Requirement I needed to move VMs between Hyper-V clusters (Windows Server 2016) with zero downtime and didn’t have the luxury of SCVMM to perform this
Category: Windows Server 2016
Live Migration fails with processor incompatibility issues
Issue I have two Hyper-V clusters (both Windows Server 2016) and I’m unable to Live Migrate VMs between the two using SCVMM 2016, failing with
Storage Spaces Direct: Repair failed volumes
Recently I’ve had to fix failed virtual drives (volumes) in a Storage Spaces Direct cluster. The virtual disks went offline with the following errors: Event
Storage Spaces Direct: Server Maintenance
I use the following procedure to perform maintenance on Storage Spaces Direct servers. Following the process to the letter is critical, as it’s more than
Test-Cluster “Storage Spaces Direct” Failed
Issue When working on an eight node Storage Spaces Direct (S2D) deployment, cluster validation fails for Storage Spaces Direct. Components are validated by running the
Lenovo System x: ServerGuide & Windows Server 2016 Bootable USB Drive
I haven’t installed Windows Server onto an IBM/Lenovo System x Server for quite a few years. In the old days, it was a case of