Hyper-V This! launches — a dedicated Hyper-V Cluster Smart Manager built for sysadmins who want more than Task Manager and a prayer.
🔍 Root Cause Analysis — the feature that changes everything
Why did my VM move? — The RCA engine analyses the 30 minutes before any VM migration, compares CPU and memory against the 7-day baseline, detects concurrent evacuations, and delivers a plain-English explanation. No more guessing at 2am.
Why did my node go down? — Detects memory trends leading up to node failure, identifies VMs that migrated away before the node fully crashed (a pre-crash cluster signal), and determines whether the failure was sudden or gradual.
Why is my CSV shrinking fast? — Correlates inbound VM migrations with space consumption, detects VM count increases, and identifies whether the cause is migration-driven or organic growth.
Why is that node spiking? — Cross-references CPU and memory anomalies with recent VM arrivals to distinguish between new workload pressure and existing workload misbehaviour.
Confidence levels — every finding is rated High, Medium, or Low confidence based on the strength of the data correlation.
Event timeline — a colour-coded chronological timeline of every correlated event leading up to and following the incident.
Cluster Management
Multi-cluster support — add and monitor multiple Hyper-V failover clusters from a single interface, with per-cluster polling and health tracking.
Automatic node discovery — nodes are discovered automatically on first poll via WMI. CPU usage, memory, state, and uptime are tracked continuously.
VM inventory — all VMs across all nodes with state, host node, vCPU count, assigned memory, generation, and last updated timestamp.
CSV volume health — all Cluster Shared Volumes monitored with visual space usage bars, free space percentage, total size, and owner node.
VM movement tracking — all VM migrations are detected automatically and logged with source node, destination node, migration type, and timestamp.
Dashboard & Monitoring
Live dashboard — summary tiles for running VMs, stopped VMs, nodes online, active alerts, CSV warnings, and VM movements today. Refreshes every poll cycle.
Node health bars — per-node CPU and memory usage bars with colour-coded thresholds. Green below 75%, amber to 90%, red above.
Anomaly detection — 7-day rolling baseline per node. Automatically flags unusual CPU spikes, memory pressure, unexpected VM count changes, and rapid storage depletion.
Recent alerts feed — last 8 unresolved alerts shown on the dashboard with severity, entity, and message.
VM movement feed — recent migrations displayed on the dashboard for at-a-glance awareness.
VM Management
Power actions — start, stop, pause, and save state for any VM directly from the VM list.
VM migration — move VMs between cluster nodes using the cluster's configured migration type via MSCluster WMI.
Console connect — launch a direct VM console connection via vmconnect.exe with a single click.
Checkpoint management — view, create, restore, and delete VM checkpoints from a dedicated checkpoint screen.
Smart Alerts & Email
Smart alert engine — contextual alerts with actionable detail. Node-down alerts include a list of VMs that were running on the failed node. CSV alerts include exact GB remaining.
SMTP email notifications — configurable email delivery for critical events. Supports Office 365, Gmail, and any SMTP provider. Multiple recipients supported.
Alert deduplication — alerts are suppressed within a 30-60 minute window to prevent notification floods during sustained incidents.
Alert log — full history with severity filter, acknowledge, bulk acknowledge, and resolved status tracking.
Ask AI
Natural language queries — ask plain-English questions about your cluster and get instant answers. Powered by Claude (Anthropic).
Runs locally — Claude generates a SQL SELECT query which runs against your local database. No VM names, node names, or IP addresses are sent to Anthropic.
Safety filter — all generated queries are checked for destructive operations before execution. Only SELECT statements are permitted.
Suggested questions — quick-launch prompts to help you get started.
Licensing & Security
30-day free trial — full-featured trial with no credit card required. Supports 1 cluster and up to 5 nodes during the trial period.
Offline licence validation — HMAC-SHA256 signed keys validated locally. No internet connection or licence server required.
Tiered licensing — Trial, Basic, Professional, and Enterprise tiers to fit teams of any size.
WMI credential support — configure domain, username, and password for WMI connections to clusters in untrusted domains or workgroup environments.
Reports
Five report types — VM Inventory, Node Summary, CSV Volume Usage, Alert History, and VM Movement History. Available on Professional and Enterprise licences.
Flexible filtering — filter by cluster and date range. Export as CSV for Excel or HTML for browser-based PDF printing.
Ready to get started?
Download v1.0.0 and start your 30-day free trial today.