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VHD Size Reduction

So there's many tricks to optimising the size of a VHD. One which I always use, but appears not to be widely known about, is to turn of the system file checker. Of course, this has it's downsides and your mileage may vary. In practice you can reduce a Read More
posted Tuesday, August 15, 2006 5:11 PM by jhoward | 6 Comments
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Implementing Secure Wireless Networking - Part 1

So I've got a few blog posts which piece together something I've been trying to do (and finally got working) since moving to Seattle. Namely - set up a secure wireless network. Now, I did have a wireless network at home when I was in England, but it wasn't Read More
posted Monday, August 14, 2006 10:16 PM by jhoward | 2 Comments
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VM Additions for Windows Vista Beta 2

A revised version of the VM Additions which supports current public builds of Windows Vista Beta 2 (5384, June Refresh Build 5465 and July Refresh Build 5472) in Virtual Machines is available. If you aren't already registered for the Virtual Server 2005 Read More
posted Wednesday, July 26, 2006 9:26 AM by jhoward | 2 Comments
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Virtual PC 2004 SP1 is now available for free

Effective immediately, you can now download Virtual PC 2004 SP1 from www.microsoft.com/virtualpc. When we release Virtual PC 2007 early next year, this too will be free. This brings parity with the changes for Virtual Server 2005 R2 earlier Read More
posted Wednesday, July 12, 2006 9:20 AM by jhoward | 3 Comments
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Download Virtual Server Additions for Windows Vista Beta 2

Mike's got all the info here.Cheers,John. Read More
posted Thursday, June 29, 2006 8:14 AM by jhoward | 0 Comments
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Check your MACs. Ping fails between a VM and another Virtual Server host

Imagine this. Lots of machines, some virtual, some physical. Every single machine can ping every other machine, except just one pair. An administrators nightmare? Yes. Trust me, I've been there spending several hours diagnosing this particularly tricky Read More
posted Tuesday, June 20, 2006 7:49 PM by jhoward | 3 Comments
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Webcast series on Virtualization

You know how sometimes you become so focussed on one thing, you can lose touch with everything else going on around you? So my apologies on this one, only just found out about a series of six webcasts this month around virtualization. The first two Read More
posted Friday, June 16, 2006 1:17 PM by jhoward | 3 Comments
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Windows Virtualization WinHEC Slide Decks

I've just posted up on the VM team blog a set of links to the slide decks presented at WinHEC 2006 relating to Windows Server virtualization. If you want to find out a bit more of the architecture of what we're building, they're a great place to start. Read More
posted Wednesday, June 14, 2006 4:40 PM by jhoward | 2 Comments
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Book availability: Managing Virtual Server & Scripting Virtual Server 2005

Just spotted a couple of books from a Microsoft MVP, Anil Desai, which are now available: The Rational Guide to Managing Virtual Server 2005 and The Rational Guide to Scripting Virtual Server 2005. I haven't seen a copy of either yet so can't comment Read More
posted Monday, June 05, 2006 9:18 AM by jhoward | 0 Comments
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Can you sysprep to clone a Windows Vista Beta 2 VHD?

This question came up a few days ago - now that Windows Vista Beta 2 is released, can you still sysprep an installation to clone it for having multiple virtual machines? Of course, the same can be applied to a physical machine if necessary. Answer is Read More
posted Friday, June 02, 2006 8:20 AM by jhoward | 0 Comments
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Windows Server Virtualization: Is it a product? No - it's part of an OS!

A very frequently asked question internally. Hence I'm sure this must be as confusing, if not more so outside Microsoft. Many people seem incorrectly to think that Windows Server virtualization is the next version of Virtual Server 2005 R2. This Read More
posted Sunday, May 28, 2006 9:12 PM by jhoward | 3 Comments
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Role Management in Windows Server Longhorn and Windows Server virtualization

Another webcast worth watching. This is relevant for Windows Server virtualization as, if you haven't gathered by now, there are some very fundamental differences between Virtual Server 2005 and Windows Server virtualization. I'm not just talking huge Read More
posted Thursday, May 25, 2006 3:06 PM by jhoward | 0 Comments
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Windows Server virtualization

...is here (nearly). I'll provide more details over the coming days, but with WinHEC now upon us, the covers are lifted on both Windows Server virtualization and System Center Virtual Machine Manager (aka Carmine). For now, the best place to find info Read More
posted Tuesday, May 23, 2006 6:27 AM by jhoward | 1 Comments
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Does Hardware Assistance make a difference?

The simple answer is a definite yes. However, it's sometimes useful to have a "finger in the air" gauge of how much. I therefore did some very unscientific measurements using my watch to compare timings for some basic functions. Of course, before Read More
posted Thursday, May 04, 2006 7:35 AM by jhoward | 4 Comments
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Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 FAQ#1: Hardware requirements

I've had numerous direct emails asking what are the requirements for hardware when running Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 Beta 1. Just to make this clear - even on hardware which does not have virtualization assistance from the processor, it runs just fine. Read More
posted Wednesday, May 03, 2006 11:46 AM by jhoward | 0 Comments
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