Thursday, May 23, 2013

Capacity Planner for Hyper-V Replica

Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012 includes a new capability called "Hyper-V Replica". Hyper-V Replica allows administrators to replicate their virtual machines from a primary server/cluster to a
replica server/cluster.

The Capacity Planner for Hyper-V Replica (HVR) was released on 5/22/2013.
It allows IT administrator to plan Hyper-V Replica deployment based on the workload, storage, network infrastructure and server characteristics.

FAQ

The tool should be used only on Windows Server 2012.
It relies on performance counters which are exposed in Windows guest OSes.

The capacity planner collects data only from virtual machines running on Windows Server 2012.
It should be used only on VMs on which replication has not been enabled.

This tool only collects metrics from the selected VMs. It doesn't  enable replication on selected VMs.

There is no limit to the number of times you may install and use the tool on your devices or those you support.

This tool is being offered 'as is' with no official Microsoft support.

Capacity Planner for Hyper-V Replica Download Link:
 http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=39057
 


Additional Information:

One of Windows Server 2012's secret weapons: Hyper-V Replica http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/one-of-windows-server-2012s-secret-weapons-hyper-v-replica/12707

Configuring Hyper-V Replica in Windows Server 2012 http://windowsitpro.com/hyper-v/configuring-hyper-v-replica-windows-server-2012

Using Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Replica http://windowsitpro.com/hyper-v/using-windows-server-2012-hyper-v-replica

Windows Server 2012: Hyper-V Replica (Channel 9) http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/IT-Camps/IT-Camps-On-Demand-Windows-Server-2012/ITCamp-WS2012-01b

Guided Hands-on Lab: Capacity Planner for Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Replica blogs.technet.com/b/keithmayer/a

Resynchronization of virtual machines in Hyper-V Replica http://blogs.technet.com/b/virtualization/archive/2013/05/10/resynchronization-of-virtual-machines-in-hyper-v-replica.aspx?WT.mc_id=CIC_FB_WindowsServer%2520-%2520Outgoing_20130522_20130523072059_23674_Microsoft%2520Windows%2520Server%2520-%2520WindowsServer

INFOGRAPHIC: How to Use Hyper-V Replica in Windows Server 2012

Capacity Planner for Hyper-V Replica 

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