During a Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V implementation I needed to identify all the iSCSI disks (LUNs) presented by an EMC VNX SAN to the Hyper-v Failover cluster. Each presented iSCSI disk has a unique LUN ID. To View the LUN ID of a disk, you can use the diskpart command. Here are the steps to …
Continue ReadingMy new Gigabyte Z87-D3HP motherboard with support for 4th Generation Intel® Core™ processors (codename Haswell) has a onboard Intel I217-V NIC. The NIC is not recognized and supported in Windows Server 2012. As with the “Enable the Intel 82579V NIC in Windows Server 2012 ” blogpost it is possible to …
Continue ReadingFor VMware Horizon View it is recommends that you configure your VMware View Horizon Servers with a signed SSL certificate. Default when you install a VMware View Horizon servers, a certificate is generated that is not signed by a CA. Because it is not signed by a CA It is possible to to intercept …
Continue ReadingIn Windows Server 2012 you can choose between a Server Core and Server with a GUI (full) during the installation. The Full Server GUI has all the tools and options to configure and troubleshoot. Server core is a minimal Windows installation with less tools and options. Server Core has the following …
Continue ReadingAs virtualization consultant I got frequently questions about Windows Server 2012 licensing in virtual environments such as VMware and Hyper-V. Here is a short blog about Windows Server 2012 licensing in virtual environments. What about the Windows Server 2012 license: The Windows Server 2012 …
Continue ReadingThe following VMware releases are supported with Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012: OS Supported versions Windows 8 32/64 Bits Workstation 9 Fusion 5.0 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.1 Windows Server 2012 64 Bits Workstation 9 Fusion 5.0 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.1 Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 are supported on …
Continue ReadingNow Windows Server 2012 is release I tried to upgrade my lab environment from Microsoft Windows Server 2012 RC 8400 to Windows 2012 RTM. It is not officially supported to upgrade from Windows Server 2012 RC to Windows Server 2012 RTM by Microsoft. I did the following steps to upgrade: Downloaded the …
Continue ReadingAfter installing Windows Server 2012 on my homebrew server, the onboard Intel 82579V Gigabit NIC on the Asus P9X79 motherboard was not working. On the Asus site I found Windows 8 Intel drivers for the motherboard. After installing the drivers the NIC was still not working. To get the Intel 82579V …
Continue ReadingIn this blog post I explain how you can install Windows 2012 Server Release Candidate (RC) in VMware ESXi and enable the Hyper-V role. It is possible to build a Hyper-V cluster LAB and live migrate VMs between the virtual Hyper-V nodes on one VMware ESXi 5 host. Before you begin make sure: Windows …
Continue ReadingThis procedure describes how to install Windows Server 2012 in VMware Workstation. The following versions are used: VMware Workstation Technology Preview 2012 e.x.p Build-646643 Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate Datacenter Build 8400 In VMware Workstation Technology Preview 2012 create a new VM …
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