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Monday, March 01, 2010 9:08 AM

How big Should PageFile.sys be on a Server 2008 Hyper-V Server?

I received the following question: Thanks for the article.  What do you do about your host system's pagefile?  I'm thinking more about size.  Do you leave the default?  I have a 16GB system and 12GB of that is allocated to...
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Thursday, January 28, 2010 6:40 PM

Managing Virtual Machines without Domain Administrator Credentials

I received another really good question, so I want to share it. My servers will be running Windows Enterprise running HyperV with 4 VM's each. The third server will run Windows Standard 2008 with Microsoft SCVMM. Is there a way for SCVMM to be installed...
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Sunday, January 10, 2010 7:31 PM

SQL Server Licensing in Hyper-V Environment

I received a question a few days ago about how to license SQL (per processor) within a Virtual Machine on a Hyper-V server (or other hypervisor based host).  There has been a lot of confusion on this, at least I’ve been confused, so I wanted to dig...
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Sunday, December 06, 2009 9:59 PM

Hyper-V Server – How to setup a High Availability Cluster with just one copy of Windows Server 2008 Part II

This is the second part of setting up the Microsoft Hyper-V Server Cluster.  This time I will cover the remote management, shared storage, the failover cluster configuration and Live Migration between Hyper-V Servers.  Remember, you can download...
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Saturday, September 05, 2009 11:57 PM

Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V Supported Guest OS’

We have a page that lists our supported OS’ under Hyper-V here . This is where I need to explain the difference between supported and Yes it works . Supported means that we will help troubleshoot and maybe even provide fixes if there are issues with a...
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009 12:11 PM

How do you measure big? How do you measure footprint?

I’ve presented a number of sessions on Hyper-V and there are always people in the groups that have had more exposure to VMware than Hyper-V; so I usually end up drawing parallels between VMware and Hyper-V.  I’m OK with that because I’m one of those...
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Thursday, June 18, 2009 1:11 AM

So You Want to Get Started with Hyper-V? Start here! – Live Migration

So I’ve finally done it!  Here’s a short screen cast on Live Migration.  This one is only 5 minutes, so I won’t keep you too long, but you’ll be able to see it in action!  I recorded this session at the Irvine, CA MTC (Microsoft Technology...
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009 10:53 PM

So You Want to Get Started with Hyper-V? Start here! What’s New in R2 -- Part 1

I’ve upgraded to the Release Candidate of Windows Server 2008 R2 and I wanted to share a little bit of what I learned.  My intent was to do two R2 sessions, one to show you everything but Live Migration and the second one to show Live Migration. ...
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Tuesday, June 09, 2009 11:02 PM

Windows 2008 R2 ship dates and Hyper-V Improvements in R2

So this is probably old news by now, but if you haven’t heard, we’re shipping  Windows 7 (client) and Windows Server 2008 R2 at the end of July.  The will both be available for retail sale on October 22nd.  I’m already running the Windows...
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Thursday, May 21, 2009 6:25 PM

FREE Hyper-V Training

This is worth a copy / paste.  If you’ve been on the fence on the 70-652 certification exam, here’s somthing that will help get you over the hump.  Yes, this really is free, just use the promo code I highlighted below.    Microsoft...
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Thursday, May 21, 2009 9:51 AM

So you want to get started with Hyper-V? Start here! – In Summary

By now you’ve seen my multi-part series on Hyper-V.  I will keep this posting current so it can serve as a single list of all of my screen casts on Hyper-V and the supporting products. Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008 1. Configuring the BIOS for Hyper...
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Tuesday, April 07, 2009 10:10 PM

I passed 70-652! Windows Server Virtualization, Configuring

Today I finally took the exam.  I scheduled it for last week and then had to postpone because the darn job got in the way <smirk>, so I finally took it today.  I scored an 871.  I’m pleased with my score, but I had expected the majority...
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Monday, April 06, 2009 11:33 PM

Virtualization all up!

I know I’ve said this before, but I want to mention it again.  If you want an understanding of virtualization from end to end, check out this Webcast series.  Yes, I’m one of the many presenters, but our goal is to provide a clear foundation...
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Monday, April 06, 2009 10:30 AM

Microsoft Virtualization Solution Accelerators

Are you using our Solution Accelerators?  If not, you could be saving your valuable time.  Check out our Virtualization Solution Accelerators .  Jumpstart Your Virtualization Projects with the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Tool Select...
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009 4:39 PM

There’s Hyper-V Training in Nashville, TN

I wanted to let everyone know that if you’re looking for classroom based Hyper-V training, check out New Horizons. course 6422 will be presented the week of April 27, 2009 and July 15. http://www.newhorizons.com/content/outlineDisplay.aspx?SKU=200003584&partNumber...
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