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Dos and Don’ts of Encryption with Hyper-V
Date - Jul 01, 2009
Rating - Not Rated
Author - Chris Sanders
Section - Security
Encryption of any sort is typically a good practice to be in when at all feasible. This article discusses the dos and don’ts of Hyper-V encryption.
Backing up virtual machine files stored on a volume mounted via GUID
Date - Jun 24, 2009
Rating - Not Rated
Author - Robert Larson
Section - Management
When attempting to backup VM files on a volume mounted via GUID on a failover cluster, the backup will fail. To resolve the issue you need a hotfix
Is System Center Virtual Machine Manager Right for Me?
Date - Jun 18, 2009
Rating - Not Rated
Author - Chris Sanders
Section - General
System Center Virtual Machine Manager allows a great deal of flexibility in managing your virtual infrastructure, but it does come with an added price tag. Is it a sound investment for your network?
Using Private Virtual Networks for Added Security
Date - Jun 03, 2009
Rating - 5
Author - Chris Sanders
Section - Security
Hyper-V provides multiple types of virtual networks. Properly leveraging these can provide an effective security strategy for segmentation of your virtual machines.

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Correct LSI Logic driver for Windows XP on ESX
Date - Jul 30, 2008
Rating - 1
Author - Vincent Vlieghe
Section - Installation & Deployment
A short description how to install the LSI Logic driver in Windows XP.
Putting an ESX host in maintenance mode: known problems
Date - Sep 09, 2008
Rating - Not Rated
Author - Vincent Vlieghe
Section - Resource Optimization
This article describes how to avoid that the enter maintenance mode seems to be stuck
Hyper-V and HP Proliant Support Pack (PSP)
Date - Jul 29, 2008
Rating - 4
Author - Robert Larson
Section - Installation & Deployment
When you install Hyper-V on an HP server you need to do it in a certain order to prevent getting stuck.
Mounting a .vmdk disk in windows
Date - Nov 26, 2008
Rating - 5
Author - Vincent Vlieghe
Section - General
This article describes how to mount a .vmdk file in windows as a disk

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