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On April 8, I delivered a one hour presentation at the MCT Virtual Summit to provide potential instructors with course information and advice to prepare for course 50273A delivery. The presentation content includes a breakdown of course material and important details for successful delivery. In addition...
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On 29 January 2010, Microsoft made available for download the Integration Components for Linux Version 2. Supported Linux operating systems SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 x86 and x64 (1 vCPU) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 x86 and x64 (1 vCPU) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2, 5.3, and 5.4 x86...
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While server consolidation along with test and development environments may have been the initial drivers for IT to turn to virtualization solutions, VDI is fast emerging as the next area where IT hopes to use virtualization in an effort to transform lugubrious user infrastructure into more dynamic and...
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If you are interested in how to configure new roles and permissions in Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, take a look at the latest video that I created for the VirtualizationAdmin.com site. It is titled Using Authorization Manager to Create New Role Definitions and Assignments in Hyper-V . If you have any...
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Yes, the Alienware M17x is really a gaming machine, but since it also has the power to double as a great Hyper-V server, why not add a drive, download and install Windows Server 2008 R2 with Hyper-V , and put your M17x to good use during those few relaxing (work) hours you take from your gaming gig!...
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A few weeks ago, Tim Mueting , AMD Product Manager, Virtualization Solutions, was kind enough to respond to a Q&A concerning AMD-V Rapid Virtualization Indexing (RVI) technology that is leveraged in Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V to enable Second Level Address Translation (SLAT). Tim works closely...
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Would you like a free, signed copy of the Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Resource Kit? Between now and July 15, take this SURVEY to have the chance to receive one of five copies of the book signed by both authors! The lucky recipients will be informed on July 22. If you want to take a peek at some book...
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07-09-2009
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In order to delegate management to a subset of the virtual machines running on a Hyper-V server, you must create a new Authorization Manager scope and apply it to the target set of virtual machines before creating a new role, task, and role assignment. You can create the new scope using the Authorization...
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06-17-2009
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If you have not seen a Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V Live Migration demo using AMD Barcelona-based platforms, you can watch one that was posted on YouTube. Hyper-V R2 Live Migration on AMD-V What is interesting in this video is that you can see that although the Live Migration feature does not instantaneously...
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06-09-2009
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The Microsoft Press Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Resource Kit will be released on June 10! But you can download the final Table of Contents , Chapter 2 (Hyper-V Overview), Chapter 8 (Moving from Virtual Server 2005 R2 to Hyper-V), and Index , if you want to get an idea of the type of content that is included...
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05-15-2009
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Many of you have asked for yet another update on the release of the Microsoft Press Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Resource Kit that I’ve been working on along with my co-author, Robert Larson, an Architect in the Microsoft Consulting Services. I am very happy to let all of you know that Microsoft...
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04-28-2009
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Another quick update on the book! All the chapters are in and we are in final edits for the last 5 or 6 chapters which will wrap up within the next week or so. The release date is slated for June, but with any luck it will be out before then. Here is the link to the book on the Microsoft Press site http...
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04-12-2009
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Backup a Virtual Machine Using Windows Server Backup 1. Open the Windows Server Backup console from the Administrative Tools 2. In the Actions pane, select Backup Schedule. 3. On the Getting Started page of the Backup Schedule Wizard, click Next. 4. On the Select Backup Configuration page, select Custom...
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Windows Server Backup (WSB) uses the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) to provide backup and restore support for W2K8 volumes, folders, and files. In addition, WSB supports backup and restore operations for roles and applications that provide a VSS-compatible writer, including the Hyper-V role. Installing...
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Take a look at the Hyper-V Update List that is posted on the Technet site. It contains a running tab of the software updates and hotfixes available for Hyper-V, the date of release, requirement for installation, availability (Windows Update, hotfix, and so on), and the link to each knowledge base article...