Hyper-V Platform - Page 3

Using VM Templates to Clone Hyper-V VMs

June 1, 2023
One major advantage of hardware virtualization is scalability. You can easily add virtual disks to your VMs, expand those virtual disks, exp...

Detailed Walkthrough: Install Ubuntu 20.04 on Hyper-V with Enhanced Session

June 1, 2023
Using the Enhanced session mode in Microsoft Hyper-V Manager is a more convenient way of managing VMs than the basic session mode in VMConne...

How to Work with Hyper-V VHD and VHDX Files: Essential Basics

June 1, 2023
The release of Windows Server 2012 was warmly welcomed due to the introduction of multiple virtualization features, including the new VHDX f...

How to Convert a Physical Machine to Hyper-V VM

June 1, 2023
Virtualization provides an expansive list of advantages including easy migration, rational consumption of resources, scalability, etc. For t...

Essential Hyper-V PowerShell Commands: What They Are and How to Use Them

June 1, 2023
Managing Hyper-V environments can be a challenging task. Thus, you need a powerful management tool to configure and control your virtual inf...

Pros and Cons of Hyper-V Network Virtualization

June 1, 2023
Hyper-V Network Virtualization enables virtualization of network components and the building of integrated network infrastructure using hard...

Hyper-V Virtual Switches: Types and Configuration

June 1, 2023
Microsoft Hyper-V is one of the leading hypervisors used to deploy a virtual infrastructure and create virtual machines (VMs). In an environ...

How to Install Hyper-V Core: Step-By-Step Guide

June 1, 2023
What’s involved in building a Hyper-V virtual environment? First and foremost, you need a reliable and efficient Hyper-V host on which your...

How to Use Scale-Out File Server in Windows Server 2019

June 1, 2023
Accessing data via a network is common today. File shares for regular users and administrative purposes are widely used in business environm...

How to Increase Disk Size in Hyper-V: The Ultimate Approach

June 1, 2023
Virtual machines require high storage capacity for proper performance and smooth operation. One way to increase capacity when a VM is about...

Hyper-V Backup Strategy: 15 VM Backup Best Practices

June 1, 2023
In a virtual environment, you can’t rely on the same backup principles that you use in a physical environment. You need to take the advantag...

Hyper-V Storage Migration Guide

June 1, 2023
Modern organizations are interested in being mobile, flexible, and efficient so as to remain competitive in the ever-changing market. Thus,...

How to Install Hyper-V: A Step-By-Step Guide

June 1, 2023
Microsoft introduced their proprietary virtualization platform, Hyper-V, as a part of Windows Server 2008. Since its first release, Hyper-V...

Top 7 Hyper-V Features in Windows Server 2019

June 1, 2023
The year of 2018 welcomed the release of Windows Server 2019, which mainly focused on solving the issues surrounding hybrid clouds, failover...

Hyper-V Virtual Machine Load Balancing

June 1, 2023
One of the main benefits of the virtualization of an environment is rational resources usage. When specific virtual machines are not needed,...

Hyper-V Network Adapters: What, Why, and How

June 1, 2023
The previous blog post covered how to create a Hyper-V virtual machine (VM). However, creating a Hyper-V VM is merely the first step of buil...

How to Deploy Graphics Devices Using RemoteFX vGPU

June 1, 2023
Installing video acceleration and a graphics card on a physical computer for better performance and image quality is a common task. But what...

How to Fix the Error: Hyper-V Checkpoint Operation Failed

June 1, 2023
A possible error when working with Microsoft Hyper-V checkpoints is the Hyper-V checkpoint operation failed error and other similar errors....

Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2016 vs. Hyper-V Role

June 1, 2023
Since 2008, Microsoft has provided two deployment options for the Hyper-V hypervisor – a standalone installation of Hyper-V Server and a Hyp...

Hyper-V Best Practices for Administration

June 1, 2023
Flexibility, scalability, redundancy, and cost-efficiency… This is only a short list of benefits that Hyper-V can provide you with. While Hy...