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Performance Tuning Guidelines for Windows Server 2008
Performance Tuning Guidelines for Windows Server 2008 Download the Guide
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
Microsoft IT by the Numbers
Some interested numbers posted on bink.nu . Microsoft internal IT: 600k connected devices 10,000 Servers 3 Datacenters 1 operations center 11% is virtualized in Microsoft Datacenters 330 of 385 servers run Windows Server 2008 (RC0) plus all 85 Microsoft.com servers 11 clustered systems 30,000 users in redmond domain (50,000 with vendors) NAP reporting 140K clients, 90 clients deferred mode The Redmond...
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...
Future of SoftGrid
Recently, I stumbled across a gem of a post by Chad Jones, Product Manager for SoftGrid at Microsoft. In it he touches on a number of topics related to the future of SoftGrid, what to expect from the next version and also how the technology will eventually be merged with other Windows Server components. Here's the link to the thread (hint: scroll down to see Chad's reply). Some highlights:...
Microsoft Unveils Plans for the MSI Utility for Microsoft Virtualization at VMworld
Microsoft unveiled the plans for its new application virtualization interoperability with SMS/SCCM, third party ESD systems and standalone clients at VMworld. The MSI Utility for Microsoft Application Virtualization is a solution accelerator which enables the distribution of virtual applications without streaming. Instead, it is using Windows Installer (previously known as Microsoft Installer) -- a...
Microsoft SoftGrid Application Virtualization Trial Guide
This trial guide walks you through a step by step creation of a Microsoft SoftGrid Application Virtualization system including the Sequencing of two applications. Once you have completed these setup steps, you will be able to test the benefits of Microsoft SoftGrid in your own environment. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=6da21c58-2436-4722-af15-6157ff3b9d0e&displaylang...
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
Some New Microsoft Virtualization Tools and Docs
Windows Server Virtualization Calculator (Version 2) has been released. This calculator allows you interactively build virtual machines running multiple Microsoft server products to estimate the licenses and costs for Windows Server by edition (Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter) and many Microsoft server products. It starts with configuring your server based on virtualization technology, sockets...
