Some info about Dynamic Memory
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010I’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, 2010Microsoft 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, 2010Live 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, 2010Microsoft 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 vs. VMWare vs. Xen
Sunday, January 31st, 2010Here is one post that might start a flame between my readers. When you try to compare Hyper-V vs. VMWare vs. Xen, you will see that there is no “the best” solution. Every solution has it pros and cons. Which ones? Rick Vanover wrote a great article at Techtarget, trying to compare there three [...]
Hyper-V Architecture
Sunday, January 31st, 2010Hyper-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 [...]
Very small Hyper-V Manager
Thursday, January 28th, 2010There is a new, very simple and very easy to use Hyper-V Manager available to download and use for free. This tool has been written by Jerry Orman. It is not fully featured application, and should not (and can’t) be used for complex deployments and usage. It sits in a system tray, and enables [...]
How to manage Hyper-V from Windows XP?
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010If 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, 2010Microsoft 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. [...]
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