09 janvier 2009
Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008 R2
The Windows Server 2008 R2 beta is here! (keep an eye here for details on how to get it) This is a significant release for Hyper-V and this beta contains a number of new features and capabilities.
First and foremost – Live Migration is here! You can now move virtual machines inside a cluster without experiencing any downtime or connectivity loss. Along with Live Migration we also have the Clustered Shared Volumes (CSV) feature – that allows you to store multiple virtual machines on a single storage device.
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09 janvier 2009
Expanding Virtual Hard Disks with Hyper-V
One of the most frequent questions I see on forums and newsgroups that deal with virtualization is the age-old question of "I have used all the space inside a VHD hard disk. How do I expand the virtual hard disk to make room for additional data?". Luckily for us, with Microsoft Hyper-V on Windows Server 2008, this is now possible. Hyper-V now adds the ability to increase the maximum size of a virtual hard disk. Expanding the disk increases the storage capacity of a dynamically expanding virtual hard disk or a fixed... [Lire la suite]