Setting up a multi-node Hyper-V 2012 R2
Guys we are considering following setup : 5 Hyper-V servers - 2012 R2 SaS Storage , CSV volumes for shared storage leveraging windows 2012 storage pools . First thing ; is there a guide for Multi-Node...
View ArticleCopying files very slow between VM Server 2012 and 2008
Hello to all, I have a very strange problem, the scenario is this: 1. Server 2012 Hyper-V 2. No. 14 V.M. Windows Server 2008 R2 All MV accessing the hard disk of the server 2012 via an internal...
View ArticleCannot install GUI to Hyper-V 2012 R2 server core
Hi everyone,I have followed this article to convert a server core install to have a GUI installed:http://andersonpatricio.ca/enabling-and-disabling-the-graphical-interface-in-hyper-v-server-core/When I...
View ArticleBest way to migrate existing XP SP3 partition to a virtual machine to run via...
Hi I have a current XP SP3 setup have been using in a dual boot with Windows 8.1(on separate partitions on different hard drives - I think these are SATA drives) but now am thinking of migrating my XP...
View Articleunable to connect copied vhd files to VM Hyper-v high availability cluster.
Hi I have my VMs VHD files stored on my SAN and I have a copied one of the LUNs containing a vhd file which I have then exported to the shared storage of the hyper-V cluster which is just like and...
View ArticleLicensing Requirement for my below Scenario:
Hi Friends,Scenario:I want to install 4 Servers with Windows 2012-Standard Edition.Later will configure Hyper-V Cluster on it... on top of this cluster we would like to install 16 "Windows 2012...
View ArticleNo internet access on virtual servers
Server 2012 R2 Virtual server.HP DL360p Gen 8 ServerFully updated driver for hardware. I have created a Virtual switch in Hyper-v and then attached it to the virtual machine network adapter. I have...
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No Network connectivity from Host to Guest and vice versa
I hope someone here can point me at the right direction. It is somewhat critical as the machine that failed is our second DC. I have a Hyper-V host with two guests running on it. No changes have been...
View ArticleIntegration Services Installation Error 6801
Hello:I am trying to install integration services on a server I just P2Ved running 2008 R2 x64, to a 2012 R2 hyper-v cluster but am receiving an error message during install. It detects a previous...
View ArticleHyper-V VM independence
I have a Windows 8.1 Pro installed in hay Host machine and I am using Hyper-V. The main objective is to text application without he risk of overload my host machine and also avoiding viruses. I have...
View Article2012R2 Checkpoint Backups Fail - "The disk signature of disk1 is equal to the...
Before reading any further please note there are no actual disk signature problems per other threads on technet. I mounted all VHD's on the host and none reported offline. I manually checked all VHD...
View ArticleHyper-V Replication Failing - Initial Replication could not be started...
Hello,I have a problem with VM replication. We have two Hyper-V 2012 R2 (fully patched) hosts (let's call them HV1 and HV2) with different VMs on each. There is one VM on HV1 (call it VM1) and two VMs...
View ArticleShared Virtual Disks forcing RedirectedIO to the CSV disk owner
Afternoon Chaps,I have a problem with my physical Server 2012 R2 2node HyperV Cluster. I have created a VM guest cluster using shared .VHDX files that reside on the physical cluster's CSV...
View ArticleCan we Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 hypervisor on dedicated servers?
Hello, guys!We have our infra on rented dedicated servers at Canadian services provider.We used to rent and pay their MS licenses (Win2008R2 Ent) on these servers.Now we want to use Hyper-V Server...
View ArticleVHD to VHDX Conversion Time?
Hi,Does anybody have any guidelines (even if it's just a rough MB/sec) on how long a VHD to VHDX conversion would take? I have a VHD which is 1.8TB that I need to convert to a VHDX so I can expand it...
View Articlepowershell commands for VM backups in 2012 vs 2008
I have a powershell routine that is used by task scheduler that will shut down one or more Hyper-v VMs from a list, create a backup of the VHD file(s) then restart the VM(s). It works great in 2008...
View ArticleServer 2012 Clustered Hosts - How can I place a Hyper-V Guest in the DMZ?
I have 3 server 2012 hyper v clustered hosts. I've been recently asked to create a VM where external parties will have local admin rights. I've been resisting things for a variety of IMO valid security...
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Cant delete chackpoint
I have a vm on hyper-v 2012R2 (not update) with a backup checkpoint that I can not delete. The checkpoint was created by veeam during backup. There is no opting in the GUI to manually delete the...
View ArticleSAN Switch?
I'm brand new to Hyper-V, so please forgive me. I'm trying to share disks for a cluster in Hyper-V. I see the Virtual SAN Switch button and sort of assumed I could create a fully virtual SAN Fabric and...
View ArticleMultiple Hyper-V Hosts -> 1 Linux iSCSI Target
I have two Windows 2012 Hyper-V servers and 1 Linux (Ubuntu) server hosting a single LUN as an iSCSI target. What file system or methodology should I use to best share this iSCSI target with multiple...
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