GPU accelerated video within a virtual machine is an important consideration when architecting a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) deployment. VMware's flagship product VSphere Enterprise Plus ($3500 per processor) doesn't have this capability. For example, did you realize that Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 SP1 includes RemoteFX? This new feature provides Graphical Processing Unit (GPU) accelerated video within a virtual machine.
You complain you can't have an opinion on Reddit, but rant on about others opinions.good job on the irony.With the release of Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 SP1, we have once again raised the bar for providing a robust, enterprise class virtualization platform at no cost. There are also a lot of self appointed experts on Reddit who think they know everything and there is only one way to do things. They are committed to helping others get the most out of their experience with Microsoft products and technologies." Go read some Amazon reviews etc.There is a thing called Google.Īre you an MVP? Finn is."Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals, or MVPs are exceptional community leaders who actively share their high-quality, real-world deep technical expertise with the community and with Microsoft. I've seen how-to posts on there several times only to read in the comments that the author's left out critical details. Again this book was written by several respected MS experts.Īs far as Technet.I say bullshit.
Obviously you haven't, and have no clue what goes into something like writing a technical book. Thats my rant - thank you for letting me vent Our new guy laughs all the time that he cant believe how many layers of shit hyper-v/scvmm is coming from a vCenter world.ĭont get me started on AZUREPACK - we literally have spent MANY man hours trying to deploy this piece of shit - we have looked at everything online from automated scripts to installing by hand and it all goes to shit. I would love to have 10-15mins with a few of those guys and ask they why this shit breaks so much? When i say breaks i mean Database flakiness, missing configurations, virtualized networking layers, etc. I love SOFS!! I actually really like DPM, SCCM, SCOM (well somedays), I love what they have done with fail-over clustering (including HA/AG databases). I cant really speak for cost because i work for a partner and never pay for it, nor have I ever had to make that consideration.
I could seriously write a book on how to unfuckup scvmm after cluster crash.
its clunky and cumbersome and fucks up all the time. I work for a MS partner so our whole infrastructure is system center. I love Aidan Finn, he is kind of our idol in my group at work. I do like running Hyper-V on my Windows 8.1 laptop, that is nifty. There are some definite pluses to the Hyper-V server, but the management is just terrible.
And when the special programs run out, then we will need to either pay for all this at full price or migrate it somewhere else.
Now sure I can install full blown System Center for this, but another box will be needed. Automating snapshots of systems before they are patch? Yes please! Oh the system BSODed? Rollback! Want to do that in Hyper-V? Well get ready to script a novel for just checkpoints.
One of the many things I loved about vmware was the Update Manager. The Compliance utility is worthless, it just tells me that my Hyper-V infrastructure (SCVMM, Hyper-V Hosts, and WSUS servers) is compliant. But I wonder what the point of all the bells and whistles are, the only reason I installed it was so I could deploy using templates. Through some microsoft programs it costs us very little (only reason we went Hyper-V). Ugh SCVMM, currently running this to support a small business.