I experienced couple times the VM migration stuck in middle of the process due to this and that reasons. After the failed migration, there is not much you can do in the SCVMM console, as the only choice you can do is to click ‘repair’ to try to fix it. But sometimes, the repair can … Continue reading SCVMM 2008 R2 VM Status Tricks
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SCVMM 2008 R2 – Storage Migration
‘Storage Migration’ is a very handy function in SCVMM 2008 R2. With this tool, you are able to move the VM storage (configuration file and VHD file) from one place to the other with minimum downtime (less than 1 minute). This diagram illustrates how the storage migration works. This function is simple to use, just … Continue reading SCVMM 2008 R2 – Storage Migration
Microsoft Virtual Machine Bus Network Adapter Is Hidden
I restored a Hyper-V virtual machine by creating a new VM and use the existing VHD file. After the server booted up, I logon into it and tried to change the IP address to the original one. A warning popped up saying like ‘microsoft virtual machine bus network adapter is hidden from the network connection … Continue reading Microsoft Virtual Machine Bus Network Adapter Is Hidden
20 Tips on Dynamic Memory
Dynamic Memory Tip#1: Dynamic Memory is not supported for Windows XP guests Dynamic Memory Tip#2: Only Enterprise and Ultimate editions of Windows 7 and Vista are supported guests. Dynamic Memory Tip#3: If you want demo DM quickly, just set the MSPaint image properties to the maximum size. Dynamic Memory Tip#4: DM only responds to actual … Continue reading 20 Tips on Dynamic Memory
PowerShell: Hyper-V Dynamic Memory Settings
Some great PS scripts about Hyper-V Dynamic Memory Settings can be found at the following link. http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/hyper-v-how-to-set-dynamic-memory-using-powershell.aspx
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