Questions tagged [hyper-v-server-2008-r2]

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For a Windows 2008 R2 as a Hyper-V client should I install SERVERSTANDARD OR SERVERSTANDARDV?

I'm setting up a test "server" on my laptop with Hyper-V. When I go to install from an MSDN ISO I have two choices for standard edition. SERVERSTANDARD or SERVERSTANDARDV. Googling gives me lists of cracked windows keys, but one site claims that…
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isolate networks in hyperv

I would like to isolate my pc LAN from my servers LAN. All my servers are virtual machines in a windows2008r2 hyperv cluster (2nodes). I thought about create a rras virtual machine and play with my 2 procurve (vlans). Is there another way ? My goal…
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Huge packet loss Hyper-V when guest is running with R410 and Broadcom BCM5716C NetXtreme II

I am running a domain controller, that also has a Hyper-V role installed. Within the Hyper-V, I have a legacy Windows 2008 SBS that we will eventually retire. When the guest OS is shutdown network traffic is normal. When the guest OS is running,…
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Xeon 5150 w/ 2008 R2 is being limited to (2) virtual cores per VM

As I understand it, I should be allowed 8 virtual processors per core, and 4 per VM. How do I find out why I'm being limited to two, and how to overcome that?
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How do I log back into a Windows Server 2003 guest OS after Hyper-V integration services installs and breaks my domain logins?

After installing Hyper-V integration services, I appear to have a problem with logging in to my Windows Server 2003 virtual machine. Incorrect passwords and logins give the usual error message, but a correct login/password gives me this…
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Hyper-V/Ubuntu server 12.04 - VM does not stop

i just installed a ubuntu 12.04 server on a 2008 R2 Hyper-V server and all is fine (networking/storage ...). There is just one thing, when i halt my linux (using "sudo halt"), i can see on the console that the system is halted but the vm status on…
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How to manage VMs in Windows 2008 R2 Core server?

I have a Windows 2008 R2 Core server running Hyper-v, for some reason, I am not able to use the Hyper-V manager to connect this server remotely(RPC service unavailable error). I am still able to use remote desktop to connect to the Hyper-V server.…
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Restarting a VM from a different VHD file (but a copy of the old one)

I am wondering if anyone else has done this and has subsequently ran into any problems or if based on what I describe, anyone could suggest types of problems I may run into: I have Windows 2008 R2 Datacenter as my Hyper-v host and a Windows 2008 R2…
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Hyper-V Live Migration without Cluster Shared Volume

Can someone please shed some light on this for me? I gather that it is possible to use Hyper-V live migration without the need for a Cluster Shared Volume. Given the following: Live migration can only migrate one machine at a time (Server 2008 R2,…
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Restarting my HyperV Host

A real quick question! I have a physical VHOST which hosts several VM's for different purposes - they are all set to automatically load when my VHOST first boots at staggered times. Now if I apply Windows updates across the board - my VHOST and all…
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Does Hyper-V support GPT disks on the host?

Are there any issues with Hyper-V (on Server 2008 r2) if the host is formatted as GPT? Someone out there has tried this...
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Automating first time login process in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 virtual machine

I have a set of Windows 2008 Server R2 SP1 Enterprise Edition virtual machines running in Hyper-V. The host server has 64GB of RAM and two SSD drives (one drive for the host OS, and the second one for the VMs). The virtual machines are as…
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Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Server: Guest Windows Server machine imported - only see blinking underscore

I exported 2 virtual PCs from Hyper-V. and then imported them. I can't start one virtual machine that has Windows Server 2008 R2 installed. The machine starts, but then I only see a blinking underscore. I am trying to run these virtual PCs on…
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SCVMM 2008 R2 Powershell Commands

I am running SCVMM 2008 R2 with 3 hosts. Right now I am patching the hosts, so I am running the command disable-vmhost hostA -MoveWithinCluster Is there a command that I can run or switch I can enable to direct where the machines on hostA get…
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Where to enter an IP address on a newly created Hyper-V machine after connected to a network adapter

Where to enter static IP address on a Hyper-V machine. I have created a new VM on a hyper-v host, connected to a network adapter, have an IP address available to assign to it, but don't know where to enter the IP address. The Host already has a…
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