This script/Powershell functions can be used for (automatic) provisioning VM networks based on VLANs on existing Logical Network and switches in Virtual Machine Manager. Create VM Network Function: 1. Check if VLAN already exist 2. Create Network site in logical network and add VLAN 3. Enable VLAN on Uplink Port Profile 4. Create VM Network […]
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Converting VM’s from VMware to Hyper-V in seconds (Part 3)
Converting VM’s from VMware to Hyper-V in seconds (Part 1) Converting VM’s from VMware to Hyper-V in seconds (Part 2) Converting VM’s from VMware to Hyper-V in seconds (Part 3) In the previous 2 parts I explained what we can do with the Netapp conversion technology, in this part I will show how it’s done. […]
Set Operating System based on Integration Services information
“Why is the “Install Virtual Guest Services” greyed out on some VM’s?” Because you have not selected an Operating system in VMM. 🙂 The option is greyed out because VMM does not know the compatibility of the OS with intergration services. We had a bunch of VM’s with operating system “Unknown” and in the Hyper-V […]
Converting VM’s from VMware to Hyper-V in seconds (Part 2)
Converting VM’s from VMware to Hyper-V in seconds (Part 1) Converting VM’s from VMware to Hyper-V in seconds (Part 2) Converting VM’s from VMware to Hyper-V in seconds (Part 3) This part we will configure the Netapp controller so you can use it to convert VM’s from a VMware environment to a Hyper-V environment. In […]
Converting VM’s from VMware to Hyper-V in seconds (Part 1)
Converting VM’s from VMware to Hyper-V in seconds (Part 1) Converting VM’s from VMware to Hyper-V in seconds (Part 2) Converting VM’s from VMware to Hyper-V in seconds (Part 3) Finally!!! A couple of months ago I started migrating from VMware to Hyper-v with frustrating speeds, 17MB/s, this is because of the file conversion which […]
Hyper-V / VMM MAC Addresses
In this post I’m going to talk about the MAC Address Pools in Hyper-V / VMM and the actual way they work. It seems easy to setup and never look at it again but this can cause some serious issues. There are many threads on technet forums about virtual machines changing MAC addresses and especially […]
VMM crashes when NIC team not completely up
Encountered some crashes today, after some troubleshooting I quickly found the issue, one of my NIC teams was not completely online. Log Name: VM Manager Source: Virtual Machine Manager Date: 8/23/2013 9:49:14 AM Event ID: 1 Task Category: None Level: […]
VMQ + Broadcom crashes servers
Yesterday I rebooted one of my hosts, and another host just crashed out of nowhere. After some diggin’ this event shows in the eventviewer: Event ID 113 Failed to allocate VMQ for NIC C777500C-AA7A-4F61-8862-0B8D09A2E967–A6F60352-0C31-4F30-9F27-F3FC8C1D5F87 (Friendly Name: VM) on switch DA1BEF5D-95DD-46FE-9E9E-43DE05FFCDDB (Friendly Name: Local). Reason – Maximum number of VMQs supported on the Protocol NIC is […]
0x80071008
An error occurred while moving the virtual machine(s) storage. Error Code: 0x80071008 Invalid parameter Solution: Unmount the mounted iso.
Set Port Classification based on VM Network
When you share one Logical network for two purposes like Management and Backup you might want to setup Port Classifications and Port Profiles. With the Port Classifications and Port Profiles you can setup QOS so the backup traffic will never influence the management traffic. One thing not to forget is to select the Port Profile, […]
