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Evaluating the Environment for Virtualization 1-1
Module 1
Evaluating the Environment for Virtualization
Contents:
Lesson 3: Evaluating the Current Environment for Virtualization 2
Module Review and Takeaways 5
Lab Review Questions and Answers 6
1-2 Server Virtualization with Windows Server Hyper-V® and System Center
Lesson 3
Evaluating the Current Environment for Virtualization
Contents:
Demonstration: Assessing the Comp uting Environment by Using MAP 3
Demonstration: Assessing the Computing Environment by Using MAP

Demonstration Steps
Install MAP
1. Sign in to LON-CL1.
2. Move the mouse to the bottom left of the screen, right-click the Windows icon, and then click Run.
3. In the Run text box, type \\lon-dc1\e$\labfiles\mapsetup.exe, and then click OK.
4. In the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit Setup Wizard, on the Welcome page, click Next.
5. On the License Agreement page, review the license agreement, click I accept the terms of the
license agreement, and then click Next.
6. On the Installation Folder page, review the installation path, and then click Next.
7. On the Customer Experience Improvement Program page, click I don’t want to join the
program at this time, and then click Next.
8. On the Ready to Install page, click Install.
9. On the Installation Successful page, ensure the Open the Microsoft Assessment and Planning
and Toolkit check box is selected, and then click Finish.
10. On the Datasource page, in the Create or select a database section, in the Name text box, type
Demo, and then click OK.
Use MAP to collect inventory data
1. In MAP, on the Overview page, on the left side, click Server Virtualization, and under the Steps to
complete section, click Collect inventory data.
2. In the Inventory and Assessment Wizard, on the Inventory Scenarios page, select the Windows
computers check box, and then click Next.
3. On the Discovery Methods page, ensure that Use Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) is
selected, and then click Next.
4. On the Active Directory Credentials page, in the Domain text box, type Adatum, in the Domain
account text box, type administrator, in the Password text box, type Pa$$w0rd, and then click
Next.
5. On the Active Directory Options page, ensure that Find all computers in all domains, containers,
and organizational units is selected, and then click Next.
6. On the All Computer Credentials page, click Create.
7. On the Account Entry page, in the Account name text box, type adatum\administrator, in the
Password text box, type Pa$$w0rd, in the Confirm password text box, type Pa$$w0rd, click Save,
and then click Next.
8. On the Credentials Order page, click Next.
9. On the Summary page, review the summary, and then click Finish.
10. In the Inventory and Assessment page, review the results of the data collection, wait for the
assessment to show as complete, and then click Close.
Use MAP to collect performance data

1. Under the Steps to complete page, click Collect performance data.
2. In the Performance Metrics Wizard, on the Collection Configuration page, ensure that the
Windows-based machine check box is selected, leave the default time, and then click Next.
3. On the Choose Computers page, ensure that Choose the computer from a list on the next step
of the wizard is selected, and then click Next.
4. On the Computer List page, select the check box next to Computer Name, which selects all the
computers, and then click Next.
5. On the All Computer Credential page, ensure that the adatum\administrator account is selected,
6. On the Credentials Order page, click Next.

7. On the Summary page, click Finish.
8. Review the details on the metrics page, and then click Close.
Create a hardware configuration

Before you can work with MAP features, you must first cancel the running process that you initiated in a
previous step.
1. At the bottom-left of the MAP console screen, in the running task drop-down list box, click Cancel
processing, and then click Yes.
2. Under the Steps to complete section, click Create hardware configuration.
3. On the Choose Scenarios page, click General Server Consolidation/Desktop Virtualization, and
then click Next.
4. On the Hardware Configuration page, click Create New, in the Create New text box, type Server-
Type1, and then click Next.
5. On the Infrastructure page, click Next.
6. On the CPU page, click each of the following attributes drop-down list boxes and assign the following
values:
o Manufacturer: Intel
o Model: Xeon X7560
o Number of physical processors: 2
o Processor speed (GHz): 2.262 (default value)
o Cores per processor 8 (default value)
7. Leave the L2, L3, Cache size, and Bus Speed (MHz) as default values, and then click Next.
8. On the Storage page, click Define IOPS and total available storage. In the Maximum disk I/O per
second (IOPS) text box, type 20000, in the Total available storage and (GB) text box, type 1800,
9. On the Network and Memory page, in the Total Network throughput (Mbps) text box, type
4000, in the Amount of memory (GB) text box, type 128, and then click Next.
Module Review and Takeaways

Best Practice
When working with the MAP toolkit, consider backing up your database regularly. If you are running
assessments over a long period of time, the data could become critical to the timeframe of your project.
Review Question(s)
Question: What are some of the reasons that you would not virtualize a server or server application?
Answer: You should not virtualize the product if the server or application vendor does not support
virtualization, or if the server or application uses customized hardware.
Question: Which technology can assist you in managing large volumes of virtual machines and Hyper-V
clusters?
Answer: VMM is the most suitable technology for managing large volumes of virtual machines.
Common Issues and Troubleshooting Tips

Common Issue Troubleshooting Tip
In MAP, when you click on most operations, you At the bottom, left of the MAP console, next
receive a warning that states, “The task processor is to the database name, will be the name of a
currently busy. You cannot perform this operation task that is running. Next to the task name,
while the task processor is running. Please wait for click the drop-down list box, and then either
the task processor to complete or cancel the task view the status of the running task, or cancel
process before retrying this operation.” it.
Lab Review Questions and Answers

Lab: Evaluating the Environment for Virtualization
Question and Answers

Question: In MAP, what is the purpose of the Windows Azure Virtual Machine Capacity feature?
Answer: The Windows Azure Virtual Machine Capacity feature sizes all of the virtual machines for
placement in Windows Azure. It lists the number of virtual machine sizes such as:
• 2 A6 virtual machines
• 2 large virtual machines
• 17 small virtual machines

Question: What steps do you need to take before you can run the Desktop Virtualization Planning
Wizard?
Answer: Before you can run the Desktop Virtualization Planning Wizard, you will need to complete the
following steps:
• Collect inventory data.
• Collect performance data.

• Create a hardware configuration.
• Create a desktop workload model.
Installing and Configuring the Hyper-V Role 2-1
Module 2
Installing and Configuring the Hyper-V Role
Contents:
Lesson 1: Installing the Hyper-V Role 2
Lesson 2: Managing Hyper-V 7
Lesson 3: Configuring Hyper-V Settings 10
Lesson 4: Hyper-V Host Storage and Networking 13

Lesson 1
Installing the Hyper-V Role
Contents:
Questio n and Answers 3
Demonstration: Installing the Hyper-V Role 4
Server Platforms That Provide Hyper-V

Question: Your company is using Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012 R2 as a virtualization infrastructure.
You are evaluating Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) for your company, which would provide Windows
8.1 desktops to 20 employees in the Finance department. Can you use Windows Server 2012 R2
Datacenter virtualization rights for setting up virtual desktops for the users in the Finance department?
Answer: Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter includes virtualization rights for unlimited virtual machines
running on that platform, but virtual machines must be running a supported Windows Server
operating system. You are evaluating a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) scenario in which you
will provide Windows 8.1 virtual desktops. Because Windows 8.1 is a client operating system and
not a Windows Server operating system, it is not covered by Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter
virtualization rights.
Hyper-V and Virtual Machine Scalability

Question: You plan to virtualize a computer that is running Microsoft SQL Server. The computer has 8
processors and 96 gigabytes (GB) RAM. Can you virtualize the computer on Hyper-V in Windows Server
2012 R2 and have the same resources? Can you virtualize it on Hyper-V on servers running Windows
Server operating systems prior to Windows Server 2012?
Answer: In Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012 R2, you can create virtual machines with up to 64 processors
and 1 TB RAM. Because the server that you plan to virtualize uses fewer resources than that, you
can virtualize it on Windows Server 2012 R2. In Hyper-V in Windows Server versions prior to
Windows Server 2012, you were able to create virtual machines with up to four processors and 64
GB RAM. Because the computer that is running SQL Server that you plan to virtualize uses more
resources than that, you would not be able to virtualize it on Hyper-V hosts running Windows
Server operating systems prior to Windows Server 2012. Alternatively, you could virtualize it, but
you would have to assign it fewer resources that it currently has.
Hyper-V Architecture
Question: You install Windows Server 2012 R2 on a virtual machine named VM1. Can you monitor disk
input/output (I/O) for the physical server from VM1?
Answer: VM1 is running in a virtual environment and you can monitor only the resources that are
available to VM1 from inside the virtual machine. You can monitor disk input/output (I/O) that is
from VM1, but not for the entire physical server. If you need to monitor Disk I/O for the entire
server, you will need to monitor Hyper-V in the parent partition.
Considerations for Disk and Storage

Question: Which virtual machine component requires the most storage space?
Answer: Virtual machine configuration is an XML file that is several kilobytes in size. The size of the saved
state is equal to the memory size of the virtual machine. A checkpoint contains the virtual
machine state, and if you take a checkpoint when the virtual machine is running, it will contain all
of the virtual machine content. The virtual hard disk (.vhd) files include the entire content of the
hard disk as the virtual machine sees it. Usually, .vhd files take up most of the disk space, but if
you take multiple checkpoints of the running virtual machine, checkpoints can take up more
space than .vhd files.
Considerations for Networking

Question: Why would you not use the same network adapter in a Hyper-V host for performing remote
Hyper-V administration, and for providing network access to virtual machines that are running on the
Hyper-V host?
Answer: Although technically you can use the same network adapter for performing remote Hyper-V
administration and for providing network access to virtual machines, this is not a best practice.
We recommend that the Hyper-V host has multiple network adapters, and that you use different
adapters for each purpose. You could put multiple network adapters in (NIC Teaming for
redundancy. You could then use virtual adapters that utilize this NIC team.
Considerations for Providing High Availability

Question: You need to provide virtual machine-based failover clustering. What can you use for shared
storage?
Answer: If you need to provide shared storage for virtual machine-based failover clustering, you can use
an Internet SCSI (iSCSI) target, a Fibre Channel SAN, or a shared virtual hard disk, which you store
on a Cluster Shared Volume (CSV) or scale-out file server SMB 3.0 share.
Host Changes After Installing the Hyper-V Role

Question: How can you verify that you have added Hyper-V hypervisor successfully and configured it to
start automatically on the host?
Answer: You can run bcdedit.exe to view Boot Configuration Data on the server. If you have added
hypervisor successfully, you should see the hypervisorlaunchtype property set to auto in the
output of the bcdedit command.
Question: You installed the Hyper-V role in Windows Server 2012 R2. Do you need to create Windows
Firewall rules to enable remote management of Hyper-V?
Answer: No. When you installed the Hyper-V role, appropriate Windows Firewall rules to allow remote
Hyper-V management were created and enabled automatically. Therefore, you do not have to
create these rules manually.
Demonstration: Installing the Hyper-V Role

Demonstration Steps
1. On LON-HOST2, on the taskbar, click the Windows PowerShell icon.
2. In Windows PowerShell, run the following cmdlet:
Get-WindowsFeature *Hyper*
3. Output shows that neither Hyper-V nor Hyper-V Management Tools are installed.
4. Run the following cmdlet:
Get-Command –Module Hyper-V
5. Verify that no cmdlet is listed.

6. Type and run bcdedit.exe. Verify that in the output, in the Windows Boot Loader section, there is no
hypervisorlaunchtype Auto line.
7. Minimize the Windows PowerShell window.
8. Open the Start screen, and search for programs that contain the word hyper.
9. Confirm that no program is found.

10. On Start screen, search for and open Performance Monitor.
11. In Performance Monitor, in the navigation pane, click Performance Monitor.

12. In the details pane, on the toolbar, click the Add (green + sign) icon.
13. In the Add Counters window, ensure that <Local computer> is selected, and then verify that only
one counter starts with the word Hyper-V, Hyper-V Dynamic Memory Integration Service.
14. In the Add Counters window, click Cancel.
15. Close Performance Monitor.
16. On the Start screen, search for and open Windows Firewall with Advanced Security.
17. In the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security window, in the navigation pane, click Inbound
Rules.
18. In the details pane, verify that there are no rules that start with the word Hyper-V.
19. Close the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security window.
Install-WindowsFeature Hyper-V –IncludeManagementTools –Restart
22. Switch to LON-HOST1.

Get-WindowsFeature *Hyper*
25. Verify that the output shows that both Hyper-V and Hyper-V Management Tools are installed.
27. Verify that the output lists many cmdlets, which confirms that the Hyper-V module is installed and
available.
28. Type and run bcdedit.exe. Verify that in the output, in the Windows Boot Loader section, a
hypervisorlaunchtype Auto line is present.
30. Open the Start screen, and search for programs containing the word hyper.
31. Confirm that two programs, Hyper-V Manager and Hyper-V Virtual Machine Connection, are
discovered.
32. On the Start screen, search for and open Performance Monitor.

34. In the details pane, on the toolbar, click the Add green + sign) icon.
35. In the Add Counters window, ensure that <Local computer> is selected, and then verify that
multiple counters that start with the word Hyper-V display.
36. In the Add Counters window, click Cancel.

37. Close Performance Monitor.
38. On the Start screen, search for and open Windows Firewall with Advanced Security.
39. In Windows Firewall with Advanced Security, in the navigation pane, click Inbound Rules.
40. In the details pane, verify that multiple rules display that start with the word Hyper-V.
41. Close Windows Firewall with Advanced Security.

Lesson 2
Managing Hyper-V
Contents:
Demonstration: Installing and Using Hyper-V Manager 9
Overview of the Hyper-V Manager Console

Question: Your virtualization environment has three Hyper-V hosts. In Hyper-V Manager, can you view
Manager the virtual machines on all three Hyper-V hosts simultaneously?
Answer: No. While you can use Hyper-V Manager to connect to and manage all three Hyper-V hosts, in
Hyper-V Manager you can view only virtual machines from one Hyper-V host at a time. If you
need to provide a list of virtual machines from all three servers, you can use Windows PowerShell,
Failover Cluster Manager (in the case of highly available virtual machines), or install VMM.
Adding the Hyper-V Manager Console

Question: Do you need to install RSAT on a Windows 8.1 workstation if you want to use it for managing
Hyper-V hosts?
Answer: No. The Hyper-V feature is included in Windows 8 and newer Windows client operating systems.
If you want to administer Hyper-V hosts from such a client, you only need to turn on the Hyper-V
Management Tools Windows feature, and you do not need to install RSAT.
Using Windows PowerShell to Manage Hyper-V

Question: What must you do to be able to administer Hyper-V by using Windows PowerShell?
Answer: If you want to administer Hyper-V locally, you have installed the Hyper-V Module for Windows
PowerShell already, when you installed the Hyper-V role, and you can start using it. If you want to
administer Hyper-V from a remote computer that does not have the Hyper-V role installed, you
must first enable the Hyper-V Module for Windows PowerShell feature. You do not need to
import the Hyper-V module before you can use it, as was the case in operating systems prior to
Windows Server 2012.
Managing Hyper-V in a Workgroup Environment

Question: Can you join virtual machines to the domain if they are running on a Hyper-V host that is a
member of a workgroup?
Answer: Yes. Whether Hyper-V hosts have workgroup or domain membership has no effect on virtual
machines running on the Hyper-V host, because they are isolated from each other. Therefore, if
the virtual machines have network connectivity, you can join them to the domain providing they
are running on the Hyper-V host that is a member of a workgroup.
Hyper-V Best Practices Analyzer

Question: Should you always configure your Hyper-V host as best practices rules suggest?
Answer: No. Best practices are guidelines for configuring a server in a typical environment. Best practices
also include explanations for why you should configure a server as recommended, and the
consequences of configuring it differently. Based on your environment, you might or might not
want to configure your Hyper-V host as suggested in the best practices rules.
Hyper-V Security Model

Question: You need to allow a user to manage virtual machines on a Hyper-V host, but this user must not
be able to manage Hyper-V host settings. What should you do?
Answer: If you add the user to the Hyper-V Administrators group, he or she will be able to manage
virtual machines on the Hyper-V host, and manage Hyper-V host settings. If you want the user to
be able to manage only virtual machines but not Hyper-V settings, you should use Authorization
Manager to create a new role, and then assign the user to that role.
Demonstration: Installing and Using Hyper-V Manager

Demonstration Steps
1. Sign in to LON-CL1 with the user name Adatum\Administrator and password Pa$$w0rd.
2. On LON-CL1, on the Start screen, search for programs that contain the word hyper. Confirm that no
program is found.
3. On the Start screen, search for and start Windows PowerShell.
Get-WindowsOptionalFeature –Online –FeatureName *hyper*
Note: The output shows that five Hyper-V features have been disabled.
5. On the desktop, on the toolbar, right-click the Start icon and then click Control Panel.
6. In Control Panel, in the Search Control Panel text box, type Feature, and then click Turn Windows
features on or off.
7. In the Windows Features window, expand Hyper-V, click Hyper-V Management Tools, and then
click OK.
8. After Windows completes the requested changes, click Close.
9. Switch back to Windows PowerShell, and run the following cmdlet:
Note: Many cmdlets display, because the Hyper-V module is now installed.
10. Minimize Windows PowerShell.

11. On LON-CL1, on the Start screen, search for programs that contain the word hyper. Confirm that two
programs, Hyper-V Manager and Hyper-V Virtual Machine Connection, have been discovered.
12. On LON-CL1, on Start screen, start Hyper-V Manager.
13. In Hyper-V Manager, in the navigation pane, right-click Hyper-V Manager, and then click Connect
to Server.
14. In the Select Computer dialog box, click Browse, in the Enter the object name to select text box,
type LON-HOST1, and then click OK twice.
Note: LON-HOST1 is now added to the Hyper-V Manager navigation pane.
15. In Hyper-V Manager, click Hyper-V Settings.

16. In the Hyper-V Settings for LON-HOST1 dialog box, review the Hyper-V settings for LON-HOST1.
Lesson 3
Configuring Hyper-V Settings
Contents:
Demonstration: Configuring Hyper-V Settings 11
Overview of Hyper-V Settings

Question: You want all virtual machines that you create on Hyper-V host to be stored in the same folder.
Which Hyper-V setting should you configure: Virtual Hard Disks, or Virtual Machines?
Answer: Both settings specify only a default folder for storing appropriate objects, virtual hard disks, and
virtual machines. When you are creating a new virtual machine, these settings will define the
default location, but you can configure any alternate location to which you have Write
permissions.
What Is NUMA?
Question: Can you modify your server’s NUMA topology?
Answer: No. NUMA topology is based on the hardware architecture, and you cannot modify the
topology. However, you can configure virtual NUMA topology for virtual machines. This is usually
not recommended, because Hyper-V projects physical NUMA topology into virtual machines.
However, if you configure a virtual machine with suboptimal virtual NUMA topology, you can
always click the Use Hardware Topology button, and revert to default values.
What Is Enhanced Session Mode?

Question: Can you use enhanced session mode to connect to a Windows Server 2012 R2 virtual machine
that is running on a Hyper-V host on Windows Server 2012?
Answer: No. Enhanced session mode is introduced in Windows Server 2012 R2. Virtual machines with a
supported operating system must be running on Hyper-V on the Windows Server 2012 R2
operating system to be able to use enhanced session mode. Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012
does not support enhanced session mode, so you cannot use enhanced session mode to connect
to virtual machines that are running on Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012.
What Are Resource Pools?

Question: How can you configure a virtual machine to use a virtual hard drive from a specific resource
pool?
Answer: If a resource pool is not yet created, you must first create a resource pool type for the virtual
hard drive. Then you can use Hyper-V Manager or Windows PowerShell to assign the virtual hard
disk to the resource pool.
Demonstration: Configuring Hyper-V Settings

Demonstration Steps
1. On LON-HOST1, on the Start screen, start Hyper-V Manager.
2. In Hyper-V Manager, in the Actions pane, click New, and then click Hard Disk.
3. In the New Virtual Hard Disk Wizard, click Next three times.
4. In the New Virtual Hard Disk Wizard, on the Specify Name and Location page, in the Location text
box, verify that C:\Users\Public\Documents\Hyper-V\Virtual Hard Disks\ is entered, and then
click Cancel.
5. In Hyper-V Manager, in the Actions pane, click Hyper-V Settings.
6. On the Hyper-V Settings for LON-HOST1 page, in the left pane, verify that Virtual Hard Disks is
selected. Verify that the same location as was used by the wizard is in the Location field.
7. Click Browse, in navigation pane, click Local Disk (C:), in the details pane, click Users, and then click
Select Folder.
8. On the Hyper-V Settings for LON-HOST1 page, click OK.

9. In Hyper-V Manager, in the Actions pane, click New, and then click Hard Disk.
10. In the New Virtual Hard Disk Wizard, click Next three times.
11. In the New Virtual Hard Disk Wizard, on the Specify Name and Location page, in the Location text
box, verify that C:\Users\ is entered.
Note: This is the same location as you configured for the virtual hard disk location.
12. On the Specify Name and Location page, click Cancel.

Set-VMHost -VirtualHardDiskPath \\LON-HOST2\VHDs
15. In Hyper-V Manager, in the Actions pane, click Hyper-V Settings, and verify that \\LON-
HOST2\VHDs is specified as the Virtual Hard Disk location.
16. On the Hyper-V Settings for LON-HOST1 page, in the left pane, click NUMA Spanning, and verify
in the details pane that NUMA Spanning is enabled.
17. In the left pane, click Storage Migrations, and verify that 2 simultaneous storage migrations are
allowed.
18. Close the Hyper-V Settings for LON-HOST1 page, and minimize Hyper-V Manager.
20. In Windows PowerShell, run the following cmdlets:
Set-VMHost -NumaSpanningEnabled $false

Set-VMHost -MaximumStorageMigrations 4
21. Maximize Hyper-V Manager, and in the Actions pane, click Hyper-V Settings.
22. On the Hyper-V Settings for LON-HOST1 page, in the left pane, click NUMA Spanning, and verify
that NUMA Spanning is disabled. NUMA Spanning is disabled, because you disabled it with Windows
PowerShell. Enable NUMA Spanning.
23. In the left pane, click Storage Migrations, and verify that 4 simultaneous storage migrations are
allowed.
Note: These are allowed because you set it with Windows PowerShell.
24. Close Hyper-V Settings for LON-HOST1, and then close Hyper-V Manager.
Lesson 4
Hyper-V Host Storage and Networking
Contents:
Overview of Storage Spaces

Question: Can you include an iSCSI disk that is connected to your Hyper-V host, in Storage Spaces?
Answer: You can include locally attached disks of different sizes that connect using different bus types.
However, because an iSCSI disk is on a remote storage (SAN), you cannot include the iSCSI disk in
Storage Spaces.
Overview of Disk Deduplication

Question: You plan to enable data deduplication on a file server. How can you enable data deduplication,
and what must you install first?
Answer: Before you can enable data deduplication, you must first install the Data Deduplication role
service on the file server (this role service is part of the File and Storage Services role). After that,
you can enable data deduplication by using Server Manager or Windows PowerShell.
What Is Offloaded Data Transfer?

Question: Can you use Offloaded Data Transfer when you copy a 10-GB file between file shares?
Answer: No. To use Offloaded Data Transfer, the file must be located on a storage that is compatible with
Offloaded Data Transfer and must be accessible over iSCSI, Serial Attached SCSI, or Fibre Channel
protocol. Because a file share is not available over any of those protocols, you cannot use
Offloaded Data Transfer when you copy a file between file shares.
What Is SMB 3.0?

Question: Is SMB 3.0 used when you access and copy files from a Windows Server 2008 R2 file server to a
Windows Server 2012 R2 server?
Answer: No. Windows Server 2008 R2 does not support SMB 3.0. It only supports SMB 2.1 and older SMB
versions. When you a copy file from a Windows Server 2008 R2 file server to a Windows Server
2012 R2 computer, SMB 2.1 will be used.
Hyper-V over SMB

Question: Can you store and run virtual machines on an SMB 3.0 share on a Windows Server 2012 R2 file
server that is not a domain member?
Answer: If you want to store virtual machines on an SMB 3.0 share, the file server must be in the same
Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) domain as the Hyper-V host. If either of them is a
workgroup member, storing virtual machines on SMB 3.0 shares is not supported.
Overview of NIC Teaming

Question: Do you need to configure network switches if you want to use NIC Teaming in Windows Server
2012 R2?
Answer: NIC Teaming is a built-in feature in Windows Server 2012 R2, and you can use it for teaming
network adapters from different vendors and for different speed. Depending on the team
connection mode you want to use, you may or may not need to configure network switches.
Switch-independent modes do not require any switch configuration, whereas switch-dependent
modes require that all network adapters in a team are connected to the same switch, and that
the switch is configured properly.

Question: You need to manage Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012 from a Windows 7 client computer. Will
you be able to administer all Hyper-V features?
Answer: If you want to administer Hyper-V from a Windows 7 computer, you will first have to download
and install Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) on Windows 7. After you turn on the
Hyper-V Management Tools feature, you will be able to manage Hyper-V in Windows Server
2012 R2 remotely, but you will only be able to manage Hyper-V features that were available on
Windows Server 2012. If you want to manage Windows Server 2012 R2–specific features, you
must either upgrade the Windows 7 computer, or use Remote Desktop on Windows 7 to connect
to the administrative station where the Hyper-V Manager console from Windows Server 2012 R2
is installed.
Question: Can you virtualize a file server that is using a Fibre Channel SAN for storing shared folders?
Answer: In Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012 R2, virtual machines can have up to four virtual Fibre
Channel adapters, so you can virtualize the file server. However, prior to Windows Server 2012,
virtual machines did not support virtual Fibre Channel adapters, so on those platforms, you
would not be able to virtualize the file server.
Question: You have a Windows 8.1 virtual machine that must be highly available. Can you use virtual
machine-based failover clustering to make it highly available?
Answer: For virtual machine-based failover clustering, the operating system that is installed on the virtual
machine must support failover clustering. Windows 8.1 does not support failover clustering, and
therefore you cannot use virtual machine-based failover clustering to make a Windows 8.1 virtual
machine highly available. If you need to make a Windows 8.1 virtual machine highly available,
you should use Hyper-V host-based failover clustering.

Lab: Installing and Configuring the Hyper-V Role

Question: How can you verify if Windows Server 2012 R2 has the Hyper-V role installed?
Answer: You can use various tools to verify if Hyper-V role is installed on a Windows Server 2012 R2
server. For example, you can use Server Manager and try to Add or Remove the role.
Alternatively, you can use Windows PowerShell and check the role status by running the Get-
WindowsFeature cmdlet. You can also view services running on the system and look for the
Hyper-V Virtual Machine Management service, or look for Hyper-V related counters in
Performance Monitor.
Question: How can you manage Hyper-V on Server Core or on Hyper-V Server?
Answer: Neither Server Core nor Hyper-V Server has a GUI. Therefore, you can manage Hyper-V locally
only by using Windows PowerShell. However, in reality, you would probably manage Hyper-V on
Server Core or on Hyper-V Server remotely, either by using Hyper-V Manager or by using VMM.
You also can still use Windows PowerShell to manage them remotely.
Question: Do you need to store a virtual hard disk locally if you want to start a virtual machine from it?
Answer: No. In Hyper-V prior to Windows Server 2012, you had to store a virtual hard disk locally if you
wanted to use it for a running virtual machine. However, with Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012
and newer, you can store a virtual hard disk on SMB 3.0 file shares, and then use it with running
virtual machines.
Question: How can you view Windows PowerShell cmdlets that you can use for managing Hyper-V host?
Answer: Windows PowerShell cmdlets for managing Hyper-V host are present in the Hyper-V module.
You can view cmdlets in the Hyper-V module by running the cmdlet Get-Command –Module
Hyper-V.
Creating and Managing Virtual Hard Disks, Virtual Machines, and Checkpoints 3-1
Module 3
Creating and Managing Virtual Hard Disks, Virtual Machines,
and Checkpoints
Contents:
Lesson 1: Creating and Configuring Virtual Hard Disks 2
Lesson 2: Creating and Configuring Virtual Machines 6
Lesson 3: Installing and Importing Virtual Machines 10

Lesson 4: Managing Virtual Machine Checkpoints 14
Lesson 5: Monitoring Hyper-V 18
Lesson 6: Designing Virtual Machines for Server Roles and Services 21

Lesson 1
Creating and Configuring Virtual Hard Disks
Contents:
Demonstration: Creating a Virtual Hard Disk 4
Demonstration: Managing Virtual Hard Disks 5
What Are the Storage Options for Virtual Machines?

