Configuration script for running Hyper-V containers in Windows Server 2016. Storage Spaces Direct Microsoft's implementation of software-defined storage (SDS) took shape in Windows Server 2012.

It's going to be the GUI for managing Windows Server, including Hyper-V servers, clusters, Storage Spaces Direct and HCI clusters. It's got a lot of benefits over the current mix of Server Manager, ...

Upgrading a Hyper-V server from Windows Server 2012 to Windows Server 2012 R2 is a three-step process. In this article, I want to discuss the three steps involved. Step 1: Live Migration ...

The list of features in Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V R2 fills in many missing pieces from the initial release. It’s still just a preview, and bugs are to be expected.

One area Hyper-V 2016 may not improve is VM performance. In fact, my Sandra benchmark tests of a Windows Server 2012 R2 virtual machine on Hyper-V 2012 R2 versus Hyper-V 2016 indicate a step backward.

Hyper-V is a virtualization platform that is created by Microsoft, which was introduced with Windows Server. Later, it is made available for Windows 8 and Windows 10 users.

New Windows Server updates cause DC boot loops, break Hyper-V. The latest Windows Server updates are causing severe issues for administrators, with domain controllers having spontaneous reboots ...

The new support for Hyper-V will only apply to the forthcoming Windows Server 8, which introduces greater ability to integrate third-party modules than its predecessor, according to Cisco.

If you want to try Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 it’s available now, well ahead of the official launch of the complete Windows Server 2008 R2 package which also includes the hypervisor.

Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012 also includes a new simple authorization model in which a Hyper-V Administrators group is created on each server that hosts the Hyper-V role. Hyper-V Administrators can ...

Backups in Hyper-V can sometimes be a bit shaky, due to a reliance on the underlying Volume Shadow Copy Services (VSS) system. Windows Server 2016 instead makes change tracking a feature of Hyper-V ...