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Rename VMs in cluster to match SCVMM naming
Another one from the vaults: If you’ve been using Hyper-V clusters with SCVMM, you’ll probably notice the cluster resources named a specific way when the VM role is made highly available with SCVMM. example shown below: Now if you’re a bit of a nutter like me, and can’t stand
Read moreHyper-V and VMQ’s – Mythbusting
Updated in Mar 2023: Ignore the May 2022 update, I was right all along. Microsoft actually change the default VMQ in Azure Stack HCI deployments, so that says all I need to know. **** ALWAYS change base processor to core 2 (or 1 if HT is not enabled) **** Updated
Read moreSCVMM custom VM properties extended
One day I was working on our fabric and thought it would be nice to be able see which Logical Switch each VM was connected to. So I started to extend my good old datastores script and before I knew it, it had morphed out of control to include Logical
Read moreS2D and CSV balancer – my take on things…
The question: To enable or disable CSV balancer in S2D? Before we continue, I want to clarify the Cluster AutoBalancer and CSV Balancer are separate things. Cluster Autobalancer is relating to cluster roles, or in this case the VM’s. CSV balancer is about the CSV storage. Info on each can
Read moreSCVMM Host Not Responding. Error 2912– WinRM & The request is not supported (0x80070032)
Quick and dirty answer – Windows Updates relating to CredSSP updates for CVE-2018-0886 The fun story time answer I’ve seen this one a few times now so thought it best to share with you all as many clients have gone around and around in circles with this one. The
Read moreInstalling Azure Site Recovery Agent (i.e. running an exe/script) on a Hyper-V host using SCVMM
From time to time I have the requirement to deploy/update a basic app or run a script on my Hyper-V hosts. This is relatively simple using remote PS session or if you have SCCM managing your fleet. But sometimes you need to just push something out fast and luckily SCVMM
Read moreAnother S2D build blog… with a SCVMM twist (public draft)
WORK IN PROGRESS Editors Note: this is still a working document as my priorities have to be on other work right now, but in the interest of sharing I have made this available now… If you find any issues or errors let me know – thanks for reading! There
Read moreSCVMM console crashes when opening VM host properties
Error: “VMM cannot use [Logical Switch] to create a virtual switch a there are no uplink port profile sets present on this logical switch” Environment: SCVMM 1801. Symptom, right click on a Hyper-V host and after a couple of seconds the below error. After clicking OK, VMM crashes. The
Read moreS2D on HPE Gen10 LFF – The BOM
A few months ago we placed an order for some slick HPE Gen10 hardware to replace our existing storage service. Our trusty Server 2012 R2 Storage Spaces with DL360 Gen8’s and DataON enclosures has served us well, very well, but it’s time to move on to the latest and greatest…
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