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A PowerShell script to list all existing App-V package dependencies
09 February 10 10:39 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

  As I'm sure you're all aware by now, back in App-V 4.5 we first introduced Dynamic Suite Composition, a technology that allows you to link...

Filed under: Scripting, Virtualization, Windows PowerShell, System Center, App-V

Hyper-V Protection with DPM 2010 Beta - How to automatically protect new Virtual Machines on a Secondary DPM
09 February 10 10:09 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

  This blog post aims to further simplify your protection tasks by automating the process of adding new VMs that are added in your primary DPM server...

Filed under: Virtualization, Windows PowerShell, System Center, Hyper-V, Data Protection Manager

Release: Hyper-V ActiveX Control for RDP - alpha code
04 February 10 07:03 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

  Hyper-V ActiveX Control Dynamic Data Center Toolkit for Hosters - Release: Hyper-V ActiveX Control - alpha code

Filed under: Virtualization, System Center, Hyper-V

Solution: Error message when you try to publish a Windows Installer package for a virtual application from a network share to an App-V Client: xxxxxx-xxxxxx0A-000001D1
03 February 10 09:34 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

  After you sequence an application that uses the Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) Sequencer version 4.5 or a later version, you have...

Filed under: Virtualization, System Center, App-V

App-V:How to Sequence an Application
03 February 10 08:54 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

  The Application Virtualization (App-V) Sequencer creates applications that can be run in a virtual environment. The App-V Sequencer monitors the...

Filed under: Virtualization, Software Management, App-V

Microsoft Hyper-V VM State to Memory Dump Converter
02 February 10 11:02 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

  Hyper-V(tm) VM State to Memory Dump Converter ( vm2dmp ) is a command-line tool that converts the saved state of a Hyper-V virtual machine to a...

Filed under: Virtualization, Hyper-V

How to move the SCVMM database to another server
01 February 10 02:49 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

  You may find yourself in the position of needing to move the SCVMM database from one server to another for various reasons. For instance, this situation...

Filed under: Virtualization, System Center, Virtual Machine Manager

Announcing NVSPBind
26 January 10 07:12 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

  A quick post to announce the availability of a new utility written by a colleague of mine in the Hyper-V team, Keith Mange. NVSPBind (Network Virtual...

Filed under: Virtualization, System Center, Hyper-V

Microsoft and Citrix Partnership
20 January 10 08:52 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

  Citrix has a rich history of embracing and extending Microsoft’s platform. As such, Microsoft endorses XenDesktop as the premier desktop virtualization...

Filed under: Virtualization, Microsoft, Citrix

The MED-V Team Blog : Moving the MED-V Reporting Database from one SQL Server to another
19 January 10 04:57 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

  The MEDV Reporting database is very basic as it is only used by the server for logging events, errors, and status messages. This makes the portability...

Filed under: Virtualization, System Center, Med-V

Getting to know Med-V Video series…
03 December 09 02:51 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

For those who want to know about Med-V, it’s capabilities, value, and features, here’s a new series on myITforum.com TV.   MED-V: First Time Setup...

Filed under: Virtualization, Med-V

Managing Your Virtual World - Tech Focus November 2009 Part 2 | Media | TechNet Edge
28 November 09 03:44 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

  In the previous post “ Managing your Microsoft world ” the focus was on management of Windows Servers and the applications that run on them regardless...

Filed under: Virtualization

Download details: FIM 2010 RC1 Demo Hyper-V VHD
09 November 09 07:05 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

  This download consists of a Hyper-V-based virtual hard disk image that contains a pre-installed demonstration version of Microsoft® Forefront (TM...

Filed under: Virtualization, Hyper-V

Introducing the F5 PRO-Enabled Management Pack for Microsoft Virtual Machine Manager 2008
27 October 09 06:26 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

  I am proud to announce we have just released our latest addition to the F5 Management Pack, the F5 PRO-Enabled Management Pack for Microsoft Virtual...

Filed under: Virtualization, System Center, OpsMgr 2007, Management Packs

WSUS Product Team Blog : New Product Category for Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2
26 October 09 02:46 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

  There will be a new product category added to your WSUS server Products and Classifications dialog under the existing System Center Virtual Machine...

Filed under: Virtualization, WSUS