Hyper-V Manager console showing no virtual machines
when I launched the Hyper-V manager yesterday, I got this message "'No virtual machines were found on this server' under the Virtual Machine panel. I checked and found that the VHD still exist. Any help with troubleshooting? user submitted
when I launched the Hyper-V manager yesterday, I got this message "'No virtual machines were found on this server' under the Virtual Machine panel. I checked and found that the VHD still exist. Any help with troubleshooting? user submitted
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Backing up entire virtual machines.
I want to backup all my virtual machines, as a whole. Not just files on a virtual machine, I want to grab the whole virtual machine. Is there a way to automate this? I have about 10 virtual servers, each has between 2-5 virtual machines running. I am using Hyper-V
I want to backup all my virtual machines, as a whole. Not just files on a virtual machine, I want to grab the whole virtual machine. Is there a way to automate this? I have about 10 virtual servers, each has between 2-5 virtual machines running. I am using Hyper-V
Windows Server 2008 creating test VM's with Hyper-V
I have setup Windows Server 2008 Enterprise 64x on my desktop and have the Hyper-V feature enabled. Is it possible to create test virtual machines on it like XenServer 5.0 / XenDesktop and VMWare ESX 3i ? User Submitted
I have setup Windows Server 2008 Enterprise 64x on my desktop and have the Hyper-V feature enabled. Is it possible to create test virtual machines on it like XenServer 5.0 / XenDesktop and VMWare ESX 3i ? User Submitted
Is SATA II disks adequate for running VMs
I built a Hyper-V server, which has a 6 channel SATA II controller. I will use one disk to run he host OS (Windows 2008 Server Enterprise - Core) and will use the remaining 5 SATA II disks to run VMs on. In addition the system has the capacity to hold 32GB RAM, and has 2 Quad CPU sockets. My...
I built a Hyper-V server, which has a 6 channel SATA II controller. I will use one disk to run he host OS (Windows 2008 Server Enterprise - Core) and will use the remaining 5 SATA II disks to run VMs on. In addition the system has the capacity to hold 32GB RAM, and has 2 Quad CPU sockets. My...
VMware virtual center in Backup Exec 12
After adding our VirtualCenter on ESX servers any click to it gets a timeout after a few minutes. Can't select or browse for any VMs. We are using the newest version of esx an Virtual Center.
After adding our VirtualCenter on ESX servers any click to it gets a timeout after a few minutes. Can't select or browse for any VMs. We are using the newest version of esx an Virtual Center.
Duplicating VM's
I am testing various software packages against a standard OS configuration. I am running VMWARE server. Is there a way to duplicate a VM? I then can run my tests against the standard VM. Delete it and start a new batch against a virgin copy of the configured OS.
I am testing various software packages against a standard OS configuration. I am running VMWARE server. Is there a way to duplicate a VM? I then can run my tests against the standard VM. Delete it and start a new batch against a virgin copy of the configured OS.
Moving Virtual Machines off and on server - VMware ESX 3.5
I have 3 virtual machines on 1 Dell Poweredge server that is running VMware ESX 3.5. I want to increase the storage space on this server so is it possible to move the VM's off this server while i make the changes and reinstall ESX and add the VM's back?
I have 3 virtual machines on 1 Dell Poweredge server that is running VMware ESX 3.5. I want to increase the storage space on this server so is it possible to move the VM's off this server while i make the changes and reinstall ESX and add the VM's back?
Windows Server 2008 virtual machine in VMware ESXi server?
Can I install a virtual machine in Windows Server 2008 Ent x64 Edition which is a VM in VM Ware ESXi server?
Can I install a virtual machine in Windows Server 2008 Ent x64 Edition which is a VM in VM Ware ESXi server?
Licensing issues in virtualized environments
I have a question about licensing as I currently have auditors examining my data center. I am running one version of a particular software from IBM (software withheld for confidentiality reasons), and it is being debated that we qualify for 16 licenses because when the processors are displayed, 16...
I have a question about licensing as I currently have auditors examining my data center. I am running one version of a particular software from IBM (software withheld for confidentiality reasons), and it is being debated that we qualify for 16 licenses because when the processors are displayed, 16...