Question: Is there any difference between connecting a virtual hard disk to a virtual machine by using an
IDE virtual controller or a SCSI virtual controller?
Answer: Virtual hard disks have the same format, whether you connect them to a virtual machine by
using an IDE or SCSI virtual controller. The only difference is how the virtual machine accesses
those virtual hard disks and which options the controller offers. For example, virtual SCSI
controllers include support for Windows Offloaded Data Transfers, which is not available for
virtual disks that are attached to IDE controllers.
Overview of the Hyper-V Virtual Hard Disk Formats

Question: On a Windows 8 computer, how can you view and access the content of a virtual hard disk that
is in .vhdx format?
Answer: You can access the content of a virtual hard disk in .vhdx format on a Windows 8 computer in
three different ways. One option is to enable the Hyper-V feature on Windows 8, create a virtual
machine, and then configure it with a .vhdx file. The second option is to right-click the .vhdx file
in File Explorer and then mount it as a new disk. The third option is to mount it through the Disk
Management tool.
Fixed-Size and Dynamically Expanding Virtual Hard Disks

Question: Do you benefit from Windows Offloaded Data Transfers when you are creating a dynamically
expanding virtual hard disk?
Answer: A dynamically expanding virtual hard disk is very small when you create it, and it grows when
you store data on it. Because Hyper-V can create a small file quickly, you will not benefit from
Windows Offloaded Data Transfers when creating a dynamically expanding virtual hard disk.
However, when you create a fixed-size virtual hard disk, you can benefit greatly from Windows
Offloaded Data Transfers because Hyper-V host offloads its creation to the storage.
Differencing Virtual Hard Disks

Question: Can Hyper-V allocate more storage space to a differencing virtual hard disk than to the parent
disk to which it links?
Answer: A differencing virtual hard disk always links to a parent disk, which can be fixed-size, dynamically
expanding, or another differencing virtual hard disk. When a differencing virtual hard disk links to
a dynamically expanding or differencing virtual hard disk, Hyper-V can allocate it more space on
the storage than the parent disk to which it is linked.
Directly Attached Disks

Question: Can you view a directly attached disk that a virtual machine is using from the Disk
Management tool that is running on the Hyper-V host on which the virtual machine is running?
Answer: Depending on how the virtual machine is accessing the directly attached disk, it might not be
visible in Disk Management on a Hyper-V host. If the virtual machine has the disk attached
through Hyper-V Manager as a physical hard disk, then the disk is visible in Disk Management,
but it is marked as offline. If the disk is attached by using the operating system that is installed on
the virtual machine, either by using iSCSI or a virtual Fibre Channel adapter, then the disk is not
visible in Disk Management on a Hyper-V host.
Virtual Hard Disk Sharing

Question: When would you use shared virtual hard disks?
Answer: You would use shared virtual hard disks when you want to provide shared storage in a virtual
machine, most likely to configure failover clustering.
Hyper-V Considerations for Virtual Hard Disk Storage

Question: For storing virtual machines, what are the benefits of SAN compared to local storage?
Answer: SAN logical unit numbers (LUNs) can provide higher performance and throughput than locally
attached disks. Locally attached SSDs can offer better performance than SAN, but you can use
SAN as shared storage for failover clustering in high availability scenarios.
Demonstration: Creating a Virtual Hard Disk

Demonstration Steps
1. On LON-HOST1, on Start screen, start Hyper-V Manager.
2. In Hyper-V Manager, in the Actions pane, click New, and then click Hard disk.
3. In the New Virtual Hard Disk Wizard, on the Before You Begin page, click Next.
4. On the Choose Disk Format page, confirm that VHDX is selected, and then click Next.
5. On the Choose Disk Type page, confirm that the default disk type for VHDX hard disk is set to
Dynamically expanding, and then click Next.
6. On the Specify Name and Location page, in the Name field, type Dynamic.vhdx. Confirm that the
Location field is set to C:\Shares\VHDs\, and then click Next.
7. On the Configure Disk page, confirm that Create a new blank virtual hard disk is selected, in the
Size field, type 100, and then click Next.
8. On the Completing the New Virtual Hard Disk Wizard page, click Finish.
9. On LON-HOST1, in Hyper-V Manager, in the Actions pane, click New, and then click Hard disk.
10. In the New Virtual Hard Disk Wizard, on the Before You Begin page, click Next.
11. On the Choose Disk Format page, select VHD disk format, and then click Next.
12. On the Choose Disk Type page, click Differencing, and then click Next.
13. On the Specify Name and Location page, in the Name field, type Differencing.vhd. In the
Location field, confirm that C:\Shares\VHDs\ is entered, and then click Next.
14. On the Configure Disk page, click Browse, browse to E:\Program Files\Microsoft
Learning\base\Base14A-WS12R2.vhd, click Open, and then click Next.
Note: The actual drive letter on which base images are stored can be different, and it
depends on the physical server configuration. Drive E is used in the instructions, but you should
use the drive on which base images are stored in your environment.
15. On the Completing the New Virtual Hard Disk Wizard page, click Finish.
17. In Windows PowerShell, create a fixed-size virtual hard disk by typing the following cmdlet, and then
press Enter:
New-VHD –Path C:\Shares\VHDs\Fixed.vhdx -SizeBytes 1GB –Fixed
18. On LON-HOST1, on the taskbar, click File Explorer.

19. In the This PC window, browse to the C:\Shares\VHDs folder.
20. In the VHDs folder, confirm that the three virtual hard disks that you just created display in the folder.
21. In the VHDs folder, right-click Fixed.vhdx, confirm that its size on disk is 1.00 GB, and then click OK.
22. Verify that Dynamic.vhdx and Differencing.vhd are allocated less space on the disk, even though you
configured Dynamic.vhdx with 100 GB.
Demonstration: Managing Virtual Hard Disks

Demonstration Steps
1. On LON-HOST1, in Hyper-V Manager, in the Actions pane, click Edit Disk.
2. In the Edit Virtual Hard Disk Wizard, on the Before you Begin page, click Next.
3. On the Locate Virtual Hard Disk page, click Browse, and then browse to C:\Shares\VHDs.
4. In the VHDs folder, click Fixed.vhdx, click Open, and then click Next.
5. On the Choose Action page, confirm that Expand is selected, and then click Next.
6. On the Expand Virtual Hard Disk page, in the New size field, type 2, and then click Next.
7. On the Completing the Edit Virtual Hard Disk Wizard page, click Finish.
8. In Hyper-V Manager, in the Actions pane, click Edit Disk.
9. In the Edit Virtual Hard Disk Wizard, on the Before you Begin page, click Next.
10. On the Locate Virtual Hard Disk page, click Browse, browse to C:\Shares\VHDs, click
Dynamic.vhdx, click Open, and then click Next.
11. On the Choose Action page, click Expand, and then click Next.
12. On the Expand Virtual Hard Disk page, in New size field, type 200, and then click Next.
14. On LON-CL1, in Computer Manager, right-click Disk Management, and then click Refresh. Confirm
that Disk 1 and Disk 2 have expanded and now have 2 GB and 200 GB of unallocated space.
Note: Hyper-V expanded the virtual hard disks while the virtual machine was running.
Lesson 2
Creating and Configuring Virtual Machines
Contents:
Demonstration: Creating Vir tual Machines 8
Demonstration: Configuring Integration Services 8
Overview of Generation 2 Virtual Machines

Question: Can you convert a Generation 1 Windows Server 2012 R2 virtual machine to a Generation 2
virtual machine?
Answer: No. You can select the generation of the virtual machine only when you create the virtual
machine, and you cannot change it later. If you already have a Generation 1 virtual machine, you
cannot convert it to a Generation 2 virtual machine, regardless of the operating system on that
virtual machine.
Configuring Virtual Machine Settings

Question: Can you modify virtual machine memory settings while the virtual machine is running?
Answer: No, you cannot modify most of the virtual machine settings while the virtual machine is running.
If the virtual machine has dynamic memory enabled, you can decrease minimum RAM and
increase maximum RAM while the virtual machine is running, and you can always modify
memory weight.
What Is Dynamic Memory?

Question: How does dynamic memory enable you to run more virtual machines on the same amount of
physical RAM?
Answer: If you configure a virtual machine with static memory, the Hyper-V host allocates it the same
amount of memory, regardless of how much memory the operating system on the virtual
machine actually needs. With dynamic memory, you can configure startup, minimum, and
maximum RAM for the virtual machine. Based on the operating system requirement, the Hyper-V
host dynamically assigns memory to a virtual machine between the minimum and maximum
allowable RAM. If virtual memory does not require all of the memory, then the memory is
released, the Hyper-V host has more available memory, and it can run additional virtual
machines.
What Is Smart Paging?

Question: Does Hyper-V use smart paging if a virtual machine is configured with the same amount of
startup and minimum RAM?
Answer: No, if a virtual machine is configured with the same amount of startup and minimum RAM, you
cannot use smart paging. Hyper-V uses smart paging when the Hyper-V host is low on memory
and you restart a virtual machine that is configured with more startup RAM than minimum RAM.
If the virtual machine was allocated less memory than startup RAM, then the Hyper-V host must
allocate startup RAM to the virtual machine when it is restarted. Hyper-V will use smart paging
only if there is not enough physical RAM available, and only during the virtual machine restart.
Overview of Integration Services

Question: Do you need to install Integration Services on a virtual machine if the operating system on the
virtual machine already includes it and is aware that it is running in a virtualized environment?
Answer: If the operating system on the virtual machine already includes Integration Services, you do not
need to verify if the latest version of Integration Services is installed. If the virtual machine was
migrated from a previous version of the Hyper-V host or if the operating system already includes
Integration Services, for example, Windows Server 2008 R2, then you will most likely need to
update them.
Using a Virtual Fibre Channel Adapter

Question: You have a Hyper-V host that has a Fibre Channel host bus adapter (HBA) and access to a Fibre
Channel SAN. Can you add a virtual Fibre Channel adapter to a virtual machine that has Windows 8.1
installed and is on that Hyper-V host?
Answer: Yes, you can add a virtual Fibre Channel adapter to a Windows 8.1 virtual machine on the Hyper-
V host. However, the virtual machine will not be able to use it, because Windows 8.1 does not
support Fibre Channel adapters.
Demonstration: Creating Virtual Machines

Demonstration Steps
1. On LON-HOST1, in Hyper-V Manager, in the Actions pane, click New, and then click Virtual
Machine.
2. In the New Virtual Machine Wizard, on the Before You Begin page, click Next.
3. On the Specify Name and Location page, in the Name field, type LON-VM2, and then click Next.
4. On the Specify Generation page, click Generation 2, and then click Next.
5. On the Assign Memory page, in Startup Memory, type 1024, select the Use Dynamic Memory for
this virtual machine check box, and then click Next four times.
6. On the Completing the Virtual Machine Wizard page, click Finish. A virtual machine named LON-
VM2 is created.
7. On LON-HOST1, in Windows PowerShell, run the following cmdlets:
New-VM –Name LON-VM1 –MemoryStartupBytes 1GB –Generation 1 –BootDevice IDE

Add-VMHardDiskDrive –VMName LON-VM1 –ControllerType IDE –Path
C:\Shares\VHDs\Differencing.vhd
8. On LON-HOST1, in Hyper-V Manager, right-click LON-VM2, and then click Settings.

9. In Settings for LON-VM2, confirm that three types of hardware display in the Add Hardware section in
the details pane. Confirm also that in the left pane, in the Hardware section, no BIOS, IDE
Controllers, COM ports, or Diskette Drive are listed, but that Firmware is listed.
10. In Hyper-V Manager, right-click LON-VM1, and then click Settings.
11. In Settings for LON-VM1, confirm that there are five types of hardware listed in the Add Hardware
section, in the details pane. Confirm also that in the left pane, in the Hardware section, BIOS, IDE
Controllers, COM ports, and Diskette Drive are listed, but Firmware is not listed.
Demonstration: Configuring Integration Services

Demonstration Steps
1. On LON-CL1, at a command prompt, type Time.
2. Make a note of the current time, and enter 11:00 as the current time.
3. Run the Time command again, and confirm that it was set back automatically to its previous value, as
Integration Services automatically synchronized the time on LON-CL1 with the time on LON-HOST1.
4. On LON-HOST1, in Hyper-V Manager, right-click 20409B-LON-CL1, and then click Settings.

5. In Settings for 20409B-LON-CL1, in the Management section in the left pane, click Integration
Services.
6. In Integration Services, in the details pane, clear the Time synchronization check box, and then click
OK.
7. On LON-CL1, at a command prompt, run the Time command. Make note of the current time, type
11:00 as the current time, and then press Enter.
8. At a command prompt, type Time, and then press Enter twice. Confirm that the returned time is few
seconds over 11:00. This is because the time on the virtual machine is no longer synchronizing with
the Hyper-V host.
9. At a command prompt, type devmgmt.msc, and then press Enter.
10. In Device Manager, expand Display adapters, and then confirm that the virtual machine is using the
Microsoft Hyper-V Video adapter, which is provided as part of Integration Services.
11. In Device Manager, expand System devices, and then confirm that several devices with Hyper-V in
their name are listed, including Microsoft Hyper-V Dynamic Memory. All of these virtual devices are
provided as part of Integration Services.
12. Close Device Manager.
Lesson 3
Installing and Importing Virtual Machines
Contents:
Demonstration: Importing a Virtual Machine 11
Demonstration: Using Enhanced Se ssion Mode 13
Virtual Machine Installation Methods

Question: Can you install an operating system on a virtual machine by using a USB flash drive?
Answer: You cannot install an operating system on a virtual machine by starting the virtual machine from
a USB flash drive, because USB devices are not supported in virtual machines at startup. With
enhanced session mode, you can redirect USB devices in a virtual machine. For enhanced session
mode to be available, however, the operating system on the virtual machine must be running
already, and integration components must be installed. If you have an .iso file of the operating
system on a USB flash drive, you can mount it to a virtual machine and start the virtual machine
from the .iso file.
Importing Virtual Machines

Question: Can you import a virtual machine that is configured with 16 processors to a Hyper-V host that
has two quad core CPUs?
Answer: A virtual machine can only have as many processors as the Hyper-V host has physical CPUs, but
no more than 64 on Windows Server 2012 R2. Because the Hyper-V host has two quad core
CPUs, which is equivalent to eight CPUs, virtual machines on that Hyper-V host can have at most
eight processors. Because the virtual machine is configured with 16 processors, you will have to
adjust the number of processors during the import.
Virtualizing a Physical Computer

Question: Do you need to shut down a physical computer during the P2V conversion process?
Answer: If a physical computer has VSS, you can use it to create a snapshot of the computer’s volumes
while the operating system is running, and you do not need to shut it down during the P2V
conversion process. However, if the legacy operating system does not include VSS, you will need
to start it from alternative boot media and then start the P2V conversion process from there.
The Virtual Machine Connection Application

Question: Do you have to use Virtual Machine Connection if you want to connect to a virtual machine?
Answer: If the operating system on a virtual machine has Remote Desktop functionality and it is
configured to allow connections, you can connect to that virtual machine by using Remote
Desktop, and you do not need Virtual Machine Connection. Remember that you can use Remote
Desktop only for connecting to running virtual machines, not to virtual machines that are turned
off. Remote Desktop does not provide you with options to control a virtual machine, for example,
to pause it or to create a virtual machine checkpoint.
Overview of Enhanced Session Mode

Question: Can you use enhanced session mode to start a virtual machine from a USB device?
Answer: Enhanced session mode is available only after the supported operating system is already running
on the virtual machine. When the virtual machine is starting, enhanced session mode is not
available, so you cannot use USB device redirection to start the virtual machine from a USB
device.
Demonstration: Importing a Virtual Machine

Demonstration Steps
1. On LON-HOST1, in Hyper-V Manager, in the Actions pane, click Import Virtual Machine.
2. In the Import Virtual Machine Wizard, on the Before You Begin page, click Next.
3. On the Locate Folder page, type C:\VirtualMachines\LON-EXPORT\, and then click Next.
4. On the Select Virtual Machine Import Virtual Machine page, confirm that LON-EXPORT is
5. On the Choose Import Type page, confirm that Register the virtual machine in-place (use the
existing unique ID) is selected, and then click Next.
6. On the Configure Processor page, in Number of virtual processors field, type 1, and then click
Next.
Note: This page shows only if a virtual machine is configured with more processors than
are available on the Hyper-V host.
7. On the Connect Network page, click External Network as the virtual switch that you want the
virtual machine to be connected to.
Note: This page shows only if a virtual machine is configured to use a virtual switch, which
is not available on the Hyper-V host.
8. Click Next.
9. On the Completing Import Wizard page, click Finish.
10. When the error message “Hyper-V encountered an error during the import operation” displays, click
See details. Verify that the reason for the error is that the parent virtual hard disk was not found.
Click Close.
11. In Hyper-V Manager, in the Actions pane, click Edit Disk.

12. In the Edit Virtual Hard Disk Wizard, on the Before You Begin page, click Next.
13. On the Locate Folder page, type C:\VirtualMachines\LON-EXPORT\Virtual Hard Disks\LON-
EXPORT.vhd, and then click Next.
Note: The actual drive letter on which base images are stored can be different, and it
depends on the physical server configuration. Drive E is used in the instructions, but you should
use the drive on which base images are stored in your environment.
14. On the Reconnect Virtual Hard Disk page, click Next.

15. On the Reconnect to Parent Virtual Hard Disk page, type E:\Program Files\Microsoft
Learning\Base\Base14A-WS12R2.vhd, and then click Next. Note that this path might differ based
on the host machine.
17. In Hyper-V Manager, in the Actions pane, click Import Virtual Machine.
18. In the Import Virtual Machine window, on the Before You Begin page, click Next.
19. On the Locate Folder page, type C:\VirtualMachines\LON-EXPORT\, and then click Next.
20. On the Select Virtual Machine Import Virtual Machine page, confirm that LON-EXPORT is
21. On the Choose Import Type page, confirm that Register the virtual machine in-place (use the
existing unique ID) is selected, and then click Next.
22. On the Completing Import Wizard page, click Finish.
Demonstration: Using Enhanced Session Mode

Demonstration Steps
1. On LON-HOST1, close the Virtual Machine Connection to LON-CL1.
2. On LON-HOST1, in Hyper-V Manager, double-click the 20409B-LON-CL1 virtual machine. Confirm
that the connection with LON-CL1 opens, and your previous session displays.
3. Close the Virtual Machine Connection to LON-CL1.
4. On LON-HOST1, in Hyper-V Manager, in the Actions pane, click Hyper-V Settings.
5. In the Hyper-V Settings window, in the left pane, in the Server section, click Enhanced Session Mode
Policy.
6. In the details pane, click Allow enhanced session mode, and then click OK.
7. In Hyper-V Manager, right-click 20409B-LON-CL1, and then click Connect.

8. In the Connect to LON-CL1 window, click Show Options, and click the Local Resources tab.
9. In the Local devices and resources section, click More, click Drives, and then click OK.
10. In the Connect to LON-CL1 window, click Connect. Confirm that you are not automatically signed in
to LON-CL1.
11. On LON-CL1, click ADATUM\administrator, in the Password field, type Pa$$w0rd, and then press
Enter. Verify that your previous session displays.
12. On LON-HOST1, in File Explorer, browse to C:\Windows, right-click Write.exe, and then click Copy.
13. On LON-CL1, right-click the desktop, and then click Paste. Confirm that the file Write.exe is copied
to the desktop.
14. On LON-CL1, on the taskbar, click File Explorer. In the navigation pane, confirm that drives from
LON-HOST1 are mapped to the virtual machine.
15. In the navigation pane, right-click This PC, and then click Properties.
16. In the System window, click Remote Settings. In the Remote Desktop section, confirm that Don’t
allow remote connections to this computer is selected, and then click OK.
17. Close the System window.

Lesson 4
Managing Virtual Machine Checkpoints
Contents:
Demonstration: Working with Checkpoints 16
What Are Virtual Machine Checkpoints?

Question: Which checkpoint requires more space: a checkpoint of a running virtual machine, or a
checkpoint of a virtual machine that is turned off?
Answer: You can create checkpoints of both virtual machines. However, the checkpoint of a running
virtual machine includes memory content, whereas there is no memory content if a virtual
machine is turned off. When comparing checkpoint size, the checkpoint of a virtual machine that
is turned off will be smaller than the checkpoint of a running virtual machine.
Implementing Hyper-V Checkpoints

Question: Can you modify the configuration of a virtual machine checkpoint if you created that
checkpoint when the virtual machine was turned off?
Answer: The virtual machine must be turned off for you to configure most of the virtual machine settings.
However, you can never modify a virtual machine configuration in a checkpoint, regardless of
whether the virtual machine was running or turned off when you created the checkpoint.
Checkpoints contain a virtual machine configuration from the past, which you cannot modify.
Overview of Checkpoints at File Level

Question: If a virtual machine is running and you delete a checkpoint, when will the parent disk merge
with the differencing virtual hard disk?
Answer: Prior to Windows Server 2012, disks merged only after the virtual machine was turned off. In
Windows Server 2012 and newer, disks merge in the background while the virtual machine is
running.
Question: How are multiple branches created in a checkpoint tree?
Answer: If you create two checkpoints, one after another, and if you never apply a previous checkpoint,
you will have a tree with one branch. If you apply the first checkpoint and then create a new
checkpoint, you will have another branch in the checkpoint tree.
Exporting Virtual Machines and Checkpoints

Question: Can you export a virtual machine checkpoint on a Hyper-V host that is running on a physical
server with Intel processors, and then import it to a Hyper-V host that has AMD processors?
Answer: Yes. However, if you created the checkpoint while the virtual machine was running, you will have
to delete the memory content of the imported virtual machine on the target Hyper-V host before
you can use the virtual machine.
Issues with Checkpoints in Distributed Environments

Question: Can you prevent checkpoint creation from inside a virtual machine?
Answer: No. A virtual machine has no awareness of checkpoints, and there is no way to prevent
checkpoint creation from inside the virtual machine. You can use Authorization Manager or VMM
to control who can connect to a virtual machine, but not who can create the checkpoint from
inside a virtual machine.
Checkpoints and Virtual Machine Generation ID

Question: Can you use Generation ID in a Windows Server 2008 R2 virtual machine?
Answer: If a virtual machine is running on Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V and has the latest Integration
Services installed, then a Generation ID value can be accessed from the Windows Server 2008 R2
operating system that is running on that virtual machine. However, be aware that Windows
Server 2008 R2 is not Generation ID–aware, so if you want to use it, the application that is
running on the virtual machine should be able to behave differently if Generation ID changes.
Demonstration: Working with Checkpoints

Demonstration Steps
1. On LON-HOST1, in Hyper-V Manager, right-click LON-VM1, and then click Settings.
2. In Settings for LON-VM1, under IDE Controller 0, click Hard Drive, confirm that it is using the
Differencing.vhd virtual hard disk, and then click OK.
3. In Hyper-V Manager, right-click LON-VM1, and then click Checkpoint. Confirm that a checkpoint is
added in the Checkpoints pane.
4. In Hyper-V Manager, right-click LON-VM1, and then click Start.

5. In Hyper-V Manager, right-click LON-VM1, and then click Settings. Confirm that under IDE
Controller 0, Hard Drive is now using a file with a GUID in its name, and then click OK.
6. In Hyper-V Manager, double-click LON-VM1. On LON-VM1, complete the setup by clicking Next,
and then clicking I accept.
7. On the Settings page, provide the password Pa$$w0rd.
8. Sign in as Administrator by using the password Pa$$w0rd.

9. In Hyper-V Manager, double-click LON-VM1, and then sign in as Administrator with the password
Pa$$w0rd.
10. On LON-VM1, right-click the desktop, click New, click Folder, and then name it Folder1.
11. In Virtual Machine Connection, in the Action menu, click Checkpoint. In the Checkpoint Name field,
type Folder1, and then click Yes.
12. On LON-VM1, right-click the desktop, click New, click Folder, and name it Folder2.
13. On LON-HOST1, open Windows PowerShell, and then create a checkpoint for LON-VM1 by running
the following cmdlet:
Checkpoint-VM –Name LON-VM1 –SnapshotName Folder2
14. In Windows PowerShell, view the existing checkpoints for LON-VM1 by running the following cmdlet:
Get-VMSnapshot –VMName LON-VM1
15. In Hyper-V Manager, confirm that all three checkpoints for LON-VM1 display. Right-click the Folder1
checkpoint, and then click Apply. Click Apply in the Apply Checkpoint dialog box.
16. On LON-VM1, confirm that there is only a single folder named Folder1 on the desktop.
17. Right-click the desktop, click New, click Folder, and then name it Folder1.1.
18. In Hyper-V Manager, right-click LON-VM1, and then click Checkpoint.
19. In Hyper-V Manager, in the Checkpoints pane, right-click the created checkpoint, click Rename, and
then type Folder1.1.
20. On LON-HOST1, in File Explorer, browse to C:\Shares\Snapshots.
21. In the Snapshots folder, confirm that there are four .xml files and four subfolders, which is the same
number of checkpoints for LON-VM1 that you created.
22. In the Snapshots window, in the details pane, click the Date modified column to order content by
the time of creation.
23. Right-click the lowest folder in the details pane, and then click Properties.
24. In the Properties dialog box, confirm that the Size of the folder is 0, as the first checkpoint was
created when LON-VM1 was turned off, and then click OK.
25. In the Snapshots window, review the size of the other folders. You created other LON-VM1
checkpoints while the virtual machine was running, so each of those folders contains the memory
content of the virtual machine at the moment when the checkpoint was created.
Lesson 5
Monitoring Hyper-V
Contents:
Demonstration: Using Performance Monitor to Monitor Hyper-V 19
Overview of Performance Monitoring

Question: Which of the monitoring tools in Windows Server 2012 R2 must you first enable to provide you
with data after at least a few hours?
Answer: You must first enable Reliability Monitor before it can provide you with an historical view of
server reliability and associated events.
Monitoring a Hyper-V Host

Question: Can you use Performance Monitor in virtual machines to monitor Hyper-V host performance?
Answer: Performance Monitor in virtual machines does not have Hyper-V performance counters.
However, you can connect Performance Monitor to the Hyper-V host if there is connectivity
between the two, and you then can use it to monitor the Hyper-V host. You should be using the
Hyper-V Hypervisor Logical Processor performance object for monitoring the processor, and not
the Processor performance object, which you would use on a physical server.
Monitoring Virtual Machines

Question: How can you limit processor resources that a virtual machine can use?
Answer: If you want to limit processor resources for a virtual machine, you should configure resource
control on the Processor Settings page for the virtual machine.
Demonstration: Using Performance Monitor to Monitor Hyper-V

Demonstration Steps
1. On LON-HOST1, in Server Manager, on the Tools menu, click Performance Monitor.
3. In the details pane, on the toolbar, click Add.

4. In the Add Counters dialog box, expand the Hyper-V Hypervisor Virtual Processor performance
object, click % Guest Run Time, in the Instances of selected object section, click LON-CLx, and then
click Add.
5. Expand the Hyper-V Virtual Storage Device performance object, click Read Operations/sec, in the
Instances of selected object section, click the instance that refers to 20409B-LON-CLx, and then click
Add.
6. Expand LogicalDisk performance object, click Disk Reads/sec, in the Instances of selected object
section, click C:, click Add, and then click OK.
7. In Performance Monitor, in the details pane, select both Disk Reads/sec and Read Operations/Sec,
right-click them, and then click Scale Selected Counters.
8. On LON-CL1, open Windows PowerShell.
9. In Windows PowerShell, run the following command:
C:\LabFiles\Mod03\sqlio.exe

11. On LON-HOST1, in Performance Monitor, notice how disk access increases on both the virtual
machine and the Hyper-V host while sqlio.exe is running on the virtual machine.
12. On LON-CL1, in Windows PowerShell, run the following command, and then minimize the Windows
PowerShell window:
C:\LabFiles\Mod03\Cpustres.exe
13. In CPU Stress, set Process Priority Class to High. In the Thread 1 section, set Thread Priority to
Highest and Activity to Busy.
14. On LON-HOST1, in Performance Monitor, follow how processor utilization increases on the virtual
machine and on Hyper-V. Notice that the processor is much less utilized on LON-HOST1 than on
LON-CL1.
15. On LON-HOST1, in Hyper-V Manager, view CPU Usage for the LON-CL1 virtual machine.
16. In Hyper-V Manager, right-click LON-CL1, and then click Settings.

