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Sunday, December 06, 2009 9:59 PM

Hyper-V Server – How to setup a High Availability Cluster with just one copy of Windows Server 2008 Part II

This is the second part of setting up the Microsoft Hyper-V Server Cluster. This time I will cover the remote management, shared storage, the failover cluster configuration and Live Migration between Hyper-V Servers. Remember, you can download your free...
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Wednesday, November 25, 2009 5:33 PM

If you’re using the new Intel CPUs for Hyper-V, get this fix.

I’ve been honored to work with Intel lately on some of their technical trainings they present to their partners. Part of these events involve ongoing training where Intel provides an afternoon of partner technical training that walks them through building...
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009 12:11 PM

How do you measure big? How do you measure footprint?

I’ve presented a number of sessions on Hyper-V and there are always people in the groups that have had more exposure to VMware than Hyper-V; so I usually end up drawing parallels between VMware and Hyper-V.  I’m OK with that because I’m one of those...
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Tuesday, June 09, 2009 11:02 PM

Windows 2008 R2 ship dates and Hyper-V Improvements in R2

So this is probably old news by now, but if you haven’t heard, we’re shipping  Windows 7 (client) and Windows Server 2008 R2 at the end of July.  The will both be available for retail sale on October 22nd.  I’m already running the Windows...
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Thursday, May 21, 2009 6:25 PM

FREE Hyper-V Training

This is worth a copy / paste.  If you’ve been on the fence on the 70-652 certification exam, here’s somthing that will help get you over the hump.  Yes, this really is free, just use the promo code I highlighted below.    Microsoft...
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Thursday, May 21, 2009 10:41 AM

So you want to get started with Hyper-V? Start here! – In Summary

By now you’ve seen my multi-part series on Hyper-V.  I will keep this posting current so it can serve as a single list of all of my screen casts on Hyper-V and the supporting products. Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008 1. Configuring the BIOS for Hyper...
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Friday, May 15, 2009 1:10 AM

So you want to get started with Hyper-V? Start here! - Part 6

A look at Quick Migration Now that we have our cluster set up, let’s take a look at how we can move a virtual machine from one host to another. In the current version of Hyper-V, if you want to move a virtual machine from one host to another while it...
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Saturday, May 09, 2009 1:35 PM

So you want to get started with Hyper-V? Start here! - Part 5

Placing Virtual Machines into a Hyper-V Cluster This screencast discusses the do’s and don’ts of adding virtual machines to a Hyper-V cluster. Just because you create a virtual machine on a host machine that is also part of a Hyper-V cluster does not...
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Friday, May 08, 2009 12:18 AM

So you want to get started with Hyper-V? Start here! - Part 4

Setting up a Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Cluster I spent some time in one of our Microsoft Technology Centers and was able to setup a Hyper-V cluster on some pretty impressive hardware. I had access to a Domain Controller and three servers that were running...
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Tuesday, April 07, 2009 10:10 PM

I passed 70-652! Windows Server Virtualization, Configuring

Today I finally took the exam.  I scheduled it for last week and then had to postpone because the darn job got in the way <smirk>, so I finally took it today.  I scored an 871.  I’m pleased with my score, but I had expected the majority...
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Monday, April 06, 2009 11:33 PM

Virtualization all up!

I know I’ve said this before, but I want to mention it again.  If you want an understanding of virtualization from end to end, check out this Webcast series.  Yes, I’m one of the many presenters, but our goal is to provide a clear foundation...
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009 4:39 PM

There’s Hyper-V Training in Nashville, TN

I wanted to let everyone know that if you’re looking for classroom based Hyper-V training, check out New Horizons. course 6422 will be presented the week of April 27, 2009 and July 15. http://www.newhorizons.com/content/outlineDisplay.aspx?SKU=200003584&partNumber...
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009 1:10 PM

Want Some Virtualization Education?

My team is starting a Virtualization series.  A few months ago I was asked to review our Virtualization content to identify content that could quickly bring our partners up to speed on Virtualization .  What I found was that we have a lot of...
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Thursday, February 19, 2009 8:52 PM

Get a FREE book on Virtualization

  I’m sorry I’m just now getting this posted.  I thought I had already shared this, but I couldn’t find that blog, so here it is: Understanding Microsoft Virtualization Solutions from Microsoft Press is available as a FREE download .  This...
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Friday, February 06, 2009 6:40 PM

Hyper-V Live Migration Details…

We’ve released a Live Migration White Paper.  The paper quickly summarizes all of the new features expected in Hyper-V for Windows Server 2008 R2, and then it digs into Live Migration.  The White Paper is here .  Hyper-V in Server 2008...
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