Hyper-V Pro Tip: Don’t cross the streams

update: using a single GPU, same results. It’s not the dual-gpu unsupported problem. Something else is hosing my hyper-v host from the guest install. The results, well, sucked. Nuked the system totally. So don’t cross the streams! In my lab I was building an MDT share so I could mass deploy endpoints. I’m a hyper-v… Continue reading Hyper-V Pro Tip: Don’t cross the streams

Building up a learning lab based on Windows 8 and Hyper-V, Part VI

So in our previous installment, we were at Server Manager, ready to configure our pristine Domain Controller.  So lets get to it! First, click on “Local Server” on the left pane. What do we notice in the image below?  Computer name is goofy so lets fix it. Clik the hyperlink for the machine name, which… Continue reading Building up a learning lab based on Windows 8 and Hyper-V, Part VI

Building up a learning lab based on Windows 8 and Hyper-V, Part V, the triumphant return

When we last left our “how to build a Hyper-V based lab” blog post, which is here by the way, we were building our Domain Controller.  So here’s what it looks like as it goes through setup:   Progressing nicely, yay! Woot, 100%!   Almost there! Rock on! And it is done, sort of…  … Continue reading Building up a learning lab based on Windows 8 and Hyper-V, Part V, the triumphant return

Building up a learning lab based on Windows 8 and Hyper-V, Part III

Modifying a Virtual Machine This is a multi-part series that starts here:  http://blogs.technet.com/b/jeff_stokes/archive/2013/04/15/building-up-a-learning-lab-based-on-windows-8-and-hyper-v.aspx In the previous blog post we created a virtual machine named “Great Lyrics”.  We’re going to modify that virtual machine as the default settings are fairly low power and the Dude is all about performance.  So in your virtual machine management console,… Continue reading Building up a learning lab based on Windows 8 and Hyper-V, Part III

Building up a learning lab based on Windows 8 and Hyper-V, Part IV

Installing your Virtual Machine Windows Server 2012 Virtual Machine This is a multi-part series that starts here: http://blogs.technet.com/b/jeff_stokes/archive/2013/04/15/building-up-a-learning-lab-based-on-windows-8-and-hyper-v.aspx So in the previous post we modified our virtual machine, now we’re going to start it up and run through the installation process.  So double-click that bad boy in the hyper-v manager and lets roll! As you can… Continue reading Building up a learning lab based on Windows 8 and Hyper-V, Part IV

Building up a learning lab based on Windows 8 and Hyper-V, Part II

Creating a Virtual Machine This is a multi-part series that starts here:  http://blogs.technet.com/b/jeff_stokes/archive/2013/04/15/building-up-a-learning-lab-based-on-windows-8-and-hyper-v.aspx   So right click your virtual machine host in the Hyper-V Manager console and select “New/Virtual Machine”.  You should be rewarded with a screen like this:   So lets make a domain controller!  The dude is a fan of old school rap… Continue reading Building up a learning lab based on Windows 8 and Hyper-V, Part II

Building up a learning lab based on Windows 8 and Hyper-V, Part I

Hello folks, the Dude here, helping you make a learning lab based on a single machine.  From this all things are (pretty much) possible…lets get our learning on now! Enable Hyper-V in Windows 8: Pretty straight forward step here.  In the Windows 8 Start Menu type “features” and select settings on the right hand side. … Continue reading Building up a learning lab based on Windows 8 and Hyper-V, Part I

Introducing Windows Server 2012 Free e-book available

I highly recommend giving this a read so you are ready for Windows Server 2012.  The dude had a hand in proofing the book and even has a sidebar on page 25 on performance monitoring.  Give it a read, rumor has it there may be some floating around at TechEd Orlando and Amsterdam as well…… Continue reading Introducing Windows Server 2012 Free e-book available

BPAs, not just for Exchange anymore…

So for those who don’t know, I used to be mainly an Exchange dork…ESE flowed in the veins don’t cha know? Anyway, one of the tools that rocked (and still does) is the ExBPA and the family of Exchange Analyzers.  But did you know in Windows Server you get analyzers as well?  And some are… Continue reading BPAs, not just for Exchange anymore…

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