We’ve done a DR for a new client this week that we picked up when their server failed. Last known good backup was to tape drive a week ago, which is not ideal. We were unable to fix the hardware of the server, but were able to get a cold image of it using ShadowProtect IT Edition. We restored it into a virtual machine on a Hyper-V 2012R2 server and when it booted … [Read more...]
How to convert a ShadowProtect Backup to a VHD
I use a number of different backup products in my SBSfaq.com office environment, one of those is ShadowProtect. My Terminal Server is Windows Server 2008 R2 and it’s been running on top of a Windows 8 Hyper-V server as I test it out. I’ve had ShadowProtect running inside the Guest Virtual Machine so as to ensure I got a solid backup of my data should something go … [Read more...]
Windows 8 Virtual Machine on Hyper-V 2008 R2 Host
If you are running a Windows 8 VM on your Hyper-V 2008 R2 host, then you really need to check out this blog post. It turns out that there can be some issues with the Windows 8 VM if you don’t have the patch and it’s likely that most people will be testing Windows 8 on Windows Server 2008 R2 hosts as I have been. Note that Microsoft state that this is a REQUIRED hotfix, … [Read more...]
What size pagefile should I have on my Hyper-V host?
I’ve done a fair bit of work now with Windows Server 2008 and 2008R2 and Hyper-V. One of the key things I’ve looked at is how to correctly size the pagefile for these systems for the host machine. I’ve searched high and low for a real recommendation from Microsoft on this topic and sadly have not been able to find anything concrete to use as a guide. In short – I … [Read more...]
Don’t get stuck in the IT Past
Ok – this is a cool send up video from Microsoft relating to Cloud Technology, but could easily also be of your average SMB IT reseller out there (not the SMB IT Professionals though). You know – the guy operating out of the boot of his car, offering the lowest cost for services that barely exist… yeah – those guys. Anyway – take a look and have a laugh … [Read more...]