Hyper-V Disk Pass-Through Quick Guide
After the recent article on passing controllers through to ESXi virtual machines, I did get some questions around pass-through in Hyper-V. First off, it works a bit differently in Hyper-V, but you can...
View ArticleHyper-V Networking and Virtual Switches Overview
Microsoft Hyper-V, which is a very common virtualization platform for Windows based servers especially with the Windows Server 2008 R2 role, utilizes a different method of networking virtual machines...
View ArticleMap a Network Drive to a WHS Shared Folder in Windows
Many users are familiar with Windows networking and browsing shared folders over a local network. For constantly accessed shared folders, a simple way of accessing the same folder immediately is to...
View ArticleThe Big WHS: February 2011 Update
It has been a long time since I have posted about The Big WHS. At the last update in May 2010, the machine occupied 8U using two 4U enclosures, and was topping 60TB of raw storage capacity. Since then...
View ArticleDynamic Memory and Hyper-V Guide in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
One of the biggest new features in Service Pack 1 for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V users is the new Dynamic Memory functionality. Instead of partitioning physical memory into separate silos...
View ArticleHow to Install Windows 8 Hyper-V in Under 3 Minutes
Many of this site’s users have home labs for IT testing and certification. Microsoft threw these users a huge bonus with Windows 8, and something easily worth learning to deal with the “metro” UI....
View ArticleHow to Run Ubuntu in Windows 8 Hyper-V Quickly
Today we are back with another quick guide. This one will focus on how to install Ubuntu on a Windows 8 desktop quickly using Hyper-V. Windows 7 XP mode was great for running Windows XP. For other...
View ArticleInstall Cloudera CDH4 Hadoop in Microsoft Windows 8 Hyper-V
Microsoft is pushing it’s own HDInsight server, and it has a lot of resources behind it. With that said, Cloudera is probably one of the best known Hadoop shops out there. Cloudera’s “free” platform is...
View ArticleComplete Server Setup with a Microsoft Surface and Hyper-V
For those reading my posts on the Microsoft Surface, I have mixed feelings about the device. It has a great form factor. An awesome set of inputs (keyboard, mouse and touch) all in one easy to carry...
View ArticleConverting Hyper-V Virtual Machines to ESXi Virtual Machines
A guide to converting Hyper-V virtual machines to VMware ESXi virtual machines using the Starwind V2V converter. The post Converting Hyper-V Virtual Machines to ESXi Virtual Machines appeared first on...
View ArticleChange Hyper-V Network Category from Public to Private using Powershell
How to change the Hyper-V Network Category from Public to Private using PowerShell so features like Remote Desktop work after they are enabled The post Change Hyper-V Network Category from Public to...
View ArticleHow to Setup Hyper-V Replication
A quick guide on how to setup Hyper-V replication. It should only take 5-10 minutes at most to get two free Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 servers to replicate The post How to Setup Hyper-V Replication...
View ArticleConverting a Hyper-V vhdx for use with KVM or Proxmox VE
We show how you can convert a Hyper-V vhdx for use with KVM virtualization including the popular Proxmox VE virtualization solution The post Converting a Hyper-V vhdx for use with KVM or Proxmox VE...
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