Trying to install Windows 11, but not meeting requirements? (Hyper-V) The error that prevents the computer from running Windows 11 is due to not meeting the minimum system requirements. You can refer to the following table: Processor 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster … Continue reading
Category Archives: Hyper-V
Setting up the lab environment – DNS resolution puzzle
I would prefer to have access from my local vlan and wireless vlan to the servers. But didn’t want to all dns traffic into the VM’s (and depend on a testing environment) Basically I want host resolution, and being able … Continue reading
Setting up the lab environment – Hyper-V: Virtual Machines
Now to the good stuff Usually when working with Hyper-V I use reference disks, mainly to save space on rather expensive disks. But is there much to gain when using deduplication? I was on sure, so asked in Tech Konnect … Continue reading
Setting up the lab environment – Hyper-V
The host was installed with Windows Server 2016. This means Hyper-V is a feature that we just need to enable – yay! Open a elevated PowerShell prompt Run the command: Install-WindowsFeature -Name Hyper-v -IncludeManagementTools -Restart The command will automatically reboot … Continue reading
The new LAB and home datacenter
Finally i managed to setup the new lab and home-datacenter. Due to several home limitations (cost of power, space and noise) The decision was clear: 1 x Intel NUC Skull Canyon NUC6i7KYK 2 x G.Skill Ripjaws4 SO DDR4-2133 DC – … Continue reading
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface For many years BIOS has been the industry standard for booting a PC. BIOS has served us well, but it is time to replace it with something better. UEFI is the replacement for BIOS, so it … Continue reading
Allowing non-Administrators to control Hyper-V
By default Hyper-V is configured such that only members of the administrators group can create and control virtual machines. I am going to show you how to allow a non-administrative user to create and control virtual machines. Hyper-V uses the … Continue reading
Disk2vhd: New Utility to Create VHD Versions of Physical Disks
“Disk2vhd” is a new utility released by Sysinternals team at Microsoft which allows you to create VHD versions of physical disks. If you are not aware of these technical terms, lets help you in understanding them. VHD refers to “Virtual … Continue reading
Hypervisor not running
I’m running Windows Server 2008 R2 on my laptop and after I Hyper-V role the following error message showed, when trying to start a Hyper-V machine. Seems the Hyper-Visor entry was never made to the BCD store. To add the … Continue reading
wpeinit.exe Unable to Locate Component "wdi.dll"
so…. the problem seems to be VM Ware’s VM Server 1.0.4… (ESX/GSX) .. Could give some very “funny” problems when running a cluster with 1.0.3 and 1.0.4 nodes.. DOH! Download the Intel e1000 drivers from http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Product_Filter.aspx?ProductID=1878&lang=eng for both XP and … Continue reading