Multiple users accessing KVM
How can I have multiple users access our kernel-based virtual machine at the same time? Can we use some sort of screen sharing to get around the 1 user at a time limit?

Answer Question   |  October 17, 2011  6:20 PM
Kernels, KVM, Virtual machine manager, Virtual Machine Security, Virtual Machines

Upgrading from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008 on VMware virtual machine
How can I upgrade from windows Server 2003 to 2008 on an installed VMware virtual machine?

Answer Question   |  June 9, 2011  6:49 PM
Virtual machine manager, Virtual Machines, Virtualization, VMware, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008

Running multiple virtual machines on the same server
Is it possible to run multiple virtual machines on the same server? How and with what software?  

Answer Question   |  June 9, 2011  6:40 PM
Server virtualization, Virtual machine manager, Virtual Machines, Virtualization, Virtualization software

Virtual Linux machine returns Kernel Panic error
We have an old red hat box here I am trying to virtualize with little success. I have the drives backup up and restored from backups to virtaul drvies using Acronis. I have done this in the past with windows and had no issues. However I am getting a kernel panic error when I try [...]

Answer Question   |  June 22, 2011  7:23 PM
Linux, Linux servers, RedHat, Redhat Linux, Virtual machine manager, Virtual PC, Windows Server 2003

Cloning existing database servers to migrate to virtual machine
Can we clone existing database servers with their contents and migrate to a virtual machine? We want to do this for two smaller database servers that are each on very expensive high level machines. One can be repurposed and the other can support both servers as vms.

Answer Question   |  April 25, 2011  4:22 PM
Clone database, Database migration, Database servers, Virtual machine manager, Virtual Machines

Adding NICs to my machine to run VMs from my Windows 7 computer
If I want to run multiple VMs from my Windows 7 computer, I will need 6 NICs. How can I add 6 NICs to my machine? Are there ethernet banks or a single PCI card with lots of ports?

Answer Question   |  March 24, 2011  1:56 PM
NIC, NIC Ports, PCI, Virtual machine manager, Virtual Machines, Windows 7, Windows 7 Administration

Replicating virtual machine to an offsite data center
We want to replicate a virtual machine to an off site data center it is running on a vmware server. How can we set this up as a daily backup to an identical machine?

Answer Question   |  February 4, 2011  7:56 PM
Data Center management, Replication, Virtual machine manager, Virtual Machines, VMware, VMware Server

Hyper-V Host Not Responding in SCVMM R2
I have a 2 node hyper-v cluster managed by SCVMM R2. Node 1 has the correct agent version but node 1 is not responding and has an older version. I try and update agent but it fails and is still not responding. The option to correct this is to remove the host and add it [...]

Answer Question   |  January 14, 2011  3:42 PM
Hyper-V, Hyper-V Host, Hypervisor, System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2, Virtual machine manager

Profiling traffic associated with virtual machines
If I wanted to profile traffic associated with virtual machines using MAC addresses, what services would you suggest?

Answer Question   |  January 5, 2011  5:38 PM
Desktop virtualization, MAC address, Traffic management, Virtual machine manager, Virtual machine monitor, Virtual Machines

Starting VM as an executable with as low overhead as possible
Is there a solution to create a virtual machine and start it by having an executable file, that will start the machine? If possible to start as quickly as possible. Strange situation? Not at all. Read on… Real life scenario Since we can’t have domain controller on a non-server OS it would be nice to [...]

Answer Question   |  June 1, 2010  2:49 PM
Domain Controller, Virtual machine manager, Virtualization, Virtualization in 2010, VMware

Does VMM provide support across my virtualized environments?
I know Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager will manage my Microsoft virtual machines running on Hyper-V, but I also have some VMware ESX virtual machines as well. Does VMM provide support across my virtualized environments? This question was asked during the Microsoft System Center live chat on IT Knowledge Exchange in January 2010.

Answer Question   |  March 2, 2010  3:44 PM
Microsoft System Center, System Center, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Virtual machine manager, VMware, VMware ESX

Does System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) require Active Directory and if so why?
Does VMM require Active Directory and if so why? This question was asked during the Microsoft System Center live chat on IT Knowledge Exchange in January 2010.

Answer Question   |  March 1, 2010  8:08 PM
Active Directory, Microsoft System Center, System Center, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Virtual machine manager, VMM

Does Virtual Machine Manager support competitive hypervisors?
Does Virtual Machine Manager support competitive hypervisors? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat held on August 27th.

Answer Question   |  September 14, 2009  9:19 PM
Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 8/27, Virtual machine manager, Virtual Machines

Does Microsoft virtual machine manager support competitive hypervisors and OSs?
Sorry if you’ve already answered this, but does Microsoft virtual machine manager support competitive hypervisors and OSs? This question is from the 7/30 Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

Answer Question   |  August 21, 2009  9:39 PM
Hypervisor, Microsoft Virtual Machine Manager, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 7/30, OS, Virtual machine manager

Does Microsoft’s Virtual Machine Manager support competitive hypervisors and Operating Systems?
Does Microsoft’s Virtual Machine Manager support competitive hypervisors and Operating Systems? This question is from the 5/14 Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

Answer Question   |  June 17, 2009  5:37 PM
Hypervisor, Microsoft Virtual Machine Manager, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 5/14, Operating systems, Virtual machine manager, Virtual Machines

Does Microsoft’s Virtual Machine Manager support competitive hypervisors and Operating Systems?
Does Microsoft`s Virtual Machine Manager support competitive hypervisors and Operating Systems? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

Answer Question   |  April 16, 2009  2:09 PM
Hypervisor, Microsoft Virtual Machine Manager, Microsoft virtualization, OS, Virtual machine manager