virtual server
can i replace physical server with virtual server

Answer Question   |  January 8, 2013  4:31 PM
Physical Server, Virtual Server

Starting A Virtual Architecture
We are embarking on a process to determine how/if we can transition our current server environment to a virtual server environment. We operation 12-16 application servers running Windows OS and SQL-Server. Is there a source that answers our questions regarding the hardware and software to buy to be able to make this transition?

Answer Question   |  October 2, 2012  2:22 PM
Virtual Server, XenServer

Allow 1 user to access 1 server using PPTP and RDP
I have been tasked with the following this morning. 1 user from an external company needs access to a virtual server to do some SQL work. he is going to be dialing in from somewhere else using PPTP. I was asked to make sure he can only access the virtual server after he creates the [...]

Answer Question   |  October 31, 2011  8:49 AM
IP address, PPTP, RRAS, Virtual Server, VPN

Consolidating 6 file servers using virtual servers
We have 6 file servers and 1 Active Directory server and 1 DHCP/DNS server on a 2003 active directory network. How can we consolidate these boxes using virtual servers cheaply and easily?

Answer Question   |  June 13, 2011  7:05 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2003, DHCP, DNS server, DNS Server Configuration, Virtual Server, Virtual Servers

Windows 7 or XP virtual active directory client
Can I run a Windows 7 or Windows XP virtual active directory client directly on the Active Directory 2008 server for testing purposes?

Answer Question   |  April 27, 2011  3:08 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2008, Test Server, Virtual Server, Windows 7, Windows XP

Virtual server is running very slowly
WMWare ESX 4.0.0 We are running Softshare on a virtual server: Windows Server 2003 1 CPU 8Gb of memory This server is running very slowly and when I open Task Manager I see that Task Manager is hogging all the CPU time (91% – 100%), but when I close the Task Manager the performance doesn’t [...]

Answer Question   |  March 10, 2011  4:43 PM
Task Manager, Virtual Machines, Virtual Server, VMware, Windows Server 2003

Server installation on VMWare
I have installed Windows 2000 server on VM Ware but when I try to install SP4 system does not show any action it does not come out of stage “Inspecting your system”. How can I install SP4?

Answer Question   |  April 11, 2011  4:37 AM
Server installation, Virtual Server, Virtual system, VMware, Windows Server 2000

Consolidating 5 or 6 physical servers into one
We have a small environment consisting of 5 physical PC servers running departmental applications. What’s the best approach for server consolidation? Do you recommend server virtualization? SAN or NAS? Would VMware or Citrix Xen be best suited for this? What’s Microsoft’s approach?

Answer Question   |  January 4, 2011  5:41 PM
Citrix XenServer, Physical Server, Virtual Server, Virtual Server Architecture, Virtualization, Virtualization strategies, VMware

Virtual Server converted to Physical server; Windows Server 2003 & HP Bladesystem C3000
Hi, Has anyone done it before? Convert a virtual server to a physical one. The OS is Windows server 2003 on HP blade system C3000. I will like someone that has done it to tell me how to go about it.   Thanks WaleAde

Answer Question   |  October 19, 2010  10:31 PM
HP BladeSystem c3000, Physical Server, Virtual Server, Windows Server 2003

HTTP Server on Linux Virtual Server
How do I create http server on a newly created virtual server on SuSE Linux ?

Answer Question   |  November 1, 2010  10:28 AM
HTTP, Http Server, Linux Virtual Server, SUSE Linux, Virtual machine management, Virtual Server

Best OS for a dedicated server serving virtual servers
What is the best operating system for a dedicated server serving virtual servers? Does it matter? It will be running all types of OSes. It will host Linux, Windows and Mac OSes.

Answer Question   |  September 21, 2010  3:41 PM
Dedicated servers, Linux, Mac OS, Operating systems, Virtual Server, Virtual Servers, Virtualization strategies, Windows

Windows Server 2008 R2 classic start menu
how do I set up the classic start menu in windows 2008 server r2. We used to be able to go to properties of taskbar and select classic menu but not in window 2008 server. is there a way to recreate this?

Answer Question   |  September 8, 2010  2:12 AM
Virtual Server, Virtual Server Management, Virtualization in 2010, Windows, Windows Server, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2

MS Virtual Server 2005 R2 Network will not connect.
Dell 1425 – Windows 2003 64 bit Sp2 – Virtual Server 2005 R2 Both NIC’s configured with Virtual Machine Network Services selected When I try to Create a virtual machine I can see both NIC’s but the selection will not stick – Always returns “Not Connected” Any suggestions?  

Answer Question   |  June 21, 2010  6:01 PM
Virtual machine management, Virtual Server, Virtual Server 2005, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 64 bit

Cannot access shared drives on a server with virtual server
I have a poweredge small business server with one virtual server on it. However I can not access my shared drives on the virtual server from the host server. But I can access those shared drives from any other place, but not the host server. Please help!!!

Answer Question   |  May 7, 2010  4:37 AM
Dell PowerEdge, Dell PowerEdge Performance, Shared drives, Virtual Server, Virtual Server Administration

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Answer Question   |  September 1, 2011  3:15 PM
CIO, CRM, Database, DataCenter, Domino, Exchange, Linux, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL, SQL Server, Storage, Virtual Server, VoIP, Windows

Can I get a holistic view of applications, like SharePoint, that leverage the capabilities of a number of underlying technologies like SQL Server, IIS
Can I get a holistic view of applications, like SharePoint, that leverage the capabilities of a number of underlying technologies like SQL Server, IIS, and Virtual Server / Hyper-V? We need to know that SharePoint is performing badly, but we need to know which underlying technology or hardware component is actually causing the fault. This [...]

Answer Question   |  March 4, 2010  2:23 PM
Hyper-V, IIS, SharePoint, SQL Server, Virtual Server

Ghost boot disk into virtual server
Our images have been moved to a virtual server. Since then our ghost boot disks fail to recognize the server. I can create a boot disk, but what string or command prompt do I have to use to access the virtual server? So far “Net Use” to map to the drive does not work. Any [...]

Answer Question   |  March 1, 2010  7:15 PM
Boot disk, Ghost Boot Disk, Virtual Server, Windows Server 2003

Windows Server 2003 as a virtual server has no connectivity
i have installed Windows Server 2003 as a virtual server, nothing has been installed on it yet except for windows updates and the additional tools. the virtual server now has limited or no connectivity. it is unable to contact the DHCP server to get an IP and if i assign it an IP Manually, still [...]

Answer Question   |  September 18, 2009  2:56 PM
Virtual Server, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 as a Virtual Server, Windows Server 2003 error messages

Can I use virtual server as a WSUS server?
Can I use virtual server as a WSUS server? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Live Chat which took place on August 27th.

Answer Question   |  September 22, 2009  9:24 PM
Microsoft virtualization, Virtual Server, WSUS

Can you explain the difference between Hyper-V and Virtual Server?
Can you explain the difference between Hyper-V and Virtual Server? This question is from the 7/30 Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

Answer Question   |  August 14, 2009  7:40 PM
Hyper-V, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 7/30, Virtual Server