Virtualization with Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 (eBook)

Front Cover 1
Virtualization with Microsoft VIrtual Server 2005 4
Copyright Page 5
Contents 14
Chapter 1. Introduction to Microsoft Virtual Server 26
Introduction 27
Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 and Dynamics System Initiative 27
What Is Virtualization, and When Should You Use It? 28
What Virtualization Tools Are Available? 32
How Does Virtualization Work? 34
Virtual PC versus Virtual Server 2005 35
Virtual Server 2005 versus Virtual Server 2005 R2 39
Summary 40
Solutions Fast Track 40
Frequently Asked Questions 42
Chapter 2. Installing and Configuring a Virtual Server 44
Introduction 45
Determining the Physical Size of the Server 45
Installing Virtual Server 2005 R2 47
Setting Up a Virtual Server Administration Web Site 53
Virtual Machine Remote Console 60
Setting Default Location and Search Paths 62
Setting Resource Allocation 64
Summary 67
Solutions Fast Track 67
Frequently Asked Questions 69
Chapter 3. Virtual Machines 70
Introduction 71
Creating the Virtual Server 72
Adding Hardware to the Server 100
Installing a Windows OS 103
Installing Virtual Machine Additions 114
Installing a Non-Windows OS 117
Summary 130
Solutions Fast Track 131
Frequently Asked Questions 134
Chapter 4. Virtual Networks 136
Introduction 137
Introduction to Virtual Networks 137
Using the "Internal Network" 147
Creating a Virtual Network 164
Binding a Physical Network Adapter to a Virtual Network 166
Using the Virtual Server Network Services 172
Summary 177
Solutions Fast Track 178
Frequently Asked Questions 180
Chapter 5. Virtual Disks 182
Introduction 183
Removable Virtual Disks 183
Virtual Hard Disks 191
Summary 217
Solutions Fast Track 217
Frequently Asked Questions 219
Chapter 6. Introduction to ADS and Virtual Server Migration Tool 222
Automated Deployment Services 223
What Components Does ADS Use? 225
Installing ADS 229
Post-Installation: Configuring ADS 239
Administration Agent Installing 244
Adding Hardware Drivers in the Boot OS 248
Editing Using the Sequence Editor 248
Installing Virtual Server Migration Toolkit onto the Virtualization Server 252
Summary 256
Solutions Fast Track 256
Frequently Asked Questions 258
Chapter 7. Managing Virtual Server 260
Introduction 261
The Management Interface 261
Using the Virtual Server COM API 272
Accessing a Virtual Server Using Script 281
Creating a Virtual Machine Using Script 286
Creating a Virtual Network Using Script 292
Retrieving Guest OS Information Using Script 293
Changing a Virtual Machine State Using Script 296
Attaching Scripts to Virtual Server Events 300
Summary 308
Solutions Fast Track 308
Frequently Asked Questions 310
Chapter 8. Migrating Physical Machines 312
Introduction 313
Getting the Virtualization Environment Ready for Usage 313
Capturing the Physical Machine 318
Creating the Virtual Machine on the Virtual Server Host 335
Deploying the Virtual Machine on the Host OS 338
Summary 341
Solutions Fast Track 341
Frequently Asked Questions 343
Chapter 9. Troubleshooting 344
Introduction 345
Troubleshooting Virtual Server 2005 R2 345
Troubleshooting Automated Deployment Services 363
Troubleshooting the Virtual Server Migration Tool 368
Troubleshooting the Migration Process 370
Summary 376
Solutions Fast Track 376
Frequently Asked Questions 378
Appendix A. The Pros and Cons of Running Virtual Server 380
Introduction 381
Conclusion 384
About Brien M. Posey 385
Note 385
Appendix B. Solutions Fast Track 386
Chapter 1 387
Chapter 2 389
Chapter 3 391
Chapter 4 394
Chapter 5 396
Chapter 6 397
Chapter 7 399
Chapter 8 401
Chapter 9 403
Appendix C. Windows Script Files for Virtual Server 2005 R2 406
Appendix D. Integrating Non-Windows Systems with MOM 2005 Using Virtual Agents 426
Index 476