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Windows Home Server (WHS) V2 VAIL – Installed in Hyper-V – Early Release Clue

Posted on 26 April 2010. Tags: 1tb, Areca, case 2, codename, codename vail, codenamed, cpu intel, expanders, guest os, home server, host os, hyper-v, integration tools, intel pro, keyboard shortcuts, mouse support, Norco, public preview, server v2, test configuration, vail, vhd, virtual machine, virtualization, virtualized, vm, WHS, whs v2, windows home server v2, windows home server vail

If one browses this site they will quickly see that I am a fan of Hyper-V virtualization and also Windows Home Server. On April 26, 2010, Microsoft released the public preview of the long awaited Windows Home Server V2 codenamed VAIL. Of course, I did have a test system lying around, but the WHS V2 code base is supposed to be Windows Server 2008 R2 which is why it requires a 64-bit CPU. Now, I could have installed the VAIL preview onto a physical machine, but there are probably editors at 30 sites doing that right now. So how about something interesting, and more appropriate for software labeled beta and preview, a Hyper-V installation!

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Install FreeNAS in Hyper-V: Part 2 Installing FreeNAS to a vhd

Posted on 12 April 2010. Tags: Areca, caches, cpu intel, cpu utilization, expanders, freenas, host os, hyper-v, intel pro, livecd, microsoft windows server, Norco, os windows, rpc, select option, test configuration, vhd, virtual machine, vm, western digital

In previous articles we have shown how to set up a basic Hyper-V virtual machine that works with FreeBSD and FreeNAS as well as how to configure the Hyper-V VM and boot FreeNAS in it. The next step of course is to install FreeNAS to a vhd, so it no longer needs to run off of the LiveCD. This is primarily important so you can configure FreeNAS and save that configuration through reboots. Also, as FreeNAS seems to only work with drives attached to the IDE controllers, installing FreeNAS to a vhd allows one to free up one IDE channel for another drive (by removing the default DVD drive).

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Create a Hyper-V VM for FreeNAS, Openfiler, Linux, FreeBSD, OpenSolaris, and more

Posted on 07 April 2010. Tags: Areca, base article, centos, dedupe, expanders, guest os, home server, host os, lan connection, linux distros, memory allocation, microsoft windows server, nas san, nas solutions, path name, r2, redundant storage, step 3, ubuntu, vhd, virtual machine, virtual machines, vm, wizard

As many have read, I have been trying different NAS solutions on the Big Windows Home Server. This guide will show the base procedures for installing open-source NAS/ SAN appliances such as FreeNAS, OpenFiler, Ubuntu (and other Linux distros), OpenSolaris (and variants such as CentOS) into a Hyper-V VM.

For this guide, I will be using screenshots from the Hyper-V manager in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2. Microsoft offers a free Hyper-V Server R2 product for those that want to try and do not have access to a Server 2008 R2 testbed. Later I will detail installing the OS’es onto the Hyper-V platforms, but I wanted a base article that showed the basics so I can link rather than duplicate later (think of this as WordPress Dedupe). It should be noted up-front this guide is for a non-Windows Hyper-V installation. Also, everything below can be changed as necessary for your environment/ installation.

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