VirtualizationAdmin.com Logotype http://www.VirtualizationAdmin.com/img/logo-vrt.gif http://www.VirtualizationAdmin.com/kbase/ VirtualizationAdmin.com Knowledge Base http://www.VirtualizationAdmin.com/kbase/ Copyright 2008 TechGenix Ltd. All rights reserved. info@VirtualizationAdmin.com (VirtualizationAdmin.com) 60 en-us Managing MAC Addresses in Virtual Networks MAC addresses are often not a large concern, but there are a few special considerations when using virtualized computers which are hardware independent. http://www.VirtualizationAdmin.com/kbase/VirtualizationTips/ServerVirtualization/MicrosoftHyper-VR2Tips/Networking/ManagingMACAddressesinVirtualNetworks.html Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:46:00 GMT chris@chrissanders.org (ChrisSanders) Virtual Printing in VMWare Workstation 7 One of the previous challenges of operating in a virtual environment is printing. VMWare Workstation 7 introduces virtual printing to help overcome these challenges. http://www.VirtualizationAdmin.com/kbase/VirtualizationTips/DesktopVirtualization/VMwareWorkstationTips/General/VirtualPrintinginVMWareWorkstation7.html Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:25:00 GMT chris@chrissanders.org (ChrisSanders) Requirements for a Physical to Virtual Conversion in SCVMM System Center Virtual Machine Manager boasts the ability to convert a physical machine to a virtual machine. There are a strict set of requirements for this. http://www.VirtualizationAdmin.com/kbase/VirtualizationTips/VirtualizedManagement/MicrosoftSystemCenterVirtualMachineManagerTips/InstallationandDeployment/RequirementsforaPhysicaltoVirtualConversioninSCVMM.html Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:14:00 GMT chris@chrissanders.org (ChrisSanders) Using Fixed Size Virtual Hard Disks Just Do It! When configuring virtual hard disks, a fixed size disk has several advantages over a dynamically expanding disk. Here are a few of them http://www.VirtualizationAdmin.com/kbase/VirtualizationTips/ServerVirtualization/MicrosoftHyper-VR2Tips/InstallationDeployment/UsingFixedSizeVirtualHardDisksJustDoIt.html Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:14:00 GMT chris@chrissanders.org (ChrisSanders) Migrating Virtual Machines between Hyper-V Hosts In the past, migrating a virtual machine was simply a matter of copying files. In Hyper-V, another method I preferred. http://www.VirtualizationAdmin.com/kbase/VirtualizationTips/ServerVirtualization/MicrosoftHyper-VR2Tips/InstallationDeployment/MigratingVirtualMachinesbetweenHyper-VHosts.html Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:38:00 GMT chris@chrissanders.org (ChrisSanders) Configuring Time Synchronization in Hyper-V Time synchronization functions pretty simply in Hyper-V, but there are a few scenarios where you may want to modify this behavior. http://www.VirtualizationAdmin.com/kbase/VirtualizationTips/ServerVirtualization/MicrosoftHyper-VR2Tips/Management/ConfiguringTimeSynchronizationinHyper-V.html Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:58:00 GMT chris@chrissanders.org (ChrisSanders) Shutting Down Virtualized Domain Controllers Hyper-V supports the ability to virtualize Windows domain controllers, but there are a few best practices to keep in mind when managing downtime associated with a virtualized DC. http://www.VirtualizationAdmin.com/kbase/VirtualizationTips/ServerVirtualization/MicrosoftHyper-VR2Tips/Management/ShuttingDownVirtualizedDomainControllers.html Thu, 14 Jan 2010 04:21:00 GMT chris@chrissanders.org (ChrisSanders) Dealing with Common Hyper-V backup failures You are backing up a Hyper-V server and running into backups that are failing or getting stuck? Here is the solution. http://www.VirtualizationAdmin.com/kbase/VirtualizationTips/ServerVirtualization/MicrosoftHyper-VR2Tips/Management/DealingwithCommonHyper-Vbackupfailures.html Thu, 07 Jan 2010 04:45:00 GMT roblarso@virtualipinfo.com (RobertLarson) Upgrading a Hyper-V Cluster to SP2 This tip provides the high level steps to upgrading a Hyper-V cluster to SP2 http://www.VirtualizationAdmin.com/kbase/VirtualizationTips/ServerVirtualization/MicrosoftHyper-VR2Tips/HighAvailability/UpgradingaHyper-VClustertoSP2.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:12:00 GMT roblarso@virtualipinfo.com (RobertLarson) Inability to install Integration Services on Windows Server 2003 Why can't you install Integration Services on a Windows Server 2003 machine? http://www.VirtualizationAdmin.com/kbase/VirtualizationTips/ServerVirtualization/MicrosoftHyper-VR2Tips/InstallationDeployment/InabilitytoinstallIntegrationServicesonWindowsServer2003.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:41:00 GMT roblarso@virtualipinfo.com (RobertLarson)