Another one from my toolkit.. Basically run this batch file from a folder with the required update files and it will install them all. Once it is finished it will […]
Windows Server
Hyper-V Cluster LBFO method for VM Guest switches – Hyper-V Port is best!
Just a quick note to share my experience in NIC teaming algorithm with 2012 R2 hosts and Hyper-V and hopefully dispel some myths.. Many documents/blogs recommend the load balancing algorithm […]
NVGRE Rebuild – Warning 26926
Had a quirky one recently where by a client was rebuilding a NVGRE gateway (as per this post) failed with the below warning. Warning (26926) Unable to […]
Hyper-V 2012 R2 NVGRE Gateways Rebuild
Fast publish… will revisit later Scenario: Existing NVGRE gateways manual deployed. Working fine for ages. NAT resources failed to come online HyperV Network Virtualization Gateway role failed […]
WAP – Deploying a VM Role, some VM’s prompt for product key
Simple one that new WAP users often miss when deploying VHD’s for VM Roles. When deploying a VM role with multiple instances, some instances get stuck during deployment with the […]
Quick migrate multiple VM’s using PowerShell
As users of System Center Virtual Machine Manager would know, trying to quickly live migrate multiple VM’s can be a slow and tedious task. Whilst I always recommend to user […]
Migrate Logical Networks from VMM to VMM with PowerShell – The Export
Fast publish! Had to migrate logical networks from an existing VMM 2012 instance into a new shiny VMM 2012 R2 deployment. This is the export from the existing VMM. The […]
Install Windows Features in Bulk with PowerShell
Quick Tip: Install Windows Features with PowerShell in bulk Using my current favourite PowerShell feature, Out-GridView, we can easily and quickly install windows features with a little gui.. The […]
Deleting Virtual Network fails due to assigned IP address – SCVMM
Had a request today where a tenant was trying to delete a virtual network but they received an error saying there were dependent IP addresses but they have no IP […]
Physical, Logical & Virtual Networks in a Microsoft Cloud OS Environment
I had to give an overview of our Cloud OS network topology to our support and engineering guys to help them understand at high levels how it all fitted together. […]