Microsoft Virtualization Live Chat: 03/31 at 11:00 am EST
Edwin Yuen, Microsoft Virtualization experts, will be with us on Tuesday, March 31st here on IT Knowledge Exchange to answer your enterprise virtualization questions in a live chat. You can visit the blog today and start asking your virtualization questions in the comments for Edwin to answer next Tuesday.

Answer Question   |  March 23, 2009  4:51 PM
Virtualization

Citrix MetaFrame Login – Credential Validation Error
I am new to Citrix Metaframe. Recently I had a virus attack and My Citrix server crushed. I have re-installed all the necessary services and also installed Citrix Metaframe 4.0. I have published applications on a myfarm and I can open then in Citrix program neighborhood. The problem comes when I try to access the [...]

Answer Question   |  April 18, 2013  10:29 AM
Authentication, Citrix MetaFrame authentication error, Citrix MetaFrame Server, Citrix Presentation Server, Citrix XenApp, IIS, Terminal Services

Hyper-V Error: 2912 No more thread can be create in the system (0x800700A4) Server 2008
Error: 2912 No more thread can be create in the system (0x800700A4) running into this error and cant get the Hyper-V host back. Has anyone experienced this. Using Windows Server 2003

Answer Question   |  March 19, 2009  2:58 PM
Hyper-V, Hyper-V Error 2912, Hyper-V Error Messages, Hyper-V Host, Windows Server 2008

Unable to store emails with attachments into public folders
We are running Small Business Server 2003 SP2 on VMWare. We are using the exchange function of SBS and when we go to move an email from someone’s mail box to a public folder if fails with an unknown error.

Answer Question   |  March 20, 2009  2:54 PM
Exchange 2003, Exchange Public Folders, SBS 2003, SBS 2003 R2, VMware

New Contest: Win 1 of 3 Xbox 360′s
New Contest: A trio of Xboxes for our top three users Now through the end of April, you can not only show off your IT skills by asking and answering questions on ITKnowledgeExchange.com, but you can earn the chance to spend some quality time honing your bad-guy-vaporizing skills on your very own Xbox 360. From [...]

Answer Question   |  March 20, 2009  1:48 PM
AS/400, CRM, databse, DataCenter, DataManagement, Development, Exchange, Linux, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP, Windows

VMware ESX 3.5i to VM Workstation
The following question was recently submitted by a user: Are there any guides available for converting from VMware ESX 3.5i to VM Workstation? I keep running into errors on the export and I think I should start over from the beginning. Any tips or resources would be a huge help.

Answer Question   |  March 30, 2009  2:57 PM
VM Workstation, VMware Converter, VMware ESX 3.5

How extensively is your organization implementing server virtualization?
How extensively is your organization implementing server virtualization now? In the future? Is it departmental or enterprise wide? This question is sponsored by Microsoft.

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2009  1:29 PM
Server virtualization, Server Virtualization Implementation, Virtualization

VMware for Windows Vista (Virtual tool)
Hi, I have HP PAVILLION DV5 1002AU laptop with windows vista home sp1 operating system at a time of purchasing.now i am trying to install windows server 2003 but my laptop is not supporting any other OS.also drivers are not available on net.customer care also told me that it is not possible to install another [...]

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2009  2:52 AM
HP Pavilion dv5-1002au, VMware, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista

VMware ESXi error message
I’ve recently been getting the following error message in VMware ESXi: Error A General System Error occured: Internal Error I get it when I try to start up VM’s, and after that, the machine won’t start. Is there any good way to troubleshoot this?

Answer Question   |  March 17, 2009  3:31 PM
VMware ESXi, VMware ESXi error messages

No sound in both virtually installed OS Ubuntu 9.04 and Red Hat 9 in VirtualBox 2.1.2
no sound in both virtually installed OS ubuntu 9.04 and redhat 9 in virtual box 2.1.2 when i updated their pre-installed media players to play audio and video files they show error

Answer Question   |  March 11, 2009  2:04 AM
Red Hat Linux, Red Hat Linux 9, Ubuntu, Ubuntu 9.04, VirtualBox, VirtualBox 2.1.2

VMware ESXi 3.5 error when installing on IDE drive machine
I am trying to install VMware ESXi 3.5 on a machine with an IDE drive and am getting the following error message: “Unable to find a supported device to write the VMware ESX Server 3i 3.5.0 image to”.

Answer Question   |  March 10, 2009  1:22 PM
IDE, VMware, VMware ESXi 3.5, VMware ESXi error messages, VMWare Installation

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

Answer Question   |  March 9, 2009  9:00 PM
SCVMM, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Virtual Machines

VMware benchmarks for popular Linux distros
Can anyone point me to benchmarks or performance tests comparing the major flavors of Linux/OS with VMware? Thank you. Moderator Note: This is a user submitted question

Answer Question   |  March 10, 2009  7:31 PM
CentOS, Fedora Linux, Linux, Linux benchmarks, Linux interoperability, Linux performance, Red Hat Linux, Ubuntu Linux, VMware, VMware performance

Intalling QTP on a VM Server
I want to install QTP on a VM Server. What are the advantages? Where can I find more details on this? Has anyone done this before?

Answer Question   |  August 23, 2009  7:21 PM
QTP, QTP on VMware, VMware

Hyper-V VHD file copy
I just installed the stand-alone version of Hyper-V on an HP DL380, and installed the Hyper-V management console on a Vista workstation. I’m able to create VM’s/connect to the Hyper-V just fine. The problem is, can’t figure out how to copy a VHD file onto the Hyper-V server. Since Windows Server is not running on [...]

Answer Question   |  March 9, 2009  2:50 PM
HP DL 380 G5 server, Hyper-V, VHD

VRAID vs RAID
What are the basic differences between VRAID and RAID?

Answer Question   |  March 10, 2009  2:05 PM
RAID, Virtual RAID, Virtual storage, VRAID

Why do these SMTP connectors bleed into each other so much?!
I have a server with three virtual servers and five SMTP connectors. The virtual servers have their own IPS, and the connectors are theoretically one-way connects out of the DMZ SMTP gateway these are all on. It seems IMPOSSIBLE to isolate these things. Even when you send to an IP address, and if they have [...]

Answer Question   |  March 6, 2009  10:10 AM
Bridgehead Server, DMZ SMTP, Exchange 2003, IP address, SMTP, SMTP connector, SMTP Gateway, TLS, Virtual Servers

Virtual Center Server and Double Take with ESXi Enterprise Version
Is anyone using Double Take to replicate their VC Server for ESXi? If so, how well does it work?

Answer Question   |  March 6, 2009  4:48 PM
Double Take, ESXi 3.5, Virtual Center, VMware, VMware ESXi, VMware ESXi 3.5, VMWare Virtual Center

Join our ITKnowledgeExchange.com LinkedIn group
We have created an ITKnowledgeExchange.com LinkedIn Group If you are a member of LinkedIn come and join the group. You will be able to continue the discussion or post questions that we will post onto the site. Thanks Sean Community Manager

Answer Question   |  November 13, 2009  4:19 PM
AS/400, CIO, Database, DataCenter, Development, Exchange 2003, Linux, Lotus Domino, Mobile, Oracle, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP, Windows

VMware ESX 3.5 Backup Exec 12.5 error message
VMware ESX 3.5 backup is failing and i am getting the following error code. Final error: 0xe000955b – Cannot run the VMware VCB command ‘vcbmounter.exe’. Ensure that the VMware VCB framework is installed Using Backup Exec 12.5 for windows servers Does anyone know the potential cause or fix?

Answer Question   |  March 5, 2009  3:26 PM
Backup Exec 12.5, Backup Exec Error Messages, BEWS 12.5, VMware ESX 3.5, VMware ESX Backup