We installed and create a template on System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 SP1. the hosts are Windows server 2012. When we create the machine from the template we got an error: Error (12700) VMM cannot complete the host operation on the <HOST> server because of the error:The operation failed. User ‘<VMMAdminUser>’ failed to create external configuration store at
Different CPUs on Hyper-V Cluster Nodes
When trying to Live Migrate a virtual machine, the process might fail and inform you that your virtual machine is not compatible with the target node. If you try to Move (instead of Live Migrate) the virtual machine to another node, the process will again fail and you the following event will be logged:
Free eBooks from Microsoft
Microsoft has published some very nice eBooks free of charge! enjoy! Introducing Windows Server 2008 R2 http://download.microsoft.com/download/5/C/0/5C0BD0AB-040D-4C56-A60B-661001012DDA/Windows_Server_2008_R2_e-book.pdf Learn about the new features of Windows Server 2008 R2 in the areas of virtualization, management, the Web application platform, scalability and reliability, and interoperability with Windows 7. Download Introducing Windows Server 2008 R2, written by industry
Microsoft-Red Hat Virtualization
Hi all, Microsoft recently announced that customers can now deploy Microsoft Windows Server and Red Hat Enterprise Linux and a range of select applications, virtualized on Red Hat and Microsoft virtualization products, knowing that the combined solutions will be supported by both companies. Here are the details: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 have
Windows Server 2008 SP2 has been released and is supported for Exchange 2007
Exchange 2007 is supported on Windows 2008 SP2. This will be also true for the upcoming Exchange 2007 SP2, when it releases. Hardware ecosystem support and enhancements SP2 adds support for the 64-bit central processing unit (CPU) from VIA Technologies, which adds the ID and vendor strings for the new VIA 64-bit CPU. SP2 integrates
What’s New in VMM 2008 R2 Release Candidate
System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 (VMM) is a comprehensive management solution for the virtualized data center, enabling increased physical server utilization, centralized management of virtual machine infrastructure, and rapid provisioning of new virtual machines by the administrator, delegated administrator, and authorized end users. VMM 2008 can manage hosts that are running Windows Server
Hyper-V & SQL consolidation at Microsoft IT
A new white paper has been published that compares the options to use multiple instances of SQL without Hyper-V with having multiple virtual machines with single instances of SQL Server. Not only it looks at the different pros and cons, but also provides interesting performance information. Here’s are the topics covered in this 26-page white
VMM 2008 R2 Beta is out
You can now download VMM 2008 R2 Beta from https://connect.microsoft.com. I?ve already tested it with Live Migration and it work great! (we had a demonstration for it at a Municipality Convention in Jerusalem recently) so take the time to play with it a little. What’s New in VMM 2008 R2 Beta System Center Virtual Machine
Managing a virtual datacenter with System Center
Management of Virtual Machines is not just about managing the VM?s themselves but also the workloads that run in them. The key to managing the entire IT infrastructure is the integration of both physical and virtual machine management into a single set of tools. I?ll be giving a presentation on managing a virtual datacenter with
Hyper-V Clustering Guidance
Microsoft?s Virtualization UA team has put together some great Hyper-V clustering guidance on TechNet. Content includes: Design for a Failover Cluster in Which All Nodes Run Hyper-V – http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=129117 Requirements and Recommendations for Failover Clusters in Which All Nodes Run Hyper-V – http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=129110 Checklist: Failover Cluster in Which the Servers Run Hyper-V – http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=129123 Enjoy!
