Comments on: Hyper-V Server 2008 R2: a great deal for Windows virtualization http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1933-hyper-v-server-2008-r2-a-great-deal-for-windows-virtualization.html Tech writing blog Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:04:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: tim http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1933-hyper-v-server-2008-r2-a-great-deal-for-windows-virtualization.html/comment-page-1#comment-148535 tim Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:50:32 +0000 http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1933-hyper-v-server-2008-r2-a-great-deal-for-windows-virtualization.html#comment-148535 @Liam actually I reckon familiarity with ocsetup etc is necessary for serious work with this. I've certainly found it useful. Tim @Liam actually I reckon familiarity with ocsetup etc is necessary for serious work with this. I’ve certainly found it useful.

Tim

]]> By: Liam Westley http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1933-hyper-v-server-2008-r2-a-great-deal-for-windows-virtualization.html/comment-page-1#comment-148515 Liam Westley Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:26:19 +0000 http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1933-hyper-v-server-2008-r2-a-great-deal-for-windows-virtualization.html#comment-148515 @Tim Ooops - I guess I got used to menus in Hyper-V Server 2008 'R1' which didn't include it and so didn't pay attention to what had changed with R2. Not sure about more fun, although I do now know how I could selectively install the various bits of Server Core. I wonder which other bit of probably useless information that knowledge has replaced in my brain? @Tim Ooops – I guess I got used to menus in Hyper-V Server 2008 ‘R1′ which didn’t include it and so didn’t pay attention to what had changed with R2.

Not sure about more fun, although I do now know how I could selectively install the various bits of Server Core. I wonder which other bit of probably useless information that knowledge has replaced in my brain?

]]> By: tim http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1933-hyper-v-server-2008-r2-a-great-deal-for-windows-virtualization.html/comment-page-1#comment-148446 tim Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:30:36 +0000 http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1933-hyper-v-server-2008-r2-a-great-deal-for-windows-virtualization.html#comment-148446 @Liam in my install PowerShell is installable from the blue menu under Configure Remote Management. Your way looks more fun though :-) Tim @Liam in my install PowerShell is installable from the blue menu under Configure Remote Management. Your way looks more fun though :-)

Tim

]]> By: Liam Westley http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1933-hyper-v-server-2008-r2-a-great-deal-for-windows-virtualization.html/comment-page-1#comment-148423 Liam Westley Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:04:09 +0000 http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1933-hyper-v-server-2008-r2-a-great-deal-for-windows-virtualization.html#comment-148423 Having commented that PowerShell is available in Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 I immediately tried it and found it wasn't. I've now got it installed, and blogged a full How To here which people may find useful, http://geekswithblogs.net/twickers/archive/2009/11/04/136013.aspx Local start/stop of virtual machines without having to go through a separate management client will certainly make life easier. Having commented that PowerShell is available in Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 I immediately tried it and found it wasn’t.

I’ve now got it installed, and blogged a full How To here which people may find useful, http://geekswithblogs.net/twickers/archive/2009/11/04/136013.aspx

Local start/stop of virtual machines without having to go through a separate management client will certainly make life easier.

]]> By: Mats Hellman http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1933-hyper-v-server-2008-r2-a-great-deal-for-windows-virtualization.html/comment-page-1#comment-148363 Mats Hellman Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:24:17 +0000 http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1933-hyper-v-server-2008-r2-a-great-deal-for-windows-virtualization.html#comment-148363 Hyper-V is starting to mature. I'd still say it's really no match for VMWare ESX Server or even the free version ESXi but it's getting better. LiveMigration is an awaited function. And it compares to ESX Servers VMotion. We have been running VMWare ESX Server clusters at work for about 3 years now and I must say they have never let me down. But since Windows Server 2008 R2 I set up a small test environment to see how well it performs, and I must say I'm impressed. The management is still far from VMWare, but I guess they will get there some day. Nice article anyway. Great reading. Hyper-V is starting to mature. I’d still say it’s really no match for VMWare ESX Server or even the free version ESXi but it’s getting better.
LiveMigration is an awaited function. And it compares to ESX Servers VMotion. We have been running VMWare ESX Server clusters at work for about 3 years now and I must say they have never let me down.
But since Windows Server 2008 R2 I set up a small test environment to see how well it performs, and I must say I’m impressed.
The management is still far from VMWare, but I guess they will get there some day.
Nice article anyway. Great reading.

