As expert providers of VMware’s vSphere server virtualisation platform and Microsoft’s Hyper-V with System Centre Virtual Machine Manager we are often asked to make comparisons between the two platforms. The web is filled with propaganda from both organisations and there is little objective commentary. In the ‘Microsoft and VMware Compared Series, we are going to [...]
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Microsoft and VMware Compared Series–An Introduction
Posted: July 27, 2011 in ESXi5, Hyper-V, Microsoft General, Virtualisation, VMware, vSphere 5, Windows Server0
Fatal Error 205 installing System Centre VMM (Virtual machine manager)
Posted: July 27, 2011 in Hyper-V, Virtualisation, Windows ServerOne of the single most common errors I see with first time installers of System Centre VMM is the Fatal Error 205 and 99 times out of 100, its a very simple fix. The computer account needs to be registered in the domain using the domains FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name). To fix, place the [...]
Microsoft iSCSI Software Target 3.3 for Windows Server 2008 R2
Posted: April 5, 2011 in Hyper-V, Microsoft General, Virtualisation, Windows ServerFrom Jose Barreto’s Microsoft Blog, SUMMARY – You no longer need Storage Server to turn Windows into an iSCSI target LINKS – Download / Direct Link / More Info / Known Issues The text in full Introduction For the last few years, I’ve been blogging about the Microsoft iSCSI Software Target and its many uses [...]
How SP1 Improves Hyper-V in 2008R2
Posted: February 23, 2011 in Hyper-V, Virtualisation, Windows ServerFrom the Microsoft Virtualization Team Blog On behalf of the Windows Server and Cloud teams at Microsoft, I’m pleased to announce that today we released Service Pack 1 for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 – adding two new virtualization capabilities: RemoteFX and Dynamic Memory. SP1 will be made generally available for download on [...]
VMworld 2011 – We’ll be there – will you?
Posted: February 23, 2011 in Virtualisation, VMware, VMworld, Windows ServerMoan, harrang, pester and bribe your boss to send you to VMworld, alongside TechED one of the best industry conferences in the world:
Windows 7 and Windows 2008R2 Service Pack 1 – Available Everywhere
Posted: February 23, 2011 in Hyper-V, Microsoft General, Windows 7, Windows ServerTo the general public, its now on Windows Update and available for distributed download: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=c3202ce6-4056-4059-8a1b-3a9b77cdfdda
For me one of the big reasons to buy Windows 2008R2 is Direct Access, a feature this big is rarely just given away for ‘free’ (OK you have to buy an OS and a lot of components), but its a great solution and never fails to impress when demonstrated. Microsoft have now published two guides [...]
VMware, Cisco and NetApp announce Secure Multi-Tenancy architectural blueprint
Posted: January 27, 2010 in Virtualisation, Windows ServerFrom VMware, Cisco and NetApp Sources – The article below was published on Virtualization.info Today, with a joint webcast, VMware, Cisco and NetApp announced a new partnership. The three companies created an architectural blueprint, and they jointly own the intellectual property (IP) of it, called Secure Multi-Tenancy. It’s available today, since it doesn’t include any [...]
Microsoft Releases Best Practice Analyser for Hyper-V
Posted: January 27, 2010 in Hyper-V, Microsoft General, Virtualisation, Windows ServerMicrosoft has released this today. Details at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/977238
Great Windows 2008R2 Poster – Now Silverlighted
Posted: January 27, 2010 in Microsoft General, Windows ServerThe below poster is one of a set Microsoft releases for the various technologies as a quick reference guide. Its great in PDF version, but to read it printed requires A2 or A1 printing, so someone clever has made a Silverlight version allowing you to pan, zoom and read it really easily Click to The [...]
