Edit: added Cloud parameter to the script. Deploying WAP for clients, they start creating new clouds, plans and subscriptions which is great!! But how do they add existing VM’s to new users in WAP? Easy….. you guessed it…. PowerShell! So I can’t take the credit here, my sources are found
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Migrate multiple VM’s from one Hyper-V cluster to another Hyper-V cluster with different Logical Switch using PowerShell.
Another fast publish! (I really should get back and clean these up…) Recently upgraded one of our Hyper-V clusters and had to migrate workloads to a new Hyper-V cluster. The naming conventions of our logical switches etc were different so when migrating a VM using Hyper-V manager we were prompted
Read moreChange default PHP settings in Windows Azure Pack (IIS WebFarm)
Had a user try to upload a theme to a WordPress site they had published using Windows Azure Pack but were getting a file exceeded size limit error as exampled below. “The uploaded file exceeds the upload_max_filesize directive in php.ini” Typically you would just go into the php.ini located on
Read moreVM Template network settings for WAP
Quick scribble: add images and detail 3 steps 1) Template > NIC > Set Connected > Set static IP & Static MAC > OK 1) Template > NIC > Set No Connected > Confirm static IP & Static MAC > OK 1) Template > NIC >
Read moreSCVMM 2012 R2 – Refresh Host Cluster – Error (25122)
Fast publish (this is becoming a common phrase) so be kind… When refreshing host cluster in VMM, for some reason we started to see the below error in VMM: Error (25122) The specified address ((AllocatedIPAddressData#e449) { id = 6ea8ddba-b8a7-43f6-856e-0a4d35076681, LastUpdatedTimestamp = 3/24/2015 5:55:17 AM }) is already allocated by
Read moreLive Migrating VM’s with Powershell from VMM to VMM with different Logical Switch
Another quick & dirty fast publish: When live migrating a VM from one Hyper-V to another Hyper-V when the virtual switch names are different, using the GUI you get a prompt to select the swtich on the target host. Using Powershell “Move-VM” fails and there is no
Read moreWindows Azure Pack – URLs & Ports
This is for editing the Windows Azure Pack URL’s and Ports. Works as of WAP for Server 2012 R2 UR5. Modify your variables accordingly. I have each WAP site on an individual server for a scaled deployment so this sets all the sites to use the 443.
Read moreHyper-V – Create VM powershell script
Hi, Powershell script to create a VM after prompting the user for various settings. The script then attaches an ISO which is a boot media for an MDT server that is built tp push a particular task sequence resulting in a failry automated VM deployment. I normally do this type
Read moreSCVMM 2012 R2 – Refresh Host Cluster – Error (2912)
* Fast publish post – be nice.. In my Cloud OS demonstration environment recently I had a host in the cluster reporting “Needs Attention” status and refreshing the host cluster failed with “error 2912”. The Hyper-V Host was in “Needs Attention” status and performing any functions from VMM were failing.
Read moreWAP Usage does not work. Last ID never changes. SQL Named instances.
This is a fast publish! We were working with WAP and had an issue on one of our deployments not getting usage information. Never had this issue in previous deployments but identified that our SCOM DW SQL is on a Named Instance on this deployment. The fix that worked
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