Edit Hard disk.
I have a VM server 2012 running and have tried to expand the disk space through the edit and expand feature. It was at 60GB and I increased it to 130. I cannot seem to get it to expand past the...
View ArticleHyper-V VM Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2 Network Problems
Hi Guys, I am trying to setup a new VM in my lab (I am using windows 8.1 in my host) with Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2. I already installed the integration services in that VM, the network adapter is...
View ArticleMigration of VM's and their vhd's from a physical server running Hyper-V and...
Hi,I will be performing a migration between physical servers and I would like to ask for some advice regarding the migration process:We currently have a physical server with Hyper-V running Windows...
View ArticleHyper V Virtual Machine Fails to start when physical drives are added
I have a single physical server in my test setup and I am experimenting with virtualization.The Hyper V Host is Server 2012 R2 Standard. Currently it is running in the Essentials Role plus also...
View ArticleVirtual Switch Weird Performance
Hi hoping someone can point me in the right direction here. I have an underperforming external vswitch.I am testing using Lantest (Client Server) so using memory to test throughput so storage is taken...
View Article1st VM can connect, but second cant??
I have a Windows 2k12 host server where I've installed Hyper-V and have 1 VM running. I configured a virtual switch attached to the physical NIC of the host server and was able to configure the static...
View ArticleIndependent Mouse in Hyper V w/ Windows 8.1
Hi, I am trying to run a windows automation tool on my VM while I am working on the local computer. The automation tool needs to control take control of the mouse. However, the mouse in Hyper V is...
View ArticleHyper-V VM can't start with VHD attached, error 0x80070422
Hi,i'm in a big trouble with Hyper-V on a Windows 2008 R2 server. Hardware is a HP Proliant DL360 G7. Role are DC, Hyper-V (yes, i know it's not recommended), AV client is Kaspersky Endpoint Security...
View ArticleFile service gone after moving virtual machine in Hyper-V
We have file server virtual machine with vhd system disk and connected data on physical drive. All users (800) have folders on the attached disk. After exporting and importing virtual machine to the...
View ArticleCannot do online backup of 2012 VM within 2012 R2
Hi, I have several Windows 2012 VM's running on a 2012 R2 host. None of these VM's can do an online backup. They both have a SCSI controller installed, and all the HyperV integration services...
View ArticleNo Boot from USB Support
I have been looking for a logical method to use to boot from USB for Hyper-V, as I would like to test a new boot sequence I have placed on it before attempting it on an actual computer, but there is no...
View ArticleHyper-V R2 NIC questions
Hi,I'm new to hyper-v and I have some questions to ask. My hyper-v is Hyper-V 2008 R2.My current setup is I have 1 physical nic and is both shared by management OS and two VMs. When I unhecked the...
View ArticleHyperv host NIC details
Hi,I want to capture Network card details from Hyper V host. I know Get-NetAdaptor, Get-Netadaptorconfig can give NIC details but I want to note NIC card name, Physical Port number, 1G/10G speed in one...
View ArticleRE: virtual machines going offline and virtual disks going offline when...
Hello everyone I am currently running a 2 node microsoft windows server 2012 failover cluster and i have a funky issue that is happening ONLY when the physical router connected to the WAN is restarted....
View ArticleNo network connectivity for VMs with tagged VLANs after upgrade to W2K12 R2
Hi allI have a lab consisting of 2 Mac Mini Servers, late 2009 model, most often running Hyper-V on the newest evaluation versions of Windows Server. With Windows Server 2012, everything was running...
View ArticleAre the Replicated HyperV VMs activated ?
Hello,I have an activated windows server 2012 R2 Std Edition. Using the same license I activated two Virtual machines running on hyper-V of this server 2012 R2. I activated the replication of one...
View Articlebest approach for hyper-v infrastructure
Hi, We are managing an hyper-v infrastructure compose of 5 hyper-v physical hosts running Windows Server 2008 R2, this servers are in an active directory, but the virtual machines running on this...
View ArticleFree backup options for Hyper-V Cluster, VHD, CSV Volume, all based on Win...
I have a Dell R710 + Win2012 R2 - File Server + WSB + VSS backup components and a 2.5 TB partition with iSCSI Server Target, presenting the 2.5 TB disk space to all Hyper-V Hosts4 X Del M600/610 Blades...
View ArticleVirtual Machines lose access to network
We have continual problems with losing network connectivity to the virtual machines hosted on a Hyper-V host (the host is running Hyper-V Server 2012 R2), it goes down 2 – 3 times per...
View ArticleImproper Install of Hyper-V 2012 R2 Integration Services on 2008 R2 VMs
I have two VMs that have one or more missing/broken services after upgrading to Integration Services 6.3.9600.16384. On one VM the Hyper-V Remote Desktop Virtualization Service is missing and the...
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