In the folder C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation or: C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware Workstation   You’ll find vmrun.   Command format: vmrun [AUTHENTICATION-FLAGS] COMMAND [PARAMETERS] 1. To start a virtual machine: “C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\vmrun” -T ws start “C:\VMs\Linux.vmx”   2. To Shut down a VM: “C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\vmrun” -T ws stop “C:\VMs\Linux.vmx”   3. To reboot: “C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware […]

First you need to open the Control Panel. You need to have Windows 8 Pro or Ultimate and a 64 bit processor. Then choose select Programs and Select Windows Features. Then tick the box Hyper-V as shown below:     That’s all. Don’t forget to check into a Windows 8 Hyper-V backup solution, too.

Have a look at our Windows 10 Hyper-V Backup Solution in case you’d like to back up your Windows 10 Hyper-V VMs. In addition to full VM backup, you also get Granular Backup features to select individual files from inside VMs when you run your backups on the host. Backups can be deduplicated and compressed, saving […]

Have a look at the following article in case you plan to install Microsoft Exchange 2013 into a Hyper-V virtual machine: Configuration settings and features all explained well: http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/A/C/4AC32FD3-220E-45DC-AA97-DBDBE19C15B2/Best_Practices_for_Virtualizing_and_Managing_Exchange_2013.pdf

  Bug #1 Fixed in KB2885465 When a VM CPU limit is set to 15 percent or less of the total CPU resources on the computer, the VM crashes. Note This issue does not occur when the virtual machine is running Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, or a later version of Windows. This issue occurs because […]

A recent bug fix lead to a new hotfix KB2885541 for Windows Server 2012 (Windows Server 2012 Datacenter and Windows Server 2012 Standard)   It occurs when: The VM is hosted on Server 2012 The VM is connected to a virtual switch which connects to a physical network. 2 PCs connect to the physical network. […]

These are a couple of free Hyper-V and Windows Server related eBooks available. I hope you like them:   Book Title: Introducing Windows 8.1 for IT Professionals http://blogs.msdn.com/b/microsoft_press/archive/2013/10/14/free-ebook-introducing-windows-8-1-for-it-professionals.aspx   Book Title: Introducing Windows Server 2012 R2 http://blogs.msdn.com/b/microsoft_press/archive/2013/08/01/free-ebook-introducing-windows-server-2012-r2-preview-release.aspx   Book Title: Windows Azure: Introducing Windows Azure for IT Pros http://blogs.msdn.com/b/microsoft_press/archive/2013/10/01/free-ebook-introducing-windows-azure-for-it-professionals.aspx Book Title: System Center Configuration Manager […]

How do you know if your hard drive is failing? Here are some clues and symptoms: The hard drive light (if your computer has one) remains lit and the computer freezes up. This happens randomly and lasts a minute or so You can hear knocking sounds or scratching noise Check the Windows Event Viewer for […]

This article describes how to install Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 and older versions on VMware Workstation. The following has been tested on VMware Workstation 8 and should work on all later versions, too.   Step 1 Create a VM but don’t start it. Choose ‘I will install the operating system later’ when creating the new […]

This is a quick table comparing key features and limitations of some hypervisors available today, such as VMware, Hyper-V, and VirtualBox:   Name Maximum host cores / CPUs Maximum host memory Maximum host disk volume size Maximum number of guest VM running Maximum number of logical CPU per VM guest Maximum amount of memory per […]