Tag: SCVMM

Hardware Profiles in System Center 2012 SP1 VMM: Build Your Private Cloud (Series)

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Today’s installment of our “Build Your Private Cloud in a Month” series is the first of a 5-part mini-series we’re calling “Deploying Private Cloud Workloads”.  http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmThis week we (Tommy Patterson, Blain Barton and I) are going to detail and demonstrate some of the key areas in System Center 2012 SP1 Virtual Machine Manager that support … Continue reading Hardware Profiles in System Center 2012 SP1 VMM: Build Your Private Cloud (Series)

The Replica Broker: 20+ Days of Server Virtualization (Part 15)

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Back in October of last year, in Part 5 of our “31 Days of our Favorite Things” series, I wrote about Hyper-V Replica.  “With Hyper-V Replica you can easily create and maintain an off-line copy – a replica – of a virtual machine on a separate virtualization host.  This means, for example, that if your … Continue reading The Replica Broker: 20+ Days of Server Virtualization (Part 15)

A whole ‘nuther level of high availability – Guest Clustering: 20+ Days of Server Virtualization (Part 14)

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Did you know that virtual machines can also be clustered?  http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htm“Really?” Yep.  We call it “guest clustering”, where a cluster of application-hosting computers, sharing storage, are actually virtual machines.  In this way we provide a “whole ‘nuther level of high availability” in the fact that if an application can benefit from and take advantage of … Continue reading A whole ‘nuther level of high availability – Guest Clustering: 20+ Days of Server Virtualization (Part 14)

High Availability and Live Migrations: 20+ Days of Server Virtualization (Part 12)

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If you’re a VMware user, you’re probably familiar with the “vMotion” capability; moving a live, running virtual machine from one host to another.  Until recently, that move had to take place among and between clustered hosts, but recently Microsoft Hyper-V (and later VMware in vSphere 5) allowed the live moving of virtual machines without clusters. Still, … Continue reading High Availability and Live Migrations: 20+ Days of Server Virtualization (Part 12)

It’s Like, Networking. Virtually Networking in Hyper-V : 20+ Days of Server Virtualization (Part 9)

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmMy friend Tommy Patterson brings us part 9 of our “20+ Days of Server Virtualization”, in which he introduces and describes the functionality in Hyper-V to support the networking of your virtual machines.  He describes the basic operations and options, as well as some of the more advanced topics of performance, off-loading, and new security … Continue reading It’s Like, Networking. Virtually Networking in Hyper-V : 20+ Days of Server Virtualization (Part 9)

Virtualization Storage Defined : 20+ Days of Server Virtualization (Part 5 of 20)

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I’m sure some of you are more well-versed in the area of storage than others.  And no matter where you fall on that continuum, you may be wondering what kinds of storage are available for Hyper-V Virtualization. http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htm“Hey Kevin – What kinds of storage are available for Hyper-V virtualization?” Umm.. yeah.  Glad you asked.  My friend … Continue reading Virtualization Storage Defined : 20+ Days of Server Virtualization (Part 5 of 20)

Hey Saint Louis – I’m talking to YOU! (Microsoft IaaS Virtual Machine Bootcamp)

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmOur FREE “Microsoft IaaS Virtual Machine Bootcamp” events are happening around the central part of the U.S.  We’re delivering these for IT Professionals and Developers who are interested specifically in learning more about Windows Azure, as a globally scalable application platform, as an infrastructure for virtual machines, and as an extension of your datacenter into … Continue reading Hey Saint Louis – I’m talking to YOU! (Microsoft IaaS Virtual Machine Bootcamp)

My Introduction to the 20+ Days of Server Virtualization (Part 0 of 20)

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmWelcome to March 2013!  Can you believe it?   March is already here!  And as you’re coming to learn, a new month means a new topic for our team’s series of blog articles. This month the topic is Server Virtualiaztion.  Specifically, we’ll be discussing and helping you learn more about Microsoft’s virtualization platform: Hyper-V.  We’ll go … Continue reading My Introduction to the 20+ Days of Server Virtualization (Part 0 of 20)

20+ Days of Server Virtualization – The Complete Series

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Here it is!  The complete list of our “20+ Days of Server Virtualization” blog articles.  Through the month of March, I’ll be adding links, making any updates or changes.  So keep checking back for more, or keep watching my blog.  As before, I plan on adding my own blog post every day, either introducing the … Continue reading 20+ Days of Server Virtualization – The Complete Series

31 Days of our Favorite Things: Windows Server 2012 makes NIC hardware sing! (Part 21 of 31)

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmToday in Part 21 of “31 Days of our Favorite Things”, Brian Lewis answers the musical question, “To NIC or not to NIC?” There are so many new and exciting hardware options out there, and sometimes it makes sense to purchase one over another.  One thing that may influence your decision is in how you … Continue reading 31 Days of our Favorite Things: Windows Server 2012 makes NIC hardware sing! (Part 21 of 31)