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Detailed report of your hyper-v Server and VM's running on it
First you need to edit your Server console CMD/DOS prompt default properties...Change the Screen Buffer Size Width from 80 to 300 and click OK. This is so you can capture all the info from the screen...
View ArticleNice listing of Hyper-V tools and Powershell Scripts that you may find...
Yeap, even some of my posts are linked here.Hyper-V: ToolsHyper-V: ScriptsI have found some of the links very useful and some of them not so much.
View ArticleSo you want to find out the hyper-v host of VM from the VM desktop....
Easy just use regedit to browse toHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Virtual...
View ArticleHow to: Virtual-to-Physical Conversions (V2P)
Ok this is way cool and I liked the way they wrote this up so much I am just going to point you to themSo that load you thought would be fine on a hypervisor just didn’t work out, eh? Maybe it was just...
View ArticleWeb interface to hyper-v 3.0 ... limited but works (BETA)
http://www.blinkov.com/blog.htmlCurrently program allows only basic virtual machine management:StartPauseSaveShutdownTurn off powerIt is console application. It can work directly from command line on...
View ArticleVT Technologies vtUtilities is out of BETA
vtUtilities provide a local GUI to manage Hyper-V. Hyper-V is supported on Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 as well as on Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 and Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012,...
View ArticleRight sizing my VM's on the VHOST
Or in other words... how many VM's can I get on my VhostsHardware requirements are 64bit/x64 CPU(s) and the ability to enable virtualization in the BIOS.Excellent post on minimum server hardware...
View ArticleJust compiled an install of sorts...SKYdrive
I created a sky drive:The folder Apps is where I put all the apps I have talked about in my blogThe folder Root Setup does all the work for you.(minus the Webserver, FTP server, TaskSheduler, Backups...
View ArticleFree Script: Network Team and Virtual Switch Manipulation for Hyper-V 2012
Free Script: Network Team and Virtual Switch Manipulation for Hyper-V 2012On 05.21.13, In Hyper-V Scripts & Tools (Free), by Eric SironI’ve designed a PowerShell script to help you with network...
View ArticleHyper-V Resource Metering Using PoSHStats – Free tool .... From the Altaro Blog
Yusuf Ozturk has designed an elaborate PowerShell script that allows you to visually meter the resource utilization of your Hyper-V virtual machines in a web browser. This tool works even if your hosts...
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Powershell commands to build a vhost and VM's on free core server 2012, NO...
My very first post tells you how to install free core server 2012, which already has hyper-v 3.0, powersehll 3.0 and .NET 4.0 installed.Allow scriptsSo the next steps are to open powershell and type...
View ArticleExport and Import a with Powershell
To ExportCreate C:\exportin powershell type export-vm –Name Test1 –Path C:\export\test1 be patient this may take a while if your VHDx file is fixed and rather large.Now you can browse to...
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POWERSHELL: 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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Building 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 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 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 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 |...
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Preview 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 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 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...
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