There was only one way to connect to a VM guest in VMM 2008 R2 with ‘Connect via Console’; VMM 2012 introduced an additional way to connect with ‘Connect via RDP’. There are steps to make this work however which are easy to implement for one VM though time consuming for multiple VMs. We’ve found a quick method to enable connecting via RDP on multiple VMs which we’d like to share with you. (more…)
One of Hyper-V’s unique attributes is that it has dramatically different deployment options. You can install it natively directly to host hardware, or you can install a copy of Windows Server and enable Hyper-V as a role. Within the Server option are two more choices: Full or Core. There are perfectly valid reasons to choose any of these three deployment options. The decision is fairly permanent, though, so take the time to make an educated decision prior to deployment. (more…)
Hi,
On behalf of all the employees at Altaro I am pleased to announce a new major version (V3) of Altaro Hyper-V Backup. We have been working tirelessly on the new Altaro Hyper-V Backup V3 and we believe we now have a much faster and more feature-rich product.
A huge thanks goes to our partners, beta testers and customers for assisting us in the beta testing phase and for the features they have been asking for. Thank You!:) (more…)
As the field of virtualization developed, two overall classifications emerged: type 1 and type 2. As the products continued to mature, the distinctions began to blur. As a result, some terminology has begun to be used interchangeably even though it was originally meant for two very different things. A case in point is “Host Operating System” as opposed to “Parent Partition”. These terms are actually different and using the “wrong” one can sometimes lead to a heated debate. When it comes to terminology, the most important thing is ensuring that you and your audience know what you mean, even if the words may not be exactly right. However, there is never any harm in learning the history of your vocabulary. (more…)
In Server Core, no Hyper-V Guest console is provided and you need to use the remote server Hyper-V Manager snap-in or VMM Console to manage a Virtual machine. I just found a free tool to execute the Hyper-V Guest Console in Server Core. Let see how you can enable the Hyper-V Guest Console in Server Core itself.
A customer using Altaro Hyper-V Backup on Windows 2008 R2 Enterprise SP 1 contacted us because attempts to back up a virtual machine that had Small Business Server 2011 (SBS) installed were failing due to a VSS error.
We began troubleshooting by collecting the Altaro Error Logs, Windows Application and System Event Logs, and a dump of the VSS Writers and Providers from the Hyper-V host. (more…)
One of the new technologies introduced in Service Pack 1 for Hyper-V 2008 R2 was “Dynamic Memory”. This allows Hyper-V to adjust the amount of RAM allocated to its virtual machines based on the demands generated by the VMs against the demands of other VMs and within total available physical memory. It’s often compared to VMWare’s memory overcommit technology. Dynamic memory can be leveraged to accomplish much the same outcome as memory overcommit, but it is not the same thing. There is a great variance in the mechanics of hypervisor memory management techniques. This posting will examine some of them in detail. (more…)
Hi and welcome to our blog.
The content on this blog will be targeted towards a technical and semi-technical audience. We don’t plan to make this a place where we will be shamelessly and constantly marketing our products; instead our plan is to publish informative articles that provide real value to Windows and Hyper-V administrators. We will be uploading our first post in 2 hours’ time.
Some of the different sections we plan to include:
Over time we will be publishing free scripts and utilities that will help Windows and Microsoft Hyper-V administrators.
This section will contain articles which have been written by our Tech Support engineers. The team will be documenting common issues that they have experienced, together with solutions to those issues. These could include problems regarding VSS, SAN and other areas.
Occasionally we will have guest authors that will be writing articles for our blog. These will also include posts by our partners on how they resolved certain issues.
In this section we will be including articles explaining terminology, backup strategies and more.
In addition to this, I will also be posting the occasional article with my take on the industry, Altaro and important news about our products.
If you have any queries feel free to email me directly – david@altaro.com.
Thank you,
David Vella – david@altaro.com
CEO, Altaro Software
http://www.altaro.com
