Resolved: Is Windows XP Pro not a good Hyper-V guest citizen? #solution #development #it

Is Windows XP Pro not a good Hyper-V guest citizen?

On my Windows Server 2008 R2 w. the Hyper-V role, I have these guest VMs:

3 x Windows Server 2008 R2

2 x Windows Server 2003 x86

2 x Windows 7 x64

1 x Windows XP Pro x86

In general, all machines are very fast and responsive. However, the Windows XP Pro guest is very sluggish. It can take up to 2 minutes to connect to the console/or a RD…

How-to: Timesync on HyperV with CentOS 6.2 #it #programming #fix

Timesync on HyperV with CentOS 6.2

I’ve got a CentOS VM (release 6.2) running under HyperV. I have integration services installed (part of base now), and CentOS shows the current clocksource is hyperv_clocksource, however my time in the VM is about 10 minutes fast after a week of uptime. My understanding of the new IC and plugable clocksource is that this shouldn’t happen any more. Is there any…

How-to: Physical disk or VHD for Hyper-V R2 #development #fix #programming

Physical disk or VHD for Hyper-V R2

Using Hyper-V, what are the pros/cons of using the “Physical Hard Disk” option when adding a drive to a VM as opposed to just creating a fixed-size VHD that is as large as the disk?

The intention is for this disk to be allocated to a single VM so there isn’t any requirement to have anything else using it.

Answer [by BLAKE]: Physical disk or VHD for Hyper-V R2

How-to: Hyper-V Processor Limitations #fix #dev #programming

Hyper-V Processor Limitations

We have recently purchased a server which is running Hyper-V 2008 R2 bare metal. The server has two quad-core Intel Xeon processors with hyperthreading, so if I’m understanding correctly this gives us 16 cores. Within Hyper-V we have created a virtual machine running Windows Server 2008 R2 with 4 virtual processors. The processor settings screen is telling me that…

How-to: NIC Teaming with Broadcom on HyperV 2008 R2 #computers #development #dev

NIC Teaming with Broadcom on HyperV 2008 R2

I have a HyperV cluster made up of 3 hosts. Each host is connected to both of my Nexus 5548 switches running in an etherchannel. LACP on the switch and NIC teaming using Broadcom 802.3ad on the server side. This gives me 2GB of bandwidth and also provides fault tolerance.

The problem I am having occurs when I perform a live migration. Before the live…

Fix: Is Hyper-V Server 2008 working on Intel's Atom platform #solution #development #it

Is Hyper-V Server 2008 working on Intel’s Atom platform

Did anybody try to install Hyper-V on Intel Atom platform?

Hyper-V requires:

x64 compatible processor with Intel VT or AMD-V technology enabled

Hardware Data Execution Prevention (DEP)

It seems that both requirements are satisfied with Atom as processor. However, I wonder whether there is some blocking issue (e.g. BIOS that does not support…

How to: Is Hyper-V Server 2008 working on Intel's Atom platform #dev #fix #computers

Is Hyper-V Server 2008 working on Intel’s Atom platform

Did anybody try to install Hyper-V on Intel Atom platform?

Hyper-V requires:

x64 compatible processor with Intel VT or AMD-V technology enabled

Hardware Data Execution Prevention (DEP)

It seems that both requirements are satisfied with Atom as processor. However, I wonder whether there is some blocking issue (e.g. BIOS that does not support…

Fixed: HOWTO: Disable complex password policy on Hyper-V Server 2008? #programming #answer #fix

HOWTO: Disable complex password policy on Hyper-V Server 2008?

How do you disable the password complexity requirements on a Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2?

Keep in mind that when you log into the server, the only UI you have is:

And you cannot run gpedit.msc:

C:\Users\Administrator>gpedit.msc 'gpedit.msc' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

b…