Even though Microsoft uses Hyper-V for hosting VMs on Azure, doing so works differently than what Hyper-V admins might be used to. This article examines the basics of hosting VMs on Azure, while also examining some of the various VM management options available to admins.
A virtual machine session will appear so large it can’t fit on the screen or so small the VM desktop is cut off. Worse still, Windows won’t allow you to adjust the screen resolution of a remote session. Explore some tricks to correct the problem in this article.
Guest operating systems depend on the Hyper-V integration services for a VM to work correctly. Microsoft required manual deployment, but in recent years, it has made the deployment of the Integration Services automatic. That took away the manual deployment option. Even though this option is gone, you may still need to deploy the integration services in some situations manually. This article explains how.
Domain controllers have unique needs and requirements, particularly from a security standpoint. These requirements apply regardless of whether a domain controller runs on physical or virtual hardware. In this article, you’ll discover the most common mistakes when virtualizing domain controllers and how to avoid them.
In this article, you’ll learn the similarities and differences between two of the top open-source, cloud native containerization softwares around: Docker and Kubernetes. Learn more about each and how your business can benefit from using them.
When creating a virtual machine using VirtualBox on your macOS for the first time, you’ll likely get the Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1901) error message. Fix this error quickly with this step-by-step process!
IP Address Management (IPAM) requires special consideration in virtualized environments. Each new VM created consumes an address, and that address may remain locked away for some time, even after the VM is deleted. Without proper planning, you can suddenly find yourself out of IP addresses. Learn more about IPAM best practices for VMs.
While QEMU is an emulator and a virtualization tool, VirtualBox is only a virtualization software. Read on to learn more about the pros and cons of QEMU/KVM and VirtualBox and how the two fare against each other.
It’s becoming relatively common for companies to allow certain users to deploy their own virtual machines in public or private cloud environments. That said, each virtual machine that’s created has costs associated with it. If companies don’t put safeguards into place, the chances that self-service users could incur significant charges increase.
You can now create a Linux VM on your Windows system in 4 easy steps. Here, you’ll learn how to download Ubuntu and VirtualBox and prep them for use. Next, you’ll create a virtual machine and allocate resources. Once you’re done, you’ll start or ‘spin-up’ the virtual machine up, making it ready for use.
