Questions tagged [hyper-v-server-2008-r2]
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Hyper V cluster - one VM won't migrate
We have a Failover Cluster built up on 6 blades, each running Hyper V. Each box is running Server 2008 R2.
We've got a number of VMs running that all have the same basic config:
VHD stored on a cluster shared volume. 2 virtual NICs (1 for LAN…
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What is the proper IP cofiguration for my 2 NICs and 2 VMs?
I have a Win2008 R2 server running Hyper-V with two VMs (Win2003 and Win2008R2).
I have two NICs on my server, one for the host, and one for the Virtual Machine Manager.
I have it configured as follows, but the VMS do not have access to the…
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Configure Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 Failover Cluster from Windows Vista
How do I configure Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 Failover cluster capabilities? Can I use mmc from a vista system or do I have to use Powershell?
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WIn-10 On Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V
I have been running on 2008 R2 for a few years now though I had to replace the server hardware last year. My server is simple (systems info. below) and is basically running MS SQL Server 2014, Pervasive SQL Server and Three (3) virtual machines via…
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Hyper-V - Why would .vhd expand when it still has unused space?
I have a dynamically expanding .vhd file. The current file size was about 50 GB, with only 29 GB used. However, it recently expanded to about 54 GB, but still only shows 29 GB used.
Are there any reasons that a .vhd file would expand when it still…
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Storage pool gone after reinstallation of OS
I had a Windows 2012 R2 hyper-v core installed on a disk that crashed.
I had set up a storage pool with 4 disks in it.
I replaced the crashed disk and reinstalled the OS, but the storage pool is gone.
If I run get-storagepool all I get is…
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Mixed environment with 2008 SP2 and R2 hyper-v compatibility
If I upgrade 1 physical server to R2 will the hyper-v virtual servers on this server be able to freely move back to the other 2008 SP2 physical servers?
Or is it a fact that when you upgrade to R2 all physical servers (hosts) must also be…
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Can't Install Windows 10 1607 virtual machine Guest on Server 2008 R2 Host
Trying to install the new Windows 10 1607 Enterprise OS as a virtual Machine using Hyper V on a Server 2008 R2 Host.
When I start the installer I get the Windows logo for 5 seconds.
Then the screen goes blank / black.
I would usually expect to see…
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Converting HyperV 2008R2 image to 2012R2
I have a HyperV 2008R2 VHD image created with a 2008R2 based template configuration being - 2G RAM, 40GB disk, 2 CPUs and 2 bridge port network interfaces.
Would like to know if it is possible to covert my existing 2008R2 VHD image to 2012R2 VHDX…
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Hyper-V avhd files compressed
I have inherited a machine at a client site that the previous IT person thought it would be a bright idea to compress all the AVHD and the base VHD files for one of their servers running under hyper-v on a 2008 R2 host. I have 4 of the 6 files…
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Recovering from a HyperV snapshot being manually deleted incorrectly
I have a Windows 2008 Hyper-V (6.1.7601.17514) host which has a guest VM running in Hyper-V. The guest had 2 snapshots created after software was originally installed on it.
At some point, someone has stopped the HyperV Virtual Machine Management…
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Hyper-V - Upgrading a 3 node 2008R2 cluster to 2012R2
I'm just after a some advice/tips on upgrading our 3 node Hyper-V cluster from 2008R2 to 2012R2.
I have 3 x Dell r710s running Server 2008R2DC. These are clustered and running about 15 VMs (5 on each host). We have 2 Dell Equalogic SANs storing the…
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Cannot remove snapshot Hyper-V Server 2008 R2
I am slowing going through and removing snapshots that for some inexplicable reason have been running since 2012!!!!!!!
Most have been fine to delete and let the merge happen offline or at worst export and import the machine. I am left with a…
user35213
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Why does a Hyper-V, Windows Server 2008 R2 server occasionally stall?
I'm running a Virtual Machine server on Hyper-V that stalls about once a week, effectively rendering certain services it is running to be useless.
-The physical host machine
CPU: 6-core Xeon E5-2620 2.10GHz
RAM: 16GB
OS: Windows Server 2008…
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Backing up Hyper-V VM with snapshots: Which files are absolutely necessary?
I made a mistake when deleting a snapshot I had made for an update, in that I never allowed it to merge back into the VHD file. I didn't realize this mistake until the avhd file grew to over 300GB, and now want to make sure I back up the proper…
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