Blewis Session 2 Hyper V Ultimate Test Network
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Hyper-VBuilding the Ultimate Test Network
Hyper-VBuilding the Ultimate Test Network
Presented by Brian LewisIT Pro EvangelistMicrosoft CorporationBlog http://MyThoughtsOnIT.com
Agenda
Disk2vhd TechNet Subscriptions Virtual Hard Disks (VHD’s) Virtual Networks Snapshots
Disk2vhd
Free Windows Sysinternals Tool Captures Online operating systems Can run from GUI or Command Line Runs on XPSP2, Server2003 SP1 and
higher. (Including x64 systems)
Demo
Disk2vhd Capture
TechNet Subscriptions
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Full Version Software No Limits No Time bombs 2 Free Support Incidents Built for Testing
Demo
TechNet SubscriptionOS Downloads
Virtual Hard Disks
VHD is the common Virtualization format Supported on Virtual PC, Virtual Server and
Hyper-V, and Boot To VHD. OS/Applications/Data in a single file.
VHD Types
Dynamically Expanding Fixed Size Differencing
VHD Sources
Build them from scratch. Microsoft VHD Test Drive Program Migrate VHD’s from VPC or VS Import them from other Hyper-V Servers Capture a physical machine
Migrate A VHD from Virtual PC or Virtual Server VHD format is portable Remove Virtual Machine Additions first! Create a New Virtual Machine Add an existing Virtual Hard Disk
“DO NOT IMPORT!”
Import/Export VHD’s
Use the Export and Import tools in Hyper-V In order to import an .exp must be present No moving VMs after import
DemoWorking with VHD’s
Migrate a VHD Import a VHD with a
differencing disk.Export a VHD.
Virtual Networks
Internal External Private
Bridging Wireless Adapters
DemoCreating Virtual NetworksBridging Wireless Network Adapters
Snapshots
Point in time snapshot of a VHD Stored as AVHD file type. Can be structured into hierarchical
trees Can be imported and exported
DemoWorking with Snapshots
Summary
Hyper-V is a great base for building a testing environment!
TechNet Plus is a great source for Operating Systems and Applications.
VHD format is very flexible. Disk2vhd makes captures free and easy. Snapshots make moving from point in time
to point in time very easy.
Resources for Hyper-V Building the Ultimate Test Network
TechNet Library
Hyper-V getting Started Guidehttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc732470(WS.10).aspx
The Best Virtualization Toolshttp://www.microsoft.com/virtualization/en /us/resources.aspx
Call to Action
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