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Enabling and adding NIC teaming to a virtual machine

Updated 15 Jan 2013 Read time 3 min(s) 12 sec(s) (1305 visits).

Although you can add NIC teaming to a virtual machine, it's not a Hyper-V feature but functionality of the Windows Server used for network workload

Using Disk2vhd to convert Physical computers to Virtual machines

Updated 15 Jan 2013 Read time 2 min(s) 31 sec(s) (1614 visits).

Every day we can see companies implementing virtual servers to explore the virtualization benefits such as cost reduction, flexibility and automation.

Differences between Hyper-V, Hyper-V Server, Hyper-V Client, and VMware

Updated 15 Jan 2013 Read time 3 min(s) 11 sec(s) (2318 visits).

There are three versions of Hyper-V; the role installed on Windows Server 2012, Hyper-V Server and the Hyper-V that comes in Windows 8.

Using Event Viewer for Hyper-V troubleshooting

Updated 11 Mar 2013 Read time 2 min(s) 23 sec(s) (2511 visits).

Almost all events on Hyper-V are logged in Event Viewer, however they are divided between different event logs.

Virtualisation products compared

Updated 1 Mar 2010 Read time 1 min 37 sec(s) (2880 visits).

The 3 major players, at the moment, in the virtualisation market are VMware, Microsoft and Citrix.

NetWorker tape drives in VTL environments

Updated 10 Oct 2010 Read time 54 sec(s) (2584 visits).

While most virtualisation systems allow configuration of tape drives inside a guest container, such configured tape drivers have limited support.

EMC NetWorker Module for Microsoft Applications Hyper-V GLR

Updated 2 Aug 2012 Read time 0 sec(s) (2899 visits).

EMC NetWorker Module for Microsoft Applications Hyper V Overview and GLR

NetWorker Module for Microsoft Applications (NMM)

Updated 17 Nov 2013 Read time 1 min 42 sec(s) (2328 visits).

NMM is the application module for all Microsoft applications and databases, including Exchange, MSSQL, Sharepoint, Active Directory DPM and HyperV

Using the Hyper-V Best Practices Analyzer

Updated 15 Jan 2013 Read time 2 min(s) 38 sec(s) (960 visits).

The Best Practice Analyzer for Hyper-V has 74 scans to identify which settings are not configured, based on the Microsoft documentation and practices.