hyper-v

Great Home Lab / VM Server - Dell R710 Dual X5570 (16 Threads @ 3 Ghz each! ), 144 GB Ram, $595 I would say the Dell R710 is the most compatible / supported Server available. i.e. it is supported by just about every OS (including ESXI 5-6, Windows Server OS's 2003 to 2016 and Windows Desktop...

I'm supprised to see the high CPU usage in guest VM on disk activity. 1-core CPU setup: up to 70% 2-core CPU setup: about 30%. CPU usage on host is 2%. System configurations: -Host and guest OS: MS Server 2016 -SATA discs (Harddisk WD Re 500GB SATA, and SSD ADATA SP920 128GB) -SATA onboard...

Just made a topic to collect some info about GPU that works without issues in Hyper-V Guest thru DDA. I'm tested Quadro K1200 and GTX 750 Ti, both have "Code 43" error in Device manager after first reboot. Platform: Supermicro x9srl-f + E5-1650 v2 Host: Windows Server 2016 Guest: Windows...

Hi all, Trying to wrap my head around options for a home ESXi lab, which will be running mostly Windows VMs (6 - 10 VMs total, for stuff like SharePoint, Exhange, AD, other apps.). My hardware knowledge is pretty out-of-date, so I need a hand! My priorities are: running multiple...

Docker has betas of both Docker for OS X as well as Docker for Windows. Macs were running every Docker team demo at the Dockercon 16 keynote today, however, there are a lot of us using Windows for newer hardware. The Windows version requires Hyper-V which is nice since you do not need...

Hi, I know this has been covered briefly before though I cannot find the appropriate thread: I have a standalone OmnisOS server but am trying to reduce my power bill as I have an R610 (2012 R2 Datacenter), R710 (2012 R2 Datacenter), and SQ836 X8F (OmniOS 48TB across two vdev) I've just recently...

Hi, After swapping out my data storage disks, I'm swapping out my VM storage for something quicker. Currently debating between: 480GB Dell S3500 for ~ $200 (Intel lists warranty till 2019) Samsung PM853T 960GB ~$330 ( can't find the warranty check tool lol) Intel DC P3605 1.6TB $850,- (no...

Hello, I'm a new member here... but man oh man... this forum increases my expenses.. i keep buying stuff xD So my current server exists of: 2x E5-2650v3 128GB DDR4 ECC Registered Ram (2133Mhz) Windows 2012 R2 Datacenter 64bit (Being a student gives nice discounts) | Hyper-V 6x WD Red 3TB...

Hey All, I have a dual E3-2670 v1 machine at home on a SuperMicro X9DRD-if. It is a file server, video transcoder, and also hosts the VM I do most of my work on (I work at home). It's running Windows Server 2012 R2. The VM is currently configured to use 16 virtual CPUs and I recently noticed...

After my hard drive died on my workstation at work I took the opportunity to install Windows 10 to an Intel S3500 80GB. I also installed the Hyper-V role. Everything works fine until I enable the Insider builds. I first tried to Fast Ring and it goes into a reboot loop after I RDP into the...

Hello, In my company we use Hyper-V failover cluster (4 HP servers). All servers are in domain. Also we use additional replication server (domain). Replicating all VM`s. At nowadays cryptolocker virus is very dangerous, so its possible to have replication server not in domain ? I mean all...

Hello everybody, I seem to be having trouble starting a virtual computer in Hyper-V after losing/renaming an additional drive added to the virtual System. How can I set it up in order to still boot even when the additional VHD is removed or renamed? Any help is greately appreciated.

Dear Friends, Microsoft announced, Windows 2012 R2 product key has ability to use in one physical machine and two virtual machines. My doubt is, Is that virtual machine will be in the particular physical machine or it can be in any other machines? please share your knowledge guys. Thanks...

Hi, I am new here, so please be gentle. I have a little problem. My DHCP is not offering leases to physical machines. I hope that someone can help me work out what I am doing wrong. I have spend some time trying to get this to work, but I am a bit stumped and drained. Here is a brief and...

Looking to build a Hyper-V workstation that could handle: a domain controller (2Gb ram) Primary site and sql server (24GB) 2 window 7 machines (2gb ram) I'm needing help on the cpu,motherboard, and ram selection. Trying to stay under $550 for the before mentioned. I'm all for buying parts from...