Automatic Virtual Machine Activation Step by Step

What is AVMA? Automatic Virtual Machine Activation is a new Windows feature added in Windows Server 2012R2 that enables you to activate your Windows VMs without using a KMS server or even a network connection. As you spin up new virtual machines they will activate against the host Hyper-v server. This activation only lasts 7 days and then it needs to renew it’s activation. This is perfect for your Windows Datacenter Hyper-v hosts because you can Two features of AVMA that no other activation method offers are: The ability to automatically activate virtual machines without a network connection Track virtual machine licenses from the host virtualization server, without requiring any access rights on the virtualized machine (Other...

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Create Backups of Virtual Machines in Windows Azure by using PowerShell

Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Welcome back Keith Mayer as our guest blogger today. This is Part 1 of a two-part series. In Part 2, we’ll restore virtual machines in Windows Azure from these backups. Keith Mayer is a senior technical evangelist at Microsoft, and he focuses on the Windows infrastructure, datacenter virtualization, systems management, and the private cloud. Keith has over 20 years of experience as a technical leader of complex IT projects, in diverse roles, including network engineer, IT manager, technical instructor, and consultant. He has consulted and trained thousands of IT professionals worldwide on the design and implementation of enterprise technology solutions. You can find Keith online at...

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