I created a 2012R2 cluster using iSCSI storage and 3 nodes, and added a Hyper-V guest. However, I had not yet created the network (MS-native LACP team on each host) that I was going to use for the ...

<B>Background:</B> We're an ESX shop and we have hundreds of servers running on various ESX clusters. A project came up and we're tapped out on the ESX side of the world (resources, licenses - you ...

I’m a huge fan of server virtualization for mixed purpose hosting. It’s not a perfect fit for every situation but it’s very versatile. The portability of guest operating systems adds some level of ...

Here’s another tricky issue you might encounter when working with your Windows Hyper-V cluster. When you first create your cluster, Hyper-V creates a Cluster network name resource for use in ...

A lot of contradictory information exists about Hyper-V, but there are some critical management practices that every Hyper-V shop should follow. I've been using Hyper-V since it was first released in ...

Late to the virtualization game, Microsoft has been running several lengths behind the competition in this space for years. However, the new features and strong performance present in Windows Server ...

Hyper-V allows you to run any operating system in a virtual environment, but the prospect of doing so becomes less exciting when your Hyper-V VM network is slow. Slow network performance in Hyper-V ...

With Windows Server 2016, Microsoft has introduced a lengthy list of improvements to Hyper-V. Along with functional additions like container support, nested virtualization, and increased memory and ...