The following are best practices in managing your VMM 2008 R2 environment: Use VMM’s P2V function to convert physical computers to virtual machines. Use VMM’s V2V function to convert virtual machines ...

Establishing host groups and consistent naming conventions in System Center Virtual Machine Manager is essential for managing large Hyper-V environments efficiently and at scale. Microsoft's System ...

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Also I doubt that you'd be able to use copy-n-paste via virt-manager. You'd have to use a real client software to access the virtual desktop. And besides the proper client software for accessing the ...

On Tuesday, Microsoft released to manufacturing System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008. The final code will be shipped on Nov. 1. The company bills the software as one-stop organization, allowing ...

It's hardly a secret that Windows Admin Center has become Microsoft's preferred interface for Windows Server. But just how capable is this new management tool? Can it replace Hyper-V Manager, or is it ...

(Editor’s note: This story initially misidentified the employer of James Bothe, a systems administrator at RackForce Networks Inc. The company’s name has now been corrected. Also, the cost of Virtual ...

If you need to use virtual machines on Linux, try Virt-Manager. Virt-Manager is more reliable than VirtualBox. Virt-Manager is completely free and open-source. I'm a long-time supporter of VirtualBox.