Backing up Hyper-V and virtual machines using Windows Server Backup
Previous versions of Hyper-V (like 2008, 2008 R2 and 2008 R2 SP1) had complications and incompatibilities with the built-in backup tool, forcing the administrators to...
Tag: Hyper-V 2012 R2
Enabling and disabling the graphical interface in Hyper-V Server Core
Server Core has many installation benefits, but there are a few situations where the GUI is better and provides more options; for example, when we...
Managing a Hyper-V Server Core installation using sconfig
With all the benefits that Server Core bring such as performance, security and so on. But without the GUI, it’s not easy to do the...
Installing and running Hyper-V 2012 R2 from a USB stick
Hyper-V 2012 R2 Server is the free version of Hyper-V and it offers all the components and features that are available in Windows Server 2012...
Configuring constrained delegation to authenticate live migrations
Constrained delegation allows live migrations to be started using any remote management tool and might help in providing more flexibility to move your VMs. If...
Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V vs VMware vSphere 5.5
On my search for comparing the newest version of VMware with Hyper-V 2012 R2 I found this chart that I think it will summarize...
Storage QoS on VMs in Hyper-V 2012 R2
With Windows Server 2012 R2, Hyper-V includes the ability to set certain quality-of-service (QoS) parameters for storage on the virtual machines. Storage QoS provides storage...
Configuring a Shared Virtual Hard Disk
Starting in Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview, Hyper-V makes it possible to share a virtual hard disk file between multiple virtual machines. Sharing a virtual...
Automatic Virtual Machine Activation on Windows Server 2012 R2
Automatic Virtual Machine Activation (AVMA) acts as a proof-of-purchase mechanism, helping to ensure that Windows products are used in accordance with the Product Use Rights...
Resizing a virtual hard disk with Windows Server 2012 R2
Starting in Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview, Hyper-V delivers the ability to expand or shrink the size of a virtual hard disk while the virtual...