Hyper-V Questions


Hyper-V and VMware budget planning
I am looking at ‘management costs’ associated with Hyper-V…VMWare has Virtual Center for a fixed rate. With 12-15 servers what would I need to budget for this with MS? This question is from the 5/14 Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

Answer Question   |  June 18, 2009  1:51 PM
Hyper-V, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 5/14, Virtualization Costs, VMware
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Does Hyper-V take advantage of any of the new capabilities of Intel’s Nehalem? How?
Intel released a new chip set Nehalem. Does Hyper-V take advantage of any of the new capabilities of this chip architecture? How?

Answer Question   |  June 17, 2009  7:10 PM
Hyper-V, Intel, Intel Chipsets, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 5/14, Nehalem
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Is it possible to add the Hyper-V role to an installation of Windows Server 2008 EE without Hyper-V?
Is it possible to add the Hyper-V role to an installation of Windows Server 2008 EE without Hyper-V? This question is from the 5/14 Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

Answer Question   |  June 17, 2009  6:28 PM
Hyper-V, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 5/14, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 EE
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Can I backup entire images on my hyper-v servers without taking them offline. How?
Can I backup entire images on my hyper-v servers without taking them offline. How? This question is from the 5/14 Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

Answer Question   |  June 17, 2009  6:21 PM
Hyper-V, Hyper-V Backup, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 5/14
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Can you talk about Hyper-V’s add/remove storage capabilities?
Can you talk about Hyper-V’s add/remove storage capabilities? This question is from the 5/14 Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

Answer Question   |  June 11, 2011  6:20 PM
Hyper-V, Hyper-V Add/Remove Storage, Hyper-V Storage, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 5/14
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Can i use Hyper-V and Vmware esxi on the same machine?
Can i use Hyper-V and Vmware esxi on the same machine? This question is from the 5/14 Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

Answer Question   |  June 19, 2009  6:18 PM
Hyper-V, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 5/14, VMware, VMware ESXi
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Is there a limit to the # of virtual machines Hyper-V Server can run?
Is there a limit to the # of virtual machines Hyper-V Server can run? This question is from the 5/14 Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

Answer Question   |  June 17, 2009  6:08 PM
Hyper-V, Hyper-V Server, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 5/14, Virtual Machines
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Are there any recommended case studies around TCO/TCA for Hyper-V deployments?
Are there any recommended case studies around TCO/TCA for Hyper-V deployments? This question is from the 5/14 Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

Answer Question   |  June 17, 2009  5:39 PM
Hyper-V, Hyper-V Deployments, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 5/14, TCO/TCA
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What is the rationale for migrating to Hyper-V if you are already running Virtual Server?
What’s the rationale for migrating to Hyper-V if you’re already running Virtual Server? What’s the method for doing so if you decide it makes sense?

Answer Question   |  June 19, 2009  3:09 PM
Hyper-V, Hyper-V Migration, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 5/14, Virtual Server
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What do you think is the easiest way to manage Microsoft Hyper-V Server?
What do you think is the easiest way to manage Microsoft Hyper-V Server? This question is from the 5/14 Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

Answer Question   |  June 18, 2009  2:29 PM
Hyper-V, Hyper-V Management, Hyper-V Manager, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 5/14
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What is the difference between SCVMM and Citrix Essentials for Hyper-V? Do I need both?
What is the difference between SCVMM and Citrix Essentials for Hyper-V? Do I need both? This question is from the 5/14 Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

Answer Question   |  June 15, 2009  2:34 PM
Citrix Essentials, Hyper-V, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 5/14, SCVMM
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Is there a memory capacity with Microsoft Hyper-V Server?
Is there a memory capacity with Microsoft Hyper-V Server? This question is from the 5/14 Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

Answer Question   |  June 15, 2009  2:28 PM
Hyper-V, Hyper-V Memory, Hyper-V Memory Capacity, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 5/14
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How do I move a virtual machine from one physical Hyper-V server to another?
How do I move a virtual machine from one physical Hyper-V server to another? This question is from the 5/14 Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

Answer Question   |  June 15, 2009  2:15 PM
Hyper-V, Hyper-V Migration, Hyper-V Physical Server, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 5/14, Physical Server, Virtual Machines, VM
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Is it possible to build a 64-bit Windows 2008 server and use Hyper-V to install a 32-bit Windows 2003 server on the same box?
Is it possible to build a 64-bit Windows 2008 server and use Hyper-V to install a 32-bit Windows 2003 server on the same box? This question is from the 5/14 Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

Answer Question   |  June 15, 2009  2:14 PM
Hyper-V, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 5/14, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 32-bit, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 64-bit
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Hyper-V and Linux support
Can you talk about support for Hyper-V and Linux? This question is from the 5/14 Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

Answer Question   |  July 29, 2009  2:11 PM
Hyper-V, Linux, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 5/14
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Are there any certifications for Hyper-V?
Are there any certifications for Hyper-V? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

Answer Question   |  June 15, 2009  2:07 PM
Hyper-V, Hyper-V Certifications, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 5/14
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Hyper-V requirements with Windows Server 2008
Besides needing 64 bit are there any other requirements i should be thinking about when using hyper v in terms of hardware?

Answer Question   |  May 21, 2009  4:42 PM
Hyper-V, Hyper-V Requirements, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Virtualization
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difference between SCVMM and Hyper-V
What is the difference between SCVMM 2008 and Hyper-v?

Answer Question   |  May 21, 2009  2:24 PM
Hyper-V, SCVMM
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What is the difference between Hyper-V and Virtual Server?
What is the difference between Hyper-V and Virtual Server? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

Answer Question   |  April 24, 2009  3:32 PM
Hyper-V, Hyper-V vs. Virtual Server, Microsoft virtualization, Virtual Server
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VMWare Workstation machines to HyperV migration path
Hi all I’m thinking to migrate our existing VMWare machines that we user for issue testing to an HyperV environment. What woule be the best practive to do this?

Answer Question   |  April 24, 2009  9:24 AM
Hyper-V, Virtualization, VMware, VMware Migration, VMware to Hyper-V Migration
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