Will Microsoft catch up with VMware?
Bridget Botelho, a news writer for SearchServerVirtualization.com, recently investigated Microsoft’s prospects in cloud computing and virtualization against VMware. What do you think — how does Microsoft stack up against VMware’s offerings, and do you think the future holds any significant change?

Answer Question   |  December 16, 2011  7:54 PM
Cloud Computing, Hyper-V, Microsoft virtualization, Virtual Server, VMware

Will Microsoft continue to support free Virtual Server ?
Will Microsoft continue to support free Virtual Server? This question is from the 5/14 Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

Answer Question   |  June 18, 2009  1:52 PM
Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 5/14, Microsoft Virtualization Support, Virtual Server

What is the rationale for migrating to Hyper-V if you are already running Virtual Server?
What’s the rationale for migrating to Hyper-V if you’re already running Virtual Server? What’s the method for doing so if you decide it makes sense?

Answer Question   |  June 19, 2009  3:09 PM
Hyper-V, Hyper-V Migration, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 5/14, Virtual Server

Virtual Server 2.0 web access default login
What is the Virtual Server 2.0 web access default login. I just installed it fresh and it isn’t accepting my login info.

Answer Question   |  June 16, 2009  5:40 AM
Administrator password, Virtual Server

What is the difference between Hyper-V and Virtual Server?
What is the difference between Hyper-V and Virtual Server? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

Answer Question   |  April 24, 2009  3:32 PM
Hyper-V, Hyper-V vs. Virtual Server, Microsoft virtualization, Virtual Server

Can we expect to see newer versions of Virtual PC and Virtual Server?
Can we expect to see newer versions of Virtual PC and Virtual Server? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

Answer Question   |  April 24, 2009  1:28 PM
Microsoft virtualization, Virtual PC, Virtual Server

What are some of the differences between physical and virtual servers?
What are some of the differences between physical and virtual servers? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

Answer Question   |  August 27, 2009  1:36 PM
Microsoft virtualization, Physical Server, Virtual Server

Active directory issue
When we originally went to our 2000/2003 AD domain we had 1 DC that had all the FSMO roles. I have since then transferred all the roles to another server. I want to down the original server long enough to convert it to a virtual server but when I down it all of our user’s [...]

Answer Question   |  April 3, 2009  8:46 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2000, Active Directory 2003, Domain Controller, Virtual Server, Windows Server 2003

Virtual Server 2005 and Windows Server 2008 installation error
Virtual server 2005 R2 running on Windows server 2003 SP2 Enterprise edition .when i try to install Windows server 2008 using the ISO image attached to VM. I keep getting this error: “Windows installation has encountered an error and needs to be restarted.” Any Suggestions?

Answer Question   |  February 3, 2009  4:55 PM
Virtual Server, Virtual Server 2005, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 error messages, Windows Server 2008 Installation

Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 and Windows Server 2008 installation issue
I have Virtual Server 2005 R2 running on Windows Server 2003 SP2. When i try to install Windows Server 2008 with the ISO attached toVM i get the message that “installation has encountered and error and need to restart”

Answer Question   |  November 17, 2008  7:28 PM
ISO, Virtual Server, Virtual Server 2005, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008

Performing a Virtual Server to Physical Server Migration
Because of limited hardware resources, I am using VMware Server 1.5 in a lab environment to build and test a Windows Server 2003 DOMAIN consisting of 8 servers on one physical host. Once this virtual DOMAIN is functional and successfully tested, I will need to move it to a production LAN consisting of 8 physical [...]

Answer Question   |  January 21, 2009  7:00 PM
Server migration, Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery v.6.5, V2P Migration, Virtual Server, Virtual to Physical Migration, Virtualization, VMware, VMware Server

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 [...]

Answer Question   |  October 10, 2008  2:55 PM
MAC address, Virtual Machines, Virtual Server, Virtual Server 2003

SMTP Virtual Server Instance 1 keeps failing in cluadmin for Exchange 2003 cluster
we have a 3 node exchange 2003 cluster setup as AAP. I changed the IP addresses of the to virtual nodes as we had moved to a different site. The problem is that the SMTP Virtual Server Instance 1 keeps failing in cluadmin. I have followed all the correct steps ion changing a virtual Ip [...]

Answer Question   |  September 29, 2008  6:04 PM
Exchange 2003, Exchange Cluster, SMTP Virtual Server Instance, Virtual IP Address, Virtual Nodes, Virtual Server