[VIDEO] How to install Hyper-V Server 2008?
Wednesday, October 20th, 2010It seems I forgot to post news and tutorials about Hyper-V Server 2008 . For those who don’t know, Hyper-V Server 2008 is a standalone “operating system” with only one role available – Hyper-V. It is free, lightweight and great solution for your virtual environment. It has no GUI, so you have to create and [...]
Dynamic Memory Architecture
Thursday, October 7th, 2010Have you ever start thinking about how it’s possible to have something like Dynamic Memory? For me, it was a “shock” to see memory available to virtual machine goes up and down constantly. I was wondering how something like that is possible, and here is a basic description of the process. First of all, it [...]
Why Dynamic Memory?
Tuesday, October 5th, 2010Memory is the key factor to the number of running virtual machines. In 99% cases, you will run out of your memory and won’t be able to start a new virtual machine. In 1% cases, you will have no more disk space (that happens to me from time to time ). Virtualization helps your organization [...]
How to reserve a memory for a Hyper-V host?
Monday, October 4th, 2010With Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 getting ready to RTM, system administrators should pay attention to one more thing. Hyper-V Dynamic Memory, the biggest feature in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, enables system administrators to oversubscribe (not overcommit) their RAM. It works great, but you could face some problems with a Hyper-V host.
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. This [...]
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 [...]
Red Hat Enterprise Linux now supported with Hyper-V
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010Here 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 [...]
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. While [...]
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 looks [...]
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 solutions [...]
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