17. In Settings for LON-CL1, in the navigation pane, click Processor, in the Virtual machine limit
(percentage) field, type 10, and then click OK.
18. In Hyper-V Manager, confirm that CPU Usage for the LON-CL1 virtual machine is considerably lower
than before.
19. On LON-CL1, close CPU Stress and Task Manager.
Lesson 6
Designing Virtual Machines for Server Roles and
Services
Contents:
Planning Hyper-V Host Management

Question: How can you standardize Hyper-V host management?
Answer: Your solution depends on multiple options that you must consider. You should use the same
operating system and configuration for the Hyper-V hosts. You should use Windows PowerShell
to manage the Hyper-V hosts remotely and implement scripts to standardize their administration.
You should also consider implementing enterprise tools such as VMM for administering the
virtualization infrastructure.
Planning Virtual Machine Management

Question: How can you use Hyper-V Manager to create a virtual machine with four processors, two
virtual hard disks, and two network adapters?
Answer: In Hyper-V Manager, you should perform several configuration steps to create a virtual machine
with four processors, two virtual hard disks, and two network adapters. You first would need to
create a new virtual machine and then modify its configuration. You should consider using
Windows PowerShell, in which you can achieve the goal by running a simple script.
Designing Virtual Machines for a Domain Controller

Question: How can you disable virtual domain controller time synchronization in a Hyper-V virtual
machine?
Answer: You can disable time synchronization by clearing the Time Synchronization option in the
Integration Services section of the virtual machine settings.
Designing Virtual Machines for SQL Server

Question: Can you only use virtual hard disks attached to a virtual SCSI controller for a SQL Server virtual
machine?
Answer: A virtual machine must be able to start, so if you are using a Generation 1 virtual machine, it
should have at least one virtual hard drive attached to a virtual IDE controller. However, you
should install the SQL Server database on the disk that is attached to a SCSI virtual controller
because it provides better performance and additional features. If you have a Generation 2 virtual
machine, which can start from a virtual SCSI device, you can use only virtual hard disks that are
attached to a virtual SCSI controller for a SQL Server virtual machine.
Designing Virtual Machines for Exchange Server

Question: How many virtual processors at most can you assign to Exchange Server virtual machines that
are running on a test Hyper-V host with two double-core CPUs?
Answer: If you want Microsoft to support your configuration, you should not assign more than eight
virtual processors to Exchange Server virtual machines on the Hyper-V host, assuming that the
Hyper-V host is not running any non-Exchange Server virtual machines.

Question: Are synthetic devices available in all operating systems that you install on a virtual machine?
Answer: No, synthetic devices are only available if the virtual machine has Integration Services installed.
Some operating systems, such as Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8.1, already include
Integration Services, and you can install Integration Services on other supported operating
systems. If the operating system on a virtual machine does not have Integration Services, it can
still use emulated devices, but not synthetic devices.
Question: Can you use shared virtual hard disks with two virtual machines that have Windows 8.1
installed?
Answer: No. You can configure virtual machines to use shared virtual hard disks, but Windows 8.1 will not
be able to use the shared storage, because this functionality is not part of the client operating
system.
Question: Can you use virtual machine settings to discover whether it is Generation 1 or Generation 2?
Answer: Yes, you can recognize from the virtual machine settings if it is Generation 1 or Generation 2.
Generation 2 supports fewer different hardware components, and conversely, a virtual machine
that has an IDE controller, legacy network adapter, or BIOS cannot be a Generation 2 virtual
machine.
Question: Can you use enhanced session mode to connect to a Windows Server 2012 R2 virtual machine
that is running on Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V host?
Answer: One of the prerequisites to be able to use enhanced session mode is that the virtual machine
must be running on Hyper-V in either Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows 8.1. If this
requirement is not met, enhanced session mode is not available, regardless of the operating
system that is running on the virtual machine.
Question: Which monitoring tool can you use to monitor multiple servers simultaneously and to provide
you with alerts when the performance of servers is different than normal?
Answer: Performance Monitor is the only tool in Windows Server 2012 R2 that you can use to monitor
multiple servers simultaneously and to create alerts.

Lab A: Creating and Managing Virtual Hard Disks and Virtual Machines

Question: Can you attach a disk directly to a virtual machine only if that disk is attached locally to a
Hyper-V host?
Answer: If a disk is attached locally to a Hyper-V host, the host operating system does not use it. It is in
the offline state, and it can be attached directly to the virtual machine that is running on the
Hyper-V host. However, a locally attached disk is not a requirement. This storage can be on the
SAN, attached to the Hyper-V host, and exposed to the virtual machine as a directly attached
disk. Alternatively, the virtual machine can directly attach LUN on the iSCSI or Fibre Chanel SAN
and bypass the Hyper-V host completely.
Question: How can you use a virtual hard disk with the installed operating system as a template for new
virtual machines?
Answer: You first should generalize the operating system on the virtual hard disk by running the Sysprep
command. Then, you can copy the virtual hard disk and add the copy to the new virtual machine,
or you can create a differencing virtual hard disk and then use the existing virtual hard disk as a
parent. In the second scenario, you should be aware that you should not modify the parent disk,
and be aware of the performance implications.
Question: How can you prevent a virtual machine from monopolizing disk I/O when a disk-intensive
application is running on a virtual machine?
Answer: You can configure QoS for storage on the virtual hard disk that the disk-intensive application is
accessing. You can limit maximum IOPS and ensure that the application is not monopolizing disk
I/O.
Question: What are the requirements for virtual machines to use dynamic memory? Is this feature
available only to virtual machines that are running the Windows operating system?
Answer: Any virtual machine can use dynamic memory, providing it is running a supported operating
system and has integration services installed. For Linux operating systems, this can include most
supported Linux distributions. For a virtual machine to be able to use dynamic memory, you must
configure the dynamic memory for the virtual machine, and then the virtual machine can allocate
and release memory inside the configured boundaries.
Lab B: Creating and Managing Checkpoints and Monitoring Hyper-V

Question: Can you use enhanced session mode to connect to all virtual machines?
Answer: No, you can use enhanced session mode to connect to virtual machines that are running on
Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows 8 hosts and are running a supported operating system,
which currently includes only Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2.
Question: Can you export a checkpoint while a virtual machine is running?

Answer: Yes, you can export a checkpoint while a virtual machine is running. This is one of the new
Hyper-V features in Windows Server 2012 R2. Results of the export operation will be the
complete virtual machine in the exact same state as when the checkpoint was created.
Question: Can you use checkpoints in a production environment?
Answer: Windows Server 2012 includes the Generation ID, which virtual machines can use to detect
whether a checkpoint was applied or whether a virtual hard disk was added to a new virtual
machine. However, the operating system and applications should both be aware of and be able
to respond appropriately when a checkpoint is applied. Many applications are not able to
respond appropriately, and therefore, you should try to avoid checkpoints in a production
environment. Many applications also explicitly do not support the use of checkpoints. You should
also be aware that checkpoints create differencing virtual hard disks, which can have
performance implications. However, checkpoints are very useful in some scenarios, such as
testing, training environments, and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) deployments where
pooled virtual desktops are used.
Question: Which Windows Server 2012 R2 tool should you use for monitoring Hyper-V hosts and virtual
machines?
Answer: Windows Server 2012 R2 includes several performance monitoring tools, but only Performance
Monitor is virtualization-aware. Therefore, you should use it for monitoring both Hyper-V host
performance and the performance of virtual machines.
Question: How can you enable resource metering for virtual machines in Hyper-V Manager?
Answer: You cannot use Hyper-V Manager to enable resource metering. You can only enable resource
metering by using the Windows PowerShell cmdlet Enable-VMResourceMetering.
Creating and Configuring Virtual Machine Networks 4-1
Module 4
Creating and Configuring Virtual Machine Networks
Contents:
Lesson 1: Creating and Using Hyper-V Virtual Switches 2
Lesson 2: Advanced Hyper-V Networking Features 6
Lesson 3: Configuring and Using Hyper-V Network Virtualization 10

Lesson 1
Creating and Using Hyper-V Virtual Switches
Contents:
Demonstration: Using Virtual Switch Manager 3
Demonstration: Configuring and Using VLANs 5
Overview of the Hyper-V Virtual Switch

Question: Do you need to create a virtual switch on a Hyper-V host?
Answer: Yes. If there is no virtual switch on a Hyper-V host, you will not be able to connect virtual
machines to a network. In addition, virtual machines will be unable to communicate with other
computers on the network, or between themselves, even if they are running on the same Hyper-
V host. The Hyper-V host will still have network connectivity, but a virtual switch will not control
its network traffic. In practice, you will always create one or more virtual switches on a Hyper-V
host.
Types of Virtual Switches

Question: Can a virtual machine access the Internet if it is connected to an internal virtual switch?
Answer: If a virtual machine is connected to an internal virtual switch, its connectivity is generally limited
to the Hyper-V host itself, and to other virtual machines that are running on the same Hyper-V
host and are connected to the same internal virtual switch. However, if the Hyper-V host has
Internet connectivity and is configured to perform NAT, then the virtual machine could also have
Internet connectivity. Another way to achieve Internet connectivity would be to configure
another virtual machine on the internal network as a gateway.
Question: What will happen in the parent partition when you create a new internal virtual switch? Will it
be the same as when you create a new private virtual switch?
Answer: When you create an internal virtual switch, a new virtual network adapter will be created in the
parent partition, and it will be connected automatically to the created internal switch. When you
create a private virtual switch, no additional network adapter is created in the parent partition.
What Is VLAN Tagging?

Question: Why can you create only a maximum of 4,094 VLAN networks?
Answer: In the Ethernet frame, only 12 bits are reserved for VLAN Identification (VLAN ID), and that limits
the number of virtual local area networks (VLANs) that you can create. However, many physical
switches do not support that many virtual networks.
Ethernet Resource Pool

Question: Is there any default Ethernet resource pool in Hyper-V?
Answer: Yes. When you install Hyper-V, a default Ethernet resource pool named primordial pool is
created. You can view the resource pools by running the Get-VMResourcePool cmdlet. If you
want to use an Ethernet resource pool, you must first create one.
Question: Can you configure a virtual network adapter to connect to a virtual switch in the Ethernet
resource pool by using Hyper-V Manager?
Answer: Yes, you can. However, before you can do this, you must first create an Ethernet resource pool
on the Hyper-V host. Remember that you can create an Ethernet resource pool only by using
Windows PowerShell, and not from Hyper-V Manager.
Demonstration: Using Virtual Switch Manager

Demonstration Steps
1. On LON-HOST1, start Hyper-V Manager.
2. In Hyper-V Manager, in the Actions pane, click Virtual Switch Manager.
3. In the Virtual Switch Manager for LON-HOST1 window, confirm that in the Virtual Switches section,
External Network is the only virtual switch listed.
4. In the right pane, in the Create virtual switch section, click Private, and then click New Virtual
Switch.
5. In the Virtual Switch Manager for LON-HOST1 window, in the Name text box, type Private Switch,
and then click OK.
6. In Hyper-V Manager, right-click 20409B-LON-PROD1, and then click Settings.
7. In the Settings for 20409B-LON-PROD1 window, in the left pane, click Network Adapter, in the
Virtual Switch drop-down list box, click Private Switch, and then click OK.
8. In Hyper-V Manager, right-click 20409B-LON-TEST1, and then click Settings.
9. In the Settings for 20409B-LON-TEST1 window, in the left pane, click Network Adapter. In the
Virtual Switch drop-down list box, click Private Switch, and then click OK.
10. On LON-PROD1, on the Start screen, search for Windows PowerShell. Right-click Windows
PowerShell, click Run as administrator, and then in User Account Control, click Yes.
ping 10.0.0.16
12. Confirm that four replies are returned.
Note: LON-TEST1 has IP address 10.0.0.16.
13. On LON-HOST1, in Hyper-V Manager, right-click 20409B-LON-PROD1, and then click Settings.
14. In Settings for 20409B-LON-PROD1, in the left pane, click Network Adapter, in the Virtual Switch
drop-down list box, click External Network, and then click OK.
15. On LON-PROD1, in Windows PowerShell, run the following command:
ping 10.0.0.16
16. Confirm that this time the destination host is unreachable. The destination host is unreachable
because LON-PROD1 is connected on a different virtual switch than LON-TEST1.
17. On LON-PROD1, in Windows PowerShell in Administrator mode, run the following cmdlet:
Set-NetIPInterface –InterfaceAlias Ethernet –dhcp enabled
Note: By running this cmdlet, you will configure LON-PRODx to obtain an IP address
automatically from a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server.
ipconfig /all
19. Verify that the output confirms that LON-PROD1 obtained the IP address from the DHCP server that
is running on LON-DC.
Demonstration: Configuring and Using VLANs

Demonstration Steps
1. On LON-HOST1, in Hyper-V Manager, right-click 20409B-LON-TEST1, and then click Settings.
2. In Settings for 20409B-LON-TEST1, in the left pane, click Network Adapter. In the Virtual Switch
drop-down list box, click External Network, and then click OK.
3. On LON-PROD1, in the Windows PowerShell window, run the following command:
ping 10.0.0.16
4. Confirm that four replies are returned, which confirms that LON-PROD1 and LON-TEST1 have
network connectivity.
6. In Settings for 20409B-LON-PROD1, in the left pane, click Network Adapter, and then in the right
pane, click Enable virtual LAN identification.
7. Verify that the VLAN ID is 2, and then click OK.
ping 10.0.0.16
9. Confirm that the destination host is now not reachable, because LON-PROD1 is connected to a
different VLAN than LON-TEST1.
11. In Settings for 20409B-LON-TEST1, in the left pane, click Network Adapter, and then in the right
pane, click Enable virtual LAN identification. Verify that 2 is specified as VLAN ID, and then click
OK.
ping 10.0.0.16
13. Confirm that four replies are returned. This confirms that LON-PROD1 and LON-TEST1 have network
connectivity, as now they are connected to the same VLAN.
Lesson 2
Advanced Hyper-V Networking Features
Contents:
Demonstration: Configuring Network Adapter Advanced Features 8
Virtual Switch Expanded Functionality

Question: Do you need to enable DHCP guard protection on each virtual machine that you want to
protect from obtaining TCP/IP configuration from the rogue DHCP server?
Answer: No. You should enable DHCP guard protection only on virtual machines in which the
(potentially) rogue DHCP server is installed. When you enable DHCP guard protection on a virtual
machine, DHCP in the virtual machine cannot provide TCP/IP settings to other systems on the
network. DHCP guard protection settings have no effect on whether the virtual machine can
obtain TCP/IP settings.
Virtual Switch Extensibility

Question: Can you write Hyper-V virtual switch extensions in Windows PowerShell?
Answer: You can use virtual switch extensions to process or inspect any network packet in the virtual
switch, and therefore, you must compile and install them on the Hyper-V host. You can use
Windows PowerShell to enable and manage virtual switch extensions, but not to develop new
extensions.
What Is SR-IOV?
Question: Can you configure a Hyper-V virtual switch to use SR-IOV after you have created it?
Answer: No, you can only configure SR-IOV when you create the virtual switch. You cannot add SR-IOV
to a virtual switch after you create it, and you cannot convert an external virtual switch that has
SR-IOV enabled to an internal or private virtual switch. If you want to add SR-IOV to an existing
external virtual switch, you must remove the existing switch, create a new switch, and make sure
that SR-IOV is enabled when you create the virtual switch.
What Is Dynamic Virtual Machine Queue?

Question: Is VMQ beneficial when a virtual machine has to perform complex calculations and database
searches?
Answer: VMQ enables efficient transfer of the incoming network traffic to a virtual machine. If a virtual
machine is performing calculations on locally available data and it is not transferring large
amounts of data over a network, then the virtual machine is not benefiting from VMQ
functionality. The same is true for database searches. However, when virtual machines have to
transfer database search results from different computers, or when you copy files from a network
shared folder, then the virtual machines can benefit from using VMQ.
Network Adapter Advanced Features

Question: How can you monitor network traffic when you enable port mirroring for a network adapter?
Answer: When you enable port mirroring in the source mirroring mode, the Hyper-V virtual
switch will copy network traffic from a port to which the network adapter with such a
configuration is connected, to a virtual switch port where network adapter with mirroring mode
destination is connected. To monitor network traffic, you will still need to install and use a
network monitoring application on the virtual machine.
NIC Teaming in Virtual Machines

Question: Are there any special hardware requirements if you want to use NIC Teaming in virtual
machines?
Answer: No, there are no special hardware requirements to use NIC Teaming in virtual machines. You can
enable and use NIC Teaming in virtual machines, regardless of model, network speed, and
configuration of the network adapters, or the manufacturer. However, if you want to have
redundancy, a virtual machine should have at least two network adapters in an NIC team.
Demonstration: Configuring Network Adapter Advanced Features

Demonstration Steps
1. On LON-PROD1, on the desktop, on the taskbar, click File Explorer.
2. In the This PC window, in the navigation pane, expand This PC, expand Local Disk (C:), and then
click Windows.
3. In the details pane, right-click the Inf folder, and then click Copy.
4. In the Windows window, in navigation, click the down arrow, type \\10.0.0.16\share, and then press
ENTER.
5. In the share window, in the details pane, right-click, and then click Paste.
6. When a window showing the progress of the copy process displays, note the copy speed and how
long the process takes.
7. When the copy process completes, right-click the Inf folder, click Delete, and then in the Delete
Folder confirmation message box, click Yes.
9. In Settings for 20409B-LON-PROD1, in the left pane, click Network Adapter, and then in the details
pane, click Enable bandwidth management. In the Minimum bandwidth text box, type 10, in the
Maximum bandwidth text box, type 10, and then click OK.
10. On LON-PROD1, in the share window, right-click in the details pane, and then click Paste.
11. When the window showing the progress of the copy process displays, notice that the copy process
takes noticeably longer to complete.
12. On LON-PROD1, in Windows PowerShell, run the following cmdlet to configure LON-PROD1 to
obtain an IP address automatically from a DHCP server. Note that PowerShell should be started in
Administrator mode:
Set-NetIPInterface –InterfaceAlias Ethernet –dhcp enabled
13. On LON-PROD1, in the Windows PowerShell window, run the following commands, pressing Enter at
the end of each line:
ipconfig /release
ipconfig /renew
14. Review the output to verify that you renewed TCP/IP settings on LON-PROD1, and that TCP/IP
settings were obtained successfully.
15. On LON-HOST1, in Hyper-V Manager, right-click 20409B-LON-DC1, and then click Settings.
16. In Settings for 20409B-LON-DC1, in the left pane, expand Network Adapter, click Advanced
Features, in the right pane, enable DHCP guard, and then click OK.
17. On LON-PROD1, in a Windows PowerShell window, run the following commands, pressing Enter at
ipconfig /release
ipconfig /renew
Note: This time the process will take considerably longer, and LON-PROD1 will not be able
to obtain TCP/IP settings. This is because when you enable DHCP guard on the virtual machine
on which the rogue DHCP server is running, you cannot retrieve TCP/IP settings from that virtual
machine.
Lesson 3
Configuring and Using Hyper-V Network
Virtualization
Contents:
Demonstration: Configuring Network Virtualizatio n 12
Providing Multitenant Network Isolation

Question: Can two virtual machines always communicate if they are connected to an external virtual
switch?
Answer: To be able to communicate, both virtual machines must be configured with the appropriate
TCP/IP settings. Even when this is the case, based on the network virtualization configuration they
still might not be able to communicate. Virtual machines are not aware of network virtualization,
because it is implemented at the lower, Layer 2 switch level.
What Is Network Virtualization?

Question: Can you use network virtualization to allow virtual machines that are running on multiple
segments to communicate, while isolating that traffic from other network traffic?
Answer: Yes. The purpose of network virtualization is to enable communication between virtual machines
from different segments, while isolating their traffic from all other network traffic.
Benefits of Network Virtualization

Question: Do you need to modify a network virtualization configuration when you migrate virtual
machines between Hyper-V hosts?
Answer: Yes. When you move virtual machines between Hyper-V hosts, you must modify network
virtualization appropriately. For a virtual machine that you move, the network seems exactly the
same. The virtual machine preserves its network settings, but Hyper-V hosts must be made aware
that the virtual machine is now running on a different Hyper-V host. You can update the network
virtualization configuration by using either Windows PowerShell or VMM.
What Is Network Virtualization Generic Routing Encapsulation?

Question: How many customer addresses does a virtual machine have?
Answer: Customer addresses are IP addresses that a virtual machine is configured to use. When a virtual
machine has multiple network adapters or multiple IP addresses assigned to the same network
adapter, that virtual machine will have multiple customer addresses. A virtual machine has no
limitations on how many customer addresses it can have.
Question: Does a virtual machine customer address change when you move the virtual machine between
Hyper-V hosts?
Answer: No. When you move a virtual machine, its customer address stays the same. The only thing that
changes is its provider address, which is the address of the Hyper-V host on which it is running.
However, you must update the network virtualization configuration on the Hyper-V hosts so that
they are aware of the move.
What Are Network Virtualization Policies?

Question: Why do you need network virtualization policies needed using network virtualization?
Answer: Network virtualization policies define on which Hyper-V host the virtual machines are running.
When the Hyper-V host needs to form a Network Virtualization Generic Routing
Encapsulation-encapsulated package and send it on a physical network, it consults network
virtualization policies.
Demonstration: Configuring Network Virtualization

Demonstration Steps
1. On LON-PROD1, on the Start screen, search for and start Windows PowerShell.
2. In Windows PowerShell, run the following three commands, pressing Enter at the end of each line:
ping 10.0.0.16
ping 10.0.0.25
ping 10.0.0.26
3. Confirm that four replies are returned for each command, which confirms that LON-PROD1 has
connectivity with LON-TEST1, LON-PROD2 and LON-TEST2.
5. In Windows PowerShell, run following cmdlet:
Get-VMNetworkAdapter –VMName 20409B-LON-PROD1 | fl
6. Confirm that the VirtualSubnetId property has a value of 0, which means that virtual subnets are not
used.
7. On both LON-HOST1 and LON-HOST2, in Windows PowerShell, run following cmdlet:
Get-NetAdapter
8. For the physical network adapter, under the ifIndex column, write down the Index number.
9. On LON-HOST1, on the desktop, on the taskbar, click File Explorer.
10. In the File Explorer window, in the This PC navigation pane, expand Local Disk (C:), expand LabFiles,
and then click Mod04.
11. In the details pane, right-click ConfigureNW1.ps1, and then click Edit.
12. When the file ConfigureNW1.ps1 opens in Windows PowerShell ISE, review the PowerShell script to
see how network virtualization is configured, and review the variables, which are defined at the start.
13. In Windows PowerShell ISE, on the toolbar, click Run Script (you can also press the F5 key). When
prompted, type the index number of the LON-HOST1 network adapter and the index number of the
LON-HOST2 network adapter that you recorded in step 8.
14. On LON-HOST1, in Windows PowerShell ISE, in the console (lower pane), run the following cmdlet:
Get-VMNetworkAdapter –VMName 20409B-LON-PROD1 | fl
15. Confirm that the VirtualSubnetId property has value of 5001, which was configured by the Windows
PowerShell script.
16. On LON-PROD1, in Windows PowerShell, run the following three commands, pressing Enter at the
end of each line:
ping 10.0.0.16
ping 10.0.0.25
ping 10.0.0.26
17. Confirm that four replies are returned from IP 10.0.0.25 only.
Note: LON-PROD1 has connectivity with LON-PROD2, but it does not have connectivity
with LON-TEST1 and LON-TEST2, as they are on a different virtual network (which is sharing the
same physical network).

Question: Where can you configure extended virtual switch functionalities, such as traffic monitoring and
DHCP guard protection?
Answer: Although the Hyper-V virtual switch implements these functionalities, you can configure them in
the Advanced settings of the virtual network adapter.
Question: Is there a limit on how many virtual switches you can create on a Hyper-V host?
Answer: There are no limitations on the number of virtual switches that you can create on a single Hyper-
V host. However, the maximum number of external virtual switches that you can create is equal
to the number of physical network adapters that the Hyper-V host has.
Question: Why is it that you can configure VLAN IDs for external and internal virtual switches, but you
cannot configure VLAN ID for a private virtual switch?
Answer: When you configure VLAN ID for a virtual switch, it applies for a network adapter in a parent
partition, which is connected to the virtual switch. With external and internal virtual switches, the
network adapter from the parent partition is connected to the virtual switch. However, private
virtual switches enable connectivity only to virtual machines, and no network adapter from the
parent partition is connected to the private virtual switch. This is why you cannot configure VLAN
ID for a private virtual switch.

Lab A: Creating and Using Hyper-V Virtual Switches

Question: Can you connect a virtual machine that is running on Hyper-V to an external Hyper-V virtual
switch that you created on a different Hyper-V host?
Answer: No, you cannot. You can connect a virtual machine only to Hyper-V virtual switches that are
created on the Hyper-V host on which that virtual machine is running.
Lab B: Creating and Using Advanced Virtual Switch Features

Question: Can you change an internal virtual switch to an external virtual switch?
Answer: Yes, you can change an internal virtual switch to an external virtual switch. By doing so, virtual
machines that were limited in connectivity to other virtual machines that were connected to the
same internal virtual switch, will now have access to the external network, as will the Hyper-V
host on which internal virtual switch was created. However, when you change the virtual switch
type, you will not be able to enable SR-IOV, because you can only enable this option when you
create the virtual switch.
Lab C: Configuring and Testing Hyper-V Network Virtualization

Question: Can you add virtual network adapters to the parent partition by using Hyper-V Manager?
Answer: You can add virtual network adapters to a parent partition in a similar way as in other virtual
machines, but you cannot do so by using Hyper-V Manager. You can only do this by using the
Windows PowerShell cmdlet Add-VMNetworkAdapter with the parameter ManagementOS.
Question: Is DHCP guard enabled by default? Where can you change this setting, and why would you use
it?
Answer: The DHCP guard option is disabled by default. You can change this option on the network
adapter on the Advanced Features settings page. You should enable DHCP guard on the network
adapters of the virtual machines, where a potentially rogue DHCP server could be installed. When
you enable DHCP guard, the DHCP server in the virtual machine on which this option is enabled
will not be able to lease TCP/IP settings on the network.
Question: Is there a better way to configure network virtualization other than using Windows PowerShell?
Answer: When you are limited to Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows PowerShell is the only tool that you
can use for configuring network virtualization. However, if you can use additional tools such as
VMM, it is considerably easier to configure network virtualization, because you can use a
graphical tool for this purpose.
Virtual Machine Movement and Hyper-V Replica 05-1
Module 5
Virtual Machine Movement and Hyper-V Replica
Contents:
Lesson 1: Providing High Availability and Redundancy for Virtualization 2
Lesson 2: Implementing Virtual Machine Movement 4
Lesson 3: Implementing and Managing Hyper-V Replica 8

Lesson 1
Providing High Availability and Redundancy for
Virtualization
Contents:
Why Is High Availability Important?

