Musings On Switch Embedded Teaming, SMB Direct and QoS in Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V

When you have been reading up on what’s new in Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V networking you probably read about Switch Embedded Teaming (SET). Basically this takes the concept of teaming and has this done by the vSwitch. Which means you … Continue reading

The Mysterious Case of Infrequent Network Connectivity Issues on 2 Hyper-V VMs Out of 40 Guests

In The Mysterious Case of Infrequent Network Connectivity Issues on 2 Hyper-V VMs Out of 40 Guests I share a trouble shooting experience with you. I was asked if I could possibly take a look at a weird, but very … Continue reading

Trouble Shooting Intermittent Virtual Machine Network Connectivity

I was asked to take a look at an issue with virtual machines losing network connectivity. The problems were described as follows: Sometimes some VMs had connectivity, some times they didn’t. It was not tied to specific virtual machines. Sometimes … Continue reading

Testing Virtual Machine Compute Resiliency in Windows Server 2016

No matter what high quality gear you use, how well you design your environment and how much redundancy you build in you will see transient failures in your environment at one point in time. In combination with the push to … Continue reading