Ben Armstrong’s Virtualization Blog
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VMC to Hyper-V Import Tool
Matthijs ten Seldam has produced a cool tool that allows you to take your existing Virtual PC /...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 09/19/2008
Virtualization Launch Event
So while I was off at TechEd New Zealand and TechEd Australia (having a great time!) we had our big...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 09/18/2008
Battle Chess II under Virtual PC
Battle Chess II was released in 1990, two years after the original Battle Chess. Battle Chess...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 08/29/2008
Hyper-V: VM on USB Disk fails to start
If you are trying to start a virtual machine on a USB Disk (or any other external disk) and receive...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 08/28/2008
Hyper-V - Export & Import (Part 2)
Yesterday I looked at how to do a basic export / import operation. One thing I glossed over...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 08/27/2008
Hyper-V - Export & Import (Part 1)
Before I get going I want to get this out of the way: Export / import in Hyper-V is by no...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 08/26/2008
TechEd Australia and New Zealand
Next week I am going to be jumping on a plane and going to New Zealand and Australia to talk...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 08/25/2008
Microsoft Server Software and Supported Virtualization Environments
This KB Article:https://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=957006Outlines all of the Microsoft Server...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 08/20/2008
Ben is back, some quick links
You may have noticed my absence for the last couple of weeks - I have been on vacation for some...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 08/20/2008
Processor topology inside of Hyper-V virtual machines
A number of people have noticed that they can create a virtual machine with four virtual processors,...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 07/18/2008
Hyper-V Clustering without shared storage
Jose has a great post over on his blog that talks about how to setup a Hyper-V cluster using a file...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 07/17/2008
Confusion over Multi-Processor Guest OS Support with Hyper-V
After posting a link to our supported guest operating system list...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 07/14/2008
PowerShell Management Library for Hyper-V
James O'Neill posts here:...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 07/10/2008
Hyper-V RTM now on Windows Update!
So now updating to the final release is easier than ever. Hurray!Cheers, Ben
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 07/08/2008
Hyper-V: Supported Guest Operating Systems
In case you missed this one, with the RTM of Hyper-V we expanded the list of supported guest...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 07/08/2008
Ronald Beekelaar on Hyper-V
There is a great post today on the team blog where Ronald Beekelaar, Microsoft Virtualization MVP,...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 07/01/2008
Hyper-V RTM!
Okay - this is going to be a short post as I am off to party for the rest of the day.Hyper-V has...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 06/26/2008
Whitepaper: Hyper-V and BitLocker
There is a new whitepaper on how to use BitLocker with Hyper-V for securing Hyper-V server...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 06/25/2008
Hyper-V: Storing VHDs on network shares
Jose has done a great post on how to store VHDs on network shares when using Hyper-V. Go check it...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 06/25/2008
Hyper-V Sidebar Gadget
Tore Lervik has made a great little Hyper-V Sidebar Gadget available on his website:...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 06/23/2008
Updated VHDs Available
There are a couple of interesting VHD updates that have recently come out: The Internet Explorer...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 06/18/2008
Hyper-V Script: Compact VHD
Continuing on with my walk through the storage WMI API - here are some scripts for compacting VHDs...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 06/11/2008
SCVMM 2008 Beta Update for Hyper-V RC1
An update for the System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 beta, which adds support for managing...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 06/11/2008
Hyper-V Script: Validate VHD
Hyper-V provides a handy scripting interface that allows you to validate a virtual hard disk. ...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 06/10/2008
Windows Server 2008 VHDs Available for Virtual Server / Hyper-V
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition evaluation VHDs are now available for Virtual Server and...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 06/04/2008
Installing Fedora 9 in Virtual PC 2007
Sean has a great post on how to get this to work over here:...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 06/04/2008
Updated Linux Integration Components for Hyper-V RC1 Now Available
Okay - so I am two weeks late on this one - but if you did not see: updated Linux Integration...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 06/03/2008
Hyper-V + WinPE + Integration Services
Mike Sterling has just done a great post on how to integrate the Hyper-V Integration Services into a...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 05/30/2008
Scripting VM Creation with Hyper-V
People have been bugging me for this for a while - so here we go. Here are the VBScripts /...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 05/28/2008
Hyper-V RC1 Available
In case you missed it - Hyper-V RC1 is now available for download. Full details can be found here:...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 05/21/2008
Handling Job Objects with Hyper-V WMI scripting
Many of the methods in the Hyper-V WMI have an odd way of returning status. They can either...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 05/19/2008
Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 Update now Available
Download:https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=a79bcf9b-59f7-480b-a4b8-fb56f42e33...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 05/15/2008
Virtual PC 2007 SP1 now available
Download:https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=28c97d22-6eb8-4a09-a7f7-f6c7a1f000...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 05/15/2008
Hyper-V Clustering Step-by-Step Guide
We recently published the Hyper-V Clustering Step-by-Step guide...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 05/13/2008
It doesn't feel like a hypervisor to me...
When I have talked to people about Hyper-V - I have often come across the sentiment that Hyper-V...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 05/07/2008
Using Virtual Machine Connection (stand alone)
While you are probably used to connecting to a virtual machine from the Hyper-V manager snap-in, it...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/23/2008
Authentication Errors with Hyper-V Virtual Machine Connection
If you are getting an "Authentication Error" when trying to connect to a virtual machine under...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/22/2008
Creating a "no hypervisor" boot entry
From time to time I want to run Virtual PC / Virtual Server on my Hyper-V system. While I can...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/14/2008
Risk under Virtual PC 2007
Released in 1989, this was the first "official" computer version of Risk. As such it...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/12/2008
Hyper-V VM Settings UI Tweaks
A slightly hidden option on the virtual machine settings dialog under Hyper-V is that you can enable...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/10/2008
Virtual Hard Disk Wizard Integration in Hyper-V VM Settings
A neat little touch in the Hyper-V virtual machines settings is the integration of the virtual hard...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/09/2008
Copying a Physical Disk to a Virtual Hard Disk with Hyper-V
Under Virtual PC / Virtual Server, if you wanted to copy a physical hard disk to a virtual hard disk...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/08/2008
Attaching Physical Hard Disks to Hyper-V VMs
Hyper-V brings us the ability to attach a physical hard disk directly to a virtual machine. In...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/07/2008
When you try to enable, disable, or update Hyper-V technology, the process stops responding
A KB article (https://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/950792) has just been posted about...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/02/2008
Linux Integration Components for Hyper-V RC now Available
Updated integration components for Hyper-V RC are now available for download. You can find out more...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/01/2008
AMD Releases Hyper-V Check Tool
A lot of people have been asking about how to check if their AMD system is capable of running...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 03/31/2008
Quick Linking
I am feeling lazy today - but thankfully my colleagues have been working hard :-)Mike Kolitz has...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 03/29/2008
WMI Changes in Hyper-V RC
There have been some changes to the WMI management interfaces in the release candidate of Hyper-V...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 03/27/2008
Copying trick with Hyper-V Error messages
Hyper-V uses the "new" Windows Vista / Windows Server 2008 style error messages - that...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 03/26/2008
Hyper-V Management Tools available for Vista SP1
The Hyper-V management tools (MMC snap-in and associated UI) are now available for download:x86:...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 03/25/2008