Happy SysAdmin Day With Altaro #VMBackup #HyperV #VMware @AltaroSoftware
Hello folks, I am happy to share with you that Altaro Software just launched an exciting contest in celebration of Sysadmin Day next month! […]
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Webinar With Ben Armstrong #AMA on #Containers #AskBenArmstrong @vBenArmstrong @AltaroSoftware
Think containers are just for developers? Think again. Containers have recently gained massive industry adoption and many IT pros are now being asked to support […]
Windows Admin Center (Project Honolulu) Now Available @ServerMgmt #WindowsServer #WindowsAdminCenter #HyperV #HCI
Updated – 19/04/2018 – Added [Manage Storage Spaces Direct in Windows Server 2016 with Windows Admin Center] Introduction The day has come… After almost a […]
Technical Reviewer: Hands-On Networking with Azure @PacktPub @_MWaly #Microsoft #Azure
Introduction Microsoft Azure networking is one of the most valuable and important offerings in Azure. No matter what solution you are building for the cloud, […]
PowerShell One-Liner To Convert Multiple VHD to VHDX #HyperV #PowerShell
Introduction Since the release of Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8, Microsoft added a new type and default format of virtual hard disk (VHDX). There […]
Vembu BDR Suite v3.9.0 is now GA #Vembu #BDR #HyperV @vembutech
Vembu BDR Suite v3.9.0 is now Generally Available and includes Tape Support & Flexible Restores It is highly important that data needs to be backed […]
How To Run Hyper-V PowerShell Cmdlets on PowerShell Core V6.0 #HyperV #PowerShell #PowerShellCore
Introduction For the last ~10 years , Microsoft released Windows PowerShell. On January 10th, 2018, Microsoft delivered PowerShell Core 6.0. Its first PowerShell Core release. PowerShell now comes […]
How To Protect Against Speculative Execution Side-Channel Vulnerabilities (Meltdown & Spectre)
Updated – 1/19/2018 – 9:25am – Added Hyper-V, Guest Virtual Machines information and HPE has revoked the 2.54 BIOS Update! Introduction Happy New Year folks! We started the […]
Passed 70-745 Exam: Implementing a Software-Defined Datacenter #WS2016 #SDDC #MCSE
Introduction I am so happy and grateful now that… I passed the Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert 70-745 Implementing a Software-Defined Datacenter on the first attempt! […]
Download Script for VHD Evaluation for System Center Preview 1711 #SysCtr #SystemCenter
Hello folks, Microsoft is making it’s first Semi-Annual Channel (SAC) release of System Center Preview 1711 available, and the VHDs for testing the preview build […]
How To Create a Custom WinPE Boot Image With PowerShell Support #PowerShell #Deploy #WindowsServer
Introduction Microsoft Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE) is a lightweight version of Windows used for the deployment of PCs, workstations, and servers, or troubleshooting an operating […]
What’s New in Hyper-V in Windows Server Version 1709? #HyperV #WindowsServer #Windows10
Updated 27/10/2017: [Windows Defender Application Guard (WDAG) for Microsoft Edge. Check Windows 10 Fall Creators Update for Hyper-V section at the end of this post]. […]
Volume Size Mismatch After Extending MBS Volume in DPM #WS2016 #REFS #DPM #SCDPM
Recently I was working on System Center 2016 Data Protection Manager (DPM) that has some free space problems on the Modern Backup Storage (MBS) volume in Windows Server 2016. […]
Converting a Shared Virtual Hard Disk VHDX to a VHDS Set Format #HyperV #WS2016
Introduction Shared VHDX is a great feature that was introduced in Windows Server 2012 R2, it’s very easy to set up for guest clustering. However, […]
Activate Windows Server 2016 Virtual Machines Using PowerShell Direct #HyperV #PowerShell #AVMA #WS2016
Introduction A while ago, I wrote a blog post on how to automatic activate Windows Server 2012 R2 Virtual Machines using PowerShell, you can read […]
How To Enable Virtual TPM (vTPM) in Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V VM? #HyperV #WS2016