Question: Can you ensure high availability by simply copying the virtual machine that is providing a
critical service, and making both the original virtual machine and the copy available on the network?
Answer: No. Redundancy can provide high availability, but simply providing a copy of the virtual machine
is often not enough to make a service highly available.
Redundancy in Windows Server 2012 R2 and Hyper-V

Question: Can you configure virtual machine guest clustering only if iSCSI or Fibre Channel storage area
network (SAN) is available as a shared storage?
Answer: Until Windows Server 2012 R2, you could configure virtual machine guest failover clustering only
with shared Internet small computer system interface (iSCSI) or Fibre Channel storage. In
Windows Server 2012 R2, you can also use virtual hard disk sharing as a shared storage, and you
can store a shared virtual hard disk on an SMB 3.0 share or CSV.
Using NLB to Provide High Availability at the Operating System Level

Question: If multiple virtual machines will be part of the same NLB farm, should you configure them with
the same IP address or with different IP addresses?
Answer: Even if the virtual machines will be part of the same NLB farm, you must configure each virtual
machine with a different IP address. When you install and configure the NLB feature, you add
virtual machines to an NLB farm, which uses an additional IP address called the virtual IP address.
The virtual IP address is the same for all servers in the NLB farm. The NLB farm and client requests
will use that virtual IP address.
Using Clustering to Achieve High Availability at the Operating System

Level
Question: Does a virtual machine operating system have to support the failover feature if you want to
make the virtual machine highly available by using failover clustering?
Answer: You can provide failover clustering at two different levels: at the Hyper-V host level, and on the
virtual machine level. If you want to implement failover clustering on the virtual machines to
protect some of the services included in the virtual machines, then the operating system on the
virtual machine must include the failover clustering feature. However, if you want to make the
entire virtual machine highly available, you must implement failover clustering at the Hyper-V
host level, and the virtual machine operating system does not need to support it. For example,
you can make a virtual machine that is running the Windows 8.1 client operating system highly
available with failover clustering at the Hyper-V host level, even though failover clustering is not
a part of Windows 8.1.
High Availability at the Application Level

Question: Can you implement application high availability features such as AlwaysOn Availability Groups
in SQL Server 2012 without operating system support?
Answer: No. AlwaysOn Availability Groups expand the functionality that is available in the failover
clustering feature considerably, but you still require the failover clustering feature to be able to
use AlwaysOn Availability Groups in SQL Server 2012.
Lesson 2
Implementing Virtual Machine Movement
Contents:
Demonstration: Moving Vir tual Machine Storage 5
Demonstration: Moving a Running Vir tual Machine 6
Virtual Machine Moving Options

Question: What is the main difference between quick migration and live migration?
Answer: Live migration is a newer and better way of moving virtual machines as compared to quick
migration. When you use quick migration, the virtual machine is unavailable for a short period of
time during the move operation. In addition, quick migration is available only between nodes in
the same failover cluster. When you use live migration, the virtual machine is available during the
entire move operation. You can also perform live migration between any two Hyper-V hosts,
regardless of whether they are in the same failover cluster.
How Storage Migration Works

Question: Can you use storage migration to move only virtual hard disks?
Answer: No, you can use storage migration to move any virtual machine data files. Virtual hard disks are
usually the largest virtual machine data files, but you can also use storage migration to move
checkpoints, current configuration, and smart paging files.
Overview of the Move Wizard

Question: Do you need to be local administrator to use the Move Wizard?
Answer: No, you do not need to be local administrator. You only need to be a member of the Hyper-V
Administrators group to be able to use Move Wizard.
Live Migration of Non-Clustered Virtual Machines

Question: How does the virtual machine memory size affect live migration time?
Answer: During live migration, the entire virtual machine must be moved between Hyper-V hosts. If a
virtual machine has more memory, it will take longer to copy the memory content. For example,
if a virtual machine has 8 gigabytes (GB) of memory, it will take longer to copy its contents than
would a virtual machine that has 4 GB of memory.
Question: Does live migration use compression when migrating virtual machines?
Answer: One of the new features in Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012 R2 is that live migration can use
compression, SMB Multichannel, and SMB direct while transferring virtual machines. If you enable
Live Migration in Windows Server 2012 R2, it uses compression by default.
Demonstration: Moving Virtual Machine Storage

Demonstration Steps
1. On LON-HOST1, in Hyper-V Manager, right-click LON-MOVE1, and then click Settings.
2. In Settings for LON-MOVE1, under IDE Controller 0, click Hard Drive.
3. In Hard Drive, confirm that it is using the LON-MOVE1.vhdx VHD that is stored locally, and then click
OK.
4. In Hyper-V Manager, right-click LON-MOVE1, and then click Move.
5. In the Move “LON-MOVE1” Wizard, on the Before You Begin page, click Next.
6. On the Choose Move Type page, select the Move the virtual machine’s storage option, and then
click Next.
7. On the Choose Options for Moving Storage page, select the Move only the virtual machine’s
virtual hard disk option, and then click Next.
8. On the Select Items to Move page, confirm that disk LON-MOVE1.vhdx is selected, and then click
Next.
9. On the Choose a new location for attached virtual hard disk page, in the Folder text box, type
\\LON-HOST2\VHDs\LON-MOVE1, and then click Next.
10. On the Completing Move Wizard page, click Finish.
11. In Hyper-V Manager, right-click LON-MOVE1, and then click Settings.

12. In Settings for LON-MOVE1, under IDE Controller 0, click Hard Drive, and confirm that LON-
MOVE1.vhdx is stored on a network share.
13. On LON-HOST1, in Hyper-V Manager, right-click LON-MOVE2, and then click Settings.
14. In Settings for LON-MOVE2, under IDE Controller 0, click Hard Drive. Confirm that the hard drive is
using the LON-MOVE2.vhdx VHD, and that the VHD is stored locally.
15. Click Checkpoint File Location. Confirm that checkpoints are stored locally, that you cannot change
the location, and then click OK.
16. In Windows PowerShell, move LON-MOVE2 storage by running following cmdlet:
Move-VMStorage –VMName LON-MOVE2 –DestinationStoragePath \\LON-HOST2\VHDs\LON-MOVE2
17. Confirm that storage was moved successfully by running the following cmdlet:
Get-VM LON-MOVE2 | Select Name, Path, SnapshotFileLocation
18. In Hyper-V Manager, right-click LON-MOVE2, and then click Settings.

19. In Settings for LON-MOVE2, under IDE Controller 0, click Hard Drive, and confirm that LON-
MOVE2.vhd is now stored on a network share. Note that the VHD was moved while virtual machine
was running.
20. Click Checkpoint File Location. Confirm that checkpoints are stored on the network share. Note that
they were moved while the virtual machine was running, and then click OK.
Demonstration: Moving a Running Virtual Machine

Demonstration Steps
2. In Settings for 20409B-LON-PROD1, under IDE Controller 0, click Hard Drive. Confirm that it is using
the 20409B-LON-PROD1.vhd VHD, that VHD is stored locally, and then click OK.
3. On LON-PROD1, in Windows PowerShell, run following command to ping the LON-PROD2
computer, which is running on the other Hyper-V host:
ping –t 10.0.0.25
4. On LON-HOST1, in Hyper-V Manager, right-click LON-PROD1, and then click Move.

5. In the Move “LON-PROD1” Wizard, on the Before You Begin page, click Next.
6. On the Choose Move Type page, confirm that Move the virtual machine is selected, and then click
Next.
7. On the Specify Destination Computer page, in the Name text box, type LON-HOST2, and then
click Next.
8. On the Choose Move Options page, confirm that the Move the virtual machine’s data to a single
location option is selected, and then click Next.
9. On the Choose a new location for virtual machine page, in the Folder text box, type
C:\Moved\LON-PROD1, and then click Next.
10. In the Move “LON-PROD1” Wizard, on the Completing Move Wizard, click Finish. This will start
moving the running virtual machine, and performing live migration. Point out to students that you
can monitor the progress of the live migration in Hyper-V Manager. Demonstrate that LON-PROD1 is
able to ping LON-PROD2 throughout the live migration.
11. After live migration completes, in Hyper-V Manager, confirm that LON-PROD1 is no longer running
on LON-HOST1. In the Virtual Machine Connection dialog box, click Exit.
12. In Hyper-V Manager, in the navigation pane, click LON-HOST2.
13. In Hyper-V Manager, right-click LON-PROD1, and then click Settings.

14. In Settings for LON-PROD1, under IDE Controller 0, click Hard Drive. Confirm that it is using the VHD
C:\Moved\LON-PRODx\Virtual Hard Disks\20409B-LON-PROD1.vhd, and then click OK.
Lesson 3
Implementing and Managing Hyper-V Replica
Contents:
Demonstration: Enabling Vir tual Machine Replica tion 10
Demonstration: Performing a Planned Hyper-V Failover 11
Prerequisites for Hyper-V Replica

Question: Can you use Hyper-V Replica to replicate only virtual machines that have integration services
installed?
Answer: No, you can use Hyper-V Replica to replicate any virtual machine, whether it has integration
services installed or not. However, some features such as Failover TCP/IP settings are applied to a
replicated virtual machine only if it has integration services installed.
Overview of Hyper-V Replica

Question: You want to replicate your virtual machines to a hosting provider. How must the replica Hyper-
V host that is running at the hosting provider be configured so that it can authenticate your primary
Hyper-V host?
Answer: If you assume that the hosting provider is not part of the same Active Directory Domain Services
(AD DS) forest, then the replica Hyper-V host can authenticate the primary Hyper-V host by using
a digital certificate.
Question: How can you limit primary Hyper-V hosts to be able to access only virtual machines that
originate from the same company?
Answer: When you are configuring a Hyper-V host as a replica, you can specify the trust group. If you do
so, the Hyper-V host will be able to access only virtual machines that originate from the same
trust group.
Enabling a Virtual Machine for Replication

Question: Are failover TCP/IP settings useful if a virtual machine is using Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol (DHCP) for obtaining an IP address?
Answer: No. Failover TCP/IP settings are useful if a virtual machine has a static IP address, and if the
addresses used in the recovery site differ from the addresses used in primary site. If the virtual
machine is using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) for obtaining TCP/IP
configuration, or if the virtual machine does not have integration services installed, failover
TCP/IP settings are not useful.
Hyper-V Replication Health

Question: How can you monitor virtual machine replication health from Windows PowerShell?
Answer: If you need to monitor replication health from Windows PowerShell, you can run the Get-
VMReplication and Measure-VMReplication cmdlets.
Test Failover, Planned Failover, and Failover

Question: Which of the three failover actions can you perform while the primary virtual machine is
running: test failover, planned failover, or failover?
Answer: While the primary virtual machine is running, you can perform only test failover. If there is no
network connectivity between the primary and replica sites, you can also perform failover.
However, you should not perform failover unless it is extremely necessary, for example, if a
disaster has occurred at the primary site.
Hyper-V Replica Resynchronization

Question: Is resynchronization between primary and replica virtual machines always required?
Answer: No, resynchronization is a special event, which is not necessary if Replication Health is normal.
However, resynchronization becomes necessary if replication is interrupted for an extended
period, if the replica is modified (for example, restored from a backup), or if replication is
reversed. While resynchronization can be memory-intensive and processor-intensive, it is more
effective that performing the entire initial replication again.
Demonstration: Enabling Virtual Machine Replication

Demonstration Steps
2. In LON-TEST1 Settings, in the navigation pane, on the left, expand Network Adapter, and confirm
that the two nodes Hardware Acceleration and Advanced Features are listed below it.
3. In LON-TEST1 Settings, in the navigation pane, confirm that the Management section displays six
settings, that Replication is not present, and then click OK.
4. In Hyper-V Manager, right-click 20409B- LON-TEST1, and then click Enable Replication.
5. In Enable Replication for LON-TEST1, on the Before You Begin page, click Next.
6. On the Specify Replica Server page, in the Replica server text box, type LON-HOST2, and then
click Next.
7. On the Specify Connection Parameters page, confirm that Use Kerberos authentication (HTTP) is
selected, that Compress the data that is transmitted over the network is enabled, and then click
Next.
8. On the Choose Replication VHDs page, confirm that LON-TEST1 VHD is selected, and then click
Next.
9. On the Configure Replication Frequency page, in the drop-down list box, click 30 seconds, and
then click Next.
10. On the Configure Additional Recovery Points page, click Next.
11. On the Choose initial Replication Method page, confirm that both the Send initial copy over the
network and the Start replication immediately options are selected, and then click Next.
12. In Enable Replication for LON-TEST1, on the Completing the Enable Replication Wizard page, click
Finish.
13. In Hyper-V Manager, in the navigation pane, click LON-HOST2.

14. Confirm that 20409B-LON-TEST1 is one of the virtual machines on LON-HOST2, and that it is in the
Off state.
15. In Hyper-V Manager, right-click 20409B-LON-TEST1, click Replication, and then click View
Replication Health.
16. In Replication Health for “20409B-LON-TEST1”, review Replication Health. Initial replication may not
yet have completed, and Replication Health is in the Warning state.
17. In Replication Health for “20409B-LON-TEST1”, click Close.
18. In Hyper-V Manager, right-click 20409B-LON-TEST1, and then click Settings.
19. In 20409B-LON-TEST1 Settings, in the navigation pane on the left, expand Network Adapter, and
confirm that two new nodes Failover TCP/IP and Test Failover, which were not present before, now
display.
20. In 20409B-LON-TEST1 Settings, in the navigation pane, confirm that there are seven settings in the
Management section, including Replication, which was not present before. Click OK.
21. In Windows PowerShell, review replication settings and status by running the following cmdlets, and
pressing Enter at the end of each line:
Get-VMReplication –VMName 20409B-LON-TEST1

Measure-VMReplication –VMName 20409B-LON-TEST1
22. In Hyper-V Manager, right-click 20409B-LON-TEST1, click Replication, and then click View
Replication Health.
23. In Replication Health for “20409B-LON-TEST1”, review Replication Health. Once initial replication
finishes, Replication Health will be set to Normal.
24. In Replication Health for “20409B-LON-TEST1”, click Close.
Demonstration: Performing a Planned Hyper-V Failover

Demonstration Steps
1. On LON-HOST1, in Hyper-V Manager, in the navigation pane, click LON-HOST1.
2. In Hyper-V Manager, double-click 20409B-LON-TEST1.

3. On LON-TEST1, right-click the desktop, click New, click Folder, and name the folder Current State.
4. In Hyper-V Manager, right-click 20409B-LON-TEST1, click Replication, and then click Planned
Failover.
5. In Planned Failover, confirm that Start the Replica virtual machine after failover is selected, and
then click Fail Over. Notice that the Planned Failover error displays, as the virtual machine is not
prepared for a planned failover.
6. Click Close, and then click Cancel.
7. On LON-TEST1, press the Windows key+X, in the pop-up list box, click Shut down or sign out, and
then click Shut down again.
8. In Hyper-V Manager, right-click 20409B-LON-TEST1, click Replication, and then click Planned
Failover.
9. In Planned Failover, confirm that Start the replica virtual machine after failover is selected, and
then click Fail Over.
10. In Hyper-V Manager, in the navigation pane, click LON-HOST2. Confirm that 20409B-LON-TEST1 is
in the Running state.
11. Double-click 20409B-LON-TEST1.
12. Sign in as Administrator with the password Pa$$w0rd.
13. On LON-TEST1, confirm that a folder named Current State displays on the desktop. With planned
failover, all changes from the primary virtual machine are replicated.
14. Right-click the desktop, click New, click Folder, and then name the folder Planned Failover.
15. In Hyper-V Manager, right-click 20409B-LON-TEST1, click Replication, and then click Reverse
Replication.
16. In the Reverse Replication Wizard for 20409B-LON-TEST1, click Next five times, and then click Finish.
17. On LON-TEST1, press the Windows key+X, click Shut down or sign out, and then click Shut down
again.
18. In Hyper-V Manager, verify that 20409B-LON-TEST1 is in the Off state. Right-click 20409B-LON-
TEST1, click Replication, and then click Planned Failover.
19. In Planned Failover, confirm that Start the replica virtual machine after failover is selected, and
then click Fail Over.
20. In Hyper-V Manager, in the navigation pane, click 20409B-LON-HOST1. Confirm that the 20409B-
LON-TEST1 state is Running.
21. In Hyper-V Manager, double-click 20409B-LON-TEST1. Notice that the Virtual Machine Connection
to 20409B-LON-TEST1 opens.
22. On LON-TEST1, sign in as Administrator with Pa$$w0rd as the password.

23. On LON-TEST1, confirm that a folder named Current State and a folder named Planned Failover
both display on the desktop.

Question: What would be the most probable reason that Replication Health is not in the Normal state
after you enable replication for a virtual machine?
Answer: After you enable replication for a virtual machine, replica is not yet synchronized with the
primary virtual machine. Therefore, Replication Health will be in the Warning state, and not in the
Normal state. However, there also could be other reasons for the Warning state, for example, if
you pause replication.
Question: Can you use self-signed certificates for authentication with Hyper-V Replica?
Answer: No, If you want to use certificates for authentication with Hyper-V Replica, a certification
authority (CA) must sign the certificate; it cannot be self-signed.
Question: Can you perform live migration of a virtual machine from a Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V host
to a Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V host?
Answer: Yes, you can perform cross-version live migration of a virtual machine from Windows Server
2012 to Windows Server 2012 R2. However, such a cross-version live migration is possible only in
one direction. You cannot move a virtual machine from Windows Server 2012 R2 to Windows
Server 2012.

Lab A: Moving Virtual Machine and Configuring Constrained Delegation

Question: How can you monitor progress of storage migration if you move virtual machine storage by
using Windows PowerShell?
Answer: Even when you move virtual machine storage by using Windows PowerShell, you can use a
graphical tool such as Hyper-V Manager to monitor the migration progress.
Question: Is Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V host configured by default to allow incoming live
migration?
Answer: No, Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V host by default does not allow incoming live migration.
You need to enable live migration if you want to migrate virtual machines to a Windows Server
2012 R2 Hyper-V host. You also have to configure from where virtual machines can be live
migrated, the authentication method, and how many live migrations can run concurrently.
Lab B: Configuring and Using Hyper-V Replica

Question: Can you modify a virtual machine checkpoint file location after creating the first checkpoint?
Answer: No. Prior to creating the first checkpoint, you can modify the checkpoint file location even when
the virtual machine is running. However, after creating the first checkpoint, you can no longer
modify that setting. If you use the Move Wizard, you can move existing virtual machine
checkpoints to an alternate location, and by doing so, you are effectively changing the
checkpoint file location setting.
Question: Do you need to configure constrained delegation if you want to use live migration?
Answer: If you are administering a Hyper-V host locally, then constrained delegation is not required.
However, if you want to use remote administration, (for example, to move a virtual machine by
using Windows PowerShell on your administrative workstation, or to use Hyper-V Manager to
move a virtual machine from the remote Hyper-V host), you need to configure delegation for the
Hyper-V host that will be acting on your behalf. Therefore, you need to configure delegation for
the Hyper-V host from which the virtual machine will be moved.
Question: When using Hyper-V Replica, what is the difference between test failover and planned failover?
Answer: Test failover does not affect virtual machine availability, and you can perform it regardless of the
state of the primary virtual machine. You can perform planned failover only if the primary virtual
machine is turned off, which causes some virtual machine downtime. In both cases, Failover
TCP/IP configuration is used for replica virtual machine.
Implementing Failover Clustering with Hyper-V 6-1
Module 6
Implementing Failover Clustering with Hyper-V
Contents:
Lesson 1: Overview of Failover Clustering 2
Lesson 2: Configuring and Using Shared Storage 5
Lesson 3: Implementing and Managing Failover Clustering with Hyper-V 9

Lesson 1
Overview of Failover Clustering
Contents:
What Is A Failover Cluster?

Question: Will clients still be able to connect to a cluster role if the failover cluster has only two nodes
and the internode network fails?
Answer: You should plan your failover cluster in such a way that it provides redundancy, and that the
internode network never fails. If the internode network were to fail, the nodes will not be able to
communicate or participate in the voting process, although they will still have access to the
shared storage and to the clients. Depending on the quorum model, it is possible that a single
node will continue to run the cluster role and clients will still be able to connect to it.
What Are Failover and Failback?

Question: Does failback always follow failover when the failed node is back online?
Answer: No, not necessarily. After the failover process moves the cluster role to a different cluster node,
the cluster role may stay on that node and not fail back, even when the failed node is back
online. This depends on the configuration settings. Furthermore, the administrator may decide to
trigger failback manually or not at all.
Failover Cluster Networks

Question: Do you need to manually put network adapters in a failover clustering node in a NIC team?
Answer: No, you do not need to manually put network adapters in a NIC team. When you install the
failover clustering feature, the Failover Cluster Virtual Adapter is created, which is hidden, but it
can utilize all paths between the nodes as long as they are physically available.
Failover Cluster Storage

Question: Can you use a network-attached storage (NAS) device as a shared storage for a failover cluster?
Answer: It depends. Some NAS devices provide only file-level access, whereas others provide block-level
access (or both). If a network-attached storage (NAS) device provides block-level access, you can
use it as a shared storage.
What Is CSV?
Question: Can you format a CSV by using a CSV file system?
Answer: Although CSVs on Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 display as though they
are formatted with the CSV file system, they are actually formatted with NTFS file server. The CSV
file system is used to make the application aware that it is running in a failover cluster and is
stored on a CSV, but the CSV file system is not the actual file system.
What Is a Quorum?
Question: Can a failover cluster that originally had six nodes still run cluster roles if three nodes fail and
only three nodes remain online?
Answer: It depends. Based on the quorum model used, and whether all three nodes failed simultaneously
or whether there was some time between each failure, the remaining three nodes might still run
cluster roles. The nodes must have enough resources and use the dynamic quorum model, which
is the default.
What Is Encrypted Cluster Volume?

Question: Can you protect data on shared storage by using an encrypted cluster volume if the failover
cluster is a member of an AD DS domain with a Windows Server 2008 R2 domain-functional level?
Answer: If the domain has at least one domain controller running Windows Server 2012 or a newer
operating system, you can create and use an encrypted cluster volume. If the domain functional
level is Windows Server 2008 R2, this means that domain controllers are running Windows Server
2008 R2 and newer operating systems.
Lesson 2
Configuring and Using Shared Storage
Contents:
Demonstration: Using an iSCSI Target Server 7
Storing A Virtual Machine on an SMB 3.0 Shared Folder

Question: Can you store a virtual machine on a shared folder on a Windows Server 2008 R2 file server?
Answer: If the virtual machine is not running, and if you will not run it from the shared network folder,
then you can store it on any shared network folder. However, if you plan to run it from the
shared network folder, you should store it on a shared folder on Windows Server 2012 or newer.
Hyper-V will not present you with a warning, but you should remember that running virtual
machine from non-SMB 3.0 file shares is not supported.
Using a Scale-Out File Server

Question: Does a file server cluster for general use support more clients than a stand-alone file server?
Answer: A file server cluster for general use provides high availability because this cluster role can be
moved between nodes in the failover cluster. However, at any time, it runs only on a single node,
and can support only the number of clients that this node can manage. If the node was a stand-
alone server and not a node in a failover cluster, it would support the same number of clients, but
without high availability.
What Is iSCSI?
Question: What must you enable and configure in Windows Server 2012 R2 to be able to use storage on
an iSCSI SAN?
Answer: To be able to use storage on an iSCSI Storage Area Network (SAN), you need an iSCSI initiator.
An iSCSI initiator is part of every Windows Server and Windows client operating system and it is
installed by default, so you do not need to install anything in Windows Server 2012 R2. However,
you must first enable and configure the iSCSI initiator properly.
What Is an iSCSI Target Server?

Question: Can you use an iSCSI target server on Windows Server 2012 R2 to provide storage to a server
that is running a non-Microsoft operating system?
Answer: Yes, because iSCSI is a platform-independent protocol you can use it to provide storage to any
platform, providing it has an iSCSI initiator implemented. If a non-Microsoft server has an iSCSI
initiator, you can use it to access and use storage offered by an iSCSI target on Windows Server
2012 R2.
Considerations for Implementing iSCSI Storage

Question: How can you control which iSCSI initiators can connect and use an iSCSI target?
Answer: Access Servers is an iSCSI property that you can use to configure which iSCSI initiators can
connect to an iSCSI target. You can also configure authentication to allow only connections from
the properly configured initiators.
Using Virtual Hard Disk Sharing as Shared Storage

Question: Do you need to install anything into the virtual machine to enable virtual hard disk sharing?
Answer: Yes, the virtual machine must be running a supported operating system, which in this case is
Windows Server 2012 or a newer Windows Server operating system. You should also ensure that
the latest version of integration services in installed on the virtual machine in order to use a
shared virtual hard disk.
Demonstration: Using an iSCSI Target Server

Demonstration Steps
1. On LON-HOST1, in the Server Manager navigation pane, click File and Storage Services. Confirm
that in the SERVERS section, LON-SS1 is selected, and then click iSCSI.
2. In the iSCSI VIRTUAL DISKS section, click TASKS, and then click New iSCSI Virtual Disk.
3. In the New iSCSI Virtual Disk Wizard, on the Select iSCSI virtual disk location page, click E:\, and
then click Next.
4. On the Specify iSCSI virtual disk name page, in the Name text box, type Disk11, and then click
Next.
5. On the Specify iSCSI virtual disk size page, in the Size text box, type 15, click Dynamically
expanding, and then click Next.
6. On the Assign iSCSI target page, click New iSCSI target, and then click Next.
7. On the Specify target name page, in the Name text box, type Lab6-Host1, and then click Next.
8. On the Specify access servers page, click Add. On Select a method to identify the initiator, click
Browse, in the Browse text box, type LON-HOST1, and then click OK twice.
9. On the Specify access servers page, click Add. On Select a method to identify the initiator, click
Browse, in the Browse text box, type LON-HOST2, click OK twice, and then click Next.
10. On the Enable Authentication page, click Next.
11. On the Confirm selections page, click Create.
12. On the View Results page, click Close.

13. On LON-HOST1, open Windows PowerShell.
14. In Windows PowerShell, create additional virtual disks and add them to the Lab6-Host1 target by
typing the following cmdlets, and pressing Enter at the end of each line:
New-IscsiVirtualDisk –Path C:\iSCSIVirtualDisks\Disk12.vhdx –Size 15GB –ComputerName

LON-SS1
Add-IscsiVirtualDiskTargetMapping –TargetName Lab6-Host1 –Path
C:\iSCSIVirtualDisks\Disk12.vhdx -ComputerName LON-SS1
15. In Server Manager, on the toolbar, click the Refresh icon. Confirm that virtual disk Disk12.vhdx
displays and it is mapped to the Lab6-Host1 target.
16. In Server Manager, click Tools, and then click iSCSI Initiator. In the Microsoft iSCSI dialog box, click
Yes.
17. In the iSCSI Initiator Properties dialog box, in the Target text box, type LON-SS1, and then click
Quick Connect. Disconnect any preconfigured targets.
Note: If Quick Connect fails, select iSCSI target with Lab6-Host1 in the name in the iSCSI
Initiator Properties dialog box, click Connect, disconnect other iSCSI target and then click OK.
18. In Quick Connect, click the Discovered target with Lab6-Host1 in the name, click Connect, click
Done, and then click OK.
19. In Server Manager, on the Tools menu, click Computer Management.
20. In Computer Management, in the navigation pane, click Disk Management. In the details pane,
confirm that two disks are added, that they have the size of 15 GB, and that they are Offline.
21. Point out to students that these are the virtual disks that you just added on the iSCSI target.
Lesson 3
Implementing and Managing Failover Clustering with
Hyper-V
Contents:
Demonstration: Creating a Failover Cluster 11
Demonstration: Creating and Managing the Virtual Machine Clustered Role 12
Implementing a Failover Cluster

Question: Can you implement a failover cluster by using the Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard operating
system?
Answer: Yes. In operating systems prior to Windows Server 2012, the Standard edition did not include the
failover clustering feature; the Enterprise or Datacenter edition was required, because these
editions included failover clustering. However, the Windows Server 2012 Standard and Windows
Server 2012 R2 Standard editions include failover clustering, so you can use these operating
systems for setting up a failover cluster.
Hyper-V Validation Tests

Question: Why is it important that all failover cluster nodes have processors from the same
manufacturer?
Answer: You can move virtual machines between failover cluster nodes. If source and target node are
using processors from different vendors, you would not be able to move running virtual machine
between them. For example, if the source node has Intel processors and the destination node has
AMD processors, you would have to restart the virtual machine on the target node.
Configuring Highly Available Virtual Machines

Question: Will a virtual machine ever fail over to a node that is not on either its preferred owners list or
its possible owners list?
Answer: If any of the preferred owners is online and has available resources, the virtual machine will fail
over to one of those nodes. If no node from the preferred owners list is available, then the virtual
machine will fail over to one of the nodes on the possible owners list. If no node from either
owners list is available, then the virtual machine will fail over to any other node, but it will not
start on that node.
Virtual Machine Monitoring

Question: How can you monitor an application that is installed in a Windows Server 2012 R2 virtual
machine, but is not running as a service?
Answer: You can configure virtual machine monitoring to act upon events in the System, Application, or
Security logs. If an application is writing events in one of those logs, you can monitor such
applications in the virtual machine.
Question: How should you configure a service in a highly available virtual machine by using Service
Control Manager, if you plan to monitor it by failover cluster?
Answer: If you plan to monitor a service in a virtual machine, you should configure in Service Control
Manager one of the recovery options for this service as Take no action.
What Is the Hyper-V Replica Broker Role?

Question: When do you need a Hyper-V Replica Broker?
Answer: You need a Hyper-V Replica Broker when the replica Hyper-V host is a member of a failover
cluster node. If the replica server is not part of the failover cluster, you do not need Hyper-V
Replica Broker.
What Is Cluster-Aware Updating?

Question: Is there any downtime when you update nodes in a failover cluster by using CAU?
Answer: It depends on the cluster roles. If you can move a cluster role (such as a highly available virtual
machine or a scale-out file server) between nodes without downtime, then there is no downtime
when CAU is performing the update. If moving a role causes some interruption in client
connectivity, then there will be minimal downtime when CAU performs the update.
Demonstration: Creating a Failover Cluster

Demonstration Steps
1. On LON-HOST1, in Server Manager, on the Tools menu, click Failover Cluster Manager.
2. In Failover Cluster Manager, in the Actions pane, click Create Cluster.

