Virtualize external OS hard drive
I have a hard drive that has an operating system on that was backed up using Acronis. I would like to make this hard drive a virtual machine so I can use it for testing on VMWare or Virtual PC. I don't have the original machine the hard drive was backed up on so could anyone please tell me if...
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| Oct 18 2009 9:46 PM GMT
Virtual Machines, Virtual machine management, Acronis True Image
I have a hard drive that has an operating system on that was backed up using Acronis. I would like to make this hard drive a virtual machine so I can use it for testing on VMWare or Virtual PC. I don't have the original machine the hard drive was backed up on so could anyone please tell me if...
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| Oct 18 2009 9:46 PM GMTVirtual Machines, Virtual machine management, Acronis True Image
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partition layout for virtual machines
We are looking to start to set up our VM's with the following harddrive layout to get ahead of paravirtulization. c: (0:0) d: (1:0) e: (2:0) etc. We are currently setting drives up like this: c: (0:0) d:(0:1) e:(0:2) I have found that the upgrade at the VM level is a hardware upgrade and a new scsi...
We are looking to start to set up our VM's with the following harddrive layout to get ahead of paravirtulization. c: (0:0) d: (1:0) e: (2:0) etc. We are currently setting drives up like this: c: (0:0) d:(0:1) e:(0:2) I have found that the upgrade at the VM level is a hardware upgrade and a new scsi...
Virtual machine costs/utilization
We are interested in being able to allocate costs for vm’s back to cost centers. We use some vmware esx and xenserver in limited instances. Are there any third party tools out there that can take usage data from both of these platforms to give us one consolidated view of utilization - time...
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| Sep 21 2009 9:19 PM GMT
Virtual Machines, Virtualization Cost Analysis, Virtualization Cost
We are interested in being able to allocate costs for vm’s back to cost centers. We use some vmware esx and xenserver in limited instances. Are there any third party tools out there that can take usage data from both of these platforms to give us one consolidated view of utilization - time...
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| Sep 21 2009 9:19 PM GMTVirtual Machines, Virtualization Cost Analysis, Virtualization Cost
VM from Backup not booting
I have a VM which will not boot, I initially had a new VM with Windows Server 2003 Std which work fine, I then restored a systems from tape to the VM and it will not boot, In safe mode its hangs at the acpitabi.dat file. On a normal boot I just see a black screen. I have tried to fix mbr and have...
I have a VM which will not boot, I initially had a new VM with Windows Server 2003 Std which work fine, I then restored a systems from tape to the VM and it will not boot, In safe mode its hangs at the acpitabi.dat file. On a normal boot I just see a black screen. I have tried to fix mbr and have...
How to vmotion(live) one or few VMs to others virtual host ?
How to vmotion(live) one or few VMs to others virtual host ? what's the policy? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Live Chat which took place on August 27th.
How to vmotion(live) one or few VMs to others virtual host ? what's the policy? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Live Chat which took place on August 27th.
If running two SQL Server db in two VMs, I should purchase two db servers?
If running two SQL Server db in two VMs, I should purchase two db servers? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Live Chat which took place on August 27th.
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| Sep 17 2009 12:36 AM GMT
Microsoft virtualization, Virtual Machines, SQL Server databases
If running two SQL Server db in two VMs, I should purchase two db servers? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Live Chat which took place on August 27th.
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| Sep 17 2009 12:36 AM GMTMicrosoft virtualization, Virtual Machines, SQL Server databases
What's the license of VM which running Windows or Linux?
What's the license of VM which running Windows or Linux? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Live Chat which took place on August 27th.
What's the license of VM which running Windows or Linux? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Live Chat which took place on August 27th.
Why are 4 virtual CPU's the limitation?
Why are 4 virtual CPU's the limitation? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Live Chat which took place on August 27th.
Why are 4 virtual CPU's the limitation? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Live Chat which took place on August 27th.
What is the allowable number of Proc you can assign for each VM under Hyper V R2?
As of right now it seems I can only assign up to 4 Procs to a VM, what is the allowable number of Proc you can assign for each VM under Hyper V R2? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Live Chat which took place on August 27th.
As of right now it seems I can only assign up to 4 Procs to a VM, what is the allowable number of Proc you can assign for each VM under Hyper V R2? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Live Chat which took place on August 27th.
Is there a limit to the number of virtual machines Hyper-V Server can run?
Curious if there is a limit to the number of virtual machines Hyper-V Server can run. Can you let me know? Thanks This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat held on August 27th.
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| Sep 15 2009 3:42 PM GMT
Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 8/27
Curious if there is a limit to the number of virtual machines Hyper-V Server can run. Can you let me know? Thanks This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat held on August 27th.
