Virtual Newbie :D

Hello all,

I am a virtual newbie. I have been evaluating virtualziation software (ESX,
ESXi, Server on linux and windows) and I found Microsoft has one as well.
I downloaded and installed Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 and was a bit
disappointed that once I logged in, it was pretty much command line stuff
(was hoping for a nice GUI or something), but after a bit of research it
seems (and this is what I need confirmed) that I have install Hyper-V Mgmt
Tool and this tool only runs on Windows 2008 or Windows Vista (Vista?
Really?)?

?
HV is a role in windows 2008. Can be run directly on appropriate PC/Server
or as virtual VM on windows 2008. Can install with full gui as well as
without.
Pls do more reading and not confused with system mgmt center for HV

"GregCPX" <GregCPX@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A1FF97BE-26C8-448F-B9F0-C24650D08E4C@microsoft.com...
> Hello all,
>
> I am a virtual newbie. I have been evaluating virtualziation software
(ESX,
> ESXi, Server on linux and windows) and I found Microsoft has one as well.
> I downloaded and installed Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 and was a bit
> disappointed that once I logged in, it was pretty much command line stuff
> (was hoping for a nice GUI or something), but after a bit of research it
> seems (and this is what I need confirmed) that I have install Hyper-V Mgmt
> Tool and this tool only runs on Windows 2008 or Windows Vista (Vista?
> Really?)?

>?
>HV is a role in windows 2008. Can be run directly on appropriate PC/Server
>or as virtual VM on windows 2008. Can install with full gui as well as
>without.
>Pls do more reading and not confused with system mgmt center for HV

Actually he's talking about the free Windows Hyper-V Server, which is
*not* the same thing as Windows Server 2008 R2 with Hyper-V.

What he's talking about is a free download and there isn't any GUI
option, and it only runs Hyper-V, no other normal server roles.

And to the OP,

>it was pretty much command line stuff
>> (was hoping for a nice GUI or something), but after a bit of research it
>> seems (and this is what I need confirmed) that I have install Hyper-V Mgmt
>> Tool and this tool only runs on Windows 2008 or Windows Vista (Vista?
>> Really?)?

What you see is what you get with the free version. I believe there's
a version of the admin tools for Windows 7 as well...

If you want the GUI built in, you're going to have to go with Windows
2008 R2 w Hyper-V role, but that, of course, isn't free.

--
Bob Comer



On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:30:13 GMT, "gg" <gg@Edm.noMail.net> wrote:

>?
>HV is a role in windows 2008. Can be run directly on appropriate PC/Server
>or as virtual VM on windows 2008. Can install with full gui as well as
>without.
>Pls do more reading and not confused with system mgmt center for HV
>
>"GregCPX" <GregCPX@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>news:A1FF97BE-26C8-448F-B9F0-C24650D08E4C@microsoft.com...
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I am a virtual newbie. I have been evaluating virtualziation software
>(ESX,
>> ESXi, Server on linux and windows) and I found Microsoft has one as well.
>> I downloaded and installed Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 and was a bit
>> disappointed that once I logged in, it was pretty much command line stuff
>> (was hoping for a nice GUI or something), but after a bit of research it
>> seems (and this is what I need confirmed) that I have install Hyper-V Mgmt
>> Tool and this tool only runs on Windows 2008 or Windows Vista (Vista?
>> Really?)?
>

gg:
Please take more time to read, understand and comprehend before you reply. I
did state pretty clear "I downloaded and installed Microsoft Hyper-V Server
2008 R2" which I know is not the same as Mgmt Tools.


"gg" wrote:

> ?
> HV is a role in windows 2008. Can be run directly on appropriate PC/Server
> or as virtual VM on windows 2008. Can install with full gui as well as
> without.
> Pls do more reading and not confused with system mgmt center for HV
>
> "GregCPX" <GregCPX@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:A1FF97BE-26C8-448F-B9F0-C24650D08E4C@microsoft.com...
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I am a virtual newbie. I have been evaluating virtualziation software
> (ESX,
> > ESXi, Server on linux and windows) and I found Microsoft has one as well.
> > I downloaded and installed Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 and was a bit
> > disappointed that once I logged in, it was pretty much command line stuff
> > (was hoping for a nice GUI or something), but after a bit of research it
> > seems (and this is what I need confirmed) that I have install Hyper-V Mgmt
> > Tool and this tool only runs on Windows 2008 or Windows Vista (Vista?
> > Really?)?
>
>
> .
>

Robert:
Thank you much for the update. I saw some tools for windows 7, but was
unsure if those tools were the ones that fully allowed me to create/manage
guests, add datastores (or whatever Microsoft calls them), etc.



"Robert Comer" wrote:

