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Things to know about running a virtual machine under Virtual Server
Article: “PCI Express Spec Updated” (06/07)
Here's a tidbit I learned about from Dave Kowalsky. Thanks Dave!...
Date: 06/10/2005
Branch Office Infrastructure Solution -- with automation tools
The Branch Office Infrastructure Solution has been published on TechEd. It uses virtualization...
Date: 06/09/2005
Recent articles on Microsoft's virtualization roadmap
From ComputerWorld, "Q&A: Microsoft's Bob Muglia discusses virtualization plans" -...
Date: 06/09/2005
New article: Virtual Server Performance Tips
Jeff Woolsey has written this article to help you optimize the performance of your virtual machines...
Date: 06/09/2005
Virtual Server Performance Tips
Here are some guidelines for optimizing the performance of your virtual machines from Jeff Woolsey,...
Date: 06/09/2005
Virtual Machine Additions for Windows Server 2003 SP1
The virtual machine team is "pedal to the metal" developing and testing an update for Virtual...
Date: 05/25/2005
Displaying a virtual machine in a PowerPoint presentation
Did you know that you can display your virtual machine from within a Microsoft Powerpoint...
Date: 05/25/2005
Virtual PC vs. Virtual Server whitepaper now available for download
This whitepaper is now available on Microsoft.com at...
Date: 05/25/2005
SSL and Virtual Server
Q: Rod has this question: "I recently made the switch over to Virtual Server 2005 from VMware. I...
Date: 05/18/2005
Migrating Windows Server 2003 SP1 to a virtual machine
If you want to use Virtual Server 2005 Migration Toolkit (VSMT) to migrate a computer running...
Date: 05/18/2005
Dealing with a VHD that grew too large
Q: Lach writes with this question: "I have 2 virtual machines installed, and had them set up as...
Date: 05/13/2005
Increasing the size of a VHD
Q: Haileyesus asks, "How do you increase the size of a virtual hard disk?" A: Unfortunately,...
Date: 05/12/2005
Tip: Accessing remote resources via UNC
If you have a virtual machine configured on one computer and want to access a resource (such as an...
Date: 05/11/2005
STC presentation slides (off topic)
This is not related to Virtual Server, so skip this unless you're looking for my STC slides. Below...
Date: 05/11/2005
My slides on using newsgroups to improve the customer experience
Below is a link to the presentation slides for my Society for Technical Communications talk on using...
Date: 05/02/2005
How Microsoft is using Virtual Server
Many of you would like to know how Virtual Server is being used at Microsoft. Here's a response from...
Date: 04/29/2005
Tip: Opening the Administration Website over a remote connection
If you're connected to Virtual Server over a Terminal Services or Remote Desktop connection, you'll...
Date: 04/29/2005
Tip: Turning off the virtual machine beep
If you want to turn off the beep that sounds when you turn on a virtual machine, you can run the...
Date: 04/29/2005
Tip: Speeding up application installation
If you want your applications to install more quickly in a virtual machine, do this: After you...
Date: 04/29/2005
Tip: How an app can discover it's running in a virtual machine
Here's a tip from Paul Adare (author of Paul's Digital Lounge and Cigar Bar). If you want an...
Date: 04/28/2005
Tip: Changing a VHD from IDE to SCSI
You can easily change your virtual hard disk (VHD) attachment from IDE to SCSI: Shut down the guest...
Date: 04/28/2005
Steve Ballmer's remarks on virtualization at MMS 2005
In his keynote address this morning at Microsoft Management Summit 2005, Steve Ballmer talked about...
Date: 04/20/2005
Steve Ballmer on Microsoft's virtualization strategy
In his keynote address this morning at Microsoft Management Summit 2005, Steve Ballmer reaffirmed...
Date: 04/20/2005
Announcing Virtual Server 2005 SP1 Beta
This morning at Microsoft Management Summit 2005, Steve Ballmer announced the availability of...
