How to batch create virtual machines in Windows Server 2012(PowerShell)

Here is a very useful script provided by Microsoft. With this PowerShell script you can create virtual machines by defining them in csv file. Script can be download from here.

How to Clone Virtual Domain Controller in Windows Server 2012–a guide by Tom Moser (PFE)

Tom Moser written a good step by step guide on how you can clone virtual domain controller. You can read it here.

Hyper-V Network Virtualization Packet Flow

Microsoft is providing free for download presentation on Hyper-V Network Virtualization Packet Flow. You can use that presentation to understand the topic. Download it from here.

VHDX Format Specification

For those who want to go deep in Hyper-V technologies they can do it by reading VHDX Format Specifications.

Free Whitepaper from Veeam on Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012

Veeam is providing a free for download whitepaper on Hyper-V 3.0. The whitepaper is written by Greg Shields a Microsoft MVP and gives answers to 7 questions:

  • Must your storage strategy evolve to meet Hyper-V’s new capabilities?
  • Will VHDX impact your datacenter operations?
  • Will SMB 3.0 and SOFS impact where you capture backups?
  • Will your Hyper-V backups support deduplication?
  • Is now the time to implement disaster recovery?
  • Which is right for me: Multisite Clustering or VM replication?
  • Is your site-to-site network sufficient?

Find out the answer to these questions by downloading the whitepaper from here.