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Configure the Cisco switch port with the allowed vlans. In my example I installed the Hyper-V box in the default 1 vlan and I have separated vlan 2200 for my lab environment.

Login into the Cisco Switch, go into privileged mode and open the configuration terminal. Enter or paste the configuration below.

interface GigabitEthernet0/1
description ** Uplink to Hyper-V windows box **
switchport trunk allowed vlan 1,2200
switchport mode trunk
spanning-tree portfast
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In the Virtualization Management console I configured and installed new guest partition with Windows Server 2003. There seems to be an issue with the current vm additions and my setup so the nic controller is not working. I removed current nic controller and added legacy network adapter.

In the legacy network adapter, check enable virtual LAN identification and enter the VLAN ID. Click ok or Apply the configuration.

This is really cool feature now integrated with Hyper-V. ESX supported VLAN’s for while and Microsoft is catching up now in the upcoming release of their hyper visor product.

The Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V hypervisor from Microsoft has couple of important CPU requirements before you will be able to get the Hyper-V role installed.

Hyper-v requires specific hardware. You will need the following:

• An x64-based processor. Hyper-V will be available only in the x64-based versions of Windows Server 2008-specifically, the x64-based versions of Windows Server 2008 Standard, Windows Server 2008 Enterprise, and Windows Server 2008 Datacenter.

• Hardware-assisted virtualization. This is available in processors that include a virtualization option; specifically, Intel VT or AMD Virtualization (AMD-V, formerly code-named “Pacifica”).

• Hardware Data Execution Protection (DEP) must be available and be enabled. Specifically, you must enable Intel XD bit (execute disable bit) or AMD NX bit (no execute bit).

Before you download and install the Windows Server 2008 x64 RC candidate builds I would suggest to download this CrystalCPUID tool and verify your CPU extensions available.

I run the tool on a Lenovo ThinkCentre M57 6072-A5G system based on a Intel Core 2 Duo system.

VT, Intel 64 and NX/XD extensions are marked.

For 6 weeks I have been struggling with my emails on my new Q6600 server. Today I cleaned up my mailbox and organized all emails from last month.

I also found a screenshot which I forwarded to my work email. This was my first experience  with Microsoft preview of Hypervisor technology. Before the guest booted to Windows Server I created the image below.

Wow, but very slow as I will post my next screenshot in a minute.