A new IT buzzword (that is, hot on the heels of the now fairly worn "cloud") is software-defined networking. Driven by the need for data center networks to be more agile and policy driven than ...

I created a 2012R2 cluster using iSCSI storage and 3 nodes, and added a Hyper-V guest. However, I had not yet created the network (MS-native LACP team on each host) that I was going to use for the ...

If you need to create and configure VMs on a regular basis, using Windows PowerShell to do so can speed up the process. Whether you need to test new or standardized server setups, Hyper-V gives you an ...

Sup Ars! So I created a short video tutorial (9 minutes in runtime) covering the installation of Pi-hole in the Windows operating systems via Hyper-V & using Debian Linux. This provides network wide ...

Before creating and configuring a virtual switch in your computer, your computer must have the Hyper-V program installed on the computer and have administrative rights. There are three types of ...

Once I got the role installed (and fixed the multitude of disk problems), I thought I’d give Hyper-V a try with a Virtual Hard Drive built on the previous top-of-the-line platform, Virtual Server 2005 ...

Hyper-V allows you to run any operating system in a virtual environment, but the prospect of doing so becomes less exciting when your Hyper-V VM network is slow. Slow network performance in Hyper-V ...

Which virtual disk format (fixed, dynamic or pass-through) is the right choice for your environment? We've got answers and some great maintenance tips. Choosing the right format for the right scenario ...

After years of playing catch-up to VMware the upcoming version of Hyper-V is wowing the Microsoft faithful with unique new features — and gaining the attention of VMware users, too, one consultant ...