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Creation date wrong for snapshots on VMs imported to Hyper-V 2008 R2

I think this forum post is deserve sharing Situation : Windows Server 2008 R2 with latest patches (SP1 beta is NOT installed) Windows Server 2008 SP2 with latest patches CreationTimes for snapshots of virtual machines that were originally created on Read More
posted Wednesday, August 18, 2010 1:04 AM by Fawzi | 0 Comments
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SCVMM and Windows 2008 R2 SP1 Dynamic Memory support

This is a very important question… When SCVMM will support Dynamic Memory feature introduced in Windows 2008 R2 SP1 Hyper-V server? There is less public information about the new features that integrated with Windows 2008 R2 SP1 so far, So I had Read More
posted Monday, August 02, 2010 1:58 PM by Fawzi | 0 Comments
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BlackBerry server on Hyper-V

As many customer are working with BB server I always hear this question.. Can I run my BB Server on Hyper-V ?!!! Okay..The answer from our experience is YES  BUT….. With limited support from RIM BES 5.0 and Hyper-V has currently “limited” support Read More
posted Saturday, July 03, 2010 12:58 PM by Fawzi | 0 Comments
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Trouble Shooting Hyper-V R2 Server Core

Christian Decker from MS had published a very interesting article about Trouble Shooting Hyper-V R2 Server Core. hereunder translated version from it So fast you go from PowerPoint to command shell … This morning I notice that my SBS is no longer Read More
posted Saturday, July 03, 2010 12:58 PM by Fawzi | 0 Comments
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Know the Most Useful Active Directory Support Tools

Windows Server 2008 R2 includes numerous support tools for configuring, managing, and troubleshooting Active Directory. Here is a brief overview of some of the most useful support tools and their executable. ADSI Edit (Adsiedit.msc) Opens and Read More
posted Saturday, July 03, 2010 12:56 PM by Fawzi | 0 Comments
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Update Windows 2008 R2 Hyper-V Cluster Limitations

Microsoft did an important change for Windows 2008 R2 Hyper-V Clustering limitations. To effectively plan for and deploy Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008 R2, you should understand the requirements and maximum configurations for the physical and Read More
posted Thursday, July 01, 2010 7:05 PM by Fawzi | 0 Comments
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Windows 2008 R2 Cluster Validation validation fail with the error, “Found duplicate physical address …”

This one was new for me, MS does not support teaming and this is well known. but most of the customers are looking to have redundant solution for their clusters. This would be easy if you have multiple NICs and you are building your teaming with Read More
posted Thursday, July 01, 2010 7:05 PM by Fawzi | 0 Comments
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Windows 2008 Hyper-V R2 Update for DPM 2010

Hyper-V R2 Update for DPM 2010 Install those two Updates on Hyper-V R2 server: KB975354 A Hyper-V rollup package dealing with parallel backups on same cluster shared volumes and VM’s hosted by different servers; Avoiding data truncation as Read More
posted Thursday, July 01, 2010 7:05 PM by Fawzi | 0 Comments
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Linux Integration Services v2.1 Release Candidate Now Available

Microsoft announces the availability of the RC release of the Linux Integration Services v2.1. This new version includes new functionality, including timesync, integrated shutdown, and SMP support. When installed on a virtual machine that is running Read More
posted Thursday, May 06, 2010 3:27 PM by Fawzi | 0 Comments
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Ubuntu Server 10.4 in Hyper-V

Last July, Microsoft announced the drivers for Linux source code is available in the Hyper-V virtualization environment. In practice, the 2.6.32 of the Linux kernel version now contains drivers for synthetic Hyper-V, virtual machine including the VMBus, Read More
posted Monday, May 03, 2010 9:45 PM by Fawzi | 0 Comments
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MS DTC could not correctly process a DC Promotion/Demotion event ID 53258

After installing new Windows 2008 Domain controller and moving the FSMO roles to it I found a warning message on my Windows 2003 DC Event Type:      Warning Event Source:      MSDTC Event Category: Read More
posted Sunday, April 04, 2010 11:11 AM by Fawzi | 0 Comments
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SCVMM reports error 10637 when Red Hat Linux selected as the Operating System

SourceA new KB article regarding Red Hat is being posted on Microsoft Support any day now. For those of you who do not need the official KB, here’s the content. This is a relatively minor fix. If you are not a SQL expert, find one, or just Read More
posted Saturday, April 03, 2010 6:12 AM by Fawzi | 0 Comments
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Beta Linux Integration Services Available.. Symmetric Multi-Processing (SMP) Support

Microsoft announces the availability of the beta release of the Linux Integration Services v2.1. This new version includes new functionality, including timesync, integrated shutdown, and SMP support. When installed on a virtual machine Read More
posted Wednesday, March 31, 2010 9:23 PM by Fawzi | 0 Comments
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Microsft Listen : Dynamic Memory and RemoteFX Coming Soon to Hyper V

Source Microsoft Virtualization Hour is currently in progress and lots of announcements is made to day with respect to Microsoft Virtualization. Following Announcement is made : (from PressPass) New VDI promotions available for qualified customers Read More
posted Wednesday, March 24, 2010 11:34 AM by Fawzi | 0 Comments
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How to fix slow offline P2V times in VMM b/c of duplex switches

Source Michael Michael has shared some content that is very useful about troubleshooting offline P2V. if you are experiencing a slow offline P2V time due to a network that has 100mb full duplex enabled on the switch end, here is the process Read More
posted Sunday, March 14, 2010 3:51 PM by Fawzi | 0 Comments
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