3. In the Create Cluster Wizard, on the Before You Begin page, click Next.
4. On the Select Servers page, in the Enter server name text box, type LON-HOST1, and then click
Add. After the server is added, in the Enter server name text box, type LON-HOST2, click Add, and
then click Next.
5. On the Validation Warning page, click Next.
6. In the Validate a Configuration Wizard, on the Before You Begin page, click Next.
7. On the Testing Options page, click Next.
8. On the Confirmation page, click Next.
9. While you wait until all validation tests are performed, notice the many notifications that display
about the problems with the drives.
10. View the validation report, and then click Finish.
11. On the Access Point for Administering the Cluster page, in the Cluster Name text box, type LON-
CLUST, in the Address text box, type 172.16.10.105, and then click Next.
12. On the Confirmation page, click Next.
13. On the Summary page, view the report, and then click Finish.
14. In Server Manager, on the Tools menu, click Active Directory Users and Computers.
15. In Active Directory Users and Computers, expand Adatum.com, in the navigation pane, click the
Computers container, and confirm that it contains computer accounts for LON-HOST1, LON-
HOST2, and LON-CLUST (which was added when you created the failover cluster).
16. Close Active Directory Users and Computers.
17. On LON-HOST1, open File Explorer, click drive C, and in the details pane, confirm that a folder named
ClusterStorage displays.
18. Double-click the ClusterStorage folder, and confirm that the folder is empty.
19. In the Failover Cluster Manager, in the navigation pane, expand LON-CLUST.Adatum.com, expand
Storage, and then click Disks.
20. In the details pane, right-click Cluster Disk 2, and then click Add to Cluster Shared Volumes.
21. In File Explorer, confirm that the ClusterStorage folder contains a mounted volume for Volume1,
which was added when you added the disk to the cluster shared volume.
Demonstration: Creating and Managing the Virtual Machine Clustered

Role
Demonstration Steps
1. On LON-HOST1, in the Failover Cluster Manager, in the navigation pane, right-click Roles, click
Virtual Machines, and then click New Virtual Machine.
2. In the New Virtual Machine window, click LON-HOST1, and then click OK.
3. In the New Virtual Machine Wizard, on the Before You Begin page, click Next.
4. On the Specify Name and Location page, specify the following values and then click Next:
o Name: LON-HA1
o Location: C:\ClusterStorage\Volume1\
5. On the Specify Generation page, confirm that Generation 1 is selected, and then click Next.
6. On the Assign Memory page, select the Use Dynamic Memory for this virtual machine check box,
and then click Next four times.
7. On the Competing the Virtual Machine Wizard page, click Finish.
8. Verify that the virtual machine named LON-HA1 is created.
9. In the High Availability Wizard, on the Summary page, click Finish.

10. On LON-HOST1, in the Failover Cluster Manager, right-click the LON-HA1 role, click Change Setup
Priority, and then click Low.
11. Right-click the LON-HA1 role, and then click Properties.

12. In the LON-HA1 Properties dialog box, on the General tab, confirm that the virtual machine is
configured with the Priority value set to Low. In the Preferred Owners section, click LON-HOST1.
Point out to students how you can order preferred owners for the cluster service.
13. In the LON-HA1 Properties dialog box, click the Failover tab.
14. On the Failover tab, specify the following values, and then click OK:
o Maximum failures in the specified period: 2

o Period: 3
15. In the Failover Cluster Manager, on LON-HA1, click the Resources tab. Right-click Virtual Machine
LON-HA1, and then click Properties.
16. In the Virtual Machine LON-HA1 Properties dialog box, click the Policies tab. In the Period for
restart (mm:ss) text box, type 10:00.
17. Click the Advanced Policies tab, confirm that both LON-HOST1 and LON-HOST2 are selected as
Possible Owners, and then click OK.
18. On LON-HOST1, open Windows PowerShell.
19. In Windows PowerShell, add the virtual machine cluster role by running the following cmdlet:
Add-ClusterVirtualMachineRole –VMName “20409B-LON-PROD1”
20. On LON-HOST1, in the Failover Cluster Manager, select 20409B-LON-PROD1 as the cluster Role. In
the LON-PROD1 pane, click the Summary tab, and confirm that no Monitored Services are listed.
21. In the details pane, right-click 20409B-LON-PROD1, click More Actions, and then click Configure
Monitoring.
22. In Select Services, click Print Spooler, and then click OK.
23. In the LON-PROD1 pane, confirm that Print Spooler is listed under Monitored Services.

Question: What must you do if you want support from Microsoft for a Windows Server 2012 R2 failover
cluster?
Answer: If you want Microsoft support for a Windows Server 2012 R2 failover cluster, all failover cluster
hardware components must be certified for Windows Server 2012 R2. In addition, the failover
cluster configuration, which includes servers, network, and storage, must pass all tests in the
Validate Cluster Configuration Wizard.
Question: How can you configure anti-affinity for virtual machines that are running in a failover cluster?
Answer: You cannot configure anti-affinity for clustered roles in failover clustering or any graphical tool
that is part of Windows Server 2012 R2. You can configure anti-affinity by using Windows
PowerShell, or by using VMM.

Lab: Implementing Failover Clustering with Hyper-V

Question: How can you control which servers can access iSCSI virtual disks?
Answer: Servers can access iSCSI virtual disks only if they are assigned to an iSCSI target. One of the iSCSI
target properties is a list of initiators that can view the iSCSI target and connect to it.
Question: When creating failover clustering in virtual machines, which storage types can virtual machines
use as shared storage?
Answer: When creating failover clustering, virtual machines can use iSCSI SAN, Fibre Channel SAN, or
shared virtual hard disks as shared storage.
Question: Where must you store a virtual hard disk if you want to use it as a shared storage for virtual
machines?
Answer: A virtual hard disk must be stored on a failover cluster, either on a CSV, or a on a highly available
file share on a scale-out file server.
Installing and Configuring Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager 7-1
Module 7
Installing and Configuring Microsoft System Center 2012 R2
Virtual Machine Manager
Contents:
Lesson 3: Installing VMM 2
Lesson 4: Adding Hosts and Managing Host Groups 7

Lesson 3
Installing VMM
Contents:
Demonstration: Installing the VMM Management Server and VMM Console 3
Demonstration: Installing the VMM Management Server and VMM

Console
Demonstration Steps
1. Sign in to LON-VMM1 as adatum\administrator with a password of Pa$$w0rd.
2. On the taskbar, click the Server Manager icon.
3. In the Server Manager console tree, click the Local Server link.
4. In the Properties for LON-VMM1 details pane, ensure that LON-VMM1 is in the Adatum.com
domain. Verify that the Operating system version, which is several lines below, is at least the
Standard or Data Center version of Windows Server 2012 R2. Scroll to the right, and confirm that the
operating system has at least a 2-gigahertz (GHz) Pentium processor, 4 gigabytes (GB) of random
access memory (RAM), and 80 GB of disk space available.
5. Close Server Manager.
6. On the taskbar, click the Start screen icon.

7. On the Start screen, move the mouse pointer directly under the Desktop tile. You should see a round,
white circle with a white down arrow in it. Click the circle.
8. In the Apps by name start screen, scroll to the right, and click the SQL Server Management Studio
tile.
9. In the Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (Administrator) console, in the Connect to Server
dialog box, click the Connect button.
10. In the Object Explorer console, on the left side, note the top tree element that is labeled LON-VMM1
(SQL Server 11.0.3000 – ADATUM\administrator). This version number, 11.0.3000, corresponds to
SQL Server 2012 SP1. Confirm with the class that this version is supported by System Center 2012 R2
VMM.
11. Click the File drop-down list box, and then click Exit.
12. Ask the class if there are any other system requirements necessary for the VMM management server
installation. Answers should include: Windows PowerShell 3.0, Microsoft .Net Framework 4.5,
Windows Remote Management, and the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) for
Windows Server 2012 R2.
13. On the taskbar, click the Windows PowerShell icon.
14. In Windows PowerShell, type the following command, and then press Enter:
regedit.exe
15. In the Registry Editor window, click the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE subkey. Expand SOFTWARE,
expand Microsoft, expand Net Framework Setup, expand NDP, expand v4, and then click Client.
16. In the Version item, note the value in the Data column, which should be 4.5.51641 or higher.
17. Close the Registry Editor window.

18. In Windows PowerShell, type the following command, and then press Enter:
services.msc
19. In the Services console, scroll down the Name column until you find Windows Remote
Management (WS–Management).You might have to expand the size of the name column to see
the object name. Verify that the service has a status of Running, and that the Startup Type is set to
Automatic.
20. Close the Services console, and then close Windows PowerShell.
21. On the taskbar, click the File Explorer icon.
22. In File Explorer, in the This PC window, double-click the DVD Drive icon.
23. In the VMM folder, double-click the setup.exe file.
24. When the Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Installation startup screen displays, note that all of the
hyperlinks on the page, except for Install and Local Agent, link to Microsoft websites.
25. Click the Install hyperlink.
26. In the Microsoft System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Setup Wizard, on the Getting started page,
double click Add Features, under the Select features to Add section, If this is the first installation of
a VMM product, there will be two selection boxes: one for the VMM management server, and the
other for the VMM console. In the course configuration, on LON-VMM1, the VMM console has
already been installed and therefore not available on this page. You will demonstrate how to install
both; the VMM management server on LON-VMM1, and the VMM console on LON-CL1. When you
install the VMM management server, it also installs the VMM console automatically. Select the VMM
management server check box, and then click Next.
27. On the Product registration information page, in the Name text box, type Administrator. In the
Organization text box, type A.Datum Corp Leave the Product key: text box blank, and then click
Next.
28. You can install VMM as an evaluation edition by leaving the Product Key text box blank. You can
also provide the product key after installation. After pointing this out to students, click Next.
29. On the Please read this license agreement page, review the license agreement, and then select the
I have read, understood, and agree with the terms of the license agreement check box.
Alternatively, you can use the Print button to print and save the license agreement for later viewing.
30. After reviewing the license agreement, click Next.

31. On the Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) page, review the program with the
students, emphasizing that there is no penalty to decline participation. In this demonstration, there is
no Internet access, so click the No, I am not willing to participate option, and then click Next.
32. The Database configuration page displays next. Because SQL Server 2012 SP1 is running on the
server, the server name will already display. However, note that by using the Browse button, you
could select a different server to host the VMM database. Explain to the students that for
performance and scale factors, many administrators do so. Also, mention that the Port: area is only
used when the following conditions are true:
o SQL Server is running on a remote computer.

o The SQL Server Browser service is not started on that computer.
o SQL Server is not using the default 1433 port.
If the configuration does not meet these conditions, do not put a port number in the text box. For
this demonstration, you will leave the box empty.
In the Instance name: drop-down list box, click MSSQLSERVER. In the Select an existing database
or create a new database area, accept the default new database name of VirtualManagerDB. Point
out to students that you can also select other databases in the Existing database area. For the
purpose of this demonstration, use the default new database, and then click Next.
33. On the Configure service account and distributed key management page, add the Virtual
Machine Manager Service Account credentials. Emphasize to the class that administrators cannot
change the service account after they install VMM. If necessary, you can remove VMM from the
server, make the necessary change, and then reinstall it. However, you also could, as part of the
removal procedures, retain the VMM database and then use it again after you reinstall VMM. Explain
that this would be a potentially laborious and complex action. Explain also that if you are installing a
highly available VMM management server, you must use a domain account. This domain account
needs to have local administrator access on all host and management servers in the domain. For the
purpose of this demonstration, use the SCService account, which is a member of the Domain Admins
group. Point out to students that the Domain account option is preselected.
34. In the User name and domain text box, type ADATUM\SCService, and in the Password: text box,
type Pa$$w0rd.
35. Point out that under the Distributed Key Management section you can to store encryption keys for
VMM in AD DS instead of on the local machine. For highly available VMM installations, you must do
this. However, for the purpose of this demonstration, you will not do so. Therefore, on the Configure
service account and distributed key management page, click Next.
36. On the Port configuration page, point out the default port numbers that are assigned to various
entities and functions. Do not make any changes, but ask under what circumstances students might
make changes. Answers might include the port number already in use by another process, or the
desire to change default port assignments to a different number for enhanced security. After
reviewing this information, click Next.
37. On the Library configuration page, explain that here you can either create a new library share, or if
one already exists, select it. (In this demonstration, you will create a new library share.)
38. Click Create a new library share, and then click Next.
39. On the Installation summary page, review with the students the text that displays, and then click
Install. The installation features will now run for up to five minutes.
40. On the Set up completed successfully page, click the Close button.
41. On the Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Installation splash screen, click the Close button.
42. If Windows Internet Explorer opens, close it.
43. Close the File Explorer Window.

44. The Connect to Server dialog box for the VMM console should display. If it does, skip forward to
step 52. If not, perform the following steps.
45. On the taskbar, click the Start Screen icon.

46. On the Start screen, move the mouse pointer directly under the Desktop tile. Click the round white
circle with a white down arrow in it.
47. In the Apps by name screen, scroll to the right, right-click the Virtual Machine Manager Console item,
and in the bar at the bottom of the Apps by name screen, click Pin to taskbar.
48. Click any empty area of the Apps by name screen, and when a white circle with a white up arrow
in it displays, click the arrow.
49. On the Start screen, click the Desktop tile.
50. On the desktop, on the taskbar, click the Virtual Machine Manager Console icon.
51. On the desktop, on the taskbar, right-click the VMM Console Icon and then click Pin this program
to the taskbar.
52. Verify that on the Connect to Server page, in the Server name text box, the setting displays
localhost: 8100. Also, point out the options for specifying credentials. The default selection, Use
current Microsoft Windows session identity, is sufficient because you are signed on as the domain
administrator. Click the Connect button.
53. After a moment, the Virtual Machine Manager console will load. If time permits, review some of the
console areas, but remember that there will be a demonstration about using the console next.
54. Close the VMM Console and sign out of LON-VMM1.
Lesson 4
Adding Hosts and Managing Host Groups
Contents:
Demonstration: Using the VMM Console 8
Demonstration: Adding a Hyper-V Virtualiza tion Host to VMM 9
Demonstration: Managing Host Groups 13
Demonstration: Using the VMM Console

Demonstration Steps
2. On the desktop, on the taskbar, click the VMM console icon.
3. On the Connect to Server page, Explain the parameters. The Server name text box displays
Localhost:8100, which is the server you are currently signed on to. However, if you had installed the
VMM console on another computer, you would need to type that computer’s name here. As a best
practice, use the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) of a computer rather than its single host
name. Using the FQDN means the server can normally be found on any routable network, if the
firewalls allow the 8100 port through. 8100 is the default VMM port, and reflects the port number
assigned during the VMM management server installation. If you used a different port number during
installation, you would need to change it here.
4. On the bottom of the Connect to Server page is Credentials, which has two options: Use current
Microsoft Windows session identity, and Specify credentials. By default, the Use current
Microsoft Windows session identity option is selected. However, if you want to sign in using
alternate credentials, you can select the second option, and then supply the user domain and name in
the User name text box, and the corresponding password in the Password text box. This can be
useful when an administrator is testing user roles and permissions.
5. The very last item at the bottom of the page is the Automatically connect with these settings
check box. Without making any changes, click Connect.
If this check box is selected already, then you will not be asked for a server name and port, nor a user
name and password. If this information changes, you will be returned to the Connect to Server page
to correct the selections.
6. When the Virtual Machine Manager console opens, mention that the Virtual Machine Manager
console always opens to the last node that it was in when you last closed the console. Point out the
main areas of the consoles: workspace console tree, details pane, ribbon, library workspace.
7. Click the Workspace console tree, and point out the five main workspaces: VMs and Services,
Fabric, Library, Jobs, and Settings. Select each of the five workspaces and show how the console
tree changes. Do not expand any items in the tree yet.
8. Click in the details pane. Show students that different details panes display in the middle and right
depending on the workspace selected and the item selected in that workspace’s console tree.
Mention that sometimes two details panes display, one on top of the other.
9. Point to the ribbon at the top of the console. Point out that all System Center 2012 components have
a ribbon at the top of their respective consoles. Explain that the Virtual Machine Manager console
ribbon has different items, icons, buttons, and tabs on it depending on the workspace selected and
the item selected in that workspace’s console tree.
10. In the lower left, click the Library workspace. In the Library console tree (area on the left directly
above Workspaces), click Templates.
11. On the ribbon, on the Home tab, click Create Service Template.
12. In the New Service Template window, explain that you use this window to create a new service
template. You can start from several different patterns, depending on what you select in the Patterns
area.
13. In the New Service Template window, click the View Script button. Point out to the class that this
opens Notepad in which Windows PowerShell cmdlets display, and that you can use these cmdlets to
create the same item that the user interface can create. Explain that you can also save these cmdlets
as a Windows PowerShell script, so that you can alter and run them later, document your
configuration, or learn how to write Windows PowerShell scripts. Point out that most of the Create
items within the Virtual Machine Manager console will have a View Script button located within
them. Explain that some of the more advanced VMM wizards will have several pages, and that you
will often find the View Script button on the last page.
14. Close Notepad without saving.

15. In the New Service Template window, click Cancel.
16. In the lower left, click the Settings workspace. In the Settings console tree, expand the Security node,
and then click Run As Accounts. A Run As account is a named set of stored credentials that you can
provide instead of entering a username and password manually to run a process. Only administrators
and delegated administrators can create and manage Run As accounts.
17. Close the Virtual Machine Manager console, and sign off LON-VMM1.
Demonstration: Adding a Hyper-V Virtualization Host to VMM

Demonstration Steps
1. Sign in to LON-DC1 as adatum\administrator with a password of Pa$$w0rd.
2. In Server Manager, click the Tools tab, and from the context menu, click Group Policy
Management.
3. In the Group Policy Management Console, expand Forest: Adatum.com, expand Domains, and then
expand Adatum.com. Directly under Adatum.com, right-click Default Domain Policy, and then click
Edit.
4. In the Group Policy Management Editor console, maximize the window, and in the console tree,
under Computer Configuration, expand Policies. Navigate to the following location: Administrative
Templates\Network\Network Connections\Windows Firewall\Domain Profile.
5. In the Domain Profile details pane, double-click Windows Firewall: Allow inbound file and printer
sharing exception.
6. In the Windows Firewall: Allow inbound file and printer sharing exception dialog box, click
Enabled, in the Options text box, type an asterisk (*), and then click OK.
7. In the Domain Profile details pane, double-click Windows Firewall: Allow ICMP exceptions.
8. In the Windows Firewall: Allow ICMP exceptions dialog box, click the Enabled option, in the
Options area, select the Allow inbound echo request check box, and then click OK.
9. In the Domain Profile details pane, double-click Windows Firewall: Define inbound port
exceptions.
10. In the Windows Firewall: Define inbound port exceptions dialog box, click Enabled, in the
Options area, next to Define port exceptions, click Show.
11. In the Show Contents dialog box, under Value, type 5985, and then click OK twice. This allows the
Windows Remote Management service to communicate to the firewall.
12. In the Group Policy Management Editor console tree, under Administrative Templates, expand
Windows Components, expand Windows Remote Management (WinRM), and then click WinRM
Service.
13. In the WinRM Service details pane, double-click the Allow remote server management through
WinRM setting.
14. In the Allow remote server management through WinRM dialog box, click the Enabled radio
button. In the Options area, in both the IPv4 and IPv6 text boxes, type an asterisk (*), and then click
OK.
15. Close the Group Policy Management Editor, and then close the Group Policy Management Console.
17. In the Administrator: Windows PowerShell window, type gpupdate /force, and then press Enter.
18. When both computer and user polices are updated successfully, close the Windows PowerShell
window.
19. Repeat steps 16-17 on LON-HOST2.

22. On the Connect to Server page, click Connect.

23. In the Virtual Machine Manager console, click the VMs and Services workspace.
24. In the console tree, click All Hosts.
25. Right-click All Hosts, and then click Add Hyper-V Hosts and Clusters.
26. In the Add Resource Wizard, on the Resource Location page, click the Windows Server computers
in a trusted Active Directory domain option (it should be the default selection). Describe for the
students the other options that are available. Note that as previously mentioned, some of the other
selections might require additional prerequisites. Also, review the Windows Server computers in a
perimeter network option, reviewing the steps from the Considerations for Adding Hyper-V
Virtualization Resources topic page. Because there is no perimeter network, you cannot demonstrate
these steps. Click Next.
27. On the Credentials page, review the two options. By default, the Use an existing Run As account
option is selected. You also have the option to select the Run As account and a Browse button to
find the account. Note that the Run As account must have local administrator permissions on the
host machine that is being assigned. In this demonstration, you will not use a Run As account. Select
the Manually enter the credentials check box, in the User name text box, type
ADATUM\Administrator, in the Password text box, type Pa$$w0rd, and then click Next.
28. On the Discovery Scope page, note the two options: Specify Windows Server computers by
names, and Specify and Active Directory query to search for Windows Server computers. Select
the Specify Windows Server computers by names option, in the Computer names text box, type
lon-host1.adatum.com, and then click Next.
29. On the Target resources page, in the Discovered computers section, select the lon-
host1.adatum.com check box, and then click Next.
30. When a Virtual Machine Manager pop-up window displays, warning you that if Hyper-V is not
enabled on the selected server VMM will do so, click OK.
31. On the Host Settings page, note that on the Host group drop-down menu, there is only one option,
All Hosts. Note the Reassociate this host with this VMM environment check box. This check box
selection reassigns hosts that have been assigned to a different VMM management server, to this one.
For this demonstration, you do not need to select this feature. Below this check box is a field to add
virtual machine placement paths as default locations to store virtual machines on the host. After
reviewing this page, click Next.
32. On the Summary page, on the upper left part of the page, click View Script.
33. When Notepad opens, point out the Windows PowerShell cmdlets necessary to run a script in
Windows PowerShell to add the Lon-host1 host to this VMM management server. Explain to the
students how useful this can be to document your work or to create another host, perhaps at a later
time.
34. In the Notepad window, on the File menu, click Save As. In the Save As window, under This PC, click
Documents. In the File name text box, type AddHost.ps1, in the Save as type drop-down list box,
click All Files (*.*), and then click Save. Explain to the students that you will use this script to add
LON-HOST2 as another host later.
35. Close Notepad.

37. When the Jobs pop-up window displays, point out that this window shows all the individual steps
being taken to add the host. The final step entitled Add virtual machine host takes the longest. This
step occurs at several stages of job completion, which is normal.
38. When the job finishes, close the Jobs window. if a warning icon (yellow triangle) displays with the text
Add virtual machine host Completed w/ info, this is because Multipath I/O is not enabled for
known storage arrays.
39. In the VMs and Services console tree, under All Hosts, verify that LON-HOST1 displays. Point out to
the class all the virtual machines that now display in the virtual machine details pane. Explain that
from here, you can select the virtual machines, and perform a wide variety of actions on them. (You
will review this in depth in a later module.)
40. To add LON-HOST2 as a physical host, you will use Windows PowerShell instead of using the Virtual
Machine Manager console. On the taskbar, click the Windows PowerShell icon.
41. In the Administrator: Windows PowerShell window, type the following commands, pressing Enter at
cd documents
notepad AddHost.ps1
42. In the Notepad window, in the Format drop-down list box, click Word Wrap. Examine the Windows
PowerShell script with the class, going over all the different cmdlets and text. Note the two variables
that are created, and the cmdlets on which they are based. Note the Add-SCVMHost cmdlet and the
various parameters that it calls. Briefly explain what the cmdlet does. Ask the students if there is
anything on this line that needs to be changed. The answer should be just the -ComputerName
parameter, which should identify lon-host2 rather than lon-host1. Make this change, and then on
the File menu, click Save.
43. Close Notepad.

44. In the Administrator: Windows PowerShell window, type the following command, and then press
Enter:
./addhost.ps1
45. In the Windows PowerShell credentials required pop-up window, in the User name text box, type
ADATUM\administrator and in the Password text box, type Pa$$w0rd, and then click OK.
46. It may take a few moments, but wait for Windows PowerShell to display a number of parameters and
values in columnar form.
47. In the Windows PowerShell window, type exit, and then press Enter.
48. In the Virtual Machine Manager console, in the VMs and Services console tree, under All Hosts, click
Lon-host2. Note the virtual machines assigned to this host and that the Windows PowerShell script
has worked. Ask the students which was faster: using the Virtual Machine Manager console to enable
a host, or using the Windows PowerShell script. Most students will answer that the Windows
PowerShell script was faster. Remind them that the Virtual Machine Manager console is built on
Windows PowerShell, and therefore actions you take in the Virtual Machine Manager console are run
in Windows PowerShell at the lower level.
49. With LON-HOST2 still selected, on the ribbon, click the Folder tab, and then click Properties.
50. In the Properties dialog box, review the content of the following tabs :
a. General. This tab provides extensive information. It even gives the system management BIOS
(SMBIOS) ID and the VMM agent version.
b. Status. On this tab, you can view all jobs on this host that have run. If any jobs have failed, you
can select them and then click Repair All. When any failed jobs or jobs that have completed with
info are selected, information displays in the Error details pane. You use the Copy Errors button
to copy and paste the error details into another program.
c. Hardware. Most of the settings that display on the Hardware tab are for information only, and
cannot be changed. However, there are a few settings on this tab that you can change. Point out
to the class that in the CPU section, there is a NUMA modes check box that you can use to allow
virtual machines to span non-uniform memory access (NUMA) nodes. In the Network adapters
section, you can select the adapters, logical networks, and switches (if they exist), and make
changes to them. In the Advanced section, under the Baseboard Management Controller
(BMC) Settings area, you can also make other changes. Show this as well.
d. Host Access. On the Host Access tab, you can supply different host management credentials
such as Run As accounts. You can also specify whether the host is available for placement, and
set the remote connection port.
e. Virtual Machine Paths. On this tab, you can view detailed information about every virtual
machine on the host. You can also register additional virtual machine paths. Note that for this
demonstration, you may want to switch to the properties of LON-HOST1 to demonstrate this tab,
as there are no virtual machines currently assigned to LON-HOST2.
f. Reserves. If you do not want to use the host reserves settings from the parent host group, you
can use a check box to turn off inheritance, and change the resources reserved for this host.
When you select this check box, several configurable items display that you can use to set the
reserved resources. Show this to the class, but make no changes.
g. Storage. You use this tab to make extensive changes to various storage elements, including disks,
Internet SCSI (iSCSI), Fibre Channel, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) arrays, and file shares. While you
also can add and remove storage elements, the various disks and arrays must already be
available.
h. Virtual Switches. Similar to the Storage tab, you can make many changes on the Virtual
Switches tab, including creating new logical and standard switches. Review the parameters with
the class but make no changes.
i. Migration settings. You can configure a number of migration settings on this tab, including live
storage migration, live migration settings, performance options, and authentication protocols for
use when migrating.
j. Placement paths. On this tab, you can specify both of the default virtual machine paths. The
default parent disk paths use running virtual machine placement.
k. Servicing Windows. You use this tab to add or remove Servicing Windows, if they exist.
l. Custom Properties. You use this tab to assign and manage custom properties. Click the Manage
Custom Properties button to show the students the various object types that they can select.
Explain also that by clicking the Create button, they can create custom properties.
51. Click Cancel.
52. Finally, point out the View Script button. Explain that by clicking this button, you can create a
Windows PowerShell script with cmdlets that will make the same changes that you can make with the
Properties dialog box. You can save the Windows PowerShell script, and later alter or rerun it, or
simply keep it for documentation.
53. Close the Properties dialog box, close all open windows, and then sign off of LON-VMM1.
Demonstration: Managing Host Groups

Demonstration Steps
2. On the desktop, on the taskbar, click the Virtual Machine Manager Console button.

4. In the Virtual Machine Manager console, click the VMs and Services workspace.
5. In the VMs and Services console tree, click All Hosts. On the ribbon, on the Home tab, click Create
Host Group. Verify that a new folder named New host group appears in the console tree under All
Hosts. Highlight this folder, in this space, type LocalGroup, and then press Enter.
6. In the VM’s and Services console tree, click lon-host1, and then on the ribbon, click the Host tab. On
the ribbon, click Move to Host Group.
7. In the Move Host Group pop-up dialog box, in the Parent host group: drop-down list box, click
LocalGroup, and then click OK.
8. In the VM’s and Services console tree, right-click lon-host2, and then click Move to Host Group.
9. In the Move Host Group pop-up dialog box, in the Parent host group drop-down list box, click
LocalGroup, and then click OK.
10. Right-click LocalGroup, and then click Properties.

