You are here:   Home Virtualization

Virtualization

Jul
09
2011

Useful Hyper-V utilities (for the Core)

E-mail
Written by Misha Hanin   

netcfg.exe
Netcfg can be used to enumerate and show adapters, networking services and protocols. Installation and removal of the same components can also be done with netcfg.

When run in a command prompt just running netcfg won’t show you anything, but to get the syntax you’ll need the netcfg /?.

netcfg [-v] [-e] [-winpe] [-l ] -c

-i
-winpe installs TCP/IP, NetBIOS and Microsoft Client for Windows preinstallation envrionment
-l provides the location of INF
-c provides the class of the component to be installed (p == Protocol, s == Service, c == Client)
-i provides the component ID

The arguments must be passed in the order shown.

Examples:
netcfg -l c:\oemdir\foo.inf -c p -i foo
…installs protocol ‘foo’ using c:\\oemdir\\foo.inf

netcfg -c s -i MS_Server
…installs service ‘MS_Server’

OR

netcfg [-v] -winpe
Examples:
netcfg -v -winpe
…Installs TCP/IP, NetBIOS and Microsoft Client for Windows preinstallation environment

OR

netcfg [-v] -q
Example:
netcfg -q MS_IPX
…displays if component ‘MS_IPX’ is installed

OR

netcfg [-v] [-e] -u
Example:
netcfg -u MS_IPX
…uninstalls component ‘MS_IPX’

OR

netcfg [-v] -s
where,
-s\tprovides the type of components to show
\ta == adapters, n == net components
Examples:
netcfg -s n
…shows all installed net components

OR

netcfg [-v] -b
Examples:
netcfg -b ms_tcpip
…shows binding paths containing ‘MS_TCPIP’

General Notes:\n”
-v Run in verbose (detailed) mode
-e Use servicing environment variables during install and uninstall
-? Displays this help information

See the pictures for listing adapters and protocols.

hvremote.wsf
Hvremote lets you configure remote administration of Hyper-V hosts either it be the server or the client that’s not in a domain and so on. On the download page for hvremote they have an excellent 10-second guide. More details:

http://archive.msdn.microsoft.com/HVRemote.

nvspbind
Nvpsbind lets you enable or disable network protocol bindings on adapters by using the command line. In Server Core or Hyper-V Server this isn’t possible otherwise since the control panel applet isn’t available (that’ll be the ncpl.cpl). Check this out for more information!

nvspcrub.js
And if you use the above utility a little too much, or just happen to remove the Hyper-V role from a Core-box you might need this script to rescue you. It’ll reset the network configuration and remove the Hyper-V networking components. Read more and download!

 
Jun
27
2011

VMware vSphere Client for iPad v1.1

E-mail
Written by Misha Hanin   

vmwareVMware vCenter Mobile Access (vCMA) is a fully configured and ready to run virtual appliance that is required to manage your datacenter from mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets (iPad). Using either a mobile browser or the native iPad application, administrators can now perform various troubleshooting and remediation activities in their VMware environments from anywhere in the world. For more details, refer to the vCMA User Guide.

You can download the latest vCMA appliance at: http://labs.vmware.com/flings/vcma.

 
Jun
07
2011

Citrix XenDesktop 5 using Hyper-V and SCVMM

E-mail
Written by Misha Hanin   

In this video tutorial Trond Eirik Haavarstein shows you how to install and configure Citrix XenDesktop 5 (XD5) with Microsoft Hyper-V and System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM). The process is pretty straight forward if you do them in the right order.


 
Apr
10
2011

Windows Thin PC (WinTPC) Community Technology Preview (CTP) is now available

E-mail
Written by Misha Hanin   

Windows Thin PC (WinTPC) is a smaller footprint version of Windows 7 that allows customers to repurpose existing PCs as thin clients without requiring the VDA license to access VDI desktops. WinTPC replaces WinFLP. In addition, WinTPC will offer:

  • Rich VDI experience through support for RemoteFX
  • Improved end point security by denying certain disk writes via filters
  • Enterprise-grade management support through System Center

WinTPC is available as an .iso file. The Quick Start Guide is your first step in the Windows Embedded Thin PC Community Technology Preview, including installation steps and instructions for submitting feedback. This document can also be found under Downloads on the left side of the page. Microsoft also included a step-by-step Deployment Guide.

 
Apr
05
2011

Free: Microsoft iSCSI Software Target 3.3 for Windows Server 2008 R2 Available for Public Download

E-mail
Written by Misha Hanin   

The Microsoft iSCSI Software Target has been available for production use as part of Windows Storage Server since early 2007. It has also been available for development and test use by MSDN and TechNet subscribers starting in May 2009. However, until now, there was no way to use the Microsoft iSCSI Software Target in production on a regular server running Windows Server 2008 R2. This new download offers exactly that.

Now available as a public download, the software is essentially the same software that ships with Windows Storage Server 2008 R2. Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 and the public download package will be refreshed (kept in sync) with any software fixes and updates. Those updates are described at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg232597.aspx.

This release was preceded by intense testing by the Microsoft iSCSI Target team, especially in scenarios where the iSCSI Target is used with Hyper-V and with Windows Server Failover Clusters. We do imagine these to be amongst the most commons deployment scenarios.

Testing included running the Microsoft iSCSI Software Target in a two-node Failover Cluster and configuring 92 individual Hyper-V VMs, each running a data intensive application and storing data on a single node of that iSCSI Target cluster. The exciting part of the test was to force an unplanned failure of the iSCSI Target node being used by all the VMs and verify that we had a successful failover to the other node with all 92 VMs continuing to run the application without any interruption.

How to download and install

To download the Microsoft iSCSI Software Target 3.3 for Windows Server 2008 R2, go to http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=45105d7f-8c6c-4666-a305-c8189062a0d0 and download a single file called “iSCSITargetDLC.EXE”. (Note: This was just released at 10AM PST on 04/04/2011, so the download might still be replicating to your closest download server. If the link does not work, try again later).

 
StartPrev12345678910NextEnd

Page 2 of 23