Welcome to Robert Larson's Section

Robert Larson is the co-author of the Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 Resource Kit, and the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Resource kit, both published by Microsoft Press. Robert has over 20 years experience in the engineering and IT field. Currently an architect with Microsoft Consulting Services, Robert focuses on helping customers design and deploy optimized data center and server infrastructures using physical and virtual approaches. Robert has been working with various virtualization technologies for over 4 years and is a regular speaker at Microsoft TechEd conferences in the US and Europe on the Microsoft virtualization stack. Robert has also written whitepapers and delivered webcasts on virtualization technologies. You can find his blog at http://blogs.technet.com/roblarson.

Robert Larson's Latest Contributions

Hyper-V Tips Update: Date - Mar 30, 2011; Section - Articles & Tutorials / General Virtualization Articles; Hyper-V how to switch VMs to full screen, taking VM screen shots and using a quick way to enter lengthy product keys in VMs plus other useful tips.
Installing Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2010 – Part 3: Protecting A Hyper-V Server: Date - Oct 14, 2010; Section - Microsoft Hyper-V Articles / Backup & Recovery; Configuring a Hyper-V host to protect and perform a backup with the eventual restoration of part of the configuration.
Installing Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2010 – Part 2: Configuration: Date - Jul 06, 2010; Section - Microsoft Hyper-V Articles / Backup & Recovery; The second in a series of articles that explains how to install, configure, and utilize DPM 2010 to backup and restore virtual machines and Hyper-V servers.
Installing Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2010 (Part 1): Date - May 13, 2010; Section - Microsoft Hyper-V Articles / Backup & Recovery; How to install, configure and utilize DPM 2010 to backup and restore virtual machines and Hyper-V servers.
Hyper-V File Storage and Permissions: Date - Sep 02, 2009; Section - Microsoft Hyper-V Articles / Storage Management; An inside look into how Hyper-V handles file storage and permissions for virtual machines.
Offline P2V Migrations using SCVMM 2008: Date - Aug 11, 2009; Section - Articles & Tutorials / General Virtualization Articles; The prerequisites, procedures and considerations for offline P2V migrations and the recommendations for when you should consider using them.
Installing and Configuring SCVMM 2008 Self-Service Portal: Date - Apr 09, 2009; Section - Microsoft Hyper-V Articles / Management; The necessary steps for installing and configuring the Self-Service Portal component.
Installing and Configuring Windows Server Backup for Hyper-V: Date - Jan 15, 2009; Section - Microsoft Hyper-V Articles / Backup & Recovery; How to configure WSB with the support for Hyper-V VSS writer.
Controlling Processor Resources in Hyper-V Guests: Date - Dec 03, 2008; Section - Microsoft Hyper-V Articles / General; The options for processor resource control and how to use them.
Dealing with MAC address pool duplication in Hyper-V: Date - Oct 22, 2008; Section - Microsoft Hyper-V Articles / Networking; MAC address pools work in Hyper-V, how to prevent making unwanted duplications, and how to fix it if you do.
Virtual LAN (VLAN) support in Hyper-V: Date - Sep 17, 2008; Section - Microsoft Hyper-V Articles / Networking; How VLANs work at a high level, the system requirements, how to configure VLAN support, and an example of how you can use VLAN tagging between hosts for quick isolated subnet tests.
Slipstreaming Hyper-V RTM: Date - Jul 30, 2008; Section - Microsoft Hyper-V Articles / Installation and Deployment; The process of using the Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK) for Windows Server 2008 to slipstream the Hyper-V RTM update and the integration components.