A while ago, I published a PowerShell script that will query System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) to get all Virtual Machines including their Virtual Hard Disks, then it will calculate the size and percentage […]
Introduction Altaro has released Altaro VM Backup Version 8, a faster and lighter upgrade to its flagship Hyper-V and VMware backup solution, which includes several highly-requested features including unique WAN-Optimized Replication, which drastically reducing Recovery […]
So you have heard all about Windows Server 2019 release – now you can see it in action in a live demo webinar on November 8th! The last Windows Server 2019 webinar by Altaro Software […]
Introduction At Microsoft Ignite in Orlando this week, Microsoft announced the release of Windows Server 2019 and the signs look good. Very good. Unless you’re part of the Windows Server insider program – which grants […]
Hello folks, I am happy to share with you that Altaro Software just launched an exciting contest in celebration of Sysadmin Day next month! They’ll be giving away Amazon eGift Cards to the first […]
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 this new disruptive technology. Are you in the know? Join […]
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 year of private and public previews, Windows Admin Center (formerly […]
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, you’ll find a compelling use for it. This book will […]
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 are a lot of benefits of using VHDX over VHD […]
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 up and there should be an effective Disaster Recovery plan […]
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 in two flavors, Windows PowerShell and PowerShell Core. Windows PowerShell is […]
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 new year with a big surprise in terms of security. […]
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! This exam opened first as beta in July 2017. I was […]
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 re ready for download. System Center Preview 1711 The VHD […]
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 system while it is offline. WinPE is a stripped down version […]
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]. Introduction This week, Microsoft released Windows Server, version 1709 (known […]
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. The DPM Server is deployed in a VM and I […]
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, when you create a guest cluster with shared VHDX you […]
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 about it here. The script was written based on Windows […]
Monitor & run virtual servers or personal workstations on the cloud with windows applications using SAS 70 certified data centers and access it remotely with your smartphone with CloudDesktopOnline.com. Visit Apps4Rent.com today to know more […]
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 and I discussed at length the content of this book. […]
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 short, constrained delegation lets you limit the back-end services for […]
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 Server 2016 and includes several highly-requested features including unique Augmented […]
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 Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V Cookbook. The first edition, Windows Server […]
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 complex, especially when a new operating system like Windows Server […]
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 year on October 1st, I might get an e-mail to […]
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 machine is running. For more information about resizing virtual hard […]
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 Server 2016) without having any network configured or any type […]
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 Hyper-V VM integration services inside the guest. This has been […]
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, which consists of processes, policies, procedures, backup and recovery 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 Software just released a new eBook on troubleshooting 5 common […]
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 during the Ignite conference last year, Microsoft released Windows Server […]
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 logical groupings of multiple VMs which allows you to manage […]
[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 Virtual Switch Type called Network Address Translation (NAT), which allows […]
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 a running VM. The PowerShell cmdlet to do so is […]
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 cause Cluster Shared Volumes (CSV) on the nodes Failover Clusters […]
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 is to help time-pressed and resource-strapped Hyper-V administrators make the […]
[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 when Hyper-V replica and backup are running at the same […]
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 failed at migration source. Failed to establish a connection with […]
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 virtual machine in Hyper-V Manager, I received the following Unhandled […]
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 to troubleshoot Microsoft Hyper-V. If you’ve been in IT for […]
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, 2 pm CET Host: Vladislav Karaiev, Solution Engineer, StarWind Follow […]
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 am PT / 2 pm ET Host: Oles Borys, Sr. […]
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 Nano gift J In the previous post, I showed you […]
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 Manager, StarWind Software. 15 December, 11 am PT / 2 […]
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 32 maximum, and create your team of those NICs through […]
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 am PT / 2 pm ET Follow step-by-step configuration of […]
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, 11 am PT / 2 pm ET Host: Oles Borys, […]
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, United Arab Emirates. With national and international speakers, and over […]
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. /- Updated September 27, 2016 -/ Live from Microsoft Ignite 2016, […]
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 disk space on the replica side. Are you monitoring your […]
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 features. In this last release, they are adding more functionality […]
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 resources, and all at reduced costs. To meet this need, […]
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, StarWind Software. Mixing All-Flash setup with hyperconvergence had always been […]
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 Summit has been one of the best I’ve attended so […]
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 Nodes Hyperconverged? Storage replication helps to achieve Virtual Machine #fault-tolerance […]
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, CASL) is about. Where Log-Structuring concept came from, what it’s […]
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 Manager (VMM) 2012 R2 UR8 are now available, deploy extended […]
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 announced that Windows Server 2016 will support Nested Virtualization so […]
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 help to become the winner! You will find StarWind Virtual […]
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 los geht’s! Die Hyper-Converged Plattform. Datum: 8 Oktober, 2 pm […]
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 directly between your host operating system and virtual machines guest […]
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 year on October 1st, I might get an e-mail to […]
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 File Server (SoFS). Scale-out File Server (SoFS) is a clustered […]
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 the specific areas where I focused on. I started working […]
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, I know that Microsoft recommend Switch Independent / Dynamic mode, […]
[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 cloud. It has been announced by Microsoft in April 2015 and […]
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: The only solution that works is to restart the Hyper-V […]
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 Storage for Microsoft Hyper-V Step-by-step. Recently Published Documents & Website […]
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 with the release is the renaming of the product; formally […]
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