Monitor & run virtual servers or personal workstations on the cloud with windows applications using SAS 70 certified data centers and access it remotely with […]
The Hyper-V Amigos Podcast Episode 4: Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V Cookbook #HyperV #WS2016 #MVPbuzz
My fellow MVP Carsten Rachfahl and I recorded a Podcast about my recent published book – Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V Cookbook. In this Podcast, Carsten […]
Configuring Constrained Delegation with Kerberos in Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V With PowerShell #HyperV #WS2016
Microsoft recently announced a configuration change for constrained delegation with Kerberos in Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V (Live Migration). You can read about this announcement here. In […]
Altaro VM Backup v7 Released for Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V! #WS2016 #HyperV @AltaroSoftware
Introduction Altaro has released Altaro VM Backup V7, a faster and lighter upgrade to its flagship Hyper-V and VMware backup solution, which now supports Windows […]
My First Book Published! Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V Cookbook – Second Edition #HyperV #WS2016
Hello folks, Over the past one year, I’ve been busy working with my co-author Patrick Lownds and Leandro Carvalho on updating the second Edition of […]
New Altaro Webinar: Windows Server 2016 Licensing #WS2016 #HyperV
With the release of Windows Server 2016, Microsoft also introduced a new licensing model to better support today’s changing business requirements. Software licensing can be […]
Microsoft MVP 2016 – Cloud and Datacenter Management – #MVPbuzz #MVP #HyperV
Another year already passed… Being an October 1st Microsoft MVP (my category is Cloud and Datacenter Management which falls under Hyper-V expertise) means that every […]
#HyperV Replica–Virtual size of one or more virtual hard disks are different between Primary and Replica servers
Introduction In Windows Server 2012 R2, the Hyper-V team added the ability to resize virtual hard disks attached to a vSCSI controller while the virtual […]
Step by Step: Secure and Control a PowerShell Direct Session with Just Enough Administration #HyperV #PowerShell #JEA
Introduction PowerShell Direct allows you to use PowerShell directly between your host operating system and virtual machines guest operating system (Specifically Windows 10 and Windows […]
Microsoft Released KB3172614 To Fix The Hyper-V VM Integration Services #HyperV
Last month, Microsoft released KB3161606, June 2016 update rollup for Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2. This update breaks the upgrade of […]
How To Isolate Hyper-V Replica Broker Traffic in Hyper-V Cluster #HyperV
Introduction High Available (HA) is not a solution for Disaster Recovery (DR) and cannot replace DR. Actually HA is a component of a DR plan, […]
Free eBook and Free Webinar: Hyper-V First Aid Kit – What’s New in Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V? #HyperV @AltaroSoftware
Hello folks, Although Microsoft Hyper-V is a mature, stable, and reliable server virtualization platform, problems can, and sometimes do occur. That being the case, Altaro […]
What’s New in PowerShell For Hyper-V In Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 5? #HyperV #PowerShell #WS2016
On October 2nd 2014, Microsoft released Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 1 bits along with System Center Technical Preview 1. On May 4th 2015, and […]
A First Look at VM Groups and VM Start Ordering in Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V #HyperV #WS2016
Introduction Let’s take a first look at VM Groups and VM Start Ordering in Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V. As the name implies, VM Groups are […]
How To Configure Hyper-V Virtual Switch That Supports NAT Network with PowerShell? #HyperV #PowerShell
[Updated 03/05/2016: New-ContainerNetwork at the end of this post.] In Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 4 and Windows 10 build #1058, Microsoft included a new […]
How To Copy Files Between the Guest and the Host in #HyperV With PowerShell Direct?
