Why Your Hyper-V PowerShell Commands Don’t Work (and how to fix them)
Hyper-V's PowerShell cmdlets don't always work -- broken commands don't always display an error message either. Learn why this occurs and how to avoid it. Read the post here: Why Your Hyper-V...
View ArticleFixing Erratic Behavior on Hyper-V with Network Load Balancers
If you're using Hyper-V with a third-party network load balancer and have network-related problems Eric's compiled all the reasons why and how to solve them Read the post here: Fixing Erratic Behavior...
View ArticleCritical Status in Hyper-V Manager
When the Virtual Machine hits Critical Status you can panic, or you can discover what it means and how to get back on the road to recovery. Read the post here: Critical Status in Hyper-V Manager
View ArticleTroubleshooting After a Hyper-V Cluster Node Replacement
Ran into issues after you added or replaced a Hyper-V Cluster Node? Here's a checklist of items to run through to find out what could be causing trouble. Read the post here: Troubleshooting After a...
View ArticleExtending Hyper-V’s Guest Grace Period on Host Shutdown
Having issues with virtual machines suffering hard shut downs during host shut down? Timeout periods could be causing the issue. This guide shows you how to solve that. Read the post here: Extending...
View ArticleHow to Avoid NTFS Permissions Problems During Hyper-V Live Migration
What you should do to prevent broken NTFS permissions when performing a live migration of a Hyper-V virtual machine. Step-by-step guide with detailed advice Read the post here: How to Avoid NTFS...
View ArticleWhy Your Hyper-V PowerShell Commands Don’t Work (and how to fix them)
Hyper-V's PowerShell cmdlets don't always work -- broken commands don't always display an error message either. Learn why this occurs and how to avoid it. Read the post here: Why Your Hyper-V...
View ArticleHyper-V Quick Tip: Safely Shutdown a Guest with Unresponsive Mouse
Found yourself without mouse control over a Hyper-V guest? It's still possible to safely shutdown only using a keyboard - but not a simple as you think.. Read the post here: Hyper-V Quick Tip: Safely...
View ArticleHyper-V Quick Tip: Nested Hyper-V VM Fails to Load Network and Mouse
Q: I enabled nested virtualization for a HV VM, but it lost network connectivity and I cannot use the mouse inside the console. How can I fix it? Read the post here: Hyper-V Quick Tip: Nested Hyper-V...
View ArticleWhat To Do When Live Migration Fails On Hosts With The Same CPU
Attempted to Live Migrate a Hyper-V VM to a host with the same CPU, but Hyper-V states incompatibilities between the two CPUs? Here's how to fix it. Read the post here: What To Do When Live Migration...
View ArticleWhat is Quorum Vote Weight in a Windows Server Failover Cluster?
Genuine high-availability covers outages and long-term failures. Learn how dynamic quorum automatically sets the nodes needed to keep workloads running Read the post here: What is Quorum Vote Weight in...
View ArticleTroubleshooting the Hyper-V Virtual Switch – Part 1
Hyper-V’s virtual switch is a stumbling block for newcomers on a good day, so it’s certainly no picnic when something goes wrong. This series will arm you with tips, tricks, and tools to solve your...
View ArticleAdvanced Troubleshooting of Hyper-V Replica – Part 1
Troubleshooting issues with the Hyper-V Replica requires extensive knowledge of the technology. Not only you need to have knowledge but you must also be able to follow a troubleshooting approach which...
View ArticleAdvanced Troubleshooting of Hyper-V Replica – Part 2
In Part 1 of this series, we learned about the different possibilities which may cause communication issues between Primary and Replica Server. In this part, we continue to focus on other possibilities...
View ArticleAdvanced Troubleshooting of Hyper-V Replica – Part 3
In Part 1 and Part 2 of this article series, we focused on the various conditions which might cause Hyper-V Replication to fail. In the final part of this article series, we’ll tackle the remaining...
View ArticleTroubleshooting Adapter Teaming in Hyper-V Server
Native adapter teaming is a hot topic in the world of Hyper-V. It’s certainly nice for Windows Server as well, but the ability to spread out traffic for multiple virtual machines is practically a...
View ArticleUbuntu Linux Server on Hyper-V: Guest Will not Shut Down or Restart
Linux doesn't always run smoothly on Hyper-V. Have you had issues shutting down or restarting a guest using Ubuntu Linux on Hyper-V? Here's a post from Eric to help you out! Read the post here: Ubuntu...
View ArticleTroubleshooting Hyper-V Webinar – Q & A Follow Up
In this post we answer a number of questions that we received from our viewers following our Troubleshooting Hyper-V webinar. Have a look at the answers if you're looking to troubleshoot Hyper-V, and...
View ArticleHyper-V’s relationship with virtual machine XML Files
Hyper-V virtual machines are defined by an XML file. Eric discusses the importance of XML files, how Hyper-V uses them, and why you should leave them alone. Read the post here: Hyper-V’s relationship...
View ArticleYour definitive guide to Troubleshoot Hyper-V Live Migration
Live Migration requires great cooperation between source and target computer. Learn how to isolate and troubleshoot issues, which should be simple to fix. Read the post here: Your definitive guide to...
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