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Hyper-V and PowerShell: A Deep Dive into Get-VM

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by Eric Siron

In the introductory article of this series, we talked about objects in PowerShell and how the large and grandiose uses of PowerShell are difficult to explain. While reflecting on that article, I realized that out of all the programming languages that I know, PowerShell’s verb-noun convention is probably the best way there is. This article will revisit that subject along with an investigation of the Get-VM cmdlet. If you’ve already got a good understanding of PowerShell objects and just want to learn about Get-VM, skip to the second half.

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Monthly Round-Up: November 2014

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Our monthly commentary and link round-up for November 2014.

Don’t Underestimate the Sniff Test

If you read very much of what I write, you’ll know that I don’t put a lot of stock in fancy titles or credentials and I certainly pay little attention to self-anointed experts, regardless of how many popularity contests they’ve won. The only thing I pay attention to is what really, truly works, and it doesn’t matter at all to me who says it. This has been my only principle ever since the first time I was at the mercy of a support “technician” that had no idea what to do and whose only goal was to get me off the phone. Over the course of the past decade and a half, I’ve gotten fairly good at quickly determining who the fraud in the room is.

Read more: http://www.altaro.com/hyper-v/monthly-hyper-v-round-november-2014/

NEW Webinar & eBook : Microsoft Licensing for Virtual Environments

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NEW Webinar & eBook : Microsoft Licensing for Virtual Environments

Microsoft licensing for virtual environments can be tricky and there are a lot of misconceptions out there on how to ensure you comply, but also special benefits some may be unaware of.

Are you looking to get to grips with Microsoft licensing for virtual environments?

We’ve got something special for you!

We asked our very own Hyper-V guru Eric Siron, and Hyper-V MVP Thomas Maurer to take you through the theory and a dozen or so example scenarios to help you gain a solid understanding of Microsoft licensing for virtual environments.

We’re offering you two formats:

  1. An Altaro webinar, hosted by Hyper-V MVPs Thomas Maurer and Andrew Syrewicze on Thursday, 4th December 2014 at 10am EST / 4pm CET (30-45 mins + live Q&A!)
  2. A brand new eBook by Eric, which is available right now!

What we’ll be covering:

  • The concept of Microsoft licensing in a virtual environment
  • Windows Server, Hyper-V Server 2012 & 2012 R2 licensing
  • Difference between keys & licenses
  • Understand license transfers, stacking & implications for a cluster
  • Mapped example diagrams of common virtual licensing environments

 

Sign up for the webinar here

 

 

 

Download your copy of the eBook here

 

 

 

 

Free Script: Find Orphaned Hyper-V VM Files

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by Eric Siron

If you’ve had very much virtual machine churn in your environment, it’s almost inevitable that you’ve wound up with a few disconnected virtual machine files here and there. This free script will help you to locate orphaned Hyper-V VM files. For fellow infrastructure scripters, there is a special bonus script included as well.

The worst thing about my testing environment is that I often wind up with files that look legitimate, but are no longer part of any virtual machine. Even in live environments, some virtual machine moves and operations leave a trail of unwanted files. Errors and failures can produce more.

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How to Reset A Forgotten Hyper-V Admin Password

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by Luke Orellana

As an IT Professional, you might find yourself blessed with the unfortunate scenario of working on a Hyper-V server that is not able to authenticate to the domain and the cached domain credentials are no longer working. In addition to this predicament, you learn that there is no documentation for the local administrator password. Either the client who you’re working for doesn’t know the local administrator password or the previous engineer who built the server is no longer working for your company and the standard passwords aren’t working.

A 3rd party password cracker application will allow you to reset the local administrator password. The drawback is you have to pay for it and in my experience they don’t always work.

Follow the steps below and use the Ease of Access Exploit to change the local administrator password.

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Live Backup Changes in Hyper-V Server 2012 R2

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Live Backup Changes in Hyper-V Server 2012 R2

by Eric Siron

Quite some time ago, we wrote a post about taking live backups in Hyper-V. Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 really changed the mechanics of backup. This post examines how those changes have affected live, or hot, backups. Until 2012 R2, backup was strictly based on VSS (Volume Shadow Copy Service) operations. Backup applications trigger VSS in…

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Choosing a Management OS for Hyper-V: Hyper-V Server Part 2

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Choosing a Management OS for Hyper-V: Windows Server

by Eric Siron

In the sister article to this piece, we talked about choosing Hyper-V Server over Windows Server as the management operating system. In this one, we’re going to go down the other road and make the case for Windows Server instead. A Clear Definition of Hyper-V Terms The earlier article had a section devoted to clearing…

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Choosing a Management OS for Hyper-V: Hyper-V Server

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Choosing a Management OS for Hyper-V: Hyper-V Server

by Eric Siron

For the server edition of Hyper-V, you have a choice in management operating systems. You can use the free, no-GUI Hyper-V Server or you can use the full-fledged Windows Server. This will be the first of two articles in which I will argue both sides of the debate. In this installment, I’ll take the position…

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Altaro PowerShell Hyper-V Cookbook

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New eBook: The Altaro PowerShell Hyper-V Cookbook

by Altaro Software

Are you actively using PowerShell to help manage Hyper-V?  Pick up a copy of our new eBook, entitled “The Altaro PowerShell Hyper-V Cookbook”, written by PowerShell MVP Jeff Hicks.

In this eBook you’ll find a number of recipes to cook up a number of PowerShell scripts that will help you make complex tasks easier to manage. Don’t worry though, you don’t need to be a PowerShell expert to use these recipes and all scripts are provided in a separate zip file download so you can start “cooking” right away.

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Free Script: Fixing Hyper-V Folder Security

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Free Script: Fixing Hyper-V Folder Security

by Eric Siron

My standing recommendation for NTFS security when it comes to Hyper-V is: leave it alone. Unfortunately, most people don’t learn why until they’ve already broken something. It’s not fun to fix. I’ve produced a script for fixing Hyper-V folder security that should make things much easier for you. Fixing Hyper-V Folder Security – The Script…

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