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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 Generally Available and includes Tape Support & Flexible Restores It is highly important that data needs to be backed […]
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 […]
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 […]
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! […]
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 […]
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 […]
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]. […]
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. […]
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, […]
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 […]
Monitor & run virtual servers or personal workstations on the cloud with windows applications using SAS 70 certified data centers and access it remotely with […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
[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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
[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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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, […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
[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 […]
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: […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 on this webinar and learn how to greatly secure your Hyper-V environment and make sure that it stays continually protected from any possible […]
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 […]
Hello Folks, I am glad to share with you that 5nine Software just released the latest 5nine Manager Version 7.1 for Hyper-V. INTRODUCTION 5nine Manager […]
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