The Soul of a Virtual Machine

Things to know about running a virtual machine under Virtual Server

Windows Server team is looking for great tech writers

I know this is slightly off topic, but Windows Server User Assistance has a number of openings for...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 01/18/2005

Using virtual machines for testing

Using virtual machines for testing software and patches is really catching on at Microsoft, and for...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 01/18/2005

Using virtual machines for testing

Using virtual machines for software development, software testing, and patch testing is really...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 01/18/2005

Virtual Server script repository

You probably already know that Virtual Server provides a complete set of COM interfaces for...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 01/17/2005

Virtual Server 2005 Service Pack 1 - features and availability

Here's what Kurt Schmucker, the program manager for Virtual Server 2005 Service Pack 1 says about...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 01/12/2005

Connecting virtual machines to separate physical networks

You can attach each virtual machine running under the same instance of Virtual Server to a separate...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 01/07/2005

HP Webinar: Virtual Machine Management Pack

HP is delivering a live Webinar on January 14, 2005 on Virtual Machine Management. Here's the...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 01/06/2005

Blogcast series: Using VSMT to migrate an NT4 server to Virtual Server 2005

John Howard has posted a series of blogcasts (e.g., video clips published on a blog) that walk you...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 01/06/2005

Detailed documentation for Virtual Server 2005 Migration Toolkit (VSMT)

Although there are high-level instructions on performing a migration in the VSMT whitepaper...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 01/06/2005

Q&A on deploying Virtual Server

I just listened in on a conference call between Ben Armstrong (https://blogs.msdn.com/Virtual_PC_Guy)...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 12/30/2004

Deploying Virtual Server: Q&A

I just listened in on a conference call between Ben Armstrong (https://blogs.msdn.com/Virtual_PC_Guy)...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 12/30/2004

Fixing network connectivity issues with Broadcom NICs

Virtual Server sometimes takes issue with Broadcom NICs. If you're experiencing any connectivity...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 12/28/2004

Upcoming Webcast: Options for Upgrading NT4 LOB Applications Including Using Virtual Server 2005

On Friday, January 07, 2005 11:30 AM (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada), Kevin Remde, a...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 12/28/2004

New tool for precompacting virtual hard disks

Compacting your dynamically expanding virtual hard disks (VHDs) reduces the amount of disk space...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 12/10/2004

Domain in a box

I just posted an article in the "Deployment" category...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 12/08/2004

Domain in a box

This article tells you how to set up a self-contained domain on a single computer under Virtual...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 12/08/2004

Question for Virtual Server users

Here's a question for all of you from the Windows Server User Assistance team. For the first time,...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 12/08/2004

Migrating a dynamic physical disk to a virtual hard disk

[Updated on 1/6/05.] Virtual Server 2005 Migration Toolkit (VSMT) doesn't support migrating a...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 12/06/2004

iSCSI and Virtual Server

David B. asks, "I've been looking to see if Virtual Server 2005 and iSCSI will work together - any...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 12/06/2004

Increasing the speed of an OS install

I've just added an article contributed by Jeff Woolsey, Virtual Server Program Manager, to the...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 12/03/2004

Increasing the speed of an OS install when using SCSI disks

This article is contributed by Jeff Woolsey, our Virtual Server 2005 Program Manager. Thanks Jeff!...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 12/03/2004

Upcoming TechNet Webcast: Virtual Server 2005 COM API: Automating Your Virtual World

On December 14, 2004, Robert Larson showed us how to work with the Virtual Server 2005 COM API and...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 12/03/2004

Sandboxing a virtual machine under Virtual PC

Michael asked the following question about sandboxing a virtual machine. I thought it might be of...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 12/02/2004

Virtual PC 2004 SP1 available for download

Some of you may not know that Virtual PC 2004 Service Pack 1 (SP1) is now available. It includes...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 12/02/2004

Upcoming Webcast: Installing a two-node virtual machine cluster

On December 9, 2004, 12:30 p.m. Pacific Time, Robert Larson will be showing us how to create a...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 11/30/2004

Virtual PC versus Virtual Server

Althea asked what the difference is between Virtual PC and Virtual Server, and when she'd use one...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 11/29/2004

Virtual PC versus Virtual Server

Althea wants to know what the difference is between Virtual PC and Virtual Server, and when she...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 11/29/2004

Can’t open the Virtual Server Administration Website

(Updated to correct an error: You want to enable DCOM for Authenticated Users rather than Everyone.)...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 11/23/2004

About This Virtual Server Blog

Hi, I'm Megan Davis, a technical writer at Microsoft. I helped write the documentation for Virtual...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 11/23/2004

Virtual Server doesn't recognize a host network adapter

When you add a network adapter to the host computer (including a Loopback adapter) the new adapter...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 11/23/2004

What's in the Toolbox?

This post explains the items in the Toolbox (a set of links to the left of this pane). Virtual...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 11/23/2004

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