Hi all,
I re-installed a Dell PowerEdge 2950 with Hyper-V server 2012.
I'm practically new on Hyper-V and just installed Hyper-V server 2012 (stand-allone) with Server 2008 R2 as the very first virtual client on it.
Installations were succesfull, but when I look at the device manager in the client OS, I see some Virtual drivers and some real drivers (networkcard), but also some "unidentified devices".
I got stuck how / where to install the right drivers.
I want a stable and fast VM, so I think I need to update my drivers.
When I hit "Update" in the (local) Hyper-V console, It tells me there are'nt any updates available.
Do I have to install the drivers manually on the Hyper-V or do I have to install those on my client (or both?).
I searched around the internet to find how I can install drivers on Hyper-V but I couldn't get a clear answer on it.
Next are the virtual processors.
I give this new VM by default one virtual processor.
Does my client OS get the full processorcapacity or is it shared with other Client OS?
This because my processor in the client OS is most the time 100% (although my Virtual Server Manager shows me a confusing 8-10%...).
Is it smart to give more virtual processors for this client?
Edit: Microsoft advices to give 4 VP's per OS.
But I see VP:LP ratio's all over the net.
Does this mean that my logical processor is divided into multiple VP's? (That's how I understand this).
Hyper-V has a ratio of "limited by hardware".
I see 64VP's in Virtual Machine Manager. But with 2x XEON QuadCore (= 8 LP) I only can give 8VP's per server.
Higher values gives startup errors "... caused by a higher virtual processor than available logical processor".
So, that seems a 1:1 ratio to me? What about 12:1 / 8:1 I saw all over the net?
I hope someone could help me out with this.
And then there are the virtual switches.
I made tho of those, one LAN and one DMZ switch (connected as external).
But after restart, it shows me a different NIC (#53 in stead of #84).
So I thought, I remove this Virtual Switch and connect it again to the right NIC, but Hyper-V gave me this error: Error removing virtual network switch. Teardown switch failed.
I searched on "Teardown switch failed" but doesn't get any result on the net.
Why do I got this error and how to solve it?
I also tried to, instead of remove the virtual switch, to connect it to the right NIC. But then I got the "setup switch failed, this ... already bound" error.
I'd hope someone would help me out with this errors.
Thanks in advance!
Kind regards
John Schellingerhout