Hyper-V and DirectX

Fri, 23 May 2008 02:24:38 Z

Hi guys,

I was wondering: does the PARENT partition supports DirectX (3D/etc)?

Thanks.

Hyper-V and DirectX

Fri, 23 May 2008 03:25:30 Z

Short answer: Yes.

It depends on the video card and its drivers. And you have to have DirectX installed. Server core doesn't support DirectX, of course.

I did some testing for you. The results were interesting. I initially connected to my Hyper-V server using Remote Desktop Connection. I ran all Passmark's PerformanceTest's 3D graphics tests. The simple test worked, but the medium and complex tests failed with this error message:

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PassMark DirectX Testing Suite
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Warning: Nothing will be rendered.
The reference rendering device was selected, but your
computer only has a reduced-functionality reference device
installed. Please ensure that the most recent device driver
for your graphics adapter is correctly installed.
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OK
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That didn't make sense to me because I knew the graphics card supported DirectX and that DirectX was installed. I logged on locally and reran all of the tests successfully. So, yes, a parent partition can support DirectX, but not through Remote Desktop Connection.

Hyper-V and DirectX

Fri, 23 May 2008 14:28:50 Z

Thanks a lot Paul!

That's great, I will give it a try over the weekend then.