Category Archives: Virtual Server Technology

2015 Microsoft MVP Virtual Conference

Posted on April 27, 2015 by VirtuallyAware

The MVP Virtual Conference is set to kick off for a two day event starting May 14th and 15th.  All content is delivered by MVPs passionate in their areas of expertise.  You do not have to be an MVP to … Continue reading →

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Architecting Hyper-V for EPIC Systems Session– March 25th Washington D.C.

Posted on March 19, 2015 by VirtuallyAware

There is still time to signup for the March 25th FREE workshop at the Microsoft office in Chevy Chase, MD (Just outside D.C).  There have been a lot great news coming out of Epic Systems regarding running Epic workloads on … Continue reading →

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Recent Article: Keeping Your Tech Skills Current!

Posted on February 27, 2015 by VirtuallyAware

The SearchServerVirtualization.com Advisory Board was asked to give our views on what we do to stay current.  This is a question that I get asked quite often.  Here are my go to resources as well as resources others on the … Continue reading →

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Hyper-V Now on EPIC Systems Target Platform List!

Posted on February 10, 2015 by VirtuallyAware

Its been a long time coming and lots of folks at EPIC Systems and Microsoft have put effort into thoroughly testing EPIC Hyperspace and Web and Services Servers on Hyper-V 2012 R2.  Finally it has passed all the tests and … Continue reading →

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PowerShell Snip of the Week (Get-WinEvent)

Posted on April 7, 2014 by VirtuallyAware

VMs that went into Saved State in the Last Day During the migration of VMs to a Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012 R2 environment you may find that some of your VMs go in to Saved State when the backup … Continue reading →

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Steps for Updating SCVMM 2012 R2 to Update Rollup 1

Posted on January 30, 2014 by VirtuallyAware

The update of SCVMM 2012 R2 with Update Rollup one is fairly straight forward with the exception of the need to execute a SQL script after the server component update, but if you have used VMM for any length of … Continue reading →

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System Center 2012 R2 Update Rollup 1 (KB2904734)

Posted on January 28, 2014 by VirtuallyAware

The System Center Team release (KB2904734) System Center 2012 R2 Update Rollup 1 today with high hopes by admins everywhere that this will start to plug some of the large holes in the products under the System Center Umbrella released  … Continue reading →

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Vendor Spotlight: PHD Virtual Backup for Hyper-V

Posted on December 24, 2013 by VirtuallyAware

Having worked with Hyper-V for quite some time, the debut of PHD Virtual’s Backup for Hyper-V with the v7.0 release further exemplifies the impact that Hyper-V is having in the virtualization world.  If you are not familiar with PHD Virtual, … Continue reading →

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Quick Tip: Quick and Dirty on When You Should Use Hyper-V Snapshots/Checkpoints.

Posted on May 3, 2013 by VirtuallyAware

You should create a snapshot, or checkpoint (as they are called in System Center Virtual Machine Manager), right before you make any known change to your VM that would require some sort of system or application restore if the configuration, … Continue reading →

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TechNet Radio: ITProGuru vs. Hyper-V LIVE! (Part 2)

Posted on April 4, 2013 by VirtuallyAware

Part 2 of my chat with Dan Stolts (ITProGuru) and talk about the new LIVE features of Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012 on Technet Radio/Channel 9. More demos and banter below. TechNet Radio: ITProGuru vs. Hyper-V Live (Part 2) Demos … Continue reading →

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