[AccessD] VirtualBox

Jim Lawrence accessd at shaw.ca
Sat Jan 25 12:52:28 CST 2014


Hi Gustav:

So it can be got to from Windows 7...that is probably the way my friend is doing it. 

Just pulled this for one of my Linux forums:

"I managed to connect to Hyper-V consoles via FreeRDP, which means that now it's possible to connect to Hyper-V from Linux, Mac OS X and Windows (including Server Core / Hyper-V server), without needing vmconnect / RSAT.

In order to ease things up I also added a Powershell cmdlet. Here's the blog post about it:  

http://www.cloudbase.it/using-freerdp-to-connect-to-the-hyper-v-console/

It would be great if somebody could help in testing it and providing feedback! :-)

Thanks!"

It does look like the remote product is still under development, to get rid of the rough edges but within a month I am sure it will be ready for prime time. 

Jim

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gustav Brock" <gustav at cactus.dk>
To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2014 10:00:29 AM
Subject: Re: [AccessD] VirtualBox

Hi Jim

But it is. For the remote management tools. 
For the 2012 version, Windows 7 is fine.

/gustav


>>> accessd at shaw.ca 25-01-14 18:53 >>>
Hi Gustav:

I have not personally investigated the remote end of Hyper-V (need some 64bit resources) but a friend of mine uses a couple Hyper-V servers, works on them remotely and does not have Windows8x...so that limitation may not be correct.

Jim  

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gustav Brock" <gustav at cactus.dk>
To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2014 7:23:26 AM
Subject: Re: [AccessD] VirtualBox

Hi Jim

Yes, the Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 is a fantastic product. 
The only - for some - limitation is, that remote management requires a Windows 8 machine.

/gustav

>>> accessd at shaw.ca 24-01-14 22:37 >>>
Hi Brad:

I would hardly rate myself an expert in this but wouldn't the main reasons for using VMWare be to extend the life of the two 2003 Servers? It would make sense to then use a box that would run Hyper-V server:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/evalcenter/dn205299.aspx

The price is free and there are a few GUIs that can make the management job easier than just using the command prompt and batch scripts:

http://virtualizationreview.com/articles/2011/03/29/free-free-hyper-v-gui.aspx

A good friend runs a couple dozen virtual drives via his Hyper-V server, as he supports a number of web sites and personal servers...even the DatabaseAdvisors website. (Its core was build on technology developed when Microsoft was working on the OpenSuse Linux project and then it was ported into Hyper-V Server...no it is not Linux but some kind of hybrid. 

I would suggest check it out with list members like Gustav and Shamil for a particulars.

Jim   


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