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First step build the VM to your liking Make a cup of tea Run sysprep i.e. c:\windows\system32\sysprep\sysprep /generalize /oobe /shutdown Rename the VM in Hyper-V Manager i.e baseline Export the VM from Hyper-V Manager Don’t forget to drink the cup of tea Rename the VM back to it’s original name Copy the exported directory. I’m using Hyper-V Server R2 so Robocopy is [ READ MORE ]
The Notifications Test Tool is a simple tool you can use to test your notification channels and subscriptions. This tool can be used to test email (SMTP), Instant Message (IM) or Text message (SMS) channels. Also, you can use this to generate a test alert in OpsMgr to test subscriptions[ READ MORE ]
It is possible to backup a Hyper-V server without taking it down using the Hyper-V VSS writer. The way I do it is with a small batch file that is run as a scheduled task. The command is quite simple. WBADMIN START BACKUP -backupTarget:”\\SERVER\BACKUP_SHARE” -user:DOMAIN\USERNAME -password:PASSWORD -include:C:,D: -vssFull -quiet > c:\Backup\hyperbackup.log As you can see the command is [ READ MORE ]
