With Windows Server 2012 R2 and System Center 2012 R2 we have the option to assign IP address inside a VM that is using Network Virtualization. This opens other scenarios like guest clustering so you see why this feature is important. Imagine you are in the following situation: Continue reading “Dynamic IP Address Learning Not Working on Newly Deployed VMs in SCVMM 2012 R2”
Category: Hyper-V
Notes from System Center Battlefield: Monitoring Guest Clusters with SCOM
So what is guest cluster? A guest cluster is when you create cluster inside of virtual machines. In the past we’ve done that trough ISCSI or FC and lately with Shared VHDX in Windows Server 2012 R2. And like any other cluster you will want to monitor these clusters with SCOM but as they are just like any other cluster where is the catch? Continue reading “Notes from System Center Battlefield: Monitoring Guest Clusters with SCOM”
Quick Look at Multi-Tenant RRAS Management Pack
If you are using Network Virtualization from Microsoft you probably also using Multi-Tenant Gateways. In such scenario the gateways become critical part of your infrastructure and would be best if you can monitor them. Continue reading “Quick Look at Multi-Tenant RRAS Management Pack”
Quick Tip: Pinging Provider Address in Hyper-V Network Virtualization
If you are familiar with Hyper-V Network Virtualization you know that there is the concept of Provider Addresses and they are kind of different than the normal addresses assigned for physical or virtual network adapters. Continue reading “Quick Tip: Pinging Provider Address in Hyper-V Network Virtualization”
Updated: Hybrid Cloud with NVGRE (WSSC 2012 R2) Whitepaper
Hybrid Cloud with NVGRE (WSSC 2012 R2) Whitepaper is updated here to reflect R2 RTM. Hope you will like it. Authors are Kristian Nese and Flemming Riis. Technical reviewers are Daniel Neumann and me.
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