11. In the LocalGroup Properties dialog box, review the various pages that you can configure.
a. On the General page, you can move the entire host group by clicking Move. Demonstrate this
by clicking Move. (You only have All Hosts and LocalGroup, so for this demonstration all you
can do is move LocalGroup back to All Hosts, which it already is.) Point out that in a larger
organization with more host groups, the ability to rearrange physical hosts into different arrays of
host groups can be valuable, because you can assign properties to the entire group.
b. On the General page, on the Move Host Group pop-up dialog box, click Cancel. Point out the
check box for allowing unencrypted file transfers, and mention that while this can improve
performance, it is less secure.
c. In the console tree, click Placement Rules. Explain that you can use placement rules to decide
where to put new virtual machines. Clear the Use the placement settings from the parent host
group check box. This action causes the Add button to display. Explain that the Add button lets
you create custom placement rules. Click the Add button.
d. In the Create Custom Requirement pop-up dialog box, note that you can select custom
properties (if any have been created), and in the Requirement text box, select different
requirements. Click the Requirement drop-down list box, and show the different requirements
that are available. In the Create Custom Requirements pop-up dialog box, click Cancel.
e. On the Placement Rules page, select the Use the placement settings from the parent host
group check box.
f. In the console tree, click Host Reserves. Here you can set aside resources for a host operating
system. This means if a virtual machine needs the same resources that the host needs, the virtual
machine placement on this host will give an error. Select the Use the host reserves settings
from the parent host group check box, and demonstrate the changes that you can make in the
various items (CPU, Memory, Disk I/O, Disk space, and Network I/O). Keep the check box
selected, but do not retain any changes.
g. In the console tree, click Dynamic Optimization. Explain that you can use this page to balance
the virtual machine load automatically within a host cluster. You can set the responsiveness to the
changes before the virtual machine performs migration. Point out the Aggressiveness section,
which you can use to set high, medium, and low values, on a sliding scale. You can also set the
migration of virtual machines to balance the load at a frequency level measured in minutes. The
Thresholds area is similar to the Host Reserves section, which is also selectable.
h. Click the Power optimization Settings button. By default, power optimization runs at all times.
You can use the graphical hour/day of the week configuration pane to configure when power
optimization is used.
i. Click Cancel.
j. In the console tree, click Network. Here, you can select the following different resource types: IP
pools, Load balancers, Logical networks, and MAC pools. By default, you inherit network
logical resources from the parent host groups. If you clear the check box that provides this
inheritance, you can reset these resource types.
k. In the console tree, click Storage. By default, storage capacity of a host group includes storage
allocated to parent host groups. The top section shows both the local and remote storage
capacity for the hosts that make up this host group. Below this area is the Allocated storage for
this host group section, which has two buttons: Allocate Storage Pools, and Allocate Logical
Units.
l. Click Allocate Storage Pools. Note that there are no storage pools available. If there were, you
could add them.
m. Click Cancel.
n. Click the Allocate Logical Units button. Once again, note that there are no logical units
currently available. This is because some of the infrastructure described here will be created in a
later module.
o. Click Cancel.
p. The last item in the console tree is the Custom Properties item. Click the Manage Custom
Properties button. In the Manage Custom Properties pop-up dialog box, in the Object type
section, note the different object types that are available. Also, note the Create button. You click
this button to add the name and description of a new custom property. (There are none at this
time.)
q. Click Cancel.
r. On the Properties page, note the View Script button in the lower left corner. If you were to
make changes to this host group and then wanted to apply the same changes to another host
group, you could save the script, change the name of the host group within it, and then use it to
make those changes.
s. In the LocalGroup Properties dialog box, click Cancel.

t. In the LocalGroup Properties pop-up dialog box, click Yes.
12. Close the Virtual Machine Manager console, and sign off LON-VMM1.

Question: In which scenarios will it be beneficial to deploy System Center 2012 R2 App Controller?
Answer: If you want to reduce IT department workload, you can use System Center 2012 R2 App
Controller to allow business unit application owners to configure services to run their applications
without having to call the IT department.
Question: In which scenarios is it beneficial for you to use Windows PowerShell rather than a GUI such as
the VMM console?
Answer: If you are going to execute tasks that you will perform on large numbers of objects, or if you
want to apply custom filters to select objects, it is better to use Windows PowerShell.

You cannot add the physical computer as Make sure that the host has the required physical
a host. components.
Make sure that the host resides in a trusted domain.
Make sure that the host is running a required operating
system.
Make sure that the VMM service account is in the
physical server’s local administrators group.
You cannot perform a V2V conversion of a Make sure the virtual machine is not connected to an
VMware ESX–hosted virtual machine. IDE bus.

Lab: Installing and Configuring System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine
Manager

Question: On which operating systems can you install System Center 2012 R2 VMM?
Answer: You can install System Center 2012 R2 VMM on Windows Server 2012 RTM and Windows Server
2012 R2.
Question: What is the main purpose of using host groups in VMM?

Answer: Host groups help you simplify management tasks by allowing you to apply settings to multiple
hosts with a single action.
Managing the Network and Storage Infrastructure in Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager 8-1
Module 8
Managing the Network and Storage Infrastructure in
Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager
Contents:
Lesson 1: Managing Networking Infrastructure 2
Lesson 2: Managing Storage Infrastructure 7
Lesson 3: Managing Infrastructure Updates 10

Lesson 1
Managing Networking Infrastructure
Contents:
Demonstration: Configuring Virtual Network Components in VMM 3
Demonstration: Configuring Network Virtualizatio n 5
Demonstration: Configuring Virtual Network Components in VMM

Demonstration Steps
1. On LON-VMM1, in Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager (VMM), launch the
Virtual Machine Manager console.
2. In the Virtual Machine Manager console, click the Fabric workspace, in the Navigation pane, click
Networking, and then on the on the ribbon, click Create Logical Network.
3. In the Create Logical Network Wizard, on the Name page, in the Name text box, type Adatum UK,
and then in the Description text box, type Adatum (London) logical network.
4. Click One connected network, click Allow new VM networks created on this logical network to
use network virtualization, and then click Next.
5. On the Network Site page, click Add, and then in the Host groups that can use this network site
section, click All Hosts.
6. In the Associated VLANs and IP subnets area, click Insert row, in the VLAN text box, type 0, and then
in the IP subnet text box, type 192.168.1.0/24.
7. Click the Network Site Name text box, select and delete the automatically generated site name, and
then type Docklands.
8. Repeat step 5, 6 and 7, using the following details:

a. VLAN: 0
b. IP Subnet: 192.168.2.0/24
c. Network Site Name: Gatwick

9. Click Next, and then click Finish.
10. Close the Jobs window.
11. On the ribbon, click Create IP Pool.

12. In the Create Static IP Address Pool Wizard, on the Name page, in the Name text box, type
Docklands IP Pool, select the logical network Adatum UK, and then click Next.
13. On the Network site page, click Use an existing network site, ensure that Docklands is selected,
14. On the IP address range page, review the options, and then click Next.
15. On the Gateway page, review the options, and then click Next.
16. On the DNS page, review the options, and then click Next.
17. On the WINS page, review the options, and then click Next.

20. Create another IP pool called Gatwick IP Pool. Use the Adatum UK logical network, and use the
Gatwick Network site.
21. On the ribbon, click Create, and then click Hyper-V Port Profile.
22. In the Create Hyper-V Port Profile Wizard, on the General page, in the Name text box, type Adatum
UK Uplink.
23. Click Uplink port profile, in the Load balancing algorithm drop-down list box, click Hyper-V port,
24. On the Network configuration page, under Network sites, click Docklands, click Gatwick, click
Enable Hyper-V Network-Virtualization, and then click Next.

27. On the ribbon, click Create Logical Switch.
28. In the Create Logical Switch Wizard, on the Getting Started page, click Next.
29. On the General page, in the Name text box, type Adatum UK, in the Description text box, type
Adatum production hosts logical switch, and then click Next.
30. On the Extensions page, leave the default extensions, and then click Next.
31. On the Uplink page, click Add, ensure that the Adatum UK uplink is selected, click OK, and then
click Next.
32. On the Virtual Port page, click Add.

33. On the Add Virtual Port page, click Browse.
34. On the Select a Port Profile Classification page, click Medium Bandwidth, and then click OK.
35. Click Include a virtual network adapter port profile in this virtual port, click the Native virtual
network adapter port profile, click Medium Bandwidth Adapter, click OK, and then click Next.

38. In the Fabric workspace click to expand Servers, click All Hosts, and then click lon-
host1.adatum.com.
39. On the ribbon, click Properties.

40. In the Properties dialog box, click Hardware, and then locate and click the logical network
associated with your network card (this will be connected to External Network.) On the right, click
the Adatum UK logical network, read the warning about VLANs, click OK, and then click OK again.
41. In the Fabric workspace, expand Servers, click All Hosts, click lon-host1.adatum.com, and then on
the ribbon, click Properties. Click Virtual Switches, click New Virtual Switch, and then click New
Logical Switch.
42. An error message displays stating that VMM cannot create a virtual switch without any physical
network adapters. At this point, if you have another network card, you can assign the logical switch to
a physical adapter.
43. In the error message pop-up window, click OK.
44. In the Properties dialog box, click Hardware, and then scroll down and expand Network adapters.
Click your physical network adapter, and note that you can select or clear the adapter for virtual
machine placement and management use. Click the Logical network, and on the right, under Logical
network connectivity, you can assign the logical networks and IP subnets,
45. Click Cancel, and then click Yes to close the warning.
Demonstration: Configuring Network Virtualization

Demonstration Steps
1. In the Virtual Machine Manager console, click the VMs and Services workspace, and then on the
ribbon, click Create VM Network.
2. On the Name page, in the Name text box, type Adatum North, ensure that Adatum UK is selected
as the logical network, and then click Next.
3. On the Isolation page, click Isolate using Hyper-V network-virtualization, and then click Next.
4. On the VM Subnets page, click Add, in the Name text box, type Adatum Finance, and then in the
Subnet text box, type 192.168.4.0/24.
5. On the VM Subnets page, click Add, in the Name text box, type Adatum Engineering, in the
Subnet text box, type 192.168.5.0/24, and then click Next.
6. On the Connectivity page, review the message, and then click Next.
7. On the Summary page review the summary, and then click Finish.
9. In the Virtual Machine Manager console, click the VMs and Services workspace, and then on the
ribbon, click Create VM Network.
10. On the Name page, in the Name text box, type Adatum South, ensure that Adatum UK is selected
as the logical network, and then click Next.
11. On the Isolation page, click Isolate using Hyper-V network-virtualization, and then click Next.
12. On the VM Subnets page, click Add, in the Name text box, type Adatum Warehouse, and then in
the Subnet text box, type 192.168.4.0/24.
13. On the VM Subnets page, click Add, in the Name text box, type Adatum Logistics, in the Subnet
text box, type 192.168.5.0/24, and then click Next.
14. On the Connectivity page, review the message, and then click Next.
15. On the Summary page, review the summary, and then click Finish.
17. In the VMs and Services workspace, click VM Networks click Adatum North, and then right-click
and click Create IP Pool.
18. On the Name page, in the Name text box, type Adatum Finance VM Network IP Pool. Ensure that
the VM Network is set to Adatum North, and that the VM subnet is set to Adatum Finance
(192.168.4.0/24), and then click Next.
19. On the IP address range page, note that the first IP address in the range is reserved. Leave the
default settings, and then click Next.
20. On the Gateway page, click Next.

21. On the DNS page, click Next.
22. On the WINS page, click Next.

25. In the VMs and Services workspace, click VM Networks, click Adatum South, and then right-click
and click Create IP Pool.
26. On the Name page, in the Name text box, type Adatum Logistics VM Network IP Pool. Ensure that
the VM Network is set to Adatum South, and that the VM subnet is set to Adatum Logistics
(192.168.5.0/24), and then click Next.
27. On the IP address range page, note that the first IP address in the range is reserved. Leave the
default settings, and then click Next.
28. On the Gateway page, click Next.

29. On the DNS page, click Next.
30. On the WINS page, click Next.

Lesson 2
Managing Storage Infrastructure
Contents:
Demonstration: Deploying Block Storage in VMM 8
Demonstration: Deploying and Managing Storage in VMM 9
Demonstration: Deploying Block Storage in VMM

Demonstration Steps
Add an iSCSI storage provider
1. On LON-VMM1, in the Virtual Machine Manager console, click Fabric, right-click Storage, and then
click Add Storage Devices.
2. On the Select Provider Type page, click SAN and NAS devices discovered and managed by a
SMI-S provider, and then click Next.
3. Click the Protocol drop-down list box, and then click SMI-S WMI.
4. In the Provider IP address or FQDN: text box, type lon-ss1.adatum.com, and then click Browse.
5. On the Select a Run As account page, click Create Run As Account.
6. On the Create Run As Account page, configure the following settings, and then click OK:
o Name: StorageAdmin
o User name: Adatum\Administrator
o Password: Pa$$w0rd
o Confirm password: Pa$$w0rd
7. On the Specify Discovery Scope page, click Next.
8. On the Gather Information page, review the discovery result, and then click Next.
9. On the Select Storage Devices page, click Create Classification, in the Name text box, type Gold,
in the Description text box, type 15K SAS Drives, and then click Add.
10. Click Create Classification, in the Name text box, type Silver, in the description text box, type 7K
SATA Drives, and then click Add.
11. Select the iSCSITarget: LON-SS1:C check box, click the Classification drop-down list box, and then
click Silver.
12. Select the next to iSCSITarget: LON-SS1:E check box, click the Classification drop-down list box,
click Gold, and then click Next.

14. Wait for the job to finish, and then close the Jobs window.
Deploy Block Storage
1. On LON-VMM1, in the Virtual Machine Manager console, click Fabric.
2. In the Fabric navigation pane, click Storage, and then on the ribbon, click Create Logical Unit.
3. Click the storage pool drop-down list box, and then click iSCSITarget: LON-SS1:E.
4. In the Name text box, type LON-APP1_C, in the Size (GB) text box, clear the existing value, type 20,
and then click OK.
5. In the Fabric navigation pane, click Classifications and Pools. Verify that the new LUN displays.
6. Leave the virtual machines running for the next demonstration.
Demonstration: Deploying and Managing Storage in VMM

Demonstration Steps
Add file storage to VMM
1. On LON-VMM1, in the Virtual Machine Manager console, click Fabric, right-click Storage, and then
click Add Storage Devices.
2. On the Select Provider Type page, click Windows-based file server, and then click Next.
3. In the Provider IP address or FQDN text box, type lon-svr1.adatum.com, and then click Browse.
4. On the Select a Run As account page, click Administrator, and then click OK.
5. On the Specify Discovery Scope page, click Next.

6. On the Gather Information page, review the discovery result, and then click Next.
7. On the Select Storage Devices page, click Next.

Create file shares from within the Virtual Machine Manager console
1. On LON-VMM1, click Fabric, and then on the ribbon, click Create File Share.
2. On the Create File Share page, in the Name text box, type SVR1, click the Classification drop-down
list box, and then and then click Gold. In the Local path text box, type c:\SVR1_Gold, and then click
Create.
Assign Storage to the host server
1. On LON-VMM1, click Fabric, click All Hosts, click lon-host1.adatum.com, and then on the ribbon,
click Properties.
2. Click Host Access, and then click Browse.

3. Click StorageAdmin, and then click OK twice.
4. In the lon-host1.adatum.com Properties dialog box, click Storage.
5. On the Storage page, click Add, and then click Add File Share. Click the File share path drop-down
list box, click \\lon-svr1.adatum.com, and then click OK.
Allocate Storage to a host group
1. On LON-VMM1, click Fabric, and then click Storage.

2. On the ribbon, click Allocate Capacity, and then click Allocate Storage Pools.
3. In the Available storage pools section, click iSCSITarget LON-SS1:E, click Add, click OK, and then
click Close.
Lesson 3
Managing Infrastructure Updates
Contents:
Demonstration: Implementing Infrastructure Updates 11
Demonstration: Implementing Infrastructure Updates

Demonstration Steps
Integrate WSUS and VMM
1. On LON-VMM1, open the Virtual Machine Manager console.
2. In the Virtual Machine Manager console, click Connect, and when the console opens, click the Fabric
workspace.
3. In the navigation pane, expand the Servers node, expand Infrastructure, right-click Update Server,
and then click Add Update Server.
4. In the Add Windows Server Update Services Server dialog box, in the Computer name text box,
type LON-WSUS, and then in the TCP/IP port text box, type 8530.
5. Click the Enter a user name and password option. In the User name text box, type
Adatum\Administrator, in the Password text box, type Pa$$w0rd, and then click Add.
6. In the Jobs window, click the Add Update Server job. At the bottom of the Jobs window, click the
Summary tab, and then monitor the status of the configuration job.
7. When the job displays as Completed w/ info, close the Jobs window. The job status is Completed w/
info because there is no internet connection.
8. With the Update Server node selected, verify that LON-WSUS.adatum.com displays in the results
pane, and that the Agent Status column displays as Responding.
Create a Baseline
1. In the Virtual Machine Manager console, click the Library workspace.

2. In the navigation pane, expand the Update Catalog and Baselines node, and then click Update
Baselines.
3. On the ribbon, click Create, and then click Baseline.

4. In the Update Baseline Wizard, on the General page, in the Name text box, type Windows Server
2012 (Demo Baseline), and then click Next.
5. On the Updates page, click Add.

6. In the Add Updates to Baseline dialog box, click the text box at the top, and then type Windows
Server 2012. Click the first update, on your keyboard press and hold down the Ctrl and Shift keys,
and then press the down arrow key. This will select all the filtered updates. Click Add, and then click
Next.
7. On the Assignment Scope page, select all of the check boxes, and then click Next.
8. On the Summary page, review the details, and then click Finish.
9. In the Jobs window, click the Change properties of a baseline job. At the bottom of the Jobs
window, click Summary, and then monitor and review the configuration job.
10. When the job displays as Completed, close the Jobs window.
11. Confirm that the new baseline is available.

Question: You have been assigned the responsibility for selecting a storage solution for the Hyper-V
virtualization deployment. You are considering several Fibre Channel and iSCSI SANs. What do you need
to consider for compatibility with VMM?
Answer: When reviewing storage area networks to be used with VMM, you should confirm if they are
compliant with Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S).
Question: Which storage types does VMM allows you to integrate with and configure automation for?
Answer: VMM allows you to integrate with and configure automation for block storage and file storage.
Question: Before you can configure a virtual machine network, what other network should you
configure?
Answer: Before you can configure a virtual machine network, you must first configure a logical network.
Question: You have been advised that a potential compatibility issue exists between a Windows
operating system security update and the antivirus software that you are using to protect your Hyper-V
hosts. What could you do in VMM to prevent this issue from affecting your Hyper-V hosts?
Answer: You must identify the KB number of the update, and then create an update exemption on one or
more of your servers.

Lab C: Infrastructure Updates Management

Question: After having created the Adatum logical and virtual machine networks, you must now ensure
that virtual machines that are using the isolated network can communicate with a physical server. What
component should you configure?
Answer: You must set up a gateway to allow virtual machines on the isolated network to communicate
with a physical server.
Question: The UK branch of A. Datum Corporation has decided to implement Hyper-V virtualization with
System Center 2012 R2, and will use Windows File storage for the virtual machines. You have created
update baselines for the virtualization VMM infrastructure, and for Hyper-V hosts. What can you do to
ensure the new file server is included in the scope of your new baseline?
Answer: To ensure the new file server is included in the scope of the baseline, you must configure the
Assignment Scope of the virtualization VMM Infrastructure baseline to include the new file server.
Creating and Managing Virtual Machines by Using Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager 9-1
Module 9
Creating and Managing Virtual Machines by Using Microsoft
System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager
Contents:
Lesson 1: Virtual Machine Management Tasks in VMM 2
Lesson 2: Creating, Cloning, and Converting Virtual Machines 6

Lesson 1
Virtual Machine Management Tasks in VMM
Contents:
Demonstration: Operating Virtual Machine s 3
Demonstration: Creating and Managing Checkpoints 4
Demonstration: Operating Virtual Machines

Demonstration Steps
1. Sign in to LON-VMM1 as Adatum\Administrator with the password Pa$$w0rd.
2. When the LON-VMM1 desktop displays, on the taskbar, click the Virtual Machine Manager icon.

4. In the VMM console, in the lower left Workspace area, click VMs and Services.
5. In the VMs and Services console tree, expand All Hosts, expand LocalGroup, and then click LON-
HOST1.
6. In the VMs details pane, click 20409B-LON-SVR1. Explain that clicking the virtual machine in the VMs
details pane opens the Virtual Machine tab. Explain that an alternative way to accomplish this is to
click the Virtual Machine tab directly.
7. Show the options available on the ribbon on LON-SVR1. Because it is not running, many icons will be
grayed out.
8. On the ribbon, click the Power On icon.

9. While LON-SVR1 is starting up, point out the lower details pane, which gives a summary of
information about the selected virtual machine.
10. Click the Power Off icon. Explain how this is the same as removing the power cord from a physical
machine. In the pop-up window, click No.
11. On the ribbon, click the Connect or View icon, and on the ribbon drop-down list box, click Connect
via Console.
12. In the Virtual Machine Viewer – 20409B-LON-SVR1, on server LON-HOST1.adatum.com, click the
Ctrl-Alt-Del icon. Sign in as Adatum\Administrator, with the password Pa$$word.
13. Find the taskbar for LON-SVR1. It may be partially hidden by the taskbar for LON-VMM1.
14. In the LON-SVR1 taskbar, click the Windows PowerShell icon.
15. In Windows PowerShell, type ipconfig /all, and then press ENTER.
16. Minimize the Virtual Machine Viewer (VMV) window, and in the LON-VMM1 VMM console, click the
Pause button.
17. In the pop-up window, click Yes.
18. Verify that the status indicates Paused, which might take a moment or two. On the ribbon, you can
also click the Refresh icon.
19. Switch back to the Virtual Machine Viewer for LON-SVR1, which is the single server icon on the
taskbar. Note that the virtual machine is grayed out, and cannot be accessed.
20. Minimize the Virtual Machine Viewer.
21. In the VMM console, verify that LON-SVR1 is still selected, and then on the ribbon, click the Resume
icon on the ribbon.
22. Return to the Virtual Machine Viewer, and note that the virtual machine is once again accessible (is no
longer grayed out).
23. At the top bar of the Virtual Machine Viewer, click File, and then click Exit.
24. On the ribbon, click the Manage Checkpoints icon. Explain to the students that you will discuss
checkpoints more in a later topic.
25. In the 20409B-LON-SVR1 Properties dialog box, note the Checkpoints node settings. Point out to
the class how you can view all available checkpoints here, in addition to creating, deleting, and
restoring checkpoints. To delete or restore a checkpoint, you must first select a checkpoint from the
Available checkpoints window.
26. In the 20409B-LON-SVR1 Properties dialog box, click Cancel.
27. On the ribbon, click Properties. In the console tree, beginning with the General node, go through
each node and provide students with a broad overview of what each of them do.
28. Click Cancel.
29. Note that the Delete icon on the ribbon is grayed out, as it is still running and has not been shut
down. Explain to students that selecting Delete removes the virtual machine from both the console
and the host, and it deletes the virtual machine’s virtual hard disk (or disks) and files.
30. As time permits, click on any additional icons on the ribbon, and describe their functionality.
31. On the ribbon, click the Shutdown icon. Explain that this is the proper way to turn off a virtual
machine. Note that the pop-up window explains that any connected users will lose service.
32. In the pop-up window, click Yes.

33. After LON-SVR1 shuts down, on the ribbon, click the Create icon.
34. Explain to students how you can make a clone of a new virtual machine, (LON-SVR1 in this case), or
you can make a virtual machine template from it.
35. On the ribbon, click the Home tab, and then click the Create Virtual Machine icon.
36. Explain to students how you can make a new virtual machine from here. Tell them that you will
explain the process for creating virtual machines, cloning, and templates functionality in a later topic.
37. Close the VMM console, and then sign out of LON-VMM1.
Demonstration: Creating and Managing Checkpoints

Demonstration Steps
4. If the VMM console does not display, maximize the console.
5. In the Workspace area, in the lower left area, click VMs and Services.
6. In the VMs and Service console tree, expand All Hosts, expand LocalGroup, and then click LON-
HOST1.
7. In the VMs details pane, click 20409B-LON-SVR1, and on the ribbon, click the Power On icon.
8. Inform the students that you will be creating a checkpoint of both a running virtual machine and a
stopped virtual machine, and will demonstrate the differences when doing so.
9. After the 20409B-LON-SVR1 virtual machine is running, on the ribbon, click the Create Checkpoint
icon.
10. In the New Checkpoint pop-up dialog box, in the Description text box, type Demonstration of a
running system's checkpoint, and then click Create.
11. In the lower left of the VMM console, click the Jobs workspace.
12. Explain to the students that in the Jobs workspace, they can see when a checkpoint is created. If a
failure occurs, they can see what caused it, and ways to troubleshoot or correct that failure.
13. In the Workspace area, in the lower left, click VMs and Services.
14. In VMs and Services, click the 20409B-LON-SVR2 virtual machine.
15. On the ribbon, click the Manage Checkpoints icon.
16. On the Manage to Checkpoints page, click the Create button.

17. In the New Checkpoint pop-up dialog box, in the Description text box, type Demonstration of a
stopped system's checkpoint, and then click Create. You can also check the Jobs workspace for the
job status.
18. In the Checkpoints page, click OK.
19. Click the 20409B-LON-SVR1 virtual machine.
20. On the ribbon, click the Manage Checkpoints icon. Move the cursor over the last checkpoint
(timeline).
21. Observe that the context line pop-up window has the description Demonstration of a running
system’s checkpoint. Note how it shows a green triangle. This indicates that you took the
checkpoint when the system was online. Click OK.
22. Click the 20409B-LON-SVR2 virtual machine, and on the ribbon, click the Manage Checkpoints
icon. Move the cursor over the last timeline.
23. Observe that the context line pop-up window displays the description Demonstration of a stopped
system’s checkpoint. Also, note the red square icon, which indicates that you took the checkpoint
while the system was stopped. In the Properties dialog box, click OK.
24. On LON–HOST1, open the Hyper-V Manager console, and then click the 20409B-LON-SVR1 virtual
machine.
25. In the Checkpoints details pane, highlight the last timeline.

26. In the details pane below the Checkpoints details pane, point out the line that reads Demonstrate a
running system’s checkpoint.
27. Close the Hyper-V Manager console on LON-HOST1.

28. On LON-VMM1, close the VMM console, and sign out of LON-VMM1.
Lesson 2
Creating, Cloning, and Converting Virtual Machines
Contents:
Demonstration: Creating and Deploying New Virtual Machine s 7
Demonstration: Performing Vir tual Machine Cloning 9
Demonstration: Creating and Deploying New Virtual Machines

Demonstration Steps
2. When the LON-VMM1 desktop displays, on the taskbar, click the VMM icon.

4. After a moment, verify that the VMM console displays. If it does not, then maximize the console.
5. In the workspace area in the lower left, click VMs and Services.
6. In the VMs and Service console tree, expand All Hosts, expand LocalGroup, and then click LON-
HOST1.
7. On the ribbon, click the Home tab, in the Create Virtual Machine drop-down list box, click Create
Virtual Machine.
8. In the Create Virtual Machine Wizard, on the Select Source page, click Create the new virtual
machine with a blank virtual hard disk, and then click Next.
Note: Explain to the class that if you chose the option to use an existing virtual machine,
virtual machine template, or virtual hard disk option, then they would have to exist already. In
this demonstration, you are going to make a new virtual machine. Tell the students that four
blank virtual hard disks pre-exist, created by VMM: a large and small blank.vhd, and a large and
small blank.vhdx.
9. On the Identity page, in the Virtual machine name text box, type Win2012test.
10. In the Description text box, type Test of create virtual machine functionality, and then click Next.
11. On the Configure Hardware page, explain the various options to the students:
o Point out the Hardware profile. This is set currently to Default, because no Hardware profiles
have been created at this point. If you had additional Hardware profiles, you could select one
from the drop-down list box.
o Point out the Save As, New, and Remove icons. Even when you are creating a new virtual
machine in the Create Virtual Machine Wizard, you can use these icons to save the profile, make
a new profile, or delete an existing profile.
o Point out the Compatibility node. Here you can select various capability profiles based on the
type of virtualization platform.
o Point out the General node. If you are creating a server, you may wish to choose additional
processors and additional memory. If you are creating a client, you may wish to choose
additional memory and use a higher-end video adapter with RemoteFX.
o Point out the Bus Configuration node. Here you can add disks, integrated drive electronics (IDE)
drives, small computer system interface (SCSI) drives, and DVD drives. You can also modify
existing virtual hard disks. Because you are installing an operating system on this virtual machine,
you can provide an ISO DVD as an image file.
o Point out the Network Adapters node. Here you can configure the network adapter. You can set
the connectivity, IP address, media access control (MAC) address, and even a port profile. Go over
the options on this page with the students. Note that by default the network adapter is not
connected.
o Point out that under the Fibre Channel Adapters node, no options are available. This is because
no host computer currently has a Fibre Channel adapter assigned.
o Point out the Advanced node. Here you can set a number of options. These include the priority
of the virtual machine, the BIOS startup order, the CPU priority, whether to apply or not apply
virtual non-uniform memory access (NUMA), and assign a memory weight. Select all of these
options as you go through the demonstration showing them to the students, and then click
Next.
12. On the Select Destinations page, note the options available.
13. Explain to the students that the option to Deploy the virtual machine to a private cloud is grayed
out, because you have not yet set up private cloud functionality.
14. Point out the bottom option. If you did not want to start the virtual machine immediately, you could
store it in the library for later use. In this case, the virtual machine is not assigned to a host. If you wish
to start the virtual machine at a future date, you would need to assign it at that time to a host or
cloud. Because you are placing the virtual machine on a host, you will accept the default Place the
virtual machine on a host option, and from the drop-down list box, click Destination: All Hosts.
15. Click Next.
16. On the Select Host page, give VMM a moment to rate the hosts.
17. Point out the graphical star Rating column. The intelligent placement functionality of VMM looks at
various factors such as performance, space, and number of virtual machines on each host, to
determine the rating. The stars are colored in yellow to show how one host compares to another. In
this case, LON–HOST2 is rated slightly higher. This is because you have not yet deployed a virtual
machine on it. You will do so now.
18. Using the mouse, highlight LON–HOST2, and then click Next.
19. On the Configure Settings page, accept the defaults and click Next.
20. Point out to students that on the Configure Settings page, you can select the virtual machine path,
that is, the location on the host hard drive where you want the virtual machine files to reside. You can
have multiple paths, and you can pre-populate them so they appear in the drop-down list. You can
also use the Browse button to browse to any location in which you want to store the virtual machine
files.
21. On the Select Networks page, click Next.
22. Point out that on the Select Networks page, you can assign your network adapter to a virtual
machine network, Virtual Switch, Port Classification, and virtual local area network (VLAN). You did
not do so at this point, because you can address it later.
23. On the Add Properties page, click Next.
24. Discuss the fact that on the Add Properties page, you can specify the behavior you want the virtual
machine to take when the host machine starts or stops. You can also specify the operating system
that you can install on the virtual machine. The Operating system drop-down list box is
preconfigured by VMM. It includes all Windows operating systems going back to Windows XP, and
many Linux operating systems.
25. If the choice you are looking for is not available, you should select the Other category. Note,
however, that operating systems not on this list may not work correctly due to a lack of integration
services.
26. On the Summary page, in the Confirm the settings section, click the View Script button. This opens
Notepad, and displays the Windows PowerShell script used to create the virtual machine, and
cmdlets and parameters for all the options that you have chosen.
27. Save the script for documentation purposes, or to recreate the virtual machine again later. You also
can save the script, and by altering a few parameters, use it for a different virtual machine.
28. In Notepad, in the File menu, click Save As.

