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Migrate Windows 2008 R2 from vSphere to Nutanix Acropolis
Today, next part of my migration series – Migrate Windows 2008 R2 from vSphere to Nutanix Acropolis. So far you could read and watch: Migrate Windows 2012R2 from Citrix XenServer to Nutanix AHV Migrate...
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Install Windows XP SP 2 on Nutanix Acropolis Hypervisor
Install Windows XP SP2 on Nutanix Acropolis Hypervisor – one can ask why would you do that ? Well, there are many reasons why would you still keep you Windows XP desktops in Production, even though...
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Migrate Windows 2012R2 from Hyper-v to Nutanix AHV
Finally I have found some time to proceed with my migration blog series. Today, fast an easy way to migrate Windows 2012R2 from Hyper-V to AHV. In below scenario source environment is Microsoft...
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Install Windows Server 2016 on Nutanix Acropolis Hypervisor
Windows Server 2016 is just around a corner. Acropolis Hypervisor will be on the list as supported hypervisor for new flagship server operating system from Microsoft. As of today (11’th April 2016),...
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Can I run Windows 2003 server on Nutanix AHV ?
Recently I’m getting more and more questions from field and from social channels about Windows 2003 server on Nutanix AHV. Can I tun Windows 2003 on Nutanix AHV? Answer is – yes you can. Technically...
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Migrate Hyper-V Generation 2 VM to Nutanix AHV
Few weeks back Nutanix released new version of Acropolis Operating System (AOS) in version 4.6.1. There are several enhancements and new features worth to look closer at. For us, the most important is...
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Migrate Windows Server 2003 to Nutanix AHV
Migrate Windows Server 2003 to Nutanix AHV from VMware vSphere esxi. Today’s migration topic is migrate Windows Server 2003 R2 to Nutanix AHV from VMware vSphere ESXi to Nutanix AHV. NOTE: Windows 2003...
View ArticleHow to speed up Windows XP installation on Nutanix AHV
If for any reason you have to run Windows XP on Nutanix AHV, there is simple trick to speed up install process. When you create VM in Prism, DO NOT create network adapter. Instead,... The post How to...
View ArticleRemove Hyper-V host from Nutanix cluster
Quick guide how to remove Hyper-V host from Nutanix cluster and from Microsoft failover cluster. Order is very important, as Nutanix AOS is very smart and will not let you remove Hyper-V node if it...
View ArticleHow to mount Nutanix AHV container on Hyper-V hosts
My migration blog series getting more and more popular. At the same time, I’m getting more and more questions related to migrations. Some of them are harder to answer, some of them are pretty... The...
View ArticleMigrate Windows XP from VMware vSphere to Nutanix Acropolis
Today’s post is how to Migrate Windows XP from VMware vSphere to Nutanix Acropolis. You would be surprised (or not 😉 ) how many enterprises runs their desktops on Windows XP. There are various... The...
View ArticleInstall Windows 2000 Advance Server on Nutanix Acropolis
I will be asked again ” Really, who is using Windows 2000 at the end of second decade of 21’st Century” :-). Trust me, there are companies which has to keep it for compliance... The post Install...
View ArticleChange database server for SCVMM
Changing SCVMM 2012 R2 database it is not as easy as you would think. It gets even more complicated when you run Microsoft SCVMM as failover cluster. Below is the procedure how to change... The post...
View ArticleNutanix SCOM management pack 2.0 ready for download
Few days back Nutanix released new version of Microsoft SCOM management pack for Nutanix. new SCOM for Nutanix pack has been completely redesign and re-write. Getting into account customers and...
View ArticleEvaluation copy of System Center Virtual Machine Manager has expired
Yesterday, I had to do some Microsoft Hyper-V 2012R2 to Nutanix AHV migration testing and when I tried to log in to SCVMM I got an error: The evaluation copy of System Center Virtual... The post...
View ArticleHow to register Nutanix Cluster in Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine...
Nutanix Acropolis (AOS) supports Microsoft Hyper-V 2012R2 since AOS 3.5 version (soon will be 4 years anniversary) and Microsoft Hyper-V 2016 is supported on AOS 5.5. Nutanix AOS can work on Hyper-V...
View ArticleMissing driver on Windows 2016
For those using Windows Server 2016 on Nutanix AHV, the device manager shows a non-functioning device called “HID Button over Interrupt Driver”. This is apparently an issue with Windows (details in...
View ArticleDeploy Windows 2019 server on Nutanix AHV
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 is on the market for a few months. Some customers already started deploying Windows Server 2019 on Nutanix AHV. As of today (January 9’th 2019) Nutanix has not released...
View ArticleMigrate Windows 2003 to Nutanix AHV
My previous post – dated on mid-2016 – about a migration of Windows 2003 from VMware ESXi to Nutanix AHV, was mainly focused on manual migration. Back in 2016, there were no tools out... The post...
View ArticleMigrating from Windows 10 to Linux Ubuntu
If you are fed up, as I am, with recent Microsoft’s Windows 10 updates rollouts probably you are looking around for Windows 10 alternative desktop system. There are few options out there like MacOS......
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