Before you are able to build a virtualized environment you will need to install and configure the Hyper-V role on your Windows 2008, Windows 2008 R2, Windows 2012 or Windows 2012 R2 server. The procedure is pretty much the same for all the above operating systems. You can install the role either through PowerShell or … Continue reading How to install the Hyper-V role in Windows Server
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Nested virtualization in Windows 10 – What Is It and How to Enable It
First off what is nested virtualization? Nested virtualization is the ability to run Hyper-V inside of a virtualized machine. This will allow you to install a physical host with the Hyper-V role installed and then create a virtual machine (VM) and install Hyper-V which in turn will allow you to run additional VMs. For instructor-led … Continue reading Nested virtualization in Windows 10 – What Is It and How to Enable It
Nested Virtualization in Windows Server 2016
First off what is nested virtualization? Nested virtualization is the ability to run Hyper-V inside of a virtualized machine. This will allow you to install a physical host with the Hyper-V role installed and then create a virtual machine (VM) and install Hyper-V which in turn will allow you to run additional VMs. For instructor-led … Continue reading Nested Virtualization in Windows Server 2016
Error code 0xE0000100 while installing Windows Server 2012 R2
Recently while attempting to install Windows Server 2012 R2 on a virtual machine I received the following error after clicking the Install button: So based on the error my first assumption was my installation ISO must be corrupted, so I downloaded a new file from MSDN. After the downloading the new ISO I received the … Continue reading Error code 0xE0000100 while installing Windows Server 2012 R2
How to Configure your Network Location in Windows 7
In this video, Windows Server instructor Rick Trader demonstrated how to configure your network locations by using Windows 7. Rick also presented how to establish and configure network locations in Windows 10. You can watch this video on our Webinars Training website. How to Configure a Network Location in Windows 10. In a previous blog, Rick … Continue reading How to Configure your Network Location in Windows 7
Cisco is going viral (VIRL actually)!
Heads up!! If you haven’t already heard, Cisco has rolled out a new virtualization solution which will allow Network Administrators and Engineers, in short, IT Professional of all kinds, to design, deploy, and test network topologies before actual nuts and bolts deployment. I saw hints and allegations about it at my last two Cisco Live … Continue reading Cisco is going viral (VIRL actually)!
Virtual machine configuration Versions in Windows Server 2016
Depending on the host operating system when a virtual machine is created the configuration file will be a specific version. Here are the configuration versions based on the host operating systems: Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 is version 5. Windows 10 build 10565 and earlier is version 6.2. Windows 10 build 10565 or … Continue reading Virtual machine configuration Versions in Windows Server 2016
Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V Standard verses Production Checkpoints
One of the issues we have had in the past with checkpoint (previously known as snapshots) is some production applications did not support checkpoints. If a virtual machine was rolled back in time to a previous checkpoint there was a possibility of loss of or corruption of data. In Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 … Continue reading Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V Standard verses Production Checkpoints
Using MSInfo32 to Check For SLAT Support in Windows 10
Windows 10 is quite an impressive operating system. It’s fast, it runs all of my old apps (even my retro games!), and it has tons of security improvements. It’s even got features that you might not expect to find, like Hyper-V. For instructor-led Windows 10 training, see our course schedule. Windows 10 now runs a … Continue reading Using MSInfo32 to Check For SLAT Support in Windows 10
Automatic Virtual Machine Activation (AVMA) in Windows Server
While teaching a couple of weeks ago one of my students asked if I could blog about AVMA. So here you go. One of the issues you may run in to after installing Windows Server 2012 R2 is, a virtual machine becomes deactivated after being moved to a different host. To solve this issue, a … Continue reading Automatic Virtual Machine Activation (AVMA) in Windows Server