29. In the Save As pop-up window, name the file “CreateDemoVM.ps1” in the Documents library. Be
sure to use the quotes, as this will save the extension as it is written, rather than as a .txt file.
30. In the Save as type: drop-down list box, click All Files (*.), and then click Save.
31. Close Notepad.
32. Note the Start the virtual machine after deploying it check box at the bottom of the page.
33. Point out that if you added the .iso image in the virtual DVD in the Configure Hardware page, you
can now have the virtual machine begin to install the operating system as soon as it is created. For
the purposes of this demonstration, you will not do so.
34. Click the Create button. A job then starts, with multiple steps to create the virtual machine, and a
Jobs pop-up window will display.
35. When the last job completes, close the Jobs pop-up window.
36. On the VMM console, in the console tree, under VMs and Services, under All Hosts, and under
LocalGroup, click LON–HOST2.
37. In the VMs details pane, verify that Wn2012test displays as the only virtual machine on this host.
38. Close the VMM console, and sign out of LON– VMM1.
Demonstration: Performing Virtual Machine Cloning

Demonstration Steps

4. Verify that the VMM console displays, and if it does not, then maximize the console.
5. In the workspace area in the lower left, click VMs and Services.
6. In the VMs and Services console tree, expand All Hosts, expand LocalGroup, and then click LON-
HOST1.
7. In the VMs detail pane, click 20409B-LON-SVR2, and then ensure the Virtual Machine tab is also
selected.
8. On the ribbon, from the Create drop-down list box, click Clone.
9. In the Create Virtual Machine Wizard, point out to the students that the wizard does not have as
many nodes in its console tree as the wizard that you use to create a new virtual machine.
10. On the Identity page, point out how you can add a virtual machine name that identifies the virtual
machine to VMM. The name does not have to match the computer name of the virtual machine.
However, using the same name ensures consistent displays in System Center 2012 R2 Operations
Manager.
11. In the Description window, type Clone of the LON-SVR2 virtual machine, and then click Next
12. On the Configure Hardware page, click Next.

13. Point out that similar to previous versions, the Configure Hardware page has a considerable amount
of options. However, at this time these options are grayed out. Explain to the students that they still
can change the hardware profile in the drop-down list box, if any aside from the Default profile exist.
14. On the Select Destination page, click Next.
15. You can deploy the cloned virtual machine to a host, or you can store it in a library. In this case, you
will place it on a host, which is the default setting.
16. On the Select Host page, observe how VMM rates the hosts. In the Placement window where the two
hosts are listed, click LON-HOST2, and then click Next.
17. On the Select Path page, click Next.

18. Point out to students that because you are making copies of the virtual hard disk and configuration
files, it is best to deploy these copies in a different directory. VMM will choose this directory. In this
demonstration, the wizard opts to put the copies at the root of drive F. However, depending on your
setup, your selection may differ. For this demonstration, you will accept the VMM selection of drive F.
19. On the Select Networks page, click Next.
20. On the Select Networks page, point out that you can make choices similar to the choices that were
available when you created a new virtual machine.
21. On the Summary page, click Create.
22. Point out to the students the View Script button in the upper-right corner. Clicking this button will
open Notepad, and will present you with Windows PowerShell cmdlets that are the equivalents of the
configurable selections you made in this wizard. Saving these scripts can help you document your
new or cloned virtual machines.
23. Also point out the Start the virtual machine after deploying it check box. If you are setting the
cloned virtual machine for immediate functionality, you can select this check box.
24. Verify that the Jobs pop-up window displays, and in it are several steps detailing the virtual machine
cloning steps.
25. While you wait for the cloning job to finish, talk about some of the steps you might take to uniquely
identify the cloned virtual machine.
26. After several minutes, once the cloned virtual machine is created successfully, close the Jobs window.
27. In the VMM console, return to the VMs and Services console tree, expand All Hosts, expand
LocalGroup, and then click LON-HOST2.
28. Point out that the 20409B-LON-SVR2 virtual machine is now visible.
29. Right-click the cloned virtual machine, click Delete, and in the confirmation window, click Yes.
30. Close the VMM console, and sign out of LON-VMM1.


Tools
• WSUS. Provides an efficient and centralized update infrastructure, and deploys the latest Microsoft
product updates to computers running Windows Server and Windows client operating systems.
Found in: Server Manager Role
• Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 8.5. Provides reports regarding virtualization candidates.
Found in: Microsoft Download Center

• Virtual Machine Servicing Tool 2012. Use it to service:
o Offline virtual machines in a VMM library.
o Stopped and saved state virtual machines on a host.

o Virtual machine templates.
o Offline virtual hard disks in a VMM library, by injecting update packages.
Found in: Microsoft Download Center

You cannot deploy a virtual machine to a Ensure that you have fulfilled the following
host. requirements:
The host has sufficient resources.
The host resides in a trusted domain.
VMM is managing the host.
The host is accessible to VMM.
You do not receive expected Change the host-rating metrics to accommodate the
results from the host rating. needs of your specific environment.
You cannot perform a virtual-to-virtual Check if one of the following factors is the cause:
machine conversion. You do not have the necessary files.
Your version of VMware virtual machine is not
supported.
The machine is not turned off.

Lab: Creating and Managing Virtual Machines by Using System Center
2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager

Question: In which scenarios will it be beneficial to deploy multiple virtual machines using the virtual
machine template?
Answer: If you want to deploy multiple virtual machines with same settings but with different identities,
you will find it more beneficial to deploy them using the virtual machine template.
Question: From where can you clone a virtual machine?
Answer: You can clone a virtual machine from the VMM Administrator Console. However, you first should
stop the virtual machine, and you should not run the cloned machine at the same time and on
the same network as the original machine.
Question: Why is it important to keep virtual machines from the VMM library updated?
Answer: Virtual machines that you store in VMM library are turned off, and therefore cannot be updated
by using regular update management systems such as WSUS. Because these machines are often
used as hot spares for existing machines, and because at some point you will most likely deploy
them into production, it is crucial for you to keep them updated just like other computers.
Question: List some of the differences between WSUS and Configuration Manager.
Answer: WSUS is only an update management solution. Configuration Manager, in addition to being an
update management solution, is a system that you also can use to deploy operating systems and
applications in your environment, and perform hardware and software inventories.
Configuring and Managing the Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager Library and Library Objects 10-1
Module 10
Configuring and Managing the Microsoft System Center
2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager Library and Library
Objects
Contents:
Lesson 1: Overview of the Virtual Machine Manager Library 2
Lesson 2: Working with Profiles and Templates 5

Lesson 1
Overview of the Virtual Machine Manager Library
Contents:
Demonstration: Working with the Virtual Machine Manager Library 3
What Is the Virtual Machine Manager Library?

Question: What is the primary purpose of the Virtual Machine Manager library?
Answer: The primary purpose of the Virtual Machine Manager library is to catalog and index various
resources that you can use to build new virtual machines.
Demonstration: Working with the Virtual Machine Manager Library

Demonstration Steps
2. On the desktop, on the taskbar, click Virtual Machine Manager Console.

4. In the VMM console, on the lower left, click the Library workspace.
5. In the console tree, select and expand the Library Servers node. Point out the VMM management
server LON-VMM1.Adatum.com, underneath. Emphasize that the VMM management server is always
added as a library server when VMM is installed.
6. Perform the following steps on LON-HOST1:

a. On LON-HOST1, on the taskbar, click the File Explorer icon.
b. In the This PC window, click Local Disk (C:).
c. On the Home tab of the ribbon, click the New folder icon, in the text box, type Host1Library,
and then press Enter.
d. Right-click Host1Library, click Share with, click the arrow, and then click Specific people.
e. In the text box, click the Down Arrow, click Everyone, click Add, and then click Share.
f. In the File Sharing window, click Done.
g. Close File Explorer.
h. Switch back to LON-VMM1.

7. On LON-VMM1, with the Library Servers node selected, on the Home tab of the ribbon, click the
Add Library Server icon.
8. In the Add Library Server Wizard, on the Enter Credentials page, click the Enter a username and
password option. In the User name text box, type ADATUM\administrator, in the Password text
box, type Pa$$w0rd, and then click Next.
9. On the Select Library Servers page, in the Computer name text box, type Lon-host1, and then click
Add. You should now see the host in the Selected servers window. At the bottom of the page, click
Next.
10. On the Add Library Shares page, in the Select library shares to add details pane, select the
Host1Library check box.
11. Note the Add Default Resources check box on the same line as Host1Librabry and to the right.
Mention that this adds the ApplicationsFrameworks folder to the share, which includes 32-bit and 64-
bit versions of the Microsoft Server Application Virtualization (Server App-V) agent, Sequencer,
Windows PowerShell cmdlets for Server App-V, and the Microsoft Web Deployment Tool and scripts
to add application profiles in service templates. These files are grouped automatically as equivalent
resources because of matching values.
12. Also, note the Show hidden shares check box at the bottom of the page. This setting displays those
shares that are created as hidden.
13. Select the Add Default Resources check box, and then click Next.
14. On the Summary page, note the View Script button. Clicking it will open Notepad with the Windows
PowerShell cmdlets linked together in a script that will re-create all the selections made by you in the
Add Library Server Wizard. This very useful file can help you document your administrative actions
and re-create your environment.
15. At the bottom of the Summary page, click Add Library Servers.
16. When the Jobs window opens, notice the Add library server job that displays. It will take about two
minutes to complete. When the job completes, close the Jobs window.
17. In the Virtual Machine Manager console, return to the Library workspace and review the new library
server you have added to the Library Servers node in the console tree. Expand each library server and
its library, and then review the various items.
18. In the ApplicationsFrameworks node of the Host1Library, in the Physical Library Objects details pane,
click SAV_x86_en-US_string-of-numbers.cr, and then in the Custom Resource tab of the ribbon,
click Properties (the string of numbers will vary over time).
19. Review the various items found in the SAV_x86_en-US_ string-of-numbers.cr Properties dialog
box. Click the View equivalent resources button, and point out to the class how the same object
appears on every library server, and then click Cancel.
20. In the console tree, click the Dependencies node. No dependencies display, but explain that if this
custom resource had dependencies, they would be enumerated here. This information is useful when
determining whether to delete an object to verify if it is still dependent or being depended upon by
another object. Click Cancel.
21. In the console tree of the VMM console, right-click Host1Library, and then click Explore.
22. In the Host1Library dialog box, click the Home tab, and then click New folder. In the New folder
text box, type ISOs, and then press Enter.
23. Close the Host1Library dialog box.

24. Note that the ISOs folder does not display under the share node. Explain that this is expected
behavior, as subfolder items will not display until they have items in them.
25. Close all windows.

Lesson 2
Working with Profiles and Templates
Contents:
Demonstration: Creating a Virtual Machine Template 6
What Is a Hardware Profile?

Question: What is the main benefit of using hardware profiles in VMM?
Answer: Hardware profiles enable you to perform rapid virtual machine deployment with consistent
hardware configurations.
What Is a Guest Operating System Profile?

Question: What is the purpose of using guest operating system profiles?
Answer: The guest operating system profile contains some automated answers to operating system setup
and other settings that provide a consistent operating system environment for when you deploy
new virtual machines.
Demonstration: Creating a Virtual Machine Template

Demonstration Steps
4. In the Virtual Machine Manager console, on the lower left, click the Library workspace.
5. Explain to students that before you create the virtual machine template, you will create a Guest OS
and Hardware Profile to include in the virtual machine template.
6. In the console tree, click and expand the Profiles node.
7. In the console tree, click the Guest OS Profiles node, and on the Home tab, click the Create icon. On
the shortcut menu, click Guest OS Profile.
8. In the New Guest OS Profile Wizard, on the General page, in the Name box, type DemoGuestOS. In
the Description box, type Demonstration creating a GuestOS profile.
9. In the New Guest OS Profile Wizard console tree, click the Guest OS Profile node.
10. In the New Guest OS Profile Wizard, on the General page, in the Operating System drop-down list
box, click 64-bit edition of Windows Server 2012 Standard.
11. Click the Identity Information section, and in the Computer name box, type WS2012-Core##.
12. Click the Admin Password item, and in the details pane, select the Specify password of the local
administrator account check box.
13. In the Password and Confirm boxes, type Pa$$w0rd.
14. Point out to students the View Script button, and explain that you use this to create a Windows
PowerShell cmdlets script that you can save for documentation purposes or to re-create this hardware
profile.
15. In the New Guest OS Profile Wizard, click OK. Verify that DemoGuestOS displays in the Profiles
details pane.
16. To create a hardware profile, in the console tree, click the Hardware Profiles node. On the Home
tab, click the Create icon, and on the shortcut menu, click Hardware Profile.
17. In the New Hardware Profile Wizard, on the General page, in the Name box, type DemoHWProfile.
In the Description box, type Demonstration creating a hardware profile.
18. In the New Hardware Profile Wizard console tree, click the Hardware Profile node.
19. In the Compatibility section, select the Hyper-V check box.
20. In the central console tree, click the Memory item. In the Memory details pane, click the Dynamic
option, and in the Maximum memory area, overwrite the displayed value with 1024.
21. Scroll down in the center console tree, and then select both Network Adapters and Network
Adapt.
22. In the Network Adapter 1 details pane, click the Connected to a VM network option. In the VM
network area, click Browse. In the pop-up window, click the External Network item, and then click
OK.
23. Point out to students the View Script button, and explain that you use this to create a Windows
PowerShell cmdlets script that you can save for documentation purposes or to re-create this hardware
profile.
24. In the New Hardware Profile Wizard, click OK. Verify that the DemoHWProfile displays in the Profiles
details pane.
25. To create the virtual machine template, in the console tree, click and expand the Templates node,
and then click the VM Templates node.
26. On the Home tab of the ribbon, click the Create VM Template icon.
27. In the Create VM Template Wizard, on the Select Source page, note the Use an existing VM
template or a virtual hard disk stored in the library option. Click the Browse button to the right
of it.
28. In the Select VM Template Source dialog box, click Blank Disk – Small.vhdx, and then click OK.
29. On the Select Source page, click Next.
30. On the Identity page, in the VM Template name box, type DemoVMTemplate. In the Description
box, type Demonstration creating a VM template, and then click Next.
31. On the Configure Hardware page, in the Hardware profile drop-down list box, click
DemoHWProfile, and then click Next.
32. On the Configure Operating System page, in the Guest OS profile drop-down list box, click
DemoGuestOS, and then click Next.
33. On the Application Configuration page, in the Application profile drop-down list box, click None
– do not install any applications, and then click Next.
34. On the SQL Server Configuration page, in the SQL Server profile drop-down list box, click the
drop-down arrow, click None – no SQL Server configuration settings, and then click Next.
35. On the Summary page, note the View Script button, and once again mention its purpose. At the
bottom of the page, click Create.
36. When the Jobs window displays, wait for the jobs to finish, and then close the Jobs window.
37. In the Templates details pane of the VMM console, examine the DemoVMTemplate. Note the items
in the Template tab of the ribbon. From here, you can enable and disable a template, export its
settings, and even delete it. On the Template tab, click the Properties icon.
38. In the Properties dialog box, point out that the Hardware and OS Configuration pages no longer
point to the profiles that you created earlier, but now contain all the settings that you configured in
the profiles. Note also the additional pages that are now available. Go over these new settings with
the class.
39. Point out to students that you can create custom Properties, and on the Settings page, assign self-
service Quota points.
40. Point out on the Dependencies page that the template is dependent on the Blank Disk –
Small.vhdx virtual hard disk that you selected earlier. Point out that there are no validation errors
and that on the Access page, you can assign other self-service users and roles.
41. In the DemoVMTemplate Properties window, click Cancel.

42. Close all open windows.

Review Question(s)
Question: What is the Virtual Machine Manager library, and what kind of resources can you index in it?
Answer: The Virtual Machine Manager library is a catalog that gives access to file-based resources, such
as System Preparation Tool (Sysprep) scripts, .iso images, and virtual hard disks, that are stored on
your library servers. The Virtual Machine Manager library also provides access to virtual machine
templates, guest operating system profiles, and hardware profiles that reside in the Virtual
Machine Manager database.
Question: What should you create to deploy a VM Template in VMM?
Answer: You should create profiles that the template will use, such as Application, Guest OS, Hardware,
and SQL Server profiles. If these templates have the settings that you need, you can place the
profile into the VM Template, making template creation easier and faster.
Tools
• VMM console
• Server App-V
• Failover Cluster Management Console

You cannot add a library server. Make sure that Virtual Machine Manager agent can
install on the host that you want to add as a library
server. If the agent cannot deploy, or if the agent
cannot communicate with the VMM server, you will
not be able to use the library server.
Resources do not appear in the Virtual The Virtual Machine Manager library refreshes
Machine Manager library after you add (indexes) once per hour. Wait for a while, or initiate a
them to the library share. manual refresh.
You cannot add a file server cluster as a Verify that you are using the correct client access
library server. name.
Ensure that agent is on both nodes.
Ensure that the file server cluster service operates
correctly.

Lab: Configuring and Managing the Microsoft System Center 2012 R2
Virtual Machine Manager Library and Library Objects

Question: Why did you copy an .iso file into the newly created ISOs subfolder?
Answer: In a Virtual Machine Manager library share, subfolders will not display until they have items in
them.
Question: What was the purpose of using WS2012-Core### in the Computer name section of the Guest
OS Profile?
Answer: You can provide a pattern for the computer name. In this case, the first virtual machine would be
named WS2012-Core001, the second WS2012-Core002, and so on.
Managing Clouds in Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager 11-1
Module 11
Managing Clouds in Microsoft System Center 2012 R2
Virtual Machine Manager
Contents:
Lesson 1: Introduction to Clouds 2
Lesson 2: Creating and Managing a Cloud 4
Lesson 3: Working With User Roles in Virtual Machine Manager 8

Lesson 1
Introduction to Clouds
Contents:
What Are Public, Private, and Hybrid Clouds?

Question: What is the main difference between on-premises private clouds and off-premises private
clouds? How do off-premises private clouds differ from hybrid clouds?
Answer: On-premises private clouds are built from components within the organization’s data centers.
Off-premises private clouds are built with components that are hosted outside the business by an
external provider. Hybrid clouds combine components from both an organization’s data center
and from an external provider.
Lesson 2
Creating and Managing a Cloud
Contents:
Demonstration: Creating a Cloud from Host Group 5
Managing a Cloud
Question: How does chargeback benefit application owners?
Answer: Chargeback helps application owners understand exactly which cloud resources they consume,
and then adjust that consumption to better reflect their business needs.
Demonstration: Creating a Cloud from Host Group

Demonstration Steps
2. When the LON-VMM1 desktop displays, on the taskbar, click the Virtual Machine Manager Console
icon.
4. After a moment, when the Virtual Machine Manager console displays, maximize the console.
5. In the Workspace area, on the lower left, click VMs and Services.
6. On the Virtual Machine Manager console, on the ribbon, click Create Cloud.
7. In the Create Cloud Wizard, on the General page, in the Name text box, type DemoCloud. In the
Description text box, type Demonstration of creating a Cloud, and then click Next.
8. On the Resources page, in Select the resources for this cloud, select the LocalGroup check box.
Talk to the class about the other items on this page, including the following areas:
o Total Physical CPUs
o Total Memory
o Total Storage
Depending on how many Hosts or Host Groups you have, these numbers could vary quite a bit.
You should consider these numbers when making the decision of which resources to select.
Also, note the VMware resource pools area. If you had VMware resources, you can identify them
here.
9. After reviewing the Resources page, click Next.
10. On the Logical Networks page, note the logical networks available. In the Logical networks area,
select the External Network check box, and then click Next.
11. On the Load Balancers page, point out that the only item selectable on this page is the Microsoft
Network Load Balancing (NLB) item. To use it, you must first create NLB IP templates.
If you want to use this page for configuring any hardware load balancers, you must have already
installed the load balancer. However, For the purpose of this demonstration, you will not select
anything. Click Next.
12. On the VIP Templates page, do not select a virtual IP (VIP) template, and click Next.
13. The Port Classifications page has many classifications that are available to use for virtual machines
that you deploy from this private cloud. Select the following check boxes:
o Host management
o Guest Dynamic IP
o Medium bandwidth
o Low bandwidth
o High bandwidth.
14. After selecting the check boxes, click Next.

15. On the Storage page, in the Storage classifications area, select the Local Storage check box, and
then click Next.
16. On the Library page, mention to the students that here is where they can assign read–only shares to
the private cloud. These read-only shares are where administrators can store read–only resources
(such as .iso files) that they want to make available to self–service users. However, point out that to
assign the shares, one or more library shares must already exist.
17. Next to the Stored VM path area, click the Browse button. When the Select Destination Folder
pop-up window opens, it displays an expandable tree format. Point out to students the library servers
that are part of the host group. Explain that from this page you can select different libraries.
18. Under lon-host1.adatum.com, click the Host1Library share, and then click OK.
19. On the Library page, click Next.
20. When the Capacity page displays, point out that on this page you can view the aggregate capacity,
use all of it or a signed particular capacity for various resource dimensions used by the cloud. Point
out the following areas of this page:
o The Total Capacity column shows how much is available.

o The Use Maximum column has a check box for each dimension, but each is selected by
default. This means that by default the total capacity of each dimension will be used for the
cloud. If you have cleared any of these boxes, under the Assigned Capacity column you can
set a lower value. Explore this by clearing each of these sequentially to see the changes in
available assigned capacity values. When you finish demonstrating this, be sure to reselect all
of the check boxes.
21. For the purpose of creating the DemoCloud cloud, clear the Memory (GB) check box.
22. In the Assigned Capacity text box, type 8, and in the Storage (GB): check box, in the Assigned
Capacity text box, type 1000.
23. In the Virtual machines: check box, in the Assigned Capacity text box, type 3, and then click Next.
24. On the Capability Profiles page, point out the three machine capability profiles (ESX Server, Hyper-
V, and XenServer), and the corresponding check boxes for each. If you have any of these types of host
servers, you should select the corresponding check box. Point out that if you are expecting to add any
other profile types in the near future, you could add them at this time. For the purpose of this
demonstration, select the Hyper-V check box, and then click Next.
25. On the Summary page, in the upper right corner, point out and click the View Script button
26. In Notepad, go over the Windows PowerShell cmdlets with the class, but do not save the script.
27. Close Notepad.

28. At the bottom of the Summary page, click Finish.
29. In the Jobs window, when the Create new Cloud task completes, close this window.
30. In the console tree, under VMs and Services, under the Clouds node, click DemoCloud. On the
ribbon, click the Overview icon. This will populate the details pane with information about the cloud.
Much of this information will have no values until you start using the cloud and adding items to it
such as virtual machines and services.
31. Close the Virtual Machine Manager console.

Lesson 3
Working With User Roles in Virtual Machine Manager
Contents:
Demonstration: Creating and Using a VMM User Role 9
Demonstration: Creating and Using a VMM User Role

Demonstration Steps
2. When the LON-VMM1 desktop display, on the taskbar, click the Virtual Machine Manager console
icon.
4. When the Virtual Machine Manager console displays, maximize the console.
5. In the Workspace area, on the lower left, click Settings.

6. In the Settings console tree, expand the Security node, and then click User Roles. Currently only one
user role exists, which is the Administrator role.
7. Review the various icons in the Home tab of the ribbon:

a. Create User Role. This button opens the Create User Role Wizard.
b. Create Run As Account. You can use this option to create a Run As Account, which allows you
to specify the necessary credentials for specific functions.
c. Create Servicing Window. This option provides a method for scheduling servicing outside of
VMM.
d. Import Console Add–in. Add-ins from the VMM console enable customers and partners to
create extensions for the VMM console. These extensions perform specific actions or display
custom views when clicked.
e. Backup. Clicking the backup button backs up the VMM to a Universal Naming Convention (UNC)
share or to local path on Microsoft SQL Server.
f. PowerShell. Selecting this button opens a Windows PowerShell command window, which
connects to the same VMM server as the console.
g. Jobs. This button opens the floating jobs window, which displays information about actions
taken.
h. PRO. This button opens the Performance and Resource Optimization (PRO) tips window.
i. Delete. This button deletes the user role that you selected in the User Roles details pane. This
button will be grayed out unless a user role is selected. You cannot select the Administrator role.
j. Properties. Selecting this button opens the Properties dialog box for the user role selected in
the User Roles details pane.
8. On the Home tab, click the Create User Role button. This brings up.
9. In the Create User Role Wizard, on the Name and description page, in the Name text box, type
DemoRole, in the Description text box, type User role created for demonstration, and then click
Next.
10. On the Profile page, point out the four radio buttons: Fabric Administrator (Delegated
Administrator), Read–Only Administrator, Tenant Administrator and Application Administrator
(Self–Service User). For this demonstration, we will use the Fabric Administrator profile. Ensure that
the Fabric Administrator radio button is selected, and then click Next.
11. On the Members page, explain that while members can include Active Directory user accounts or
group accounts, it is always preferable to use group accounts, which is a standard practice in Active
Directory management. For the purpose of this demonstration, you will use the IT Active Directory
group. Click the Add button, and in the Select Users, Computers, or Groups pop-up dialog box, in
the Enter the object names to select (examples) text box, type IT, and then click OK.
12. Verify that ADATUM\IT now displays on the Members page, and then click Next.
13. On the Scope page, in the Scope pane, select the DemoCloud check box. In the console tree with All
Hosts and LocalGroup underneath, select the LocalGroup check box, and then click Next.
14. On the Library Servers page, explain that this page is where you specify which library servers this
user role can use. Initially, no library servers display, so you want to add them. To add a library server,
click the Add button. In the Select a library server pop-up, click lon-host1.adatum.com, and then
click OK. Verify that LON-HOST1 displays in the Library servers: window, and then click Next.
15. On Run As accounts page, explain that because VMM administrators and Fabric administrators can
create Run As accounts, you typically would not add one here. In this case, click Next.
16. On the Summary page, point out that this is the last page of the wizard. Note the View Script
button on the upper right. Selecting this opens up Notepad, and displays the Windows PowerShell
script with all the cmdlets necessary to perform the action that you just created. Explain that it is
always helpful to view and save these Windows PowerShell scripts, because you can use them to re-
create the actions with just a few changes, or use them as documentation for existing objects. Click
the View Script button, and review the script with a class. Go over the various cmdlets and what they
do (there are only six lines in the script). However, do not save the script. In the Notepad window,
click the close (red X) button. On the Summary page, click Finish.
17. When the Jobs pop-up window displays, wait for all jobs to complete, and then close the window.
18. In the Settings console tree, in the Security node, in the User Roles details pane, verify that you see
the DemoRole object. Click DemoRole, and then on the ribbon, click the Properties button.
19. In the DemoRole Properties dialog box, show the students how you can select the different nodes in
the console tree and alter the various properties. When finished, click Cancel.
20. Close the Virtual Machine Manager console.

Review Question(s)
Question: What is the main difference between private clouds and set of virtual machines that users can
access and administer?
Answer: With private cloud, you can offer resources to users when they need them, and automate all or
some of the virtual machine provisioning. Rather than requiring human interaction to make
available a set of virtual machines that users could use, a user who needs a new resource can
allocate it from a private cloud’s predefined resource pool.
Question: What considerations do you need to make before you delete a private cloud?
Answer: Before you delete a private cloud, you must ensure that there are no objects that reference the
private cloud. These objects could include services, service deployment configurations, user roles,
and deployed or stored virtual machines.
Question: You need to allow non-IT users to make their own virtual machines, but host server space is
limited. What would be the appropriate user role profile to use, and what specific settings should you set?
Answer: You should use the Application Administrator profile, and ensure that on the Quotas for the
name cloud page, you clear the Maximum selection for the Virtual machines rows are adjusted.
Tools
• Use the Create Cloud Wizard to create a private cloud in VMM 2012
• Use the Create User Roles Wizard to create collections of users that can be assigned permissions
to all or some private clouds, and select permission to what can be done by the user role on
resources in that private cloud.
• Use System Center 2012 - App Controller to provide a common self-service experience that can
help you configure, deploy, and manage virtual machines and services across private and public
clouds.

A user cannot create a virtual machine in a Make sure that the user belongs to a user role
specific cloud. assigned to that cloud.
Make sure that the Quotas for that cloud have not
been exceeded.
Make sure that the user role has permissions to
create a virtual machine.
You cannot delete a cloud because it has On the General page of the virtual machine
virtual machines that you want to keep. properties, use the Cloud drop-down list box to
select None – not associated with a cloud.
You have set the quotas for a particular cloud, Check the user role’s quotas properties for that
and the self-service users have consumed them cloud, and adjust them accordingly
all, but need to use more. You have added a
new host, but they still cannot create more
virtual machines.

Lab: Managing Clouds in Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Virtual
Machine Manager

Question: Why did the attempt to create the 2ndResCloudVM fail?
Answer: The attempt failed because on the quota on the Quotas for the ResCloud cloud page, in the
Member level quotas section, you cleared the Use Maximum column check box in the Virtual
Machines: row, and then changed the Assigned Quota column to 1. By doing this, you were
allowed to create up to the quota of 1 virtual machine.
Question: Why were the objects available to select very different, or completely missing, over much of
the VMM console running on LON-CL1 for Ben and Hani?
Answer: This is because Ben and Hani were assigned a User Role of an Application Administrator. The
functionality will always depend on the User Role permissions. Items on the user interface are
security trimmed if a user has no permissions to them.
Managing Services in Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager and App Controller 12-1
Module 12
Managing Services in Microsoft System Center 2012 R2
Virtual Machine Manager and App Controller
Contents:
Lesson 2: Creating and Managing Services in VMM 2
Lesson 3: Using App Controller 6

Lesson 2
Creating and Managing Services in VMM
Contents:
Demonstration: Working with Service Designer 3
Demonstration: Deploying a Service 5
Demonstration: Working with Service Designer

Demonstration Steps
1. Sign in to LON-VMM1 as adatum\administrator with the password Pa$$w0rd.
2. On the desktop, on the taskbar, click Virtual Machine Manager Console.

4. In the Virtual Machine Manager console, on the lower left, click the Library workspace.
5. On the ribbon, on the Home tab, click the Create Service Template icon.
6. In the New Service Template dialog box, review the various configurable items with the class. Point
out the View Script button. Explain how you can use this to save a script of the various Windows
PowerShell cmdlets that would perform the same actions as this user interface. Point out the different
patterns in the Patterns section. Show students how, as you click each pattern, the Description line
gives a brief explanation of the pattern’s functionality.
7. In the New Service Template dialog box, in the Name field, type Demo Service Template. In the
Release section, type 1. In the Patterns section, click the Single Machine icon, and then click OK.
8. In the Virtual Machine Manager Service Template Designer console, note the name that you selected,
Demo Service Template. It should be part of the overall name, as this is what you are currently
designing.
9. Point out the Designer canvas area. Explain to students that this is the console’s central part and that
it has various blocks that connect to each other. Point out the text that appears dimmed with a large
down arrow. This provides advice on how you can drag-and-drop various virtual machine templates
into the designer, either in the blank canvas area itself to make a new tier, or onto the existing
template to replace its tier.
10. Note the box labeled Single Tier. Point out the red circle with an exclamation mark on it, and the
text below that explains why it has this warning. There is no virtual hard disk or virtual machine
network present in the template. You can make one by changing the properties of the Single Tier
virtual machine. To do this, right-click the Single Tier virtual machine name, and then click
Properties.
11. When the Single Tier properties dialog box opens, explain to students that this is where you make
changes to the Single Tier hardware configuration. Go through the various pages in the properties as
follows:
a. General page. Use this page to set the name and description, and prevent the virtual machine
from migrating automatically. Additionally, use this page to allow the scaling out of a single tier,
and to create and set the tier’s availability. In the Name: box, type DemoServiceVM.
b. Hardware Configuration. Use this page to set the various hardware configurations that you
typically set for a new virtual machine in the VMM console, including:
i. In the Compatibility section, select the Hyper-V check box.
ii. In the console tree, directly under Bus Configuration, click IDE Devices.
iii. Click the green plus sign entitled New, and then click Disk.
iv. In the Virtual Hard Disk details area, click Browse.
v. In the Select a virtual hard disk pop-up window, click SmallCore.vhd, and then click OK.
vi. In the Hardware Configuration console tree, scroll down, and in the Network Adapters
section, click Network Adapt… Not connected.
vii. In the Network Adapter 1 (Legacy) details pane, click the Connected to a VM network
option, and then click Browse.
viii. In the Select a VM Network dialog box, click External Network, and then click OK.
ix. Point out the Create VM Network button, and explain to students that they can use this
button to add a new network here.
c. When you finish reviewing the Select a VM Network pop-up window, click OK.
d. OS Configuration. In the Operating system drop-down list, click 64-bit edition of Windows
Server 2012 Standard. Point out the other items that you can select, including the name of the
computer, the local administrator password, the product key, and a time zone. Note the Roles
and Features area, in which you can you can add roles and feature that can run on a Windows
Server. Also, explain that you can join a domain and appear in a workgroup. Point out the Scripts
area, where you can provide Answer File and even Run Once commands.
e. Application Configuration. Explain to students that you can use this page to add applications
and scripts that will run on the virtual machine. Under the Application profile list, there are
three sections: OS Compatibility, Applications, and Scripts. In the OS Compatibility area, in
the list in the details pane of the Compatible operating systems available, you can select none,
one, some, or all. In the console tree of the Application Configuration page, select
Applications. Note that currently there are none listed, but also note the green Add plus sign
pull-down list. Demonstrate to the class the choices that are available, but do not select any. In
the console tree, note that currently there are none listed, but also point out the Add list (which
is the same as the previous Add list). Note again the Application profile list at the top of the
page. Use it to select the None – do not install any applications. It will make all previously
viewed items on this page appear dimmed.
f. SQL Server Configuration. By default, the SQL Server profile drop-down list is set to None –
no SQL Server configuration settings. For the purpose of this demonstration, click Default –
create new SQL Server configuration settings. Click the Add: SQL Server Deployment icon,
and note the various settings that you can configure. Point out the Instance name area that lets
you specify a SQL Server Instance. Change the drop-down list box back to None.
g. Custom Properties. You can use this page to add various custom properties. Click the Manage
Custom Properties button, and show the various configurable items in the pop-up window.
Click Cancel when done.
h. Settings. You can use this page to specify the number of points to apply towards an owner’s
virtual machine quota, when a virtual machine is assigned to a self-service user.
i. Dependencies. Because this is a default template, note that it displays No dependencies found.
j. Validation Errors. This section lists any validation errors.
k. Finally, note the View Script button in the lower left. Point out the usefulness of keeping
Windows PowerShell scripts to document the settings. At the bottom of the Single Tier
Properties dialog box, click OK.
12. Do not close any windows, but end the demonstration at this point. Inform the students that you will
continue deploying the service in a subsequent demonstration.
Demonstration: Deploying a Service

Demonstration Steps
1. If the Designer canvas displays the External Network box with a connector spread out across the
canvas, use your mouse to drag the External Network box next to the NIC 1 box. It will adjust the
connector to be much shorter.
2. On the Home tab, click the Save and Validate icon, and then click the Configure Deployment icon.
3. In the Select name and destination pop-up dialog box, in the Name text box, type Demo Service,
and in the Destination drop-down box, chose LocalGroup, and then click OK.
4. In the Deploy Service – Demo Service console, if a pink shaded area displays in the middle of the
screen with a message that it could not find a host, click Refresh Preview on the ribbon. This should
clear the error.
5. Note that placement ratings dictate to which host it selects to deploy. In this case, the selected host is
lon-host2.adatum.com.
6. On the ribbon, click the Deploy Service icon.

7. In the Deploy service dialog box, point out the View Script button, and then click Deploy.
8. When the Jobs window displays, point out that you can see the Create Service Instance job is
running. Note that this step takes approximately 30 minutes.
9. On 20409B-LON-HOST2, open the Microsoft Hyper-V Manager console, where you should see the
virtual machine name listed as a long string of letters and numbers. After verifying this, close the
Hyper-V Manager on LON-HOST2.
10. On LON-VMM1, close the Jobs window.
Lesson 3
Using App Controller
Contents:
Demonstration: Overvie w of an App Controller 7
Demonstration: Using App Controller to Deploy Virtual Machines and Services 8
Demonstration: Overview of an App Controller

Demonstration Steps
1. On LON-VMM1, sign on as adatum\administrator with the password Pa$$w0rd.
2. On the Start screen, click the App Controller tile.
3. Point out that App Controller is a web-based console, and will launch in Windows Internet Explorer.
Maximize this window.
4. In the Enter your credentials to sign in section, in the User name box, type
ADATUM\administrator, and in the Password box, type Pa$$w0rd, and then click Sign In.
5. In the Overview pane, in the Status area, under Private Clouds, click the Connect a Virtual Machine
Manager server and clouds hyperlink. In the Add a new VMM connection, provide the following
settings, and then click OK:
a. Connection name: Adatum
b. Server name: LON-VMM1.adatum.com.
6. Click OK.
7. The first page that loads is the Overview page. Go over the page with the students. Point out that the
various links that display in the details pane are hyperlinks. Additionally, point out that some links,
such as the Connect a Windows Azure link and all the Online Help links, would require Internet
access. Under the Private Clouds section, click the X Virtual Machine Manger clouds, where X is a
number. This can vary, depending on how many clouds you made in the previous modules. Note that
clicking this option takes you to the Clouds area of the console tree to the left. This part of the
console tree should display the DemoCloud cloud that you made in the previous module.
8. At the top of the window, click the large back arrow. In the Status area, under Private Clouds, click
the 1 Virtual Machine Manager server hyperlink. Note that this takes you to the Settings area of
the console tree, and then expanding Settings takes you to the Connections item. Click the back
arrow.
9. Go through the various items in the console tree. Because you have already reviewed the Clouds
item, click Services. Note that there are no services yet in this view, because you have not deployed
any services.
10. Click the Virtual Machines node. This displays the virtual machines that you created in the previous
modules.
11. In the console tree, click the Library node. Point out the additional console tree placed in the middle
of the screen. As you click the various items in this console, mention how the details pane items
correspondingly changes. Note that when you click Shares, an Add button displays immediately
above it on the control bar. Note the Refresh, Customize view, and Copy URL for this view icons,
which are on the right side of the control bar. While not all nodes in this console tree will have an
Add button, the three other controls will be present.
12. Click each of the remaining nodes in the middle console tree, and explain what they do. Note that
Windows Azure will not present data, because you have not yet connected to it. Show how when you
select the various items under the Adatum node, you then can select those items in the details pane,
and right-click them to perform additional actions.. Alternatively, you can select them, and then from
the control bar above, perform various actions on them depending on what kind of items they are.
13. In the main console tree, click the Jobs item to display the different jobs that have run in App
Controller. If no jobs have been run, the details pane will be empty.
14. In the console tree, click Settings, and note that it is an expandable node with three child nodes.
Click the Connections, Subscriptions, and User Roles nodes, and then point out the various control-
bar options available in each node.
15. In the top-right corner of the webpage, click the Sign out hyperlink.
16. Close Internet Explorer, and then close all open windows..
17. Sign out of LON-VMM1.
Demonstration: Using App Controller to Deploy Virtual Machines and

Services
Demonstration Steps
1. On LON-VMM1, log on as adatum\administrator with the password Pa$$w0rd.
2. On the Start screen, click the App Controller tile.
3. Maximize the Windows Internet Explorer window.
4. In the Enter your credentials to sign in section, in the User name text box, type
ADATUM\administrator, and in the Password text box, type Pa$$w0rd, and then click Sign In.
5. In the console tree, select the Services node. Right-click the empty space in the All Deployed
Services area, and then click Deploy.
6. In the New Deployment design view, click the Cloud Configure link.
7. In the Select a cloud for this deployment box, click DemoCloud, and then click OK.
8. Point out how the New Deployment design view is similar to the Service Template Designer. It has
added a connector from the Private Cloud/DemoCloud box to a new box entitled Template, which
now has a Select a template hyperlink. Click this hyperlink.
9. In the Choose a template window, click the Demo Service Template that you created earlier, and
then click OK.
10. In the New Deployment window, verify that you now see more items as connected boxes. Point out
that the Deploy button in the lower-right portion of the screen appears dimmed. This is normal until
all configurable requirements have been set.
11. In the Instance box, click the Configure hyperlink.
12. In the Properties of a new virtual machine dialog box, note the two navigational areas. On the left
is a console tree and on the right is a scrollbar. Point out that clicking the Name and description and
Virtual network adapters moves the view further down the scrolled page.
13. In the Computer name box, type AppCDemoVM, and then in the Description box, type
Demonstration creating a virtual machine in a service template for App Controller.
14. Point out that many items in the Properties of a new virtual machine dialog box are not
configurable, such as Operating system or Memory. Note the Tag and Cost center areas that you
would use to assign further details about usage to the virtual machine. After reviewing the dialog box,
click OK.
15. In the New Deployment window, point out that the Service box now has a Configure hyperlink, and
then click this link.
16. In the Properties of Demo Service Template dialog box, in the Service name box, type DemoApC,
and then click OK.
17. In the New Deployment window, note that the Deploy button in the lower-right corner no longer
appears dimmed. This is because you have met all the requirements for a service deployment. Point
out, however, that this does not mean the service deployment will work. It only means that you have
defined the required elements. Click the Deploy button.
18. On the yellow bar at the bottom of the App Controller webpage, you should see a hyperlink that
says VMM service deployment started. Wait a few minutes while the service deploys. This can take
up to 30 minutes. When you see the DemoApC service display in the All Deployed Services details
pane, point out to the students that the status is still Deploying.
19. In the console tree, click Virtual Machines. Wait a moment while the virtual machines and the
various clouds are discovered, and are then displayed. Note the virtual machine with a name of
multiple letters and numbers, and note that in the Status column, it is listed as Under creation.
20. Wait a few more minutes while the virtual machine is created. After a time, point out to students that
the status has changed to Running. Additionally, point out that the yellow bar at the bottom of the
webpage now states VMM service deployment completed.
21. In the Virtual Machines details pane, right-click the newly created virtual machine, and then in the
context menu, click the Console.
If the yellow and white bar at the bottom of the webpage appears, click Install. In the Internet
Explorer – Security Warning pop-up dialog box, click Install. Wait a few moments for the console
to load the virtual machine. If a connection failure pop-up window displays, at the top of the console,
click Reconnect. If you receive another connection failure warning, complete the following steps:
a. Switch back to the VMM console, and then in the VMs and Services workspace console tree, in
the Clouds node, click DemoCloud.
b. In the VMs details pane, right-click the newly created virtual machine, and on the context menu,
click View, and then Connect via Console.
c. When the console window displays the sign-on screen for the virtual machine, in the File drop-
down menu, click Exit.
d. Return to the App Controller window, and then click the Reconnect button.
22. When the virtual machine displays the Sign on screen, at the top of the webpage, click Send Ctrl-
Alt-Del. If nothing happens, you may have to refresh the page, and then try again.
23. Sign in as Administrator with the password Pa$$w0rd. The virtual machine should be an installation
of Windows Server 2012 Standard Core.
24. There is nothing more to demonstrate in this virtual machine, so at the top of the screen, click Send
Ctrl-Alt-Del again, and then click Sign out.
25. Close the Console page. If it is in tabbed view, only close the current tab.
26. On the upper-right of the App Controller webpage, click the Sign out hyperlink.
27. Close Internet Explorer, close all open windows, and then sign out of LON-VMM1.

Best Practices
Best Practices Related to a Particular Technology Area in this Module
• Make a detailed plan for private cloud capacity, capability, and resources for each private cloud
that you create.
• Use App Controller rather than single virtual machines for deploying services.
• Test service templates before publishing them to users.
Review Question(s)
Question: What should you create to deploy a service in VMM?
Answer: You should create a service template and a deployment configuration.
Question: Can a user deploy new virtual machines by using App Controller?
Answer: Yes, users can deploy virtual machines or services by using App Controller.

You cannot deploy a service to a specific Ensure the proper User Role has been added to the
private cloud. cloud and that no specific quotas have been triggered.
You cannot add a virtual machine Ensure no specific quotas have been triggered, and that
template to a service template tier. the virtual machine does not exist. Examine remaining
resources to ensure no over-allocation exists.
App Controller cannot connect to the Ensure that the SSL certificate has been installed and
VMM server. that the user has typed in the correct URL by using
https, rather than http. If the user is using the local
VMM certificate, a certificate warning will be triggered.
User cannot deploy a service by using App Ensure the proper User Role has been added to the
Controller. cloud and that no specific quotas have been triggered.

Lab: Managing Services in Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Virtual
Machine Manager and App Controller

Question: What is the main purpose of App Controller?
Answer: App Controller allows self-service users to deploy services and applications to private clouds and
manage them.
Question: How can you update an existing service template?

Answer: You can update an existing service template by creating a new version of the template.
Protecting and Monitoring Virtualization Infrastructure 13-1
Module 13
Protecting and Monitoring Virtualization Infrastructure
Contents:
Lesson 1: Overview of Backup and Restore Options for Virtual Machines 2
Lesson 3: Using Operations Manager for Monitoring and Reporting 4
Lesson 4: Integrating VMM with Operations Manager 7

Lesson 1
Overview of Backup and Restore Options for Virtual
Machines
Contents:
Demonstration: Backing Up and Restoring Virtual Machines 3
Demonstration: Backing Up and Restoring Virtual Machines

Demonstration Steps
Install Windows Backup
1. Sign in to LON-HOST1.
2. On the taskbar, click the Server Manager icon, and then on the dashboard, click Add Roles and
Features.
3. In the Add Roles and Feature Wizard, on the Before you begin page, click Next.
4. On the Installation Type page, click Role-based or feature-based installation, and then click Next.
5. On the Server Selection page, click LON-HOST1.Adatum.com, and then click Next. On the Select
server roles page, click Next.
6. On the Select features page, scroll down and click Windows Server Backup, and then click Next.
7. On the Confirmation page, click Install.

8. On the Installation progress page, when the installation completes, click Close.
9. Close Server Manager.
Perform an online backup
1. On LON-HOST1, click the Windows icon.
2. On the Start screen, type backup, and then beneath the Search field, click Windows Server Backup.
3. In the navigation pane on the left, click Local Backup, and then in the Actions pane on the right, click
Backup Once.
4. In the Backup Schedule Wizard, on the Backup Options page, click Next.
5. On the Select Backup Configuration page, review the warning, and then click Next.
6. On the Select Items for Backup page, click Add Items.

7. On the Select Items page, expand Hyper-V, and then click 20409B-LON-DC1 (Online). Review the
warning, and then click OK. Click Advanced Settings, and then click Add Exclusion.
8. On the Select Items to Exclude page, click Local disk (E:), and then click OK. In the File Type text
box, type *.ISO, and then click the VSS Settings tab.
9. On the VSS Settings tab, click VSS copy Backup, click OK, and then click Next.
10. On the Specify Destination type page, click Local Drives, and then click Next.
11. On the Select Backup Destination page, click the Backup destination drop-down list box, click
Local Disk C, and then click Next.
12. On the Confirmation page, click Backup. The backup may take as long as 15 minutes. On the
Backup Progress page, verify that the Status is Creating shadow copy of volume.
13. When the backup completes, click Close.
Adjust backup performance

1. From the Windows Server Backup console, in the Actions pane, click Configure Performance
setting.
2. In the Optimize Backup Performance window, review the available options. After reviewing the
options, click Custom, and then scroll down until you see the volume Local disk (C:). Click the drop-
down list box next to Local disk (C:), click Incremental backup, and then click OK.
Lesson 3
Using Operations Manager for Monitoring and
Reporting
Contents:
Demonstration: Using the Operations Console 5
Demonstration: Configuring Notifications 5
Demonstration: Using the Operations Console

Demonstration Steps
1. On LON-OM1, on the taskbar, click the Operations console icon.
2. In the Operations console, review the Monitoring Overview page. Point out the States and Alerts
section, and mention the Required Configurations tasks.
3. In the Monitoring navigation pane, click Active Alerts, and then click on any alert. Review the Alert
details section at the bottom of the screen, and review the actions and tasks pane to the right.
4. Right-click an alert, review the options that display, and then click Properties.
5. In the Alert Properties dialog box, click some of the Alert Property tabs, and discuss the page
content.
6. Click Cancel to close the Alert Properties dialog box.

7. Click the Authoring workspace, and mention that this is where you can create your own customized
management packs. Remind students that management packs can include components such as
discoveries, tasks, knowledge, Run As profiles, reports monitors, rules, and groups.
8. Click the Reporting workspace. Explain that this is where you can review and schedule reports, which
are often included in management packs.
9. Click the Administration workspace. Explain that this is where you can run discoveries, deploy
agents, create notifications (alerts), import management packs, and configure security and accounts.
10. Click My Workspace. Explain that this is where you can customize and save your console settings,
including commonly used views and searches.
11. Close the Operations console.
Demonstration: Configuring Notifications

Demonstration Steps
Create a notification channel
1. On LON-OM1, on the taskbar, click the Operations console icon.

2. In the Operations console, in the Administration workspace, under Notifications, click Channels.
3. In the tasks pane, click New, and then click Email (SMTP).
4. In the E-mail Notification Channel window, on the Description page, click Next to accept the default
channel name and description.
5. On the Settings page, click Add.
6. In the Add SMTP Server window, enter the following information, and then click OK:
a. SMTP server (FQDN): smtp.adatum.com
b. Port number: 25
c. Authentication method: Anonymous

7. On the Settings page, in the Return address text box, type SCAlerts@adatum.com, and then click
Next.
8. On the Format page, click Finish to accept the default message format.
9. After the channel saves, click Close.
Create a notification subscriber
1. In the Operations console, in the Administration workspace, click Subscribers.

2. In the tasks pane, click New.
3. In the Notification Subscriber Wizard, on the Description page, in the Subscriber Name text box,
type Administrator, and then click Next.
4. On the Schedule page, click Always send notifications, and then click Next.
5. On the Addresses page, click Add to create a new subscriber address.

6. In the Subscriber Address Wizard, on the General page, in the Address name text box, type Work E-
mail, and then click Next.
7. On the Channel page, in the Channel Type text box, click E-mail (SMTP).
8. In the Delivery address for the selected channel text box, type administrator@adatum.com, and
then click Next.
9. On the Schedule page, click Always send notifications, and then click Finish.
10. In the Notification Subscriber Wizard, click Finish, and then click Close.
Create a notification subscription
1. In the Operations console, in the Administration workspace, under Notifications, click Subscriptions.
2. In the tasks pane, click New.
3. In the Notification Subscription Wizard, on the Description page, in the Subscription name text box,
type Windows Server 2012 notifications, and then click Next.
4. On the Criteria page, in the Conditions box, select the raised by any instance in a specific group
check box.
5. In the Criteria description box, click specific.

6. In the Group Search window, in the Filter by box, type 2012, and then click Search.
7. Click Windows Server 2012 Computer Group, click Add, and then click OK.
8. On the Criteria page, click Next.

9. On the Subscribers page, click Add.
10. In the Subscriber Search window, click Search, click Administrator, click Add, and then click OK.
11. On the Subscribers page, click Next.

12. On the Channels page, click Add.
13. In the Channel Search window, click Search, click SMTP Channel, click Add, and then click OK.
14. On the Channels page, click Delay sending notifications if conditions remain unchanged for
longer than (in minutes), type 10, and then click Next.
15. On the Summary page, click Finish, and then click Close.
16. Close the Operations console.

Lesson 4
Integrating VMM with Operations Manager
Contents:
Demonstration: Integrating VMM and Operations Manager 8
Demonstration: Integrating VMM and Operations Manager

Demonstration Steps
Install the Operations console on a VMM server
1. On LON-VMM1, on the desktop, click the File Explorer icon.
2. In File Explorer, expand drive D, expand SCOM, and then click setup.exe.
3. In the Operations Manager window, click Install.
4. On the Select features to install page, select the Operations console check box, and then click
Next.
5. On the Select installation location page, click Next.
6. On the Proceed with Setup page, review the warning, and then click Next.
7. On the license terms page, review the license, click I have read, understood and agree with the license
terms, and then click Next.
8. On the Help improve System Center 2012 - Operations Manager 2012 page, click No, I am not willing
to participate for both Customer Experience Improvement Program and Error Reporting, and then
click Next.
9. On the Microsoft Update page, click Off, and then click Next.
10. On the Installation Summary page, click Install.

11. Clear the Start the Operations Manager console when the wizard closes check box, and then click
Close.

Enable VMM integration with Operations Manager
1. On LON-VMM1, launch the VMM console.
2. In the VMM console click the Settings workspace, in the navigation pane, click System Center
Settings, right-click Operations Manager Server, and then click Properties.
3. In the Add Operations Manager Wizard, on the Introduction page, read the requirements for
integration, and then click Next.
4. On the Connection to Operations Manager page, in the Server name text box, type lon-
om1.adatum.com. Review the options, leave the defaults, and then click Next.
5. On the Connection to VMM page, in the User name text box, type adatum\scservice, in the
Password text box, type Pa$$w0rd, and then click Next.
7. In the Jobs window, click New Operations Manager connection, and wait for the job to complete.
This may take as long as five or more minutes.
8. When the job completes, close the Jobs window.

Question: One of the virtualization infrastructure on-call team members has requested that the team not
receive infrastructure alerts through SMS during normal business hours. How can you address this issue?
Answer: You can set up a Notification Subscriber with an SMS notification channel, and then create a
schedule that excludes business hours.
Question: Although the on-call team members no longer receive SMS alerts during business hours, they
also no longer receive email notifications during the day. What could be the reason for this issue, and
what can you do to resolve it?
Answer: The subscriber account that includes the virtualization infrastructure on-call team members has
two notification channels: SMS, and E-mail. The schedule applies to both notification channels. To
resolve this, you should create a second subscriber and then assign one notification channel to
each subscriber.
Question: When performing a recovery by using DPM, what are the three options for virtual machines?
Answer: The three DPM recovery options are:
• Recover a virtual machine to its original location.
• Recover a virtual machine to an alternative location.
• Recover an item from within a virtual machine, such as a file, folder, volume or disk.
Question: Your data protection strategy calls for an offsite copy of your backups. What features does
DPM provide to facilitate this?
Answer: To enable a protection strategy that requires an offsite copy of your DPM backups, you can do
any of the following:
• Place the primary DPM server offsite, and back up directly to an offsite location.
• Implement a secondary DPM server offsite, install the DPM agent on the primary DPM
server, and then back up the primary DPM server by using the secondary DPM server.
• Enable Windows Azure Online Backup, install the Windows Azure Online Backup agent on
the primary DPM server, and then back up to the Windows Azure vaults.

Lab: Monitoring and Reporting Virtualization Infrastructure

Question: After you integrate VMM with Operations Manager, what reports are available?
Answer: After integrating VMM with Operation Manager, the following reports are available:
• Capacity Utilization
• Host Group Forecasting
• Host Utilization
• Host Utilization Growth

• Power Savings
• SAN Usage Forecasting
• Virtual Machine Allocation

• Virtual Machine Utilization
• Virtualization Candidates

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Demonstration: Assessing the Computing Environment by Using MAP

Use MAP to collect performance data

6. On the Credentials Order page, click Next.

Create a hardware configuration

Module Review and Takeaways

