News : Tools

SC DPM 2010 RC is out !!!

Cedric Depaepe — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:58:00 GMT

SC DPM 2010 RC is out, if you want to download it and test it on Hyper-V go here http://connect.microsoft.com/site840/Downloads/DownloadDetails.aspx?DownloadID=26452

An interesting article on SC DPM 2010 to backup Hyper-V here http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=c9d141cf-c839-4728-af52-928f61bebdca

Virtualization news #6

Benoit KRINGS — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 13:32:16 GMT

The FIRST System Center Virtual Machine Manager book is now available (http://bit.ly/7RqpSl)
The Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool v2.1 has now been released! (http://bit.ly/4BipLS)
Hyper-V Technical Information and Resources on TechNet (http://bit.ly/87teL3)
VIDEO: Hyper-V Virtual Disk Overview (http://bit.ly/51UGOZ)
Windows Server 2008 R2 Feature Components Poster (http://bit.ly/5MfaLx)
Microsoft’s Windows 7 Download Tool Re-Posted (works very well with Windows Server 2008 R2 and Hyper-V server R2) (http://bit.ly/7pTzYX)
PDC session : Mark Russinovich - Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Kernel Changes (http://bit.ly/56Dw54)
Do you want to script RDS for VDI (http://bit.ly/5xwveT)
(French) Administrez Windows Server 2008 R2 en mode Server Core avec SConfig et Core Configurator 2.0 (http://bit.ly/7QuxzQ)
Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) Administration Video Series now available for download (http://bit.ly/7W02cB)
Core Configurator for Windows Server 2008 R2 available (http://bit.ly/8WifE7)
Why Hyper-V cannot boot off of SCSI disks (and why you should not care) (http://bit.ly/7yI9hf)
five free Windows Server 2008 R2 training sessions (http://bit.ly/75v6Om)
How To : Adding a Node To A VMM Managed Hyper-V Cluster (http://bit.ly/67Anrh)
Hyper-V Monitor Gadget Now Available (http://bit.ly/5Hrpjn)

Benoît KRINGS [MVUG Belgium]

Hyper-V Articles

Benoit KRINGS — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:33:00 GMT

- Hyper-V How To: Free Tools for Hyper-V Management
- Setting up Hyper-V with a UPS
- How To: Upgrade Hyper-V to Hyper-V R2
- Hotfix needed to move R2 differencing disk to Windows Server 2008
- Microsoft Press eBook on Windows Server 2008 R2 (Free)

Tools: VMLauncher for Windows 7

Benoit KRINGS — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:17:44 GMT

VMLauncher allows you to open any file or folder from your local host system in a specified Virtual Machine. This improves the integration of Windows Virtual PC. There is no need anymore to open the Virtual Machine in Desktop Mode to install a new application!

You can open any program, file or folder directly from your Windows 7 Desktop. Just right click on the application, file or folder and select the “Open in Virtual Machine” and it will open in the selected Virtual Machine but will run directly on your Windows 7 Desktop.

Example: You want to install a new program in XP Mode (Virtual Machine). Just right click onto the Setup file and select "Open in XP Mode". The setup will start directly in the XP Mode Virtual Machine but will run on the Windows 7 Desktop.

more information and download : here

Some virtualization news (Oct 2009)

Benoit KRINGS — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 08:08:34 GMT

The SysInternals team just announced the availability of a new tool: Disk2vhd
Windows XP Mode RTM for Windows 7 is available for download for Technet and MSDN subscribers (under Applications -> Windows Virtual PC)
Microsoft and Red Hat Complete Cooperative Technical Support <read the article>
Screencast : XP Mode in action
Whitepaper : Application Compatibility Best Practices for Remote Desktop Services
MDOP 2009 R2: What's New in MDOP for Windows 7 <read the article>
Get on the bus : the bus will be in Belgium on October 30 (registration : Mechelen – Gent)