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The Hyper-V Portal 2014 Year in Review
Like any creative work, a blog post is never really done; it’s just abandoned. Unlike many other mediums, blogs do allow us to easily refresh those older articles, but we so rarely ever do it. To close...
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The Time for Hyper-V Pass-Through Disks has Passed
Hyper-V is no longer the newcomer in the virtualization space. After springing forth from its Virtual Server parent, it’s now had over half a decade to mature into the reliable, enterprise-grade...
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How To Attach an Existing Virtual Disk in Hyper-V
Virtual hard disks are usually created along with their owning virtual machines or, when a disk new is needed for an existing virtual machine, directly from the VM’s property sheet. There are times...
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PowerShell & Hyper-V: Finding the Parents of a Differencing VHD
We’ve had quite a few posts about Hyper-V checkpoints lately (formerly snapshots). We also spend a fair bit of time warning people not to tinker with them manually. There are still those people that...
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Hyper-V How To: Create a Virtual Hard Disk
Creating a new virtual hard disk is done with the creation of a VM. Get started with Hyper-V Manager’s complete management system for Virtual hard Disks. Read the post here: Hyper-V How To: Create a...
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How To Copy or Backup a VHD File While the VM is Running
Ideally when backing up and copying a VHD from a running VM you use your backup software, but you can also export the VM or copy the file manually. Read the post here: How To Copy or Backup a VHD File...
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How to use Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter for Hyper-V P2V
Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter (MVMC) allows you to convert VMware virtual machines and physical computers to Hyper-V virtual machines. Read the post here: How to use Microsoft Virtual Machine...
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Cannot Delete a Virtual Hard Disk from a Cluster Shared Volume
Having trouble deleting virtual hard disks left behind when you delete a virtual machine? Eric has a simple fix that will help you delete a VHD from a clustered shared volume! Read the post here:...
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Disk Fragmentation is not Hyper-V’s Enemy
How does Disk Fragmentation really affect your Hyper-V infrastructure? Check out this article to understand the problem with fragmentation. Read the post here: Disk Fragmentation is not Hyper-V’s Enemy...
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Comparing Hyper-V Generation 1 and 2 Virtual Machines
What’s the difference between Generation 1 and 2 VMs in Hyper-V? What are the benefits of Gen 2? Should I use Gen 2 VMs? How do I convert? Read the post here: Comparing Hyper-V Generation 1 and 2...
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