Category: Hyper-V Administration and Backup
January 24, 2023
How to Copy Files to Hyper-V Server and VMs: 7 Methods
Since you can’t just drag and drop files, learn different methods for how to copy files to Hyper-V virtual machine and add ISO to Hyper-V hosts to deploy VMs.
by Michael Bose
January 17, 2023
Hyper-V Backup Strategy: 15 VM Backup Best Practices
Use these VM backup best practices to implement an effective Hyper V backup strategy in your environment and make the backup process fast and safe.
by Michael Bose
December 20, 2022
Host vs Guest-Level Hyper-V Backup
There are two different approaches to Hyper-V VM backup: guest-level and host-level. Both are explored in detail in this blog post, along with the features of NAKIVO Backup & Replication.
by Michael Bose
December 20, 2022
How to Create a Fixed-Size Hard Disk for a Hyper-V VM
One of the topics mentioned that we want to take a closer look at here is how to create a fixed size hard disk on a guest Hyper-V VM. There are still a lot of differing opinions and conflicting docume ...
by Brandon Lee
December 20, 2022
How to Install ESXi on Hyper-V
One of the previous blog posts explained Hyper-V nested virtualization as well as the installation of a virtual Hyper-V server on a VM that runs on a physical Hyper-V server. Today’s blog post cover ...
by Michael Bose
December 20, 2022
Hyper-V Virtual Machine Load Balancing
One of the main benefits of the virtualization of an environment is rational resources usage. When specific virtual machines are not needed, they can be powered off; this allows freed up computing res ...
by Michael Bose
December 20, 2022
Hyper-V Storage Best Practices
Storage is one of the most important components involved with servers; this includes virtualization servers that have a hypervisor installed and virtual machines running. Storage can cause high or low ...
by Jessie Reed
December 20, 2022
The Differences Between Hyper-V Generation 1 or 2
There are two generations of Hyper-V virtual machines – Generation 1 and Generation 2. The choice of VM generation is important when a VM is created; this choice is also dependent on the guest opera ...
by Michael Bose
December 15, 2022
What Is Hyper-V Resilient Change Tracking: Using RCT for VM Backup
Hyper-V Resilient Change Tracking (RCT) is the implementation of change tracking technology by Microsoft to enable incremental VM backup in third-party software.
by Michael Bose
December 11, 2022
Essential Hyper-V PowerShell Commands
Managing Hyper-V environments can be a challenging task. Thus, you need a powerful management tool which allows you to configure and control your virtual infrastructure from a central console. Even th ...
by Jessie Reed