Hyper-V - building the ultimate test network.

1. Hyper-V
Building the
Ultimate Test Network
Presented by Brian Lewis
IT Pro Evangelist
Microsoft Corporation
Blog http://MyThoughtsOnIT.com

2. Agenda
 Disk2vhd
 TechNet Subscriptions
 Virtual Hard Disks (VHD’s)
 Virtual Networks
 Snapshots

3. 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)

4. Demo
Disk2vhd Capture

5. TechNet Subscriptions
 Full Version Software
 No Limits No Time bombs
 2 Free Support Incidents
 Built for Testing
Slide 5

6. Demo
TechNet Subscription
OS Downloads

7. 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.

8. VHD Types
 Dynamically Expanding
 Fixed Size
 Differencing

9. 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

10. 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!”

11. 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

12. Demo
Working with VHD’s
Migrate a VHD
Import a VHD with a
differencing disk.
Export a VHD.

13. Virtual Networks
 Internal
 External
 Private
 Bridging Wireless Adapters

14. Demo
Creating Virtual Networks
Bridging Wireless Network
Adapters

15. Snapshots
 Point in time snapshot of a VHD
 Stored as AVHD file type.
 Can be structured into hierarchical trees
 Can be imported and exported

16. Demo
Working with Snapshots

17. 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.

18. Resources for Hyper-V Building the
Ultimate Test Network
 TechNet Library
 Hyper-V getting Started Guide
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-
us/library/cc732470(WS.10).aspx
The Best Virtualization Tools
http://www.microsoft.com/virtualization/en
/us/resources.aspx

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