Best Hyper-V Management Tools for On Prem | The SysAdmin DOJO Podcast
When we sat down to record this episode we ended up in a situation like we did with our episode with Ben Armstrong, too much content for one episode! To those familiar with Hyper-V, this likely doesn’t come as a surprise being we’re discussing the various management tools that are available for Hyper-V, along with the overall management story for Microsoft’s hypervisor.
In this episode, we sit down with Eric Siron to discuss modern day usage of the traditional Hyper-V management tools which include:
In the next episode, we’ll focus on the new management tools for Hyper-V such as Windows Admin Center and Azure Arc.
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In this episode on Hyper-V management tools for on-prem
- Hyper-V Management vs. VMware Management – 2:05
- An example of management assumptions for VMware admins trying Hyper-V – 8:43
- Networking woes in Windows Server – 12:12
- Why choice of tools is a strength of Hyper-V – 17:12
- Thoughts on System Center Virtual Machine Manager – 24:08
- An example of where VMM does NOT fit – 28:00
Episode quotes
- The Management Story isn’t as good on the Hyper-V side of the house as it is the VMware side of the house
- Dare I say it… System Center Virtual Machine Manager
- In IT you know we have a feast and famine cycle, right?
- What would Microsoft Do? – WWMD
- To be honest, I don’t remember the last time I used VMM
- For those of you listening and not seeing, Eric just rolled his eyes and I totally agree with that sentiment
Resources for Hyper-V Management Tools
- Andy’s Hyper-V Datacenter Deployment Script
- Andy’s VMware Datacenter Deployment Script
- PowerShell Direct
- Ben Armstrong on Twitter
- Ben Armstrong as a Guest on the Sysadmin Dojo Podcast talking about Hyper-V
- Webinar on Azure Stack HCI
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- Andy Syrewicze on Twitter
- Andy Syrewicze on Github
- Eric Siron on Twitter
- Altaro Software on Twitter
- Hornetsecurity on Twitter
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