Category: Hyper-V
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Managing Hyper-V Virtual Machines with Windows PowerShell
Warning: The following post was written by a scripting luddite. The author readily admits that he would have difficulty coding his way out of a paper bag, and if the fate of the world depended on his ability to either write code or develop software then you had better start hoarding bottled water and cans […]
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Counting Down the Classics with the US IT Evangelists
“On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me…” “Ninety-nine bottles of beer on the wall…” “Thirty-five articles on Virtualization…” All of these are great sing-along songs, whether for holidays, camping, bus-rides, or comparing virtualization technology. Each one is a classic. Wait… you’ve never heard the last one? That’s okay, we […]
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Hyper-V CPU Compatibility Mode
it is pretty well known that for Live Migration to work in Hyper-V, the CPUs on the hosts must be of the same family (Intel to Intel, AMD to AMD). However it is not as simple as that. Both companies are constantly improving their products, so a CPU that Intel makes in 2013 will have […]
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Back on RunAs Radio!
Over the past few months I have recorded a number of webinars and webcasts on a plethora of topics around virtualization, but the one that seems to have gotten the most attention is the one I did for VMTraining that pitted me against Jeff Weiss – Microsoft versus VMware. A few days later Richard Campbell, […]
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vSphere vs. Hyper-V: The Head to Head Battle!
On Thursday August 8th I participated in a webinar debate. Shawn MacArthur (CEO of VMTraining) and I had a friendly debate over which hypervisor and virtualization ecosystem was better. This was the third part in the series – The first had Shawn discussing vSphere, the second had me discussing Hyper-V and System Center. Who won? […]
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It’s On! VMware Versus Microsoft!
It is going down this week! August 8th (Thursday) at 2:00pm Eastern Time (11:00am Pacific)! In the Blue corner we have Shawn MacArthur, and in the Red corner we have Mitch Garvis! Two champions, both undefeated, and the winner will be… YOU! VERSUS As many of you know I used to (and occasionally still do) […]
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Is Hyper-V the Best Hypervisor Out There?
Of course it is! Seriously… I have been talking about it for years, and while I think ESXi is still an excellent product, I feel that the complete management solution provided by Windows Server 2012 and System Center 2012, coupled with the price point which is as low as one sixth the cost of vCenter […]
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Keeping Track of Versions
This week I find myself in the coastal city of Portland, Maine. I am teaching one of my favorite MOC (Microsoft Official Curriculum) course of all time, 10215A: Implementing and Managing Microsoft Server Virtualization. It is likely my favorite because it is the one I have taught most often, but also because it was my […]
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Two Years Later, Gartner Makes it Clear!
It was two year ago this week that I published an article calling out Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for x86 Server Virtualization Infrastructure (Gartner agrees with me… Hyper-V is for real!). I was thrilled that Gartner (a completely independent unbiased industry observer) evaluated Microsoft’s Hyper-V 2008 R2 and determined that it was indeed an industry leader. […]
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Vancouver Helping Calgary
The news is ablaze with stories of the terrible flooding in Calgary. As I wrote in an article yesterday (Leaving Calgary…) I got out before the worst of it, but only barely. The rivers are overflowing, entire neighborhoods are under water, and the news is not getting better. At least two dead, and people are […]
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Hey Halifax! Here I come!
Hello Halifax IT Professionals! You are invited to the following event: An Introduction to Microsoft Virtualization and the Private Cloud with System Center 2012 and Hyper-V The event will be held on Tuesday, June 11, 2013 from 5:30 PM to 9:00 PM (ADT) WHERE: Nova Scotia Community College Institute of IT Campus 5685 Leeds […]
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Cisco Nexus 1000V for Microsoft Hyper-V now available!
I have been talking to you about it for several months, and am thrilled to tell you that it is now available… RTM for the Cisco Nexus 1000V for Microsoft Hyper-V was announced at Microsoft TechEd North America today. Here is the complete announcement from the Cisco Nexus 1000V Product Management Team –M Cisco […]
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For when you want to let go, but can’t completely.
Mitch, I have been using my Windows 7 laptop for nearly three years. It has all of my applications on it, and because of the custom dev work that I do a lot of what I have in there simply cannot be recreated – anywhere, let alone on another OS. I want to upgrade my […]
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Step-by-Step: Creating Differencing Disks
Earlier this week I told you how you can use Differencing Disks in courseware, for lab development, for Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, for software development, and for any number of other uses. They really are a very handy technology once you get to know them. But how do you do that? Although usually I would show […]
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Is Hyper-V the Best Hypervisor Out There?
Many of you know that used to do a lot of VMware training… primarily for a company called VMTraining. So I was thrilled when they reached out to me recently and asked if I was willing to do a webinar on Hyper-V for their customers… and for anyone else who was interested. While it is […]
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