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Report to list virtual machines and physical host name
Report to list virtual machines and physical host name Nicole Stout posted this on the forums today... There are probably others out there that need the same information. I have this on my Config Mgr 2007 SP1 system. This report lists all the virtual machines and also adds the PhysicalHostName0 property. This tells you the name of the host server the virtual system is sitting on. If anyone can make...
John Howard - Posts 8 tips for Hyper-V on the 8th day of the 8th Month of 08.
John Howard - Hyper-V and virtualization blog : Hyper-V: Eight useful links and tidbits for 08-08-08 "I've had a few links I've been meaning to post up for some time now, so here's a small collection of eight of them on the 8th of the 8th, 08..." Read the rest
Citrix Calls On Microsoft To Set Windows Free
Read the story -> Citrix Calls On Microsoft To Set Windows Free -- Virtualization -- InformationWeek Not a bad thought on Citrix's part. It would initially seem like a smart thing for Microsoft to do, but I have not thought everything through yet. What's your thoughts on it?
Migrating Physical-to-Virtual and Virtual-to-Virtual Machines with SCVMM
John Baker's WebLog : Migrating Physical-to-Virtual and Virtual-to-Virtual Machines with SCVMM During one of my presentations the other day I had mentioned a tool that can migrate physical and VMWare machines to virtual machines for Virtual Server and HyperV (once SCVMM supports HyperV). An attendee had emailed me to get more details, so here are the links to the information on System Center Virtual...
VMware shipping yet another lifecycle management product — Server Virtualization Blog
VMware shipping yet another lifecycle management product — Server Virtualization Blog
Managing Hyper-V remotely
Source: The Sean Blog : Managing Hyper-V remotely Hyper-V Question of the Day: Q: I’d like to install the Hyper-V MMC on Windows Server 2008 to remotely manage another Hyper-V System. How do I do this? Can I do this on Windows Server 2008 x64 and x86 Editions? A: Yes. This solution works for both Windows Server 2008 x64 and x86 Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter Editions. Here are the steps: 1. Launch...
Deploying Windows in a Virtual World
TechNet Magazine Blog : Deploying Windows in a Virtual World An AWESOME post on Deploying Windows in a Virtual World!!
System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2007
Free Download of System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2007 Download and test drive Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2007 to maximize IT resources. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7949072
Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V beta ships early to customers and partners.
Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V beta ships early to customers and partners. Customers and partners today can download Windows Server 2008 RC1 Enterprise with the beta version of Hyper-V to evaluate the new technology, test applications and plan future consolidation, business continuity and high-availability projects. http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/dec07/12-13EarlyBetaPR.mspx
Virtualization
Taken from http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/2007/10/05/virtualization.aspx We have a Virtualization Webcast series coming up that dives a lot deeper into the benefits of virtualization. You can register for it here -- Virtualization Webcast Series The individual sessions and a few extra that are on demand are: Virtualization and Windows Server 2008 An overview of the virtualization role, the...
upcoming System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2007
On Microsoft site dedicated to betas, Connect, a new program just appeared: codename Himalaya. The brief description and enrollment survey reveal it's a solution to automate patching of powered off virtual machines, a critical feature in large scale virtual datacenters. Codename Himalaya may become a feature included in further versions of upcoming System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2007 .
System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) is due to be Released To Manufacture (RTM) at the end of August
Larry Orecklin ("General Manager at Microsoft focussed on the System Center family of Management products and Virtualisation") has announced that System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) is due to be Release(d) To Manufacture (RTM) by the end of August. This is good news as SCVMM provides the means to dynamically manage the workloads on your virtual machines to maximise server utilization...
Virtual Server 2005 R2 Demo Video
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=1aa23c1c-82a0-4bde-81c0-15dafd2c7756&DisplayLang=en Virtual Server 2005 R2 Demo Video Brief Description Demo Overview of Virtual Server 2005 R2
Launch a Virtual PC without the console
Ever wanted to launch a VPC without going through the console? You can through the command-line: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Virtual PC\Virtual PC.exe" -pc <VPCNAME> -singlepc
Virtual Labs are a great way of getting your hands on a product
Virtual Labs are a great way of getting your hands on a product - here's what is available for play! 2007 Microsoft Office System BizTalk Server Branch Office Enterprise Search Exchange Server 2007 Forefront Security Identity and Access (IDA) Internet Information Services (IIS) Microsoft Antigen Microsoft Business Intelligence Microsoft Identity Integration Server (MIIS) 2003 Microsoft Internet...
