Hyper-V 2012 R2 - operation on computer {computername} failed
I just installed Hyper-V 2012 R2 but I am having trouble connecting to it using Windows 7 Hyper-V Manager. I keep getting "The operation on computer {computername} failed." error.Lab Setup •Hyper-V...
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View ArticleQuestion regarding CPU per host and Core per VM
Hello Folks,I have a question - a stupid question for you, expert of Windows server 2012 R2 and Hyper-V :))My physical host is equipped with : 2 x Intel(R) Xeon(TM) Processor 2.7 GHz - 8 Core per...
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