCSI and Hyper-V Cluster
I have a question regarding MPIO on Hyper-v. I know that teaming NIC's is not supported for ISCSI SAN's. So I have MPIO installed and configured for my SAN NIC's. My SAN is a Dell EqualLogic 6100. So...
View ArticleHyper-V Replica failover to multiple non clustered hosts.
We have 2 hypervisors on our domain and currently a single replication server hosting 24 hours of replication data. We want to setup a second replication host in a colo with multiple days of...
View ArticleStrange blazing-fast IO performance inside Hyper-V VM
Hello!We have just set up couple of clusters:- One cluster for VMs: 7 nodes 6x1Gbps NetAdapters (team), 160 shared disks in JBODs, connected through LSI SAS Switch (disks are in mirrored storage...
View ArticleManaging Hyper-V Virtual Firewall
I know that Windows Server 2012 R2 virtual switch supports configuring policies for port ACLs (see: here) but it looks to be quite overwhelming (read: PowerShell hell). Is there an easier to way to...
View ArticleHyper-V 2012R2 Win8.1 generation 2 guest vm automatic shutdown
Hi, guys.My new installed guest vm Win8.1 (generation 2), some times automatic shutdown, some time i am using, it just shuddently shutdown, without any warning. Some guy see that too?Thanks.
View ArticleRestoring VM settings
Hello Everyone,I've been running Server 2012 Datacenter on ProLiant DL380 G7 but this the second server to fail(after restarting the server boots but doesnt boot completly it hangs) and i've had to...
View ArticleBind external device into Hyper-V by bridging adapters and using VLAN?
Hi,i tried several hours and researched the web but no solution. I am running a Windows Server 2012 with Hyper-V virtualizing several networks. Each network is in its own vlan (Network 1 = Vlan 100 ,...
View ArticleTaking Snapshots
Hi, I just want to verify, in taking snapshots, is it ok to take a snapshot on Hyper-v while its online? or it's much better to take the snapshot offline?I tried it online before and it's still...
View ArticleUpgrade Windows Hyper-v 2012 R1 core to windows Hyper-v 2012 R2 Core
Hi all, is it possible to upgrade stand alone hyper-v 2012 R1 core server to hyper-v 2012 R2 core server?could anyone guide me the process of upgrading? I really appreciate your help. Thank u...
View ArticleVHD boot failure - how to change from PERC3 to IDE?
I had a PowerEdge 2400 with a PERC3 RAID controller and 6 hard drives in a RAID-5 array that I need to convert to a Hyper-V virutal machine. It's running Windows Server 2003 and I'm trying to use...
View ArticleDisk signature error while backup virtual machine
Hi,Since we installed the new version of Data Protection Manager 2012 R2, we get issue messages while backing up Windows Server 2008 R2 or 2012 R2 virtual machines. At every backups we will find the...
View ArticleWindows server 2012 R2 problem
I have a problem in windows server 2012 R2. After sudden turn off the server 2012 R2 due to power failure the drive letters ( except 'C' drive) of the Hard discs is automatically changed i.e data of...
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