Anyone tried 2008 / Hyper-V???

BKCH · 2008-07-27, 13:24

Hi Guys,

Just wondering if anyone has tried Server 2008 &/or Hyper-V with Media Portal??? I'm just crazy enough to be thinking of giving it a go but am interested to see if anyone else has had any experience with it??

Mouch.net · 2008-07-28, 08:04

My MP is running on 2k8 x64...
I also use the same PC as VM Host with Hyper-V for 2 Guests
- 1 2k8 Web Server on
- 1 Vista Test Client

You juste need some special config for TV cards and MCE Remote to run...

BKCH · 2008-07-29, 16:02

Thanks Mouch.net - can you please expand on what you mean by 'Special config'???

I'm actually now thinking of trying XenServer for virtualisation - might be easier to get linux drivers for the capture cards....

(Although I understand Windows a lot better than I do Linux so Server 2008 is probably easier...)

Mouch.net · 2008-07-29, 16:25

Here the steps I did to get everything running:

Running MP1 on Windows Server 2008?

Maschine · 2008-07-29, 16:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mouch.net

- 1 Vista Test Client

Did you also try to get MP running in the guest OS? Is it possible at all to "pass" the TV card to a guest system? Also, how is the graphics card of the host system handled? Can the clients make use of any hardware accelleration?

Thanks for your info!

Maschine

Mouch.net · 2008-07-29, 17:15

1. MP Client is running fine on Guest OS
2. Pass the TV Card to Guest is not possible as far I know.
3. Graphic card is handled like in Vista with Vista driver on Host system and HW acceleration is working fine
4. Guest OS uses Generic Graphic Adapter so, I don't think HW acceleration is possible there but I'm not sure

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BKCH MP Donator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sydney Posts: 197 Thanks: 3 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Country:	Anyone tried 2008 / Hyper-V??? Hi Guys, Just wondering if anyone has tried Server 2008 &/or Hyper-V with Media Portal??? I'm just crazy enough to be thinking of giving it a go but am interested to see if anyone else has had any experience with it??

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Mouch.net Portal Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Age: 26 Posts: 17 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country: My System	My MP is running on 2k8 x64... I also use the same PC as VM Host with Hyper-V for 2 Guests - 1 2k8 Web Server on - 1 Vista Test Client You juste need some special config for TV cards and MCE Remote to run... __________________ Greetz Mouch

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Mouch.net Portal Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Age: 26 Posts: 17 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country: My System	Here the steps I did to get everything running: Running MP1 on Windows Server 2008? __________________ Greetz Mouch

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Mouch.net Portal Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Age: 26 Posts: 17 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country: My System	1. MP Client is running fine on Guest OS 2. Pass the TV Card to Guest is not possible as far I know. 3. Graphic card is handled like in Vista with Vista driver on Host system and HW acceleration is working fine 4. Guest OS uses Generic Graphic Adapter so, I don't think HW acceleration is possible there but I'm not sure __________________ Greetz Mouch

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BKCH MP Donator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sydney Posts: 197 Thanks: 3 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Country:	Thanks Mouch.net - can you please expand on what you mean by 'Special config'??? I'm actually now thinking of trying XenServer for virtualisation - might be easier to get linux drivers for the capture cards.... (Although I understand Windows a lot better than I do Linux so Server 2008 is probably easier...)

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