]]> By: Ian http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1933-hyper-v-server-2008-r2-a-great-deal-for-windows-virtualization.html/comment-page-1#comment-148144 Ian Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:26:58 +0000 http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1933-hyper-v-server-2008-r2-a-great-deal-for-windows-virtualization.html#comment-148144 Take a look around google for the guides to install Hyper V R2 to a USB stick or USB hard drive and boot from it, great not to have to use a partition on the server for the hypervisor OS. Personally installed it on a Poweredge with SATA raid, no problems with drivers. Take a look around google for the guides to install Hyper V R2 to a USB stick or USB hard drive and boot from it, great not to have to use a partition on the server for the hypervisor OS.

Personally installed it on a Poweredge with SATA raid, no problems with drivers.

]]> By: Liam Westley http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1933-hyper-v-server-2008-r2-a-great-deal-for-windows-virtualization.html/comment-page-1#comment-148115 Liam Westley Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:26:27 +0000 http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1933-hyper-v-server-2008-r2-a-great-deal-for-windows-virtualization.html#comment-148115 Stefan, The three installations I have performed were on a HP 6910p laptop. The only drive in the system is eSata. The installation automatically detected the controller and needed no additional driver disc. On my to do list is to test Hyper-V Server R2 with a Lycom PC Express eSata RAID card. I know this works under Windows Server 2008 R2, running Hyper-V role, but have yet to figure out the exact steps required to install the Lycom drivers under Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 when is is already installed on a different drive. Stefan,

The three installations I have performed were on a HP 6910p laptop. The only drive in the system is eSata. The installation automatically detected the controller and needed no additional driver disc.

On my to do list is to test Hyper-V Server R2 with a Lycom PC Express eSata RAID card. I know this works under Windows Server 2008 R2, running Hyper-V role, but have yet to figure out the exact steps required to install the Lycom drivers under Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 when is is already installed on a different drive.

]]> By: Stefan Richter http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1933-hyper-v-server-2008-r2-a-great-deal-for-windows-virtualization.html/comment-page-1#comment-148102 Stefan Richter Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:35:18 +0000 http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1933-hyper-v-server-2008-r2-a-great-deal-for-windows-virtualization.html#comment-148102 Does Hyper-V install easily on SATA based systems? I remember some issues with VMWare ESX-i if the system is not SAS based. Does Hyper-V install easily on SATA based systems? I remember some issues with VMWare ESX-i if the system is not SAS based.

]]> By: Liam Westley http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1933-hyper-v-server-2008-r2-a-great-deal-for-windows-virtualization.html/comment-page-1#comment-148091 Liam Westley Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:45:11 +0000 http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1933-hyper-v-server-2008-r2-a-great-deal-for-windows-virtualization.html#comment-148091 Having installed both the original Hyper-V Server 2008 and the R2 release without attaching to a domain, I can strongly recommend the HVRemote tool to configure access to the Hyper-V server. For anyone wanting HVRemote, either Google/Bing for HVRemote, or click the link 'there are other fixes' above and it'll take you there. Also, don't forget that by default the firewall on Hyper-V Server 2008 blocks pings, even after HVRemote is used. I found using the 'Configure Remote Management' option and enabling remote desktop the surest way of testing that the network is up and running. Once you know it's not the network, then you can troubleshoot permission issues which prevent the Hyper-V management tools connecting. Also, worth noting that for those using Vista there is a separate Hyper-V management tool download (KB952627), in addition to the remote server management tools (KB941314). Finally, the R2 release is important as Windows Server 2008 core now supports Powershell 2.0 which opens the platform for scripting using the Hyper-V Powershell library (available on codeplex). This makes it more realistic to perform management of virtual machines from the console, albeit with a scripting library rather than a Hyper-V management console UI. Having installed both the original Hyper-V Server 2008 and the R2 release without attaching to a domain, I can strongly recommend the HVRemote tool to configure access to the Hyper-V server.

For anyone wanting HVRemote, either Google/Bing for HVRemote, or click the link ‘there are other fixes’ above and it’ll take you there.

Also, don’t forget that by default the firewall on Hyper-V Server 2008 blocks pings, even after HVRemote is used. I found using the ‘Configure Remote Management’ option and enabling remote desktop the surest way of testing that the network is up and running.

Once you know it’s not the network, then you can troubleshoot permission issues which prevent the Hyper-V management tools connecting.

Also, worth noting that for those using Vista there is a separate Hyper-V management tool download (KB952627), in addition to the remote server management tools (KB941314).

Finally, the R2 release is important as Windows Server 2008 core now supports Powershell 2.0 which opens the platform for scripting using the Hyper-V Powershell library (available on codeplex). This makes it more realistic to perform management of virtual machines from the console, albeit with a scripting library rather than a Hyper-V management console UI.

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