The Soul of a Virtual Machine

Things to know about running a virtual machine under Virtual Server

Article: “PCI Express Spec Updated” (06/07)

Here's a tidbit I learned about from Dave Kowalsky. Thanks Dave!...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 06/10/2005

Branch Office Infrastructure Solution -- with automation tools

The Branch Office Infrastructure Solution has been published on TechEd. It uses virtualization...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 06/09/2005

Recent articles on Microsoft's virtualization roadmap

From ComputerWorld, "Q&A: Microsoft's Bob Muglia discusses virtualization plans" -...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 06/09/2005

New article: Virtual Server Performance Tips

Jeff Woolsey has written this article to help you optimize the performance of your virtual machines...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 06/09/2005

Virtual Server Performance Tips

Here are some guidelines for optimizing the performance of your virtual machines from Jeff Woolsey,...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 06/09/2005

Virtual Machine Additions for Windows Server 2003 SP1

The virtual machine team is "pedal to the metal" developing and testing an update for Virtual...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 05/25/2005

Displaying a virtual machine in a PowerPoint presentation

Did you know that you can display your virtual machine from within a Microsoft Powerpoint...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 05/25/2005

Virtual PC vs. Virtual Server whitepaper now available for download

This whitepaper is now available on Microsoft.com at...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 05/25/2005

SSL and Virtual Server

Q: Rod has this question: "I recently made the switch over to Virtual Server 2005 from VMware. I...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 05/18/2005

Migrating Windows Server 2003 SP1 to a virtual machine

If you want to use Virtual Server 2005 Migration Toolkit (VSMT) to migrate a computer running...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 05/18/2005

Dealing with a VHD that grew too large

Q: Lach writes with this question: "I have 2 virtual machines installed, and had them set up as...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 05/13/2005

Increasing the size of a VHD

Q: Haileyesus asks, "How do you increase the size of a virtual hard disk?" A: Unfortunately,...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 05/12/2005

Tip: Accessing remote resources via UNC

If you have a virtual machine configured on one computer and want to access a resource (such as an...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 05/11/2005

STC presentation slides (off topic)

This is not related to Virtual Server, so skip this unless you're looking for my STC slides. Below...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 05/11/2005

My slides on using newsgroups to improve the customer experience

Below is a link to the presentation slides for my Society for Technical Communications talk on using...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 05/02/2005

How Microsoft is using Virtual Server

Many of you would like to know how Virtual Server is being used at Microsoft. Here's a response from...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 04/29/2005

Tip: Opening the Administration Website over a remote connection

If you're connected to Virtual Server over a Terminal Services or Remote Desktop connection, you'll...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 04/29/2005

Tip: Turning off the virtual machine beep

If you want to turn off the beep that sounds when you turn on a virtual machine, you can run the...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 04/29/2005

Tip: Speeding up application installation

If you want your applications to install more quickly in a virtual machine, do this: After you...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 04/29/2005

Tip: How an app can discover it's running in a virtual machine

Here's a tip from Paul Adare (author of Paul's Digital Lounge and Cigar Bar). If you want an...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 04/28/2005

Tip: Changing a VHD from IDE to SCSI

You can easily change your virtual hard disk (VHD) attachment from IDE to SCSI: Shut down the guest...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 04/28/2005

Steve Ballmer's remarks on virtualization at MMS 2005

In his keynote address this morning at Microsoft Management Summit 2005, Steve Ballmer talked about...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 04/20/2005

Steve Ballmer on Microsoft's virtualization strategy

In his keynote address this morning at Microsoft Management Summit 2005, Steve Ballmer reaffirmed...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 04/20/2005

Announcing Virtual Server 2005 SP1 Beta

This morning at Microsoft Management Summit 2005, Steve Ballmer announced the availability of...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 04/20/2005

VirtualStrategy Magazine interview: PowerRecon

Platespin CEO, Stephen Pollack, talked to VirtualStrategy Magazine about PowerRecon, Platespin's new...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 04/15/2005

Announcing Virtual Server Deployment Manager (VSDM) 1.3.0

Finally, this very cool tool created by Nelson Araujo is available as a free download from Microsoft...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 04/15/2005

MOM report for evaluating virtualization candidates

Chong Lee and Thomas Mathew -- Technology Specialists here at Microsoft -- are developing a report...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 04/14/2005

Script: Show the state of all virtual machines

Here's another script from John Kelbley, written in VBScript. It shows the current state of all...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 04/13/2005

Script: Generate a list of virtual machines

These two scripts from John Kelbley, written in VBScript, list the virtual machines that are...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 04/13/2005

New e-learning course on Virtual Server 2005

Title: Course 2288: Using Microsoft® Virtual Server 2005Course Type: Self-paced courseAvailable...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 04/13/2005

New e-learning course on Virtual Server 2005

Title: Course 2288: Using Microsoft® Virtual Server 2005Course Type: Self-paced courseAvailable...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 04/13/2005

New e-learning course on Virtual Server 2005

Title: Course 2288: Using Microsoft® Virtual Server 2005Course Type: Self-paced courseAvailable...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 04/13/2005

Warm backup and restore scripts

I just posted two scripts from John Kelbley, a technical specialist at Microsoft. They are examples...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 04/12/2005

Script to perform a warm backup of a virtual machine (faster)

Here's an example of a script written in VBScript that you can use to make a warm backup of a...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 04/12/2005

Script to perform a warm backup of a virtual machine

Here's an example of a script written in VBScript that you can write to perform a warm backup of a...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 04/12/2005

Read my draft whitepaper on Virtual Server versus Virtual PC

I just posted a new article: a draft whitepaper that I'm writing to compare Virtual Server and...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 04/12/2005

Draft whitepaper: Virtual Server versus Virtual PC

Update: This whitepaper is now available on Microsot.com at...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 04/12/2005

Just released: Virtual Server Management Pack for MOM 2005

This Management Pack is an add-on for Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005. It monitors the...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 04/07/2005

New article on estimating system capacity

I just posted an article on figuring out how much system capacity a host computer will need in order...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 04/06/2005

Estimating system capacity requirements

I've gotten a number of queries about estimating how many virtual machines can be run on a given...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 04/06/2005

Learn about Virtual Server at TechEd 2005

TechEd 2005 is coming right up, from June 5 - 10 in Orlando, FL, US. Register before April 15 to...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 04/05/2005

Windows Server 2003 SP1 as a guest operating system

As you may know, Windows Server 2003 SP1 has been released, and a lot of people will be rushing to...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 04/04/2005

Backing up your virtual machines

Mikko wants to know about best practices for backing up virtual machines. Well Mikko, according to...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 04/04/2005

A few technical glitches

You may have noticed that this blog is now published on TechNet rather than MSDN. It has been moved...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 04/01/2005

Migrating from virtual to physical

Eric sent me this question: "Do you know if it's possible to migrate a virtual machine to a physical...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 03/31/2005

Announcing Windows Server 2003 TechCenter

Windows Server User Assistance and TechNet are proud to announce the launch of the Windows Server...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 03/31/2005

I'm back

Sorry to have been out of communication so long. Two family members were hospitalized with...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 03/31/2005

Reader poll - what topics to cover in this blog

So far, I've been scanning internal and external newsgroups to figure out what the "hot" topics are...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 01/21/2005

Sysprepping virtual machines

You might want to create a “base” virtual machine with an operating system and applications, and...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 01/20/2005

Sysprepping a virtual machine

I learned how to do this at TechEd 2004 in a lab led by Robert Larson, one of our resident Virtual...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 01/20/2005

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