Microsoft virtualization Questions


What features future or present would you say set Hyper-V apart from VMware or Citrix Virtualization platforms?
What features future or present would you say set Hyper-V apart from VMware or Citrix Virtualization platforms? This question is from the 5/14 Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

Answer Question   |  June 19, 2009  3:45 PM
Citrix, Hyper-V, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 5/14, VMware
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Does MS have a plan to address dynamically release/grap memory in the near future?
Does MS have a plan to address dynamically release/grap memory in the near future? This question is from the 5/14 Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

Answer Question   |  June 19, 2009  3:45 PM
Dynamically Released Memory, GRAP Memory, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 5/14
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Does anyone have any ideas as a good way to restore a virtual on another Hyper-V server without using import/export?
I know that in order to move a hyper-v guest server from one host to another you have to use the export command in order to move it. I am currently using Windows Backup to backup the hyper-v guest and have successfully restored the virtual on the same machine. But my problem is that I [...]

Answer Question   |  June 19, 2009  3:37 PM
Hyper-V, Hyper-V Backup, Hyper-V Migration, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 5/14, Virtual Migration
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Do you have any recommendations to help us justify migrating to a Hyper-V environment when we’ve already made a considerable investment in VMware?
Do you have any recommendations to help us justify migrating to a Hyper-V environment when we’ve already made a considerable investment in VMware? This question is from the 5/14 Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

Answer Question   |  June 22, 2009  3:35 PM
Hyper-V, Hyper-V Migration, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 5/14, Virtualization platforms, Virtualization Spending, VMware
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Are there any case studies that discuss the impact on data transmission speeds in a virtualized environment?
We have a few applications that are highly sensitive to communication latency; are there any studies or case studies that discuss the impact on data transmission speeds in a virtualized environment? This question is from the 5/14 Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

Answer Question   |  June 19, 2009  3:33 PM
Communication Latency, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 5/14, Virtualization Performance, Virtualization speed, Vitrual Environment Performance
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Would someone explain how to clear the SCVMM ‘failed job’ status?
Would someone explain how to clear the SCVMM ‘failed job’ status? An attempt to migrate a server to a Hyper-V cluster failed and I want to force the ‘failed job’ from the status. This question is from the 5/14 Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

Answer Question   |  June 19, 2009  3:31 PM
Hyper-V, Hyper-V cluster, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 5/14, SCVMM, SCVMM Failed Job Status
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Can you give any details as to what Microsoft and Quest are working on?
I read an article on BrianMadden.com recently and it talked about how Microsoft is working with Quest Software on virtualization. Can you give any details as to what Microsoft and Quest are working on? This question is from the 5/14 Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

Answer Question   |  June 18, 2009  2:12 PM
Brian Madden, Microsoft Quest, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 5/14, Quest Software
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What is the difference between ParaVirt and AppVirt?
What is the difference between ParaVirt and AppVirt? This question is from the 5/14 Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

Answer Question   |  June 18, 2009  2:11 PM
Application virtualization, AppVirt, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 5/14, ParaVirt, Paravirtualization
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Hyper-V: Can’t figure out how to copy a VHD file onto the Hyper-V server
I just installed the stand-alone version of Hyper-V on an HP DL380, and installed the Hyper-V management console on a Vista workstation. I’m able to create VM’s/connect to the Hyper-V just fine. The problem is, can’t figure out how to copy a VHD file onto the Hyper-V server. Since Windows Server is not running on [...]

Answer Question   |  June 18, 2009  2:10 PM
HP DL 380 G5 server, HP DL380, Hyper-V, Hyper-V Management Console, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 5/14, Virtual Machines, VMs, Windows Server
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Hyper-V error: Hyper-V-ConfigEvent ID: 4096
I set up Hyper-V virtual server and SBS 2008, and then a 2003 member server. Now I’m getting this error: Source: Hyper-V-ConfigEvent ID: 4096 The error shows up about every 5 minutes. Help!

Answer Question   |  June 18, 2009  2:07 PM
Hyper-V, Hyper-V Error Messages, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 5/14, SBS 2008
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What would be the best practice to migrate VMware machines to Hyper-V?
I’m thinking to migrate our existing VMWare machines that we user for issue testing to an HyperV environment. What would be the best practice to do this?

Answer Question   |  June 18, 2009  2:04 PM
Hyper-V, Hyper-V Migration, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 5/14, Virtual Machine Migration, Virtual Machines, VMware Migration
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Are there any specific considerations we should be aware of as we attempt to migrate applications to a Hyper-V virtualized machines?
We have major applications (Exchange 2007 and SQL 2005) that we have in a mission critical configurations “clustered.” Are there any specific considerations we should be aware of as we attempt to migrate these applications to a Hyper-V virtualized machines? Are there any resources available online for this? This question is from the 5/14 Microsoft [...]

Answer Question   |  June 18, 2009  2:02 PM
Exchange 2007, Hyper-V, Hyper-V Virtualized Machines, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 5/14, SQL Server 2005, Virtual Machines, Virtualized Applications
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How do you address concerns about application incompatibility with Microsoft Virtualization products?
How do you address concerns about application incompatibility with Microsoft Virtualization products? This question is from the 5/14 Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

Answer Question   |  June 18, 2009  2:00 PM
Application Compatibility, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Application Compatibility, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 5/14
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Can you install Mac OS on Hyper-V?
Can you install Mac OS on Hyper-V? This question is from the 5/14 Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

Answer Question   |  December 10, 2011  1:58 PM
Hyper-V, Mac OS, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 5/14
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Does Hyper-V support Exchange server 2003 or older?
Does Hyper-V support Exchange server 2003 or older? This question is from the 5/14 Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

Answer Question   |  June 18, 2009  1:57 PM
Exchange 2003, Exchange Server, Hyper-V, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 5/14
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Will Microsoft continue to support free Virtual Server ?
Will Microsoft continue to support free Virtual Server? This question is from the 5/14 Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

Answer Question   |  June 18, 2009  1:52 PM
Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 5/14, Microsoft Virtualization Support, Virtual Server
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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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