Date: 04/20/2005
VirtualStrategy Magazine interview: PowerRecon
Platespin CEO, Stephen Pollack, talked to VirtualStrategy Magazine about PowerRecon, Platespin's new...
Date: 04/15/2005
Announcing Virtual Server Deployment Manager (VSDM) 1.3.0
Finally, this very cool tool created by Nelson Araujo is available as a free download from Microsoft...
Date: 04/15/2005
MOM report for evaluating virtualization candidates
Chong Lee and Thomas Mathew -- Technology Specialists here at Microsoft -- are developing a report...
Date: 04/14/2005
Script: Show the state of all virtual machines
Here's another script from John Kelbley, written in VBScript. It shows the current state of all...
Date: 04/13/2005
Script: Generate a list of virtual machines
These two scripts from John Kelbley, written in VBScript, list the virtual machines that are...
Date: 04/13/2005
New e-learning course on Virtual Server 2005
Title: Course 2288: Using Microsoft® Virtual Server 2005Course Type: Self-paced courseAvailable...
Date: 04/13/2005
New e-learning course on Virtual Server 2005
Title: Course 2288: Using Microsoft® Virtual Server 2005Course Type: Self-paced courseAvailable...
Date: 04/13/2005
New e-learning course on Virtual Server 2005
Title: Course 2288: Using Microsoft® Virtual Server 2005Course Type: Self-paced courseAvailable...
Date: 04/13/2005
Warm backup and restore scripts
I just posted two scripts from John Kelbley, a technical specialist at Microsoft. They are examples...
Date: 04/12/2005
Script to perform a warm backup of a virtual machine (faster)
Here's an example of a script written in VBScript that you can use to make a warm backup of a...
Date: 04/12/2005
Script to perform a warm backup of a virtual machine
Here's an example of a script written in VBScript that you can write to perform a warm backup of a...
Date: 04/12/2005
Read my draft whitepaper on Virtual Server versus Virtual PC
I just posted a new article: a draft whitepaper that I'm writing to compare Virtual Server and...
Date: 04/12/2005
Draft whitepaper: Virtual Server versus Virtual PC
Update: This whitepaper is now available on Microsot.com at...
Date: 04/12/2005
Just released: Virtual Server Management Pack for MOM 2005
This Management Pack is an add-on for Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005. It monitors the...
Date: 04/07/2005
New article on estimating system capacity
I just posted an article on figuring out how much system capacity a host computer will need in order...
Date: 04/06/2005
Estimating system capacity requirements
I've gotten a number of queries about estimating how many virtual machines can be run on a given...
Date: 04/06/2005
Learn about Virtual Server at TechEd 2005
TechEd 2005 is coming right up, from June 5 - 10 in Orlando, FL, US. Register before April 15 to...
Date: 04/05/2005
Windows Server 2003 SP1 as a guest operating system
As you may know, Windows Server 2003 SP1 has been released, and a lot of people will be rushing to...
Date: 04/04/2005
Backing up your virtual machines
Mikko wants to know about best practices for backing up virtual machines. Well Mikko, according to...
Date: 04/04/2005
A few technical glitches
You may have noticed that this blog is now published on TechNet rather than MSDN. It has been moved...
Date: 04/01/2005
Migrating from virtual to physical
Eric sent me this question: "Do you know if it's possible to migrate a virtual machine to a physical...
Date: 03/31/2005
Announcing Windows Server 2003 TechCenter
Windows Server User Assistance and TechNet are proud to announce the launch of the Windows Server...
Date: 03/31/2005
I'm back
Sorry to have been out of communication so long. Two family members were hospitalized with...
Date: 03/31/2005
Reader poll - what topics to cover in this blog
So far, I've been scanning internal and external newsgroups to figure out what the "hot" topics are...
Date: 01/21/2005
Sysprepping virtual machines
You might want to create a “base” virtual machine with an operating system and applications, and...
Date: 01/20/2005
Sysprepping a virtual machine
I learned how to do this at TechEd 2004 in a lab led by Robert Larson, one of our resident Virtual...
Date: 01/20/2005