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>Identify the Physical Host of a Virtual Server – Updated
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This PowerShell script can be used to identify the Physical host name of a Virtual server. You can run this script from a remote machine. This is an update to one of one old scripts – http://portal.sivarajan.com/2010/01/identify-physical-host-of-virtual.html.
Note: This is script is only works on Microsoft virtual/Hyper-v servers and products. If have you some other virtualization solution, the result may not be accurate.
Input – Servers.csv – Contains the sever name.
You will see status update on the screen as shown in the following screenshot:
Output – VM_ServerInfo.CSV – This out file contains all virtual Guest and Host information.
Download – You can download this script form the following locations:
www.sivarajan.com – http://www.sivarajan.com/scripts/VM1.txt
TechNet Script Gallery – http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/4a6c40c6-9e16-4dd1-bea8-356a7d7735cf
>Updated Understanding Virtualization Solution eBook
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An updated version of Understating Virtualization Solutions eBook is available for download now. It has been updated for Windows 2008 R2.
You can download the updated document from the following location:
Understanding Microsoft Virtualization Solutions — From the Desktop to the Datacenter
You can also see more free eBooks details on the following link:
http://portal.sivarajan.com/2010/06/free-ebooks-from-microsoft-updated.html
>New DPM 2010 Whitepapers and Datasheets
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New DPM 2010 whitepaper and datasheets are available now.
Whitepaper - How to protect Exchange with DPM 2010 – Why and how to protect Exchange data with DPM 2010
Whitepaper - How to protect SQL Server with DPM 2010 – Why and how to protect SQL Server data with DPM 2010
Whitepaper - How to protect SharePoint with DPM 2010 – Why and how to protect SharePoint data with DPM 2010
Datasheet - How to protect Hyper-V with DPM 2010 – How to protect Hyper-V with DPM 2010
Datasheet - How to protect Windows Clients with DPM 2010 – Overview of capabilities for protecting Windows desktops and laptops (running Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7) with DPM 2010
>Hyper-V Update and HotFix List for Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2
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The following links shows the list of software updates and hotfixes for Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008 and Windows 2008 R2:
Windows 2008: http://technet.microsoft.com/hi-in/library/dd430893(en-us,WS.10).aspx
Windows 2008 R2: http://technet.microsoft.com/hi-in/library/ff394763(en-us,WS.10).aspx
>Best Practices Analyzer (BPA) for HYPER-V
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You can use Hyper-V Best Practices Analyzer to scan a server that is running the Hyper-V role, and help identify configurations that do not comply with the best practices of Microsoft for this role. BPA scans the configuration of the physical computer, the virtual machines, and other resources such as virtual networking and virtual storage. Scan results are displayed as a list of issues that you can sort by severity, and include recommendations for fixing issues and links to instructions. No configuration changes are made by running the scan.
>Webcast: Hyper-V for the VMware Administrator
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If you are a VMware administrator or you are considering a virtualization platform purchase, then this webcast is for you. Using demonstrations, we compare Microsoft and VMware virtualization platforms and highlight the differences in the two platforms. Topics we cover include Failover Clustering, the Microsoft high availability solution; live migration, how Microsoft does VMotion; using Performance and Resource Optimization (PRO) to move virtual machines; and much more.
Registration Info: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032441810&EventCategory=4&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US
>How to protect Hyper-V with DPM 2010
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Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2010 (DPM) provides continuous data protection for virtual machines hosted on servers running Microsoft’s Hyper-V. This protection includesonline backup of supported guest virtual machines hosted on clustered or standalone systems; protection of virtual machines during the live migration process; and, itemlevel recovery from host-level backup. DPM 2010 offers disk-to-disk, disk-to-tape, and disk-to-disk-to-tape technologies; all of which maintain the business value of a virtualized infrastructure by ensuring that it is better protected and always available.
>Hyper-V Hotfixes for DPM 2010
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I know there are a lot of questions about Hyper-v hotfixes for Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2010. For protecting VMs oV you need to install the following two hotfixes:
KB975343: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975354
KB975921: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975921
>NVSPBIND – Hyper-V Network Command Line Tool
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You can use NVSPBIND tool to enable and disable protocol bindings from the command line when operating in the parent partition for Hyper-V in a server core environment.
Download at:http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/nvspbind
>TechNet Event: Windows Azure, Hyper-V and Windows 7 Deployment
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Windows Azure, Hyper-V and Windows 7 Deployment TechNet events in Dallas, TX on 02/04/2010. Here is the registration information:
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032438346&Culture=en-US
Also, you can see all US TechNet events announcement on the following website:
http://technetevents.com/
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