Introduction In Windows Server 2012 R2, Hyper-V has a nifty feature of the Integration Components / Integration Services that allows you to inject/copy files into […]
#HyperV – CSV Volumes Pause States, Event ID 5120
Microsoft is aware that after installing KB3126593 (MS16-014) there may be an issue that causes loss of network packets between Hyper-V cluster nodes. This may […]
Free New eBook: Supercharge Your #HyperV Deployment by @AltaroSoftware
Hello folks, Altaro published a great new eBook “Supercharging Hyper-V Performance”. Here what you can expect after reading this book. The aim of this eBook […]
Background disk merge failed to complete: The requested operation could not be completed due to a file system limitation (0x80070299) #HyperV
[Updated: March 4th, 2016] – Adding a second recovery option under Resolution section. Issue Sometimes things go wrong with Hyper-V replica or backup jobs, especially […]
Virtual Machine Migration Operation Failed to Authenticate The Connection at the source Host: The Target Principal Name is Incorrect. (0x80090322) #HyperV
While moving a virtual machine from HOST-03 to HOST-02, I encountered the following error: There was an error during move operation. Virtual machine migration operation […]
Importing Virtual Machine With Missing RemoteFX Adapter: Unhandled exception has occurred in your application #HyperV #RDS #VDI
Introduction I am currently working on several Microsoft RDS/VDI projects, and what is better than Hyper-V, RDS and Unidesk integration. Awesome stuff! While importing a […]
Free Webinar: Troubleshooting #Microsoft #HyperV – 4 Tales from the Trenches
Hello folks, Altaro is again featuring a new Webcast together with my fellow MVP Didier Van Hoye and Andy Syrewicze. They will show you how […]
Minimalistic Configuration of 2-Node Fault-Tolerant #HyperV Cluster with StarWind Virtual SAN @starwindsan
Hello folks, Here are the latest news from StarWind Software Inc. Minimalistic Configuration of 2-Node Fault-Tolerant Hyper-V Cluster with StarWind Virtual SAN – 28 January, […]
StarWind News 14th January 2016 @starwindsan
Hello folks, Here are the latest news from StarWind Software Inc. Achieve Complete Fault-Tolerance in your Hyper-V Environment with StarWind Virtual SAN 14 January, 11 […]
How To Set DNS Server Address on Nano Server using PowerShell DSC #NanoServer #PowerShell #DSC
Hello folks, As we are approaching the holidays and being busy preparing for Christmas and New Year! I thought let’s end-up the year with a […]
StarWind News 15th December 2015 @starwindsan
Hello folks, Here are the latest news from StarWind Software Inc. Get All-Flash Performance from a Disk with StarWind LSFS Technology Speaker: Max Kolomyeytsev, Product […]
Deploying Switch Embedded Teaming (SET) on Hyper-V using PowerShell DSC #PowerShell #DSC #HyperV
In Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2, Microsoft introduced NIC Teaming natively in the OS where you can have a collection of NICs up to […]
StarWind News 9th December 2015 @starwindsan
Hello folks, Here are the latest news from StarWind Software Inc. Upcoming Tap Room StarWind Virtual SAN: Minimalistic 2-node HyperСonverged Setup for VMware 10 December, 11 […]
StarWind News 3rd December 2015 @starwindsan
Hello folks, Here are the latest news from StarWind Software Inc. Upcoming Tap Room! StarWind HyperConverged Appliance: Turnkey Hyperconverged Setup for Virtualization Infrastructure 3 December, […]
My Session on Azure Site Recovery at the #Azure ITPro Camp in Dubai #ASR #HyperV
Yesterday I was speaking at the Azure IT Pro Camp, a big IT Pro community event focusing on the Microsoft Cloud OS Platform, held in Dubai, […]
What’s New In Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V? #HyperV #WS2016
Picture left to right: Fellow MVPs, Clint Wyckoff, Dave Kawula, Mr. Hyper-V (Ben Armstrong, Principal Program Manager Lead), Didier Van Hoye, Charbel Nemnom and Andy Syrewicze. […]
Remove Lingering Hyper-V Replica Log (HRL) File From #HyperV #WS12R2
Sometimes things go wrong with Hyper-V Replica. There are many reasons for this, but one of the reason is when you are running out of […]
@Savision Launched Live Maps Unity 7.5
Hello folks, I would like to share with you that Savision launched this week their newest version of Live Maps Unity, which comes with new […]
Treat Departments and Divisions as Customers
Cloud Computing Challenge Businesses today are relying on cloud computing to provide services on demand to customers, and maximize use of network, compute, and storage […]
StarWind Updates 11 November 2015 @starwindsan
Live Webinar! StarWind HyperConverged Appliance: Going All-Flash without Breaking the Bank 17 November, 11 am PT / 2 pm ET Speaker: Max Kolomyeytsev, Product Manager, […]
