Expand the virtual disk size of Windows 2008 Server with VMware Player / Workstation

Posted on October 27, 2011, under SharePoint, Software, Technology.

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VMware Disk (~20 minutes)

For Workstation 7 and later and Player 3.x and later, you can increase the virtual disk from the GUI:

  1. Select the virtual machine from the Inventory.
  2. Click Edit Virtual Machine Settings.
  3. Click Hard Disk.
  4. Click Utilities > Expand, enter the new size, then click Expand.

Reference: http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1004047

Windows 2008 OS (~2 minutes)

How to extend the boot partition in Windows Server 2008

To extend the boot partition in Windows Server 2008, follow these steps:

  1. 1. Click Start, and then click Server Manager.
  2. 2. In the navigation pane, expand Storage, and then click Disk Management.
  3. 3. In the details pane, right-click the volume that you want, and then click Extend Volume.
  4. 4. Follow the instructions in the Extend Volume Wizard to extend the boot partition.

Reference: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/325590

Microsoft apps on VMware ESX will now be supported

Posted on September 11, 2008, under SharePoint, Technology.

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Microsoft will now support their applications running on the VMWare ESX platform running version 3.5 update 2. For anyone using both VMWare and Microsoft technologies (like Exchange, SharePoint, etc), this is great news!