Windows Azure Pack – Implementation Issue – G2 Hardware Profile could not be selected when create VM from sysprep vhdx

Another minor issue I found while stabilizing Windows Azure Pack IaaS environment, it was noted that when try to create standalone virtual machine by selecting a sysprep vhdx from gallery in WAP you could not select any of the available Hardware Profiles configured with Virtual Machine Generation-2, while all Hardware Profiles with Generation-1 can be … Continue reading Windows Azure Pack – Implementation Issue – G2 Hardware Profile could not be selected when create VM from sysprep vhdx

Windows Azure Pack – Implementation Issue – Failed to create VM from sysprep vhdx

I went through another very interesting issue while WAP implementation during stabilizing a WAP production environment, although we able to create standalone virtual machine from different templates, in addition we able to create standalone virtual machine from Windows 2008 R2 sysprep vhdx, however the issue that WAP failed to create standalone virtual machine from Windows … Continue reading Windows Azure Pack – Implementation Issue – Failed to create VM from sysprep vhdx

Windows Azure Pack – Implementation Issue – ACTIVE (OUT OF SYNC)

Recently I faced an issue while building a complete Windows Azure Pack solution to provide Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), initially everything was working properly while I was doing testing after each step of WAP deployment, so I able to create three subscriptions, created some virtual machines using the created subscriptions, and able to access … Continue reading Windows Azure Pack – Implementation Issue – ACTIVE (OUT OF SYNC)

Microsoft Windows Multi-Site Failover Cluster Best Practices

Windows Server 2012 Multi-Site Failover Cluster is one of High Availability and disaster recovery solutions, although Windows Server 2012 Multi-Site Failover Cluster installation is very straightforward similar to single site Failover Cluster, however there is no consolidated public documentation that describe Multi-Site Failover Cluster in details showing best practices or implementation recommendations, so in this … Continue reading Microsoft Windows Multi-Site Failover Cluster Best Practices