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| Sep 15 2009 3:42 PM GMTMicrosoft virtualization, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 8/27
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.
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| Sep 14 2009 9:19 PM GMT
Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 8/27
Does Virtual Machine Manager support competitive hypervisors? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat held on August 27th.
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| Sep 14 2009 9:19 PM GMTMicrosoft virtualization, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 8/27
Migrating a virtual machine between physical hosts -- processor-related incompatibility problems?
If I was to migrate a virtual machine between physical hosts, are there any potential processor related incompatibility problems that I should be aware of? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat held on August 27th.
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| Sep 11 2009 1:57 PM GMT
Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 8/27
If I was to migrate a virtual machine between physical hosts, are there any potential processor related incompatibility problems that I should be aware of? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat held on August 27th.
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| Sep 11 2009 1:57 PM GMTMicrosoft virtualization, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 8/27
Can we use Systems Center Operations Manager to help us load balance against a spike in demand among our VMs?
Can we use Systems Center Operations Manager to help us load balance against a spike in demand among our VMs? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat held on August 27th.
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| Sep 10 2009 9:25 PM GMT
Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 8/27
Can we use Systems Center Operations Manager to help us load balance against a spike in demand among our VMs? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat held on August 27th.
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| Sep 10 2009 9:25 PM GMTMicrosoft virtualization, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 8/27
Is it 'better' to have seperate VMs for each user vs. separate sessions?
Back to the comparison with Citrix, so is it 'better' to have seperate VMs for each user vs. separate sessions? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat held on August 27th.
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| Sep 10 2009 9:21 PM GMT
Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 8/27
Back to the comparison with Citrix, so is it 'better' to have seperate VMs for each user vs. separate sessions? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat held on August 27th.
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| Sep 10 2009 9:21 PM GMTMicrosoft virtualization, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 8/27
I am having an issue with remote desktop access to a virtual machine in a Hyper-V failover Cluster
I am having an issue with remote desktop access to a virtual machine in a Hyper-V failover Cluster. 6 months ago I successfully setup VMs in Hyper-V with remote desktop access but it wasn't in a cluster. I have remote desktop access to both of the cluster nodes it's just the VMs within the cluster....
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| Sep 10 2009 9:20 PM GMT
Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 8/27
I am having an issue with remote desktop access to a virtual machine in a Hyper-V failover Cluster. 6 months ago I successfully setup VMs in Hyper-V with remote desktop access but it wasn't in a cluster. I have remote desktop access to both of the cluster nodes it's just the VMs within the cluster....
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| Sep 10 2009 9:20 PM GMTMicrosoft virtualization, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 8/27
How will one be able to port one's existing vm enviroinment into or onto Azure?
How will one be able to port one's existing vm enviroinment into or onto Azure? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat held on August 27th.
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| Sep 10 2009 12:10 AM GMT
Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 8/27
How will one be able to port one's existing vm enviroinment into or onto Azure? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat held on August 27th.
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| Sep 10 2009 12:10 AM GMTMicrosoft virtualization, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 8/27
Do you have best practices for maintaining/patching a virtual machine farm in a mission critical configuration?
Do you have any best practices that you can share for maintaining and patching a virtual machine farm in a mission critical configuration? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat held on August 27th.
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| Sep 10 2009 12:09 AM GMT
Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 8/27
Do you have any best practices that you can share for maintaining and patching a virtual machine farm in a mission critical configuration? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat held on August 27th.
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| Sep 10 2009 12:09 AM GMTMicrosoft virtualization, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 8/27
Are there benchmarks that we can use to estimate VM Density for planning purposes?
Are there benchmarks that we can use to estimate VM Density for planning purposes? Specifically, number of VM’s per MB of memory? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat held on August 27th.
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| Sep 10 2009 12:08 AM GMT
Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 8/27
Are there benchmarks that we can use to estimate VM Density for planning purposes? Specifically, number of VM’s per MB of memory? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat held on August 27th.
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| Sep 10 2009 12:08 AM GMTMicrosoft virtualization, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 8/27
What VM software is used in Azure and what VM software will Azure support?
Azure is based on virtual machines, what VM software is used in Azure and what VM software will Azure support? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat held on August 27th.
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| Sep 10 2009 12:06 AM GMT
Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 8/27
Azure is based on virtual machines, what VM software is used in Azure and what VM software will Azure support? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat held on August 27th.
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| Sep 10 2009 12:06 AM GMTMicrosoft virtualization, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 8/27
How does Live Migration differ from VM Failover?
How does Live Migration differ from VM Failover? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat held on August 27th.
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| Sep 9 2009 9:20 PM GMT
Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 8/27
How does Live Migration differ from VM Failover? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat held on August 27th.
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| Sep 9 2009 9:20 PM GMTMicrosoft virtualization, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 8/27