Hyper-V performance of virtual machines on Windows Server 2008
Is there a noticeable performance of virtual machines if Hyper-V is used on a Windows Server 2008 Core installation vs. Windows Server 2008 Full install?
Is there a noticeable performance of virtual machines if Hyper-V is used on a Windows Server 2008 Core installation vs. Windows Server 2008 Full install?
Saving power in a Xen environment
I want to have two hosts that are running a Xen hypervisor, with each having three servers running inside as guests. I want to be able to migrate one or two of the guest servers from one host to another in case of a lack of power (an electricity change to a generator for instance), and then turn...
I want to have two hosts that are running a Xen hypervisor, with each having three servers running inside as guests. I want to be able to migrate one or two of the guest servers from one host to another in case of a lack of power (an electricity change to a generator for instance), and then turn...
restore VM not enough space....
made a .xva file from a W2k8 server with a 2TB storage connection and the VM itself is positioned on a 500Gb storage. After rebuilding the Xen environment the 2Tb is available but of course empty. Restoring 4 other W2k8 VM's went fine. But now on this one the system says: Importing VM.... the...
made a .xva file from a W2k8 server with a 2TB storage connection and the VM itself is positioned on a 500Gb storage. After rebuilding the Xen environment the 2Tb is available but of course empty. Restoring 4 other W2k8 VM's went fine. But now on this one the system says: Importing VM.... the...
File/document sharing between virtual program and main PC
Is there a way that i can share/use the same document/file (eg. word or excel document) from my main computer files in my virtual pc (I am running Windows XP in virtual computer)?
Is there a way that i can share/use the same document/file (eg. word or excel document) from my main computer files in my virtual pc (I am running Windows XP in virtual computer)?
SBS 2008 on VMware Server 2
Has anyone had experience with running sbs 2008 in a vmware server 2 virtual machine?
Has anyone had experience with running sbs 2008 in a vmware server 2 virtual machine?
Windows Server 2008 Hyper V virtual machine not restarting
When i restore my Windows Server 2008 hyper V from backup the virtual machine does not restart. I don't receive any error messages. Any ideas of how to troubleshoot?
When i restore my Windows Server 2008 hyper V from backup the virtual machine does not restart. I don't receive any error messages. Any ideas of how to troubleshoot?
Help increasing size of C: drive in Windows 2000 Server
I have a Windows 2000 server virtual machine running in VMware, which is running low on free space on its C: drive. Do you know of a way to increase the size of this C: drive system volume? I can easily increase the size of the space available to the virtual machine from within the VMware...
I have a Windows 2000 server virtual machine running in VMware, which is running low on free space on its C: drive. Do you know of a way to increase the size of this C: drive system volume? I can easily increase the size of the space available to the virtual machine from within the VMware...
how do i access the physical hardisk from the virtual machin
if i given some part to the virtual machin & then i want to access the physical partition from the virtual machin what will be the procidure for that.
if i given some part to the virtual machin & then i want to access the physical partition from the virtual machin what will be the procidure for that.
Creating a cluster of physical machines to run virtual machines
I am wanting to create a cluster of 12 physical machines to be able to run multiple virtual machines. For instance a windows 2003 server running exchange 2003. An linux server running mysql, and perhaps a few others but all in seperate controllable virtual machines that span and use the power of...
I am wanting to create a cluster of 12 physical machines to be able to run multiple virtual machines. For instance a windows 2003 server running exchange 2003. An linux server running mysql, and perhaps a few others but all in seperate controllable virtual machines that span and use the power of...
Convert a Physical Machine to Virtual Machine in VMware
I want to convert a RHEL 2 this is a physical machine to virtual machine, how to do it ?. In docs of vmware only can convert winXX.
I want to convert a RHEL 2 this is a physical machine to virtual machine, how to do it ?. In docs of vmware only can convert winXX.
Xenserver 5 with multiple NICs
I have 8 NIC ports available on my Xenserer host, with two ports connected to the network. However, I cannot seem to utlize the second NIC port for my Xenserver VM Windows 2003 guests. It can only use the same port that I use for the Xencenter managment console. Is there something I need to...
I have 8 NIC ports available on my Xenserer host, with two ports connected to the network. However, I cannot seem to utlize the second NIC port for my Xenserver VM Windows 2003 guests. It can only use the same port that I use for the Xencenter managment console. Is there something I need to...