> >?
> >HV is a role in windows 2008. Can be run directly on appropriate PC/Server
> >or as virtual VM on windows 2008. Can install with full gui as well as
> >without.
> >Pls do more reading and not confused with system mgmt center for HV
>
> Actually he's talking about the free Windows Hyper-V Server, which is
> *not* the same thing as Windows Server 2008 R2 with Hyper-V.
>
> What he's talking about is a free download and there isn't any GUI
> option, and it only runs Hyper-V, no other normal server roles.
>
> And to the OP,
>
> >it was pretty much command line stuff
> >> (was hoping for a nice GUI or something), but after a bit of research it
> >> seems (and this is what I need confirmed) that I have install Hyper-V Mgmt
> >> Tool and this tool only runs on Windows 2008 or Windows Vista (Vista?
> >> Really?)?
>
> What you see is what you get with the free version. I believe there's
> a version of the admin tools for Windows 7 as well...
>
> If you want the GUI built in, you're going to have to go with Windows
> 2008 R2 w Hyper-V role, but that, of course, isn't free.
>
> --
> Bob Comer
>
>
>
> On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:30:13 GMT, "gg" <gg@Edm.noMail.net> wrote:
>
> >?
> >HV is a role in windows 2008. Can be run directly on appropriate PC/Server
> >or as virtual VM on windows 2008. Can install with full gui as well as
> >without.
> >Pls do more reading and not confused with system mgmt center for HV
> >
> >"GregCPX" <GregCPX@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >news:A1FF97BE-26C8-448F-B9F0-C24650D08E4C@microsoft.com...
> >> Hello all,
> >>
> >> I am a virtual newbie. I have been evaluating virtualziation software
> >(ESX,
> >> ESXi, Server on linux and windows) and I found Microsoft has one as well.
> >> I downloaded and installed Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 and was a bit
> >> disappointed that once I logged in, it was pretty much command line stuff
> >> (was hoping for a nice GUI or something), but after a bit of research it
> >> seems (and this is what I need confirmed) that I have install Hyper-V Mgmt
> >> Tool and this tool only runs on Windows 2008 or Windows Vista (Vista?
> >> Really?)?
> >
> .
>

They should do everything the other tools do.

--
Bob Comer



On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:06:06 -0700, GregCPX
<GregCPX@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Robert:
>Thank you much for the update. I saw some tools for windows 7, but was
>unsure if those tools were the ones that fully allowed me to create/manage
>guests, add datastores (or whatever Microsoft calls them), etc.
>
>
>
>"Robert Comer" wrote:
>
>> >?
>> >HV is a role in windows 2008. Can be run directly on appropriate PC/Server
>> >or as virtual VM on windows 2008. Can install with full gui as well as
>> >without.
>> >Pls do more reading and not confused with system mgmt center for HV
>>
>> Actually he's talking about the free Windows Hyper-V Server, which is
>> *not* the same thing as Windows Server 2008 R2 with Hyper-V.
>>
>> What he's talking about is a free download and there isn't any GUI
>> option, and it only runs Hyper-V, no other normal server roles.
>>
>> And to the OP,
>>
>> >it was pretty much command line stuff
>> >> (was hoping for a nice GUI or something), but after a bit of research it
>> >> seems (and this is what I need confirmed) that I have install Hyper-V Mgmt
>> >> Tool and this tool only runs on Windows 2008 or Windows Vista (Vista?
>> >> Really?)?
>>
>> What you see is what you get with the free version. I believe there's
>> a version of the admin tools for Windows 7 as well...
>>
>> If you want the GUI built in, you're going to have to go with Windows
>> 2008 R2 w Hyper-V role, but that, of course, isn't free.
>>
>> --
>> Bob Comer
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:30:13 GMT, "gg" <gg@Edm.noMail.net> wrote:
>>
>> >?
>> >HV is a role in windows 2008. Can be run directly on appropriate PC/Server
>> >or as virtual VM on windows 2008. Can install with full gui as well as
>> >without.
>> >Pls do more reading and not confused with system mgmt center for HV
>> >
>> >"GregCPX" <GregCPX@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >news:A1FF97BE-26C8-448F-B9F0-C24650D08E4C@microsoft.com...
>> >> Hello all,
>> >>
>> >> I am a virtual newbie. I have been evaluating virtualziation software
>> >(ESX,
>> >> ESXi, Server on linux and windows) and I found Microsoft has one as well.
>> >> I downloaded and installed Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 and was a bit
>> >> disappointed that once I logged in, it was pretty much command line stuff
>> >> (was hoping for a nice GUI or something), but after a bit of research it
>> >> seems (and this is what I need confirmed) that I have install Hyper-V Mgmt
>> >> Tool and this tool only runs on Windows 2008 or Windows Vista (Vista?
>> >> Really?)?
>> >
>> .
>>

sorry for the wrong reply as result of misinterpreting your statement
<snip>
> > seems (and this is what I need confirmed) that I have install Hyper-V
Mgmt
> > Tool and this tool only runs on Windows 2008 or Windows Vista
<snip>

"GregCPX" <GregCPX@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CC87D430-5EFB-41FE-977B-67B574896B0B@microsoft.com...
> gg:
> Please take more time to read, understand and comprehend before you reply.
I
> did state pretty clear "I downloaded and installed Microsoft Hyper-V
Server
> 2008 R2" which I know is not the same as Mgmt Tools.
>
>
> "gg" wrote:
>
> > ?
> > HV is a role in windows 2008. Can be run directly on appropriate
PC/Server
> > or as virtual VM on windows 2008. Can install with full gui as well as
> > without.
> > Pls do more reading and not confused with system mgmt center for HV
> >
> > "GregCPX" <GregCPX@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:A1FF97BE-26C8-448F-B9F0-C24650D08E4C@microsoft.com...
> > > Hello all,
> > >
> > > I am a virtual newbie. I have been evaluating virtualziation software
> > (ESX,
> > > ESXi, Server on linux and windows) and I found Microsoft has one as
well.
> > > I downloaded and installed Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 and was a
bit
> > > disappointed that once I logged in, it was pretty much command line
stuff
> > > (was hoping for a nice GUI or something), but after a bit of research
it
> > > seems (and this is what I need confirmed) that I have install Hyper-V
Mgmt
> > > Tool and this tool only runs on Windows 2008 or Windows Vista (Vista?
> > > Really?)?
> >
> >
> > .
> >