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View ArticleNew way of adding a desktop to core server 2012
this is way cool, he has figured out a window shell like app and some other cool toolsGUI comprised of applications, scripts and freeware I have put together. I have a video on youtube at...
View ArticleHyper-v managers...Core server 2008 and 2012
Windows 2008r2 core Hyper-v server can be managed with:Windows 7 hyper-v manager or Another GUI 2008r2 server with hyper-v Manager...
View Articleso you want to install any Windows OS from a bootable USB key
Well this guy wrote it better than I can so so check it out, PS I have used this app and it works great.. PS this is a codeplex.com...
View ArticleAdding a web brower to your core 2012 server
I am not sure why you would need to use a browser from the console of your core 2012 hyper-v server but there is a way and it worksjust...
View ArticleJust found the most amazing resource for IT ebooks. http://www.packtpub.com/
OK, so i received this email out of the blue.Hi James,My name is Gavin and I work with Packt, a U.K. based publishing firm specializing in focused IT books. You can read more about us...
View ArticleNEW GUI hyper-v Manager hits the market and I helped create it..Probus-IT...
NEW******************NEW*********************NEW*****************NEWJust released a new hyper-v manager that is free for non commercial use and pay for use if commercial.I endorse this product as I...
View ArticleIt's Official I will be teaching a Continuing Ed course on Hyper-v for Collin...
So if you are the Dallas Fort Worth metroplex and you want to learn about Microsoft Hyper-v Free Core Server or Datacenter 2012 Server in standalone environments.The classes will all be held at the...
View Article5Nine Software free hyper-v manager... updated to 3.7... new features....
Just downloaded 5Nine Hyper-v Manager 3.7 Free version and this is what I found.NEW******************NEW*********************NEW*****************NEWJust released a new hyper-v manager that is free for...
View ArticleSmall issue in PSHVM30 VHOST manager TAB....
Thanks to a diligent user it was discovered that the Virtual Machine Path and Virtual Hard Disk Path were reversed.This has now been fixed.....It can be fixed several waysYou can edit your Hyperv.ps1...
View ArticlePSHVM30 - RELEASED Download it now and see what GUI fun you can have
I want to thank my BETA testers, Adam Driscoll (without whom none of this would ever had happened) and the corefig team for the use of some code and ideas. Last but not least Eric Siron for switches...
View ArticleDeciding how to configure a VM
Lets say I have a Physical Server that has 1 dual core CPU with 4gb or RAM and a 146gb Mirrored drive, running windows 2008r2 and I want to make it a VM running on Hyper-V.I would configure it this...
View ArticleGetting your VM name and OS Name with powershell
Here is a function that will return the VMName and OSName of all the vm's running on your VHOST. Be aware it will not return and OSNAME if the VM is not powered on.function Get-VMOSName{...
View ArticlePreview of the new PSHVM all powershell all GUI interface (hyper-v Manager)
Thanks to the base code from corefig.codeplex.com for the forms design and Eric Siron. I should be able to release this in about 2 or 3 weeks (maybe less if I get lots of positive vote). It will be...
View ArticleHow to use the Recycle Bin (Empty/Restore) on Free Core Server 2012
This has now been added to pshvm.codeplex.com a free powershell hyper-v manager project.Here is the code: File named get-recycled.ps1<#.Deleting items more than 10 days oldGet-Recycled |...
View ArticleHow to Create a Hyper-V VM from an ISO using PowerShell
Nice posting from www.altaro.com from Jeffery HicksHow to Create a Hyper-V VM from an ISO using PowerShellRead more:...
View ArticleChecklist for building Free Core Server 2012 and your first VM
Checklist to install free core server 2012, configure the vhost and build your first VMBuild your hardware, enable Virtualization in the BIOSDownload the Free hyper-v server file named...
View ArticleBuilding a Hyper-v VHost without buying any software $FREE$
Goal: Free core server managed by a GUI or GUI Like environment without Microsoft Hyper-v Manager Software needed and all free (aka no $) and a replacement for vmconnect.This is now a codeplex poject...
View ArticlePOWERSHELL: Managing a VM's NIC's ..Changing vSwitch, adding a NIC and...
Changing a vSwitchSo we have a VM named Test1 which is plugged into the vSwitch "Prod Network" and we want to move it to the "TEST Network"In powershell typeget-vmnetworkadapter -vmname "Test1" |...
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