Hyper-V Platform - Page 2

How to Install Hyper-V on Windows Server 2019: 3 Methods

June 1, 2023
Microsoft strives to make its products effective, reliable, and practical, improving the overall user experience and operational efficiency....

The Essentials of Windows Server Licensing for Virtual Machines

June 1, 2023
Organizations use the Windows Server OS on physical servers and virtual machines including Microsoft virtualized servers. Windows Server lic...

Hyper-V Export and Import: What, Why, and How

June 1, 2023
One of the many benefits of virtualization is portability, meaning that you can easily move selected virtual machines (VMs) from one locatio...

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 Use Hyper-V Differencing Disks: A Complete Guide

June 1, 2023
Virtual hard disks are rightfully considered an essential part of a Hyper-V environment as they provide digital storage space for securing c...

Hyper-V Server Core vs GUI Installation: How They Compare

June 1, 2023
Starting with Windows Server 2008, Hyper-V has been available as a Windows Server role and as a standalone Hyper-V Server. There are essenti...

How to Create a Fixed-Size Hard Disk for a Hyper-V VM

June 1, 2023
One of the topics mentioned that we want to take a closer look at here is how to create a fixed size hard disk on a guest Hyper-V VM. There...

Deploying Hyper-V VDI: A How-To Guide

June 1, 2023
In any modern business environment, the ability to access services whenever and wherever they are needed is extremely important. In recent y...

Hyper-V Checkpoints Best Practices

June 1, 2023
Virtualization has significantly changed the way businesses conduct their operations and provide services to customers. One of the most sign...

Understanding Hyper-V VM Licensing on Windows Server 2016 and Hyper-V Server 2016

June 1, 2023
VM licensing has always been a confusing topic for many users due to the multitude of implications and liabilities that it entails. Currentl...

Top 10 Facts About Hyper-V Snapshots

June 1, 2023
Taking storage snapshots has proven to be an extremely effective feature for those working in virtual environments. However, snapshot techno...

How to Merge Hyper-V Snapshots: A Step-By-Step Guide

June 1, 2023
There are times when you need to install OS updates or security patches on one of your guest virtual machines (VMs). However, the update pro...

Windows Server 2016 Core Installation

June 1, 2023
When looking to install Microsoft Hyper-V, you need to install the Hyper-V role on Window Server. One option is to use the GUI to run and ma...

Tape Backup vs Disk Backup for VMs

June 1, 2023
In recent years, there has been a significant shift toward disk-based backup in terms of media used as targets by data protection solutions....

How to Speed Up VM Backups and Improve Performance

June 1, 2023
In 2022, it is estimated that more than half of businesses worldwide use virtualization technologies and rely on backups to protect their vi...

How to Install ESXi on Hyper-V

June 1, 2023
One of the previous blog posts explained Hyper-V nested virtualization as well as the installation of a virtual Hyper-V server on a VM that...

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...

What Is System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM)

June 1, 2023
System administrators have a variety of tools at their disposal to manage Microsoft Hyper-V infrastructures, including Hyper-V Manager, Fail...

How to Convert Linux Physical Machine to a Hyper-V Virtual Machine

June 1, 2023
What if you need to a recover physical server from backup, but a source physical server is damaged and there is no free physical machine tha...

File Recovery from VM Backup with NAKIVO

June 1, 2023
When it comes to recovery from backups, one of the core functionalities needed is recovering a file or files that may have been accidentally...