Robert Larson
Thoughts and information on Virtualization and other topics
Need more disk space on your notebook?
You might have missed the fact that notebook hard drive capacities have increased recently. For...
Date: 12/07/2010
Dealing with VMs, Snapshots and the dreaded broken security channel
I build a lot of scenarios for testing using Hyper-V. During that testing I use snapshots all the...
Date: 11/10/2009
Cool New Gateway Netbook
Since Windows 7 RTMd, I figured I needed a new toy to play with. I run Windows Server 2008 R2 on my...
Date: 07/25/2009
Q&A on AMD Rapid Virtualization Indexing (RVI)
My Hyper-V Resource Kit co-author, Janique Carbone, and Tim Mueting - AMD Product Manager have...
Date: 07/20/2009
Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Resource Kit on the shelves June 10th
Well Janique and I finished another Resource Kit book, this time on Hyper-V…..700 plus pages of...
Date: 06/01/2009
Installing Windows Server 2008 R2 on a notebook and getting all those required drivers.
If you are like me, you use Windows Server 2008 R2 as your standard desktop/notebook OS. If you have...
Date: 05/03/2009
Hyper-V Resource Kit
Well we have finally finished all the chapters of the Hyper-V Resource Kit. We are in final editing...
Date: 04/20/2009
Beware of Integrated eSATA ports
For you demo warriors out there who try to get the maximum performance for your Hyper-V based demos,...
Date: 03/01/2009
Managing MAC Address Pools in Hyper-V R2
Hyper-V automatically creates a MAC address pool for virtual machines usage when it is installed....
Date: 02/17/2009
Hyper-V R2 and Management NICs
When you install Hyper-V R2 role now it reserves a single wired NIC in the machine for management of...
Date: 02/11/2009
Installing Zune 3.1 on Windows Server 2008 x64
Ok you are probably wondering why you would ever need Zune software on your Windows Server 2008 x64...
Date: 11/21/2008
Go to 8GB on your notebook for ~$350
Some vendors have started shipping DDR2-5300 memory that provides 667Mhz 4GB SODIMMs for you...
Date: 10/08/2008
Installing Updates on Server Core
I love Windows Server 2008 installed with Server Core. It’s small footprint (although it could be...
Date: 07/27/2008
Additional NIC for your Laptop and Hyper-V
If you are like me and use Windows Server 2008 and Hyper-V on your laptop, you have possibly found...
Date: 07/03/2008
Getting UNDO functionality with Hyper-V Snapshots
Snapshots are not the same as UNDO disks in Virtual Server 2005…go here to read a previous post of...
Date: 05/15/2008
Entering Product Keys into Virtual Machines
I create virtual machines every day. I have a set of product keys that I use from my MSDN...
Date: 05/12/2008
Virtual Machine Snapshots with Hyper-V
Snapshots are a new feature of Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V. Snapshots are a point in time version of...
Date: 04/26/2008
Building a Host Cluster with Hyper-V Beta 1
Well by now you have heard the news that Microsoft shipped Hyper-V Beta 1 early!! Like many of you I...
Date: 12/17/2007
Virtualization at IT Forum
Well I am off to Barcelona Spain again to speak at TechEd IT Forum November 12-16th. This will be an...
Date: 11/10/2007
Self Service VM Management with SCVMM
One of the features of VMM that I really like is the power of the Self Service Web Portal (SSWP)....
Date: 11/10/2007
Microsoft publishes the Hypercall APIs via the Open Specification Promise
Microsoft announced today with it will be publishing the Hypercall APIs through the Open...
Date: 10/25/2007
Changes to Virtual Networks in Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1
In Virtual Server 2005 R2, a virtual network operated like a hub with a switched uplink port....
Date: 10/24/2007
New bonus scripts for Virtual Server 2005 R2 Resource Kit
My co-author Janique Carbone has posted two new bonus scripts on her site https://vscommunity.com....
Date: 10/16/2007
Windows 2008 Components Posters
Previously published in the July issue of TechNet Magazine, these are two PDFs of Windows 2008:...
Date: 10/15/2007
How does the mapping from a virtual network adapter to a physical adapter work?
Adapted from Chapter 7 of the Virtual Server 2005 R2 Resource Kit book from Microsoft Press So you...
Date: 10/12/2007
Getting Wireless LAN on Windows 2008 RC0
If you are like me and primarily use a notebook, then you live by wireless. If you are also trying...
Date: 10/09/2007
Looking for Virtualization info..how about some webcasts
Microsoft is holding a series of webcasts to provide information on the virtualization solutions it...
Date: 10/03/2007
Vista and ExpressCards: An Update
I have heard from some people that they are not able to get an Sil3132 based eSATA ExpressCard to...
Date: 09/30/2007
Windows Server Virtualization CTP Available now!
Well it has finally happened. WSV CTP is out the doors on the Windows 2008 RC0 release. I am going...
Date: 09/25/2007
Improving Disk I/O for Virtual Machine Demo and Test
If you are like me and work primarily on a notebook computer, having the best performing system for...
Date: 09/14/2007
WindowsITPro Articles
In addition to writing books for MSPress, I have written a few articles for WindowsITPro. The...
Date: 08/24/2007
Upgrading to Virtual Server 2005 SP1 - Why can't I start my VMs?
Ok so you have decided to upgrade your Virtual Server installation to the latest version SP1. So you...
Date: 08/23/2007
Documenting Virtual Server Host Configuration
The text and scripts for this post are adapted from the Virtual Server 2005 R2 Resource Kit. Have...
Date: 08/18/2007
Troubleshooting slow OS installation over the network
I have seen this question pop up endless times. "when I install the OS in my virtual machine using...
Date: 08/06/2007
Virtual Server 2005 R2 Resource Kit Sample Chapters Posted
We received the sample chapters from the resource kit and my co-author Janique Carbone posted them...
Date: 08/01/2007
Microsoft Press Virtual Server 2005 R2 Resource Kit at the printers
Well it is done. Last week the manuscript was sent to the printers!! I have always wanted to write a...
Date: 07/31/2007
Virtual machines not being placed in save state at server shutdown
So you have a Virtual Server host that is not properly saving the state of the virtual machines when...
Date: 07/22/2007
Vacation is Over
For those that wondered what happened to me, I have been on vacation for the last 10 days in the...
Date: 07/22/2007
Find the best seat with SeatGuru
Every once is a while I find a web site that really helps me improve my travel life. SeatGuru is one...
Date: 07/04/2007
VMRCPlus
VMRCPlus is a new tool that provides an alternative to the Virtual Server 2005 web based...
Date: 07/01/2007
How do you route between Virtual Networks?
A recent question on this topic returned a series of different responses. The problem with this...
Date: 07/01/2007
Editing and Debugging VBScript files
I have been writing a lot of VBScript lately and I came across this nice editor that I evaluated and...
Date: 06/30/2007
Virtual Server COM API - VMTask usage and error handling in VBscript
Virtual Server tasks are used to track and obtain status of asynchronous actions of COM methods....
Date: 06/28/2007
My "small" project
Well I finally did it, I started a blog. Many of my friends and coworkers have been bugging me for...
Date: 06/27/2007