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    Some info about Dynamic Memory

    Tuesday, June 8th, 2010

    I’m sure many of you already know that Dynamic Memory feature will be added into Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. With this feature, it will be possible for administrators to provide a range of RAM to a virtual machine. Hyper-V will then dynamically provide RAM to a virtual machine, based on virtual machine needs. [...]

    Linux Integration Services v2.1 Beta for Hyper-V Now Available

    Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

    Microsoft just announced the availability of the beta version of Linux Integration Services for Hyper-V (version 2.1). In addition to the existing features (networking, storage, and fastpath boot), the 2.1 release adds the following:
     

    SMP support for Linux workloads

    Linux virtual machines running on Hyper-V will be able to use up to 4 virtual CPU’s

    Timesync

    Linux VM’s [...]

    Red Hat Enterprise Linux now supported with Hyper-V

    Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

    Here is a official statement from Microsoft:
     
    When we first released Hyper-V, support for Novell’s SUSE Linux Enterprise Server was a shock to many customers. However, we’ve seen many customers in mixed environments virtualize SUSE Linux alongside their Windows virtual machines. We’ve received many requests for additional Linux distributions, and we worked closely with Red [...]

    Hyper-V Live Migration

    Monday, February 15th, 2010

    Live Migration is probably the most mentioned feature of the Hyper-V 2.0. It enables system administrators to move virtual machine from one server to another with no downtime. It is very useful if you have a huge network with many virtual and physical servers, and you need to move your virtual machines very often. [...]

    Install SUSE Linux on Hyper-V

    Thursday, February 4th, 2010

    Microsoft officially supports SUSE Linux as a guest machine. You can install it and even get a official support from Microsoft if you have some problems. There are also Linux integration components available to download, which can help you enhance your experience using Linux as a guest machine. Ever wondered how the installation process [...]

    Hyper-V Architecture

    Sunday, January 31st, 2010

    Hyper-V, used for server virtualization in Windows Server 2008 R2 , is a microkernelized hypervizor. What it really means, I tried to explain in my post about microkernelized hypervizors, but here a video showing you more details about it. This short video has been recorded by Ben Armstrong, a.k.a. The Virtual PC Guy, Product [...]

    How to manage Hyper-V from Windows XP?

    Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

    If you still use Windows XP as a primary operating system, but your tasks include administrating Hyper-V environments, now you have a option to do it quite easy. Until now, you could use remote desktop, and it still works very well, but what if you want to use something like Hyper-V Remote Management Update [...]

    Getting to know Hyper-V

    Thursday, January 7th, 2010

    Microsoft has released a document called Getting to Know Hyper-V: A Walkthrough from Initial Setup to Common Scenarios. This guide provides detailed step-by-step walkthroughs for testing Hyper-V with Windows Server 2008 R2 in a preproduction environment. You can use this guide to become familiar with Hyper-V and the process of creating and managing virtual machines. [...]

    How to protect Hyper-V with DPM 2010?

    Thursday, December 17th, 2009

    Protecting virtual machines is also essential as protecting physical machines. You can use System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) to achieve that, but there is a small problem. System administrators can protect an entire Hyper-V host using the DPM Management Console, but the protection group has to be modified manually to include the new [...]

    Hyper-V Technical Information and Resources

    Monday, December 14th, 2009

    Want to know more about Hyper-V? Want to know a lot about Hyper-V? Today I have to share a fantastic site with you. Hyper-V Technical Information and Resources is site with tons of materials for Hyper-V. Categories include: Install, Pre-Deployment Tools, Installation, Guidance, Deployment, Management, Workload Specific and Benchmarks. Just click on image provided to [...]

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