Should I use nic bridging on the vm guest that is on a single vlan if the esxi 4.0 host nics configured for teaming? Why or Why not?
Looking for a centralised file server application which runs on Linux flavour OS.Would like to know what is the disk size capacity which an ESX can hold at the maximum and also the maximum disk size a paticular linux vm can hold ?
We have a VM with Hub Transport role acting as SMTP AUTH server. How do we exclude this from the Exchange evironment but retain the role of SMTP AUTH Server? Thank you. Moderator Note: This is a submitted question.
Hi, We are about to increase the number of processor on a Virtual Machine from 1 to 2 for one of our clients, will this affect the SQL Server 2005 which installed on the Virtual Machine, just wondering if are any issues to look out for, and if anyone has done this before? Thanks.
Running VMware ESX and have a StorageWorks MSA2000 snapshot. What steps do we need to take to mount the snapshot to a VM and assign a LUN? Thank you very much. Moderator Note: This is a submitted question
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...
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?
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...
how can you access a virtual database server on an ESX server with a virtual machine on the same
So in a failover from a failed node, no data is lost there is just a longer interruption in service compared to live migration. Does the guest know anything happened or does it continue on as if nothing happened? Anything special for a virtual SQL or Exchange server in a failover scenario?
I heard there was a restriction on the number of VM's that could be Live Migrating at the same time in R2 (2 I believe). Is there a limitation and what happens if a node in your cluster goes down that has say 12 machines running on it?
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
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
Microsoft Virtual Machine Manager, Virtual Machines, Virtual machine manager
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
What is the difference between quick migration and live migration (of VM's)? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com
I have converted an old Win2K Pro machine. Convertion went well, but for a couple of issues. 1. VM Tools will not install 2. The OS keeps looking for a driver for a VGA compatable display. The tools aren't a big deal, but without the display driver I get very poor resolution and color. Where can...
Please note: The following question was recently submitted via e-mail by a user. I've heard that virtual machines created with VMware Server can run on VMware ESXi, but they have to be converted using the tool provided by VMware. Is there anything I need to do to prep my VM for this transition?...
Please note: The following question was recently submitted via e-mail by a user. I upgraded a VM to Workstation 6.5 (build 126130), on Windows XP Professional. The VM build is from an old computer that was running 5.0.0 (build 13124) which I upgraded after the fact. When I run the VM on the new...
VMware Workstation, VMware Workstation 6.5, VMware Workstation Upgrade
Ok here is my question. I have a windows host and another windows VM (XP). In the VM I want to access the serial port, com1, but it asks me to give the port path, I get lost there.
Where can I download pre-built virtual machines? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com
Virtual Machines, Pre-Built Virtual Machines, Microsoft virtualization


