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Funny fatal effect of machine name for the App-V Sequencer…

Posted by Jacques on 28th August 2008

I took me a while to find out why I was not able to build working sft packages with the new App-V Sequencer 4.5 RC… I set up a virtual vista reference machine on my Hyper-V server and installed the Sequencer 4.5 RC. The only package I was able to produce was puTTY: what a [...]

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GPO ADM Template available for App-V 4.5 RC…

Posted by Jacques on 18th July 2008

Notice that the adm file is a RC version. Also the adm controls preferences (not enforced policies). And it is not (yet) an admx but an "old-fashion adm template… You will find the official information and the connect link here: http://blogs.technet.com/softgrid/archive/2008/07/17/app-v-adm-template-now-available-on-connect.aspx

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Hyper-V RC

Posted by Jacques on 4th April 2008

Here the download site… … and the instructions raising Hyper-V beta virtual machine to the new version.

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The Hyper-V management tools are available

Posted by Jacques on 26th March 2008

The Hyper-V management tools (MMC snap-in and associated UI) are now available for download: x86: Update for Windows Vista (KB949758) x64: Update for Windows Vista x64 Edition (KB949758) These tools allow you to manage and interact with an installation of Hyper-V from your Vista computer in exactly the same manner that you do on a [...]

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Understanding Networking with Hyper-V

Posted by Jacques on 25th March 2008

Here a short but good tutorial…

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What if you face very slow network performance for an Hyper-V virtual machine?

Posted by Jacques on 25th March 2008

Recently, I installed the Hyper-V role (still a beta version) on a new Dell PowerEdge 2950 with Windows 2008 x64 Enterprise. The server was equiped with two dual port gigabit NIC interfaces, one Broadcom Nextreme II on board and one Intel PRO 1000PT Dual PortI on the PCIe x4 bus . Virtual machine using a [...]

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