MVP Global Summit 2015 Hall of Fame #MVPSummit #MVPbuzz #MVP #HyperV
The MVP summit 2015 is over. It’s been a great week with lots of information and discussions about the future of Hyper-V and Windows Server. This MVP […]
StarWind Updates 6 November 2015 @starwindsan
Hello folks, Here are the latest news from StarWind Software Inc. Upcoming Webinar! VMware and Fault-Tolerance. Which is Better for Your Backup 2 or 3 […]
StarWind Updates 28 October 2015 @starwindsan
Hello folks, Here are the latest news from StarWind Software Inc. New blog article from StarWind CTO and co-founder Anton Kolomyeytsev “Here’s what LSFS (WAFL, […]
Step by Step: How To Deploy Hyper-V Extended Port ACLs in System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 R2 with UR8 #HyperV #SCVMM
Hello folks, Your feedback is very important to the VMM team. Microsoft is listening to you. The requested features on user voice for Virtual Machine […]
Welcome To Hyper-V Nested Virtualization #HyperV #Windows10
Hello folks, I would like to share with you today a fantastic news! Hyper-V Nested Virtualization is here Last May at the build conference, Microsoft […]
StarWind Updates October 9th, 2015 @starwindsan
Hello folks, Here are the latest news from StarWind Software Inc. 1) StarWind Virtual SAN Named a Finalist for SVC Awards! Vote for StarWind and […]
StarWind Updates October 6th, 2015 @starwindsan
Hello folks, Here are the latest news from StarWind Software Inc. 1) Tap Room in German Eine komplett Schlüssel-fertige Lösung. Stecker in die Dose und […]
PowerShell Direct Deep Dive #HyperV #WS2016 #PowerShell
Hello folks, Microsoft introduced a new feature in Windows Server 2016 called PowerShell Direct. What is PowerShell Direct? PowerShell direct allows you to use PowerShell […]
2nd Year Microsoft MVP – Renewed MVP 2015 #MVPbuzz #MVP #HyperV
Hello people at the top of the Alps! One year already passed… Being an October 1st Microsoft MVP (my expertise is Hyper-V) means that every […]
Step By Step: Deploying Virtualized Shared Storage for #HyperV With #StarWind and SoFS
Hello folks, In today’s blog post, I will share with you how to create a virtualized shared storage for Hyper-V using StarWind Software Inc and Scale-out […]
UCP & UCO: Unidesk Certified Professional and Operator #HyperV #VDI #RDS @UnideskCorp
Today I just passed the Unidesk Certified Professional and Operator exams! Since I focus on Microsoft virtualization technology I always try to be certified in […]
Microsoft’s NIC Teaming Black Belt #WS2012 #WS2012R2 #WS2016 #HyperV
Today, a blog reader commented on one of my previous post about the Converged Network Fabric in VMM The comment was: [LACP vs. Switch Independent, […]
Step By Step: Running Hyper-V Cluster On #Nano From Windows Server 2016 TP4 Using PowerShell Direct #HyperV
[Updated: December 6th, 2015 – Nano Server 2016 Technical Preview 4 support] Nano Server is a new installation option in Windows Server 2016 built for the […]
Storage Migration “Operation not allowed for VM because Hyper-V State is yet to be initialized from Virtual Machine Configuration” (0x80070015) #HyperV
Issue: When trying to migrate a VM storage to a local device or through iSCSI using Hyper-V Manager or PowerShell you could see this: Solution: […]
#StarWind News September 11th, 2015 @starwindsan
Hello folks, Here are the latest news from StarWind Software Inc. Recorded Tap Room Meetings and Webinars Tap Room: StarWind Virtual SAN Free: Virtualized Shared […]
What’s New in Altaro VM Backup V6? #HyperV & #VMware @AltaroSoftware
Hello folks, I am glad to share with you that Altaro Software just released the latest version of its VM Backup software, version 6. Along […]
FREE Whitepaper: Leveraging the power of #Microsoft #Azure to build your #HyperV datacenter Disaster Recovery Plan @Savision
Hello folks, I would like to share with you a free Whitepaper by my fellow MVP Peter de Tender on how to leverage the power […]
On Demand Webinar: #HyperV Security Tips by MVP Charbel Nemnom and @5nine_Software
Last week I had the honor to do a webinar with 5nine Software about Hyper-V security tips and best practices. The webinar is in Arabic […]
Join Me To Learn About #HyperV Security Tips With #5nine #webinar @5nine_software
Join me on this webinar and learn how to greatly secure your Hyper-V environment and make sure that it stays continually protected from any possible […]
#Microsoft Released #Linux Integration Services Version 4.0 for #HyperV
Hello folks, Microsoft has released version 4.0. of its Integration Services for Linux. Hyper-V supports both emulated (“legacy”) and Hyper-V-specific (“synthetic”) devices for Linux virtual […]