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I'll zip that web server in 420MB - Small Virtual Machine Backups

I've been meaning to try this for a while and finally got round to it at the weekend. Currently, on a monthly backup (or so - you know how things get in the way), I'll compact my Virtual Machine images running on my home domain, zip them up and burn them Read More...
Posted Monday, September 11, 2006 8:19 PM by jhoward | 2 Comments

Redistribution of Virtual Server 2005 Enterprise Edition

If you weren't aware, you can register for redistribution rights for Virtual Server 2005 Enterprise Edition through this recently published link . Cheers, John. Read More...
Posted Tuesday, September 05, 2006 5:22 PM by jhoward | 2 Comments

Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 Beta 2 Download link and availability

Following on a previous entry in April, within the last hour, Beta 2 of Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 has been made available for public release. For more information, sign up at http://connect.microsoft.com Beta 2 introduces support for AMD Virtualization Read More...
Posted Wednesday, August 30, 2006 6:37 PM by jhoward | 5 Comments

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

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

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

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 this year. Read More...
Posted Wednesday, July 12, 2006 9:20 AM by jhoward | 3 Comments

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

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

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 are Read More...
Posted Friday, June 16, 2006 1:17 PM by jhoward | 3 Comments

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

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

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

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 is incorrect. Read More...
Posted Sunday, May 28, 2006 9:12 PM by jhoward | 3 Comments

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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