When will SCVMM 2008 R2 GA?

When will SCVMM 2008 R2 GA? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat held on August 27th.

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Does VMM provide support across my virtualized environments?

I know Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager will manage my Microsoft virtual machines running on Hyper-V, but I also have some VMware ESX virtual machines as well. Does VMM provide support across my virtualized environments? This question was asked during the Microsoft System Center live...

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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

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Multiple users accessing KVM

How can I have multiple users access our kernel-based virtual machine at the same time? Can we use some sort of screen sharing to get around the 1 user at a time limit?

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Virtual Linux machine returns Kernel Panic error

We have an old red hat box here I am trying to virtualize with little success. I have the drives backup up and restored from backups to virtaul drvies using Acronis. I have done this in the past with windows and had no issues. However I am getting a kernel panic error when I try to boot the linux...

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Upgrading from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008 on VMware virtual machine

How can I upgrade from windows Server 2003 to 2008 on an installed VMware virtual machine?

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Running multiple virtual machines on the same server

Is it possible to run multiple virtual machines on the same server? How and with what software?  

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Cloning existing database servers to migrate to virtual machine

Can we clone existing database servers with their contents and migrate to a virtual machine? We want to do this for two smaller database servers that are each on very expensive high level machines. One can be repurposed and the other can support both servers as vms.

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Adding NICs to my machine to run VMs from my Windows 7 computer

If I want to run multiple VMs from my Windows 7 computer, I will need 6 NICs. How can I add 6 NICs to my machine? Are there ethernet banks or a single PCI card with lots of ports?

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Replicating virtual machine to an offsite data center

We want to replicate a virtual machine to an off site data center it is running on a vmware server. How can we set this up as a daily backup to an identical machine?

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Hyper-V Host Not Responding in SCVMM R2

I have a 2 node hyper-v cluster managed by SCVMM R2. Node 1 has the correct agent version but node 1 is not responding and has an older version. I try and update agent but it fails and is still not responding. The option to correct this is to remove the host and add it back in, but with a cluster...

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Profiling traffic associated with virtual machines

If I wanted to profile traffic associated with virtual machines using MAC addresses, what services would you suggest?

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Starting VM as an executable with as low overhead as possible

Is there a solution to create a virtual machine and start it by having an executable file, that will start the machine? If possible to start as quickly as possible. Strange situation? Not at all. Read on... Real life scenario Since we can't have domain controller on a non-server OS it would be nice...

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Does System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) require Active Directory and if so why?

Does VMM require Active Directory and if so why? This question was asked during the Microsoft System Center live chat on IT Knowledge Exchange in January 2010.

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Will SCVMM 2008 R2 function on Windows 2008 (not r2)?

Will SCVMM 2008 R2 function on Windows 2008 (not r2)? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Live Chat which took place on August 27th.

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Is SCVMM 2007 compatible with vcenter or esx?

Is SCVMM 2007 compatible with vcenter or esx?

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Does Virtual Machine Manager support competitive hypervisors?

Does Virtual Machine Manager support competitive hypervisors? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat held on August 27th.

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Will SCVMM 2008 R2 be released to MSDN/Vol Lic/Technet before the 10/1 timeline like Windows Server 2008 R2?

Will SCVMM 2008 R2 be released to MSDN/Vol Lic/Technet before the 10/1 timeline like Windows Server 2008 R2? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat held on August 27th.

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Hyper-V and SCVMM vs VMware ESX/vSphere

It seems that Microsoft has made significant strides in catching up with VMware. Besides cost, what would be the advantage of using Hyper-V and SCVMM vs ESX/vSphere infrastructure? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat held on August 27th.

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When will the final release of SCVMM 2008 R2 be made available to Technet and MSDN subscribers?

When will the final release of SCVMM 2008 R2 be made available to Technet and MSDN subscribers? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat held on August 27th.

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