Cause of Hyper-V Error 10178 If you encountered a backup error in the Hyper-V VMMS event logs with ID 10178, it may show several related error messages, such as: “Failed to fix-up absolute VHD paths in configuration of virtual machine ‘Accounting’: Account restrictions are preventing this user from signing in. For example: blank passwords aren’t […]
As you may consider backing up to the cloud using alternatives to Carbonite, Backblaze, SOS Backup, Mozy, Vaultlogix, CrashPlan, Rackspace, and Softlayer, you may want to look into options that are specifically made for server-grade scenarios. Hence, you may also want to add BackupChain to your trial list because there are some great advantages BackupChain has […]
Shrinking and expanding VHDX files is a common requirement, especially for data centers. We discuss here how it’s done. A lot of times IT admins use dynamically expanding disks to avoid having to grow and shrink VHD / VHDX files. In addition, prior to Windows Server 2012 R2, live expansion and resize of VHDX wasn’t […]
Below is a very useful list of links, guides, and tutorials relating to Hyper-V backup: Hyper-V Backup Quick Start Guide: Protect your Hyper-V VMs with just a couple of clicks. List of Effective Hyper-V Backup Strategies: Describes common strategies; how to back up Hyper-V in the best way that fits your requirements and infrastructure. […]
KB 2918371 describes the following issue with Windows Server Backup 2012: Environment: a Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V host and a Windows Server 2012 guest virtual machine (VM). Open Windows Server Backup on the host operating system. Select Backup Schedule to start the backup schedule wizard and then click Next. Click Custom on the Select Backup Configuration tab […]
Microsoft has integrated a limited version of Hyper-V, called Client Hyper-V, to Windows 8 and Windows 8.1. Similar to the Windows Server Hyper-V version, the Client Hyper-V edition targets power user who need to virtualize several operating systems and run them on a single workstation. Microsoft added Hyper-V Windows 8 to the Pro and Enterprise […]
The official ISO download for Hyper-V Server 2016 is: http://care.dlservice.microsoft.com/dl/download/E/4/E/E4EFC175-3D2D-49A6-B6D9-1B389887F764/14393.0.160916-1106.RS1_REFRESH_SERVERHYPERCORE_OEM_X64FRE_EN-US.ISO The official ISO download link for Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 is: http://care.dlservice.microsoft.com/dl/download/F/7/D/F7DF966B-5C40-4674-9A32-D83D869A3244/9600.16384.WINBLUE_RTM.130821-1623_X64FRE_SERVERHYPERCORE_EN-US-IRM_SHV_X64FRE_EN-US_DV5.ISO The download link for Hyper-V Server 2012 (old, not R2) is: http://care.dlservice.microsoft.com/dl/download/3/4/7/347A95F0-A63C-492F-BE43-F376AE30C9FE/9200.16384.WIN8_RTM.120725-1247_X64FRE_SERVERHYPERCORE_EN-US-HRM_SHV_X64FRE_EN-US_DV5.ISO The download location for Microsoft® Hyper-V™ Server 2008 R2 is: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=3512 What are you waiting for? While […]
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Below is a list of Windows Server 2012 updates and their links to knowledge base articles. The hotfixes below are important for Failover Clusters arrangements: Date of hotfix Knowledge Base Details Name Affected Components Why you need to install this update Jan. 15, 2014 KB2913695(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2913695/ ) OffloadWrite is doing PrepareForCriticalIo for the whole VHD in […]