Category Archives: Virtualization

MultiPath I/O on Server Core with the EqualLogic HIT Kit

I’ve written a few other blogs about iSCSI and Multipath I/O on Windows Servers, but this one focuses on installing the EqualLogic Host Integration Tool (HIT) Kit on Windows Server 2008 R2 Core (no GUI). If you are using an … Continue reading

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Rename a Network Interface from the Command Line

While building a Hyper-V server this week, I decided to rename the network interfaces to something that would make identifying the iSCSI connections a little easier. Since the server was installed with only the core (no GUI) installation of Windows Server … Continue reading

Posted in Hyper-V Server 2008, Hyper-V Server 2008 R2, Storage Area Network, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2 | 2 Comments

Multipath I/O Installation on Windows 2008 R2 Server Core

To determine if the Multipath I/O feature has been installed, login to your core server and run oclist.exe: If you already know the name of the feature or role your looking for, you can save yourself some time by piping … Continue reading

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Active Directory Time Synchronization Problems with Hyper-V

One of my customers contacted me today with an issue where the time on all of their servers was off by about 8 minutes or so. My first thought was “which Active Directory domain controller is their authoritative time server?” … Continue reading

Posted in Active Directory, Hyper-V Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 | 7 Comments

Remotely Manage Hyper-V from Windows 7

Problem: You need to remotely manage your Hyper-V server from Windows 7. Solution: Download and install the “Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7” from Microsoft. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=7d2f6ad7-656b-4313-a005-4e344e43997d&displaylang=en Enable the Hyper-V Tools from “Conrtol Panel>Programs>Turn Windows features on or off” menu: … Continue reading

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