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?
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| December 2, 2008 4:15 PM
Hyper-V, Virtual Machines, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V
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?
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| December 2, 2008 4:15 PM
Hyper-V, Virtual Machines, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V
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 [...]
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| May 23, 2012 3:31 PM
C drive, System Volume, Virtual Machines, VMware, Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2000 Server Virtual Machines
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 [...]
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| May 23, 2012 3:31 PM
C drive, System Volume, Virtual Machines, VMware, Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2000 Server Virtual Machines
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.
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| February 3, 2009 3:06 PM
Partitioning, Physical Hardisk, Virtual Machines
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.
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| February 3, 2009 3:06 PM
Partitioning, Physical Hardisk, Virtual Machines
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 all the physical [...]
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| November 23, 2008 4:18 AM
Beowulf Clusters, Linux Virtual Server, Load balancing, LVS, Virtual Machines, Virtualization and hardware, Virtualization technologies, VM, VMware, VMware ESX, Windows Server 2003
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 all the physical [...]
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| November 23, 2008 4:18 AM
Beowulf Clusters, Linux Virtual Server, Load balancing, LVS, Virtual Machines, Virtualization and hardware, Virtualization technologies, VM, VMware, VMware ESX, Windows Server 2003
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.
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| February 3, 2009 11:39 PM
Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Virtual Machines, 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.
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| February 3, 2009 11:39 PM
Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Virtual Machines, VMware
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 [...]
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| June 16, 2009 2:12 PM
NIC, Virtual Machines, XenCenter Management Console, XenServer, Xenserver 5, XenServer VM Windows 2003
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 [...]
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| June 16, 2009 2:12 PM
NIC, Virtual Machines, XenCenter Management Console, XenServer, Xenserver 5, XenServer VM Windows 2003
Windows XP Virtual Machines
Hello All, I would like know how to start creating vrstual machines that contains Windows XP. - What progam is the best to create Virtual machines? - What do I need to start create VM? - How can I create a Server for VM? Thanks
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| February 3, 2009 11:54 PM
Desktop virtualization, Virtual Machines, VM, Windows desktop virtualization, Windows Virtualization, Windows XP Virtual Machines
Hello All, I would like know how to start creating vrstual machines that contains Windows XP. - What progam is the best to create Virtual machines? - What do I need to start create VM? - How can I create a Server for VM? Thanks
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| February 3, 2009 11:54 PM
Desktop virtualization, Virtual Machines, VM, Windows desktop virtualization, Windows Virtualization, Windows XP Virtual Machines
print servers run on windows 2003 sp2 in vm
we have three servers. Two are running on vm. Are their any advantages or disadvantages to do this
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| October 23, 2008 5:31 PM
Virtual Machines, VMware, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 SP2
we have three servers. Two are running on vm. Are their any advantages or disadvantages to do this
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| October 23, 2008 5:31 PM
Virtual Machines, VMware, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 SP2
HA vm restart
Hi blog!! I have ESX 3 server with HA (high availability). If the server ESX crashes my vm’s are moved to another ESX server, when all my vm’s moved to the new ESX server do they keep their status (power on) or their status change for example they restart. Thanks
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| November 23, 2008 4:11 PM
ESX Server, HA, Virtual Machines, VMware, VMware ESX, VMware HA
Hi blog!! I have ESX 3 server with HA (high availability). If the server ESX crashes my vm’s are moved to another ESX server, when all my vm’s moved to the new ESX server do they keep their status (power on) or their status change for example they restart. Thanks
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| November 23, 2008 4:11 PM
ESX Server, HA, Virtual Machines, VMware, VMware ESX, VMware HA
Virtual MACs keep changing
Using Vristual Server 2003 R2 on a 2003 Ent Server. One program I run uses the MAC address for licensing. Twice I have had to Remove and Recreate to VM, and each time the MAC changes, requiring me to have to request a new license key. If I have to do this again, for for [...]
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| October 10, 2008 2:55 PM
MAC address, Virtual Machines, Virtual Server, Virtual Server 2003
Using Vristual Server 2003 R2 on a 2003 Ent Server. One program I run uses the MAC address for licensing. Twice I have had to Remove and Recreate to VM, and each time the MAC changes, requiring me to have to request a new license key. If I have to do this again, for for [...]
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| October 10, 2008 2:55 PM
MAC address, Virtual Machines, Virtual Server, Virtual Server 2003
I am trying to make a usb device available to a virtual machine using esx 3.5, is it possible
I have installed Blackberry Enterprise Server in a VM and now am finding that I have to connect a BlackBerry device directly to the box to activate it. Unfortunately USB isn’t available within the VM when I connect the BlackBerry device directly to the ESX 3.5 server. I know that you can activate com ports, [...]
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| February 3, 2009 1:25 PM
BlackBerry Enterprise Server, USB devices, Virtual Machines, VMware ESX, VMware ESX 3.5
I have installed Blackberry Enterprise Server in a VM and now am finding that I have to connect a BlackBerry device directly to the box to activate it. Unfortunately USB isn’t available within the VM when I connect the BlackBerry device directly to the ESX 3.5 server. I know that you can activate com ports, [...]
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| February 3, 2009 1:25 PM
BlackBerry Enterprise Server, USB devices, Virtual Machines, VMware ESX, VMware ESX 3.5
Looking for a virtual Machine program that will run Windows 3.11
I have an ancient piece of software that will only run on DOS/Windows 3.X It is used to program the Allen-Bradley PLCs, and read the outputs of a machine used to pressure test pipe fittings (Machine is from the early 90′s). I believe the problem with more current OS’s is the fact the program needs [...]
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| September 12, 2008 3:51 PM
DOS, Virtual Machines, Win3.X
I have an ancient piece of software that will only run on DOS/Windows 3.X It is used to program the Allen-Bradley PLCs, and read the outputs of a machine used to pressure test pipe fittings (Machine is from the early 90′s). I believe the problem with more current OS’s is the fact the program needs [...]
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| September 12, 2008 3:51 PM
DOS, Virtual Machines, Win3.X
Virtual PC console is not displayed
I installed MS Virtual PC 2007 under Windows XP Professional (Russian edition) about a week ago and everything worked fine (I installed and used several virtual machines). But now when I run the program I don’t see console window of VirtualPC where I start virtual machines. I just see a small icon in the tray [...]
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| September 9, 2008 9:38 PM
Microsoft Virtual PC, Virtual Machines, Virtual PC, Virtual PC 2007
I installed MS Virtual PC 2007 under Windows XP Professional (Russian edition) about a week ago and everything worked fine (I installed and used several virtual machines). But now when I run the program I don’t see console window of VirtualPC where I start virtual machines. I just see a small icon in the tray [...]
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| September 9, 2008 9:38 PM
Microsoft Virtual PC, Virtual Machines, Virtual PC, Virtual PC 2007
Hyper-V VM installation: “cannot change state” error
I did follow the steps you mentioned for Hyper-V VM installation. But i get this error which says “cannot change state” after i start the VM.
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| July 30, 2008 4:04 PM
Hyper-V, Virtual Machines
I did follow the steps you mentioned for Hyper-V VM installation. But i get this error which says “cannot change state” after i start the VM.
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| July 30, 2008 4:04 PM
Hyper-V, Virtual Machines
Virtual machine performance management in Hyper-V
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?
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| February 3, 2009 4:39 PM
Hyper-V, Virtual Machine Performance Management, Virtual Machines, Virtual Servers
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?
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| February 3, 2009 4:39 PM
Hyper-V, Virtual Machine Performance Management, Virtual Machines, Virtual Servers
Virtual server performance
Is response and throughput in virtual servers a lot slower than in physical servers? Has the performance overhead in virtual machines improved? Can you offer some good ways to troubleshoot performance problems in virtualized environments? Any good third-party tools for Microsoft Hyper-V yet?
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| April 24, 2011 4:37 PM
Hyper-V, Virtual Machines, Virtual Servers, Virtualization
Is response and throughput in virtual servers a lot slower than in physical servers? Has the performance overhead in virtual machines improved? Can you offer some good ways to troubleshoot performance problems in virtualized environments? Any good third-party tools for Microsoft Hyper-V yet?
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| April 24, 2011 4:37 PM
Hyper-V, Virtual Machines, Virtual Servers, Virtualization
Xen 4.1 upgrade and backup problems
We have one physical server running Xen 4.0 with 3 virtual machines (VMs): 1st VM – Appserver 1 drive capacity 50GB and used space 25GB 2nd VM – PDC 2 drives c: 20GB used out of 50GB , E: 60GB out of 200GB 3rd VM – SQLserver 2 drives c: 30GB used out of 50GB [...]
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| July 24, 2008 4:30 PM
Backup & recovery, Virtual Machines, Xen, Xen 4.x
We have one physical server running Xen 4.0 with 3 virtual machines (VMs): 1st VM – Appserver 1 drive capacity 50GB and used space 25GB 2nd VM – PDC 2 drives c: 20GB used out of 50GB , E: 60GB out of 200GB 3rd VM – SQLserver 2 drives c: 30GB used out of 50GB [...]
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| July 24, 2008 4:30 PM
Backup & recovery, Virtual Machines, Xen, Xen 4.x
How to run virtual machine in MacBook created in external harddisk from PC running Windows XP Home?
I wanted to transfer my Windows XP Home applications and setup to my MacBook running on Leopard OS. After using the free VMware Converter on my PC to create a virtual machine (VM) in an external harddisk and copying it to my MacBook, I realised something else is needed to run it. Do I need [...]
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| April 15, 2012 2:31 AM
Leopard, OS installation/upgrades, Virtual machine software, Virtual Machines, Virtualization, VMware, VMware Player
I wanted to transfer my Windows XP Home applications and setup to my MacBook running on Leopard OS. After using the free VMware Converter on my PC to create a virtual machine (VM) in an external harddisk and copying it to my MacBook, I realised something else is needed to run it. Do I need [...]
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| April 15, 2012 2:31 AM
Leopard, OS installation/upgrades, Virtual machine software, Virtual Machines, Virtualization, VMware, VMware Player
Hyper-V VM installation error: cannot change state?
I followed Anil Desai’s step-by-step guide for Hyper-V VM installation (http://searchservervirtualization.techtarget.com/loginMembersOnly/1,289498,sid94_gci1294582,00.html), but I get this error which says “cannot change state” after I start the VM. What is wrong?
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| June 26, 2008 6:43 PM
Hyper-V, Virtual Machines
I followed Anil Desai’s step-by-step guide for Hyper-V VM installation (http://searchservervirtualization.techtarget.com/loginMembersOnly/1,289498,sid94_gci1294582,00.html), but I get this error which says “cannot change state” after I start the VM. What is wrong?
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| June 26, 2008 6:43 PM
Hyper-V, Virtual Machines
Virtual vs. physical machines
What are some of the differences between physical and virtual servers that I need to be aware of?
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| February 3, 2009 3:34 PM
Physical Machines, Server virtualization, Virtual Machines, Virtual Servers, Virtualization and hardware
What are some of the differences between physical and virtual servers that I need to be aware of?
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| February 3, 2009 3:34 PM
Physical Machines, Server virtualization, Virtual Machines, Virtual Servers, Virtualization and hardware
