Windows Server 2012 New Feature: Store Hyper-V VHDs in a SMB 3.0 Share
When building high-performance Hyper-V host servers for a production environment, we often buy high-end servers with lots or memory and fast SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) or SSD (Solid State) drives....
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 New Feature: Large Disk Support for Hyper-V
One of the biggest limitations of Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008 R2 was that it didn’t support storing a Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) on physical disks larger than 2 TB. This was actually due to the sector...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 New Feature: Hyper-V Replica for Failover
For mission critical systems, we often want to try to achieve the highest level of up time as possible, and the best disaster recovery strategy. Often this involves expensive software which replicates...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 Feature: Storage Spaces
There has always been a need to consolidate disks into a single large disk in order to store more data than any single drive can contain. In the past we used hardware or software RAID to accomplish...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 R2 (Blue) Preview Available for Download
Microsoft has released the preview of Windows Server 2012 R2 to the public. This is available for download for users with a Live ID at Microsoft’s Windows Server 2012 Preview site. If you’re not...
View ArticleUsing SYSPREP in Audit Mode Before Creating a System Image
SYSPREP is a Windows utility that allows a computer to be generalized. If you’re restoring system images (using Ghost or a similar technology) to multiple PCs on a network, then it is imperative that...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 Feature: Share Nothing Live Migration in Hyper-V
Live Migration is the process of moving a virtual machine (VM) from one Hyper-V virtualization host to another Hyper-V host without any perceived downtime of the VM being moved. Source:...
View ArticleImporting & Exporting Hyper-V VMs in Windows Server 2012 R2
Though often a less frequently used feature of Hyper-V, the import and export functions offer some very useful benefits. In Windows Server 2012 R2 these benefits get even better. I will explain how...
View ArticleWhy Do Servers Need More Memory As Time Goes On?
Have you ever noticed how a server tends to slow down over time? No, this isn’t simply your server getting old and tired. This is often caused by the same server needing more and more memory (RAM) as...
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