http://www.beyondvm.com/microsoft-strikes-again Virtualization, Security, Performance Wed, 09 Feb 2011 19:04:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.beyondvm.com/microsoft-strikes-again#comment-16 MrShannon Mon, 08 Nov 2010 13:39:58 +0000 http://wazoo9000.wordpress.com/2009/09/02/microsoft-strikes-again#comment-16 The warning is meant to raise awareness of the scope of support available from Microsoft when running their software (Exchange in this case) on non-Microsoft hardware virtualization solutions.That warning is meant to take you to this KB article. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/897615There you'll see that Microsoft with work with 3rd Party vendors that are on the Server Virtualization Validation Program (SVVP) on problems that are determined not to be software related and the virtualization platform is not Microsoft's. VMWare is on the SVVP. But, to be fair it's likely also meant to plant a seed of interest in using Hyper-V instead so that support can be isolated to one vendor, Microsoft. The warning is meant to raise awareness of the scope of support available from Microsoft when running their software (Exchange in this case) on non-Microsoft hardware virtualization solutions.That warning is meant to take you to this KB article. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/897615There you’ll see that Microsoft with work with 3rd Party vendors that are on the Server Virtualization Validation Program (SVVP) on problems that are determined not to be software related and the virtualization platform is not Microsoft’s. VMWare is on the SVVP. But, to be fair it’s likely also meant to plant a seed of interest in using Hyper-V instead so that support can be isolated to one vendor, Microsoft.

]]> http://www.beyondvm.com/microsoft-strikes-again#comment-15 beyondvm Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:20:16 +0000 http://wazoo9000.wordpress.com/2009/09/02/microsoft-strikes-again#comment-15 Hah, I will have to try that! Ill post an update. Hah, I will have to try that! Ill post an update.

]]> http://www.beyondvm.com/microsoft-strikes-again#comment-14 Eric Gray Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:02:09 +0000 http://wazoo9000.wordpress.com/2009/09/02/microsoft-strikes-again#comment-14 I wonder if there is a "Hyper-V Detected" warning as well? :-)Eric I wonder if there is a “Hyper-V Detected” warning as well? Eric

]]> http://www.beyondvm.com/microsoft-strikes-again#comment-13 beyondvm Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:46:57 +0000 http://wazoo9000.wordpress.com/2009/09/02/microsoft-strikes-again#comment-13 This was a Windows 2003 Enterprise x64 I think. It still works fine, I just found it funny that VMware was a "warning". This was a Windows 2003 Enterprise x64 I think. It still works fine, I just found it funny that VMware was a “warning”.

]]> http://www.beyondvm.com/microsoft-strikes-again#comment-12 Aaron D Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:24:05 +0000 http://wazoo9000.wordpress.com/2009/09/02/microsoft-strikes-again#comment-12 What MS OS are you running it on? What MS OS are you running it on?

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