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What is the best security tool out there to use to manage virtual machines?

What is the best security tool out there to use to manage virtual machines?

asked by ITKE

  10250 pts.

Difference between Microsoft Virtual Server and Hyper-V in virtual machine priority management

Microsoft Virtual Server provides two ways for managing the priorities of virtual machines: weight-based and constraint-based resource allocation. What`s different in Hyper-V? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

View Answer   |  Apr 21 2009  1:40 PM GMT
Microsoft Virtual Server, Hyper-V, Virtual Machines
asked by ITKE

  10250 pts.

Dynamically release/GRAP memory issues

The vm takes the entire allocated physical memory even if it is idle. Does MS have a plan to address dynamically release/grap memory in the near future? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

View Answer   |  Apr 16 2009  2:07 PM GMT
Virtual Machines, VM, Virtual Memory Management
asked by ITKE

  10250 pts.

How about VMRC-like utility for vm connection?

How about vmrc-like utility for vm connection? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

View Answer   |  Apr 15 2009  8:11 PM GMT
Microsoft virtualization, VM Connection, VMRC
asked by ITKE

  10250 pts.

AS/400 and Virtual Machine setup

Any idea how can I create virtual machine on the as/400 for different servers and operating system? Thanks

Answer Question   |  Apr 15 2009  6:40 AM GMT
Virtual Machines, AS/400 virtualization
asked by Bsd167

  65 pts.

Firefox settings on a VM being reset each time the VM starts up.

I have a Win XP SP2 virtual machine running on Microsoft Virtual PC 2007, in which all Firefox (Version 2) settings are being reset every time the VM starts up. This includes but is not limited to history and bookmarks. Not a big deal, since this VM is used only for software testings, but rare. ...

asked by Carlosdl

  29605 pts.

Best practice for moving VM to new server?

Both hosts are Windows Server 2003 running VMware Server 2. I would like to move a VM from one of these Windows Server 2003 hosts to the other - and would appreciate if someone would list a step-by-step or point me in the right direction to preserve everything. Thank you very much. Moderator...

View Answer   |  Apr 2 2009  7:46 PM GMT
VMware Server 2, VM appliance, Windows Server 2003
asked by BrentSheets

  6535 pts.

Virtual Machine Security

What is the best security tool out there to use to manage virtual machines?

asked by ITkid

  5 pts.

Exchange 2003 Corrupt Mailstore in Virtualised Environment

Four weeks ago we experienced a corrupt mailstore on a Windows 2000, Exchange 2003 environment. The server had been snapshotted and was virtualused within VM3.0. It had ran clean for approx 1 year but serious errors commenced just prior to the mailstore failing to remount after a routine reboot. ...

View Answer   |  Mar 24 2009  8:58 AM GMT
Exchange, VMware, VReplicator
asked by Nomadion

  5 pts.

Installing SCVMM in a Virtual Machine

Can you install SCVMM in a VM instead of running on hardware? Moderator Note: This is a user submitted question

asked by BrentSheets

  6535 pts.

Windows Server 2008 install error on virtual machine

I get the following error message "Windows Installation has encountered an error and needs to be restarted" when i try to install Windows Server 2008 using the ISO image attached to the virtual machine. Using Virtual Server 2005 R2

asked by ITKE

  10250 pts.

VHD backup for Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V Server

Looking for suggestions or recommendations for a VHD backup system for Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V Server. I need the ability to specify individual Virtual Machines with different backup schedules. Thanks. Moderator Note: This is a user submitted question

View Answer   |  Feb 25 2009  2:59 PM GMT
VHD backup, Virtual Hard Disk, Hyper-V
asked by BrentSheets

  6535 pts.

Virtual machine setup - SQL 2005

I’m setting up a virtual machine -- SQL 2005 install -- and I want to make a separate drive for the logs and one for the data, but as this is a virtual environment using the same mirrored physical disk, is that advisable?

View Answer   |  Feb 25 2009  2:22 PM GMT
Virtual Machines, VM, SQL
asked by BladeMarvel

  35 pts.

Setting Hyper-V Server RAM allocation

I want to set the amount of RAM Hyper-V Server uses so that more can be distributed to the VMs. How can this be done? Thank you. Moderator Note: This is a user submitted question

asked by BrentSheets

  6535 pts.

How does network traffic travel between VM's on different blades in the same BladeCenter?

we have several ibm bladecenters H with a few hundred hosts across the blades. i know that on stand alone servers, VMs on the same vswitch don't have to send network traffic out to a physical switch to pass data back and forth, it goes through the vswitch to the other VM, but how does data move...

View Answer   |  Feb 21 2009  2:07 AM GMT
Virtual Machines, IBM BladeCenter H, VMware ESX
asked by Jonevans

  5 pts.

Copy Propietary CNC controller to Virtual machine

One of the companies that I consult for has a CNC style machine that is run from a 1994 vintage PC. The computer is running fine, but I know the clock is ticking on this 15-year-old system. The OS and software are both proprietary (From what I can tell the OS is a modified version of MSDOS) and...

View Answer   |  Feb 20 2009  3:31 PM GMT
Virtual Machines, Vintage equipment, ISO files
asked by Flame

  14495 pts.

Emulating bad blocks on a VM

A user recently submitted this question via e-mail: I need to test some crypto utilities on a VM; does anyone know how I could emulate bad blocks? I know it’s possible to hook up a device via USB and connect it that way, but I’d like to see if there is a way I could specify bad blocks right on...

Answer Question   |  Feb 19 2009  3:07 PM GMT
Virtual Machines, Emulation programs, VM Bad Blocks
asked by ITKE

  10250 pts.

Threats of moving from host computer to VM

A user recently submitted this question via e-mail: What are some threats incurred by moving from host computer to VM and vice versa?

asked by ITKE

  10250 pts.

Pulling data off of an inaccessible VM

A user recently submitted this question via e-mail: I have seen private companies offer the capability to pull data and files from virtual disks after the VMs become inaccessible. Can I do this myself?

View Answer   |  Feb 19 2009  3:03 PM GMT
Virtual Machines, VM, Virtual Disk
asked by ITKE

  10250 pts.

Hyper-V guest server move to from one host to another issue

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 restore the virtual on the same machine. But my problem is that I cannot...

Answer Question   |  Feb 17 2009  7:06 PM GMT
Hyper-V, Windows Backup, Backup
asked by JimmyIT

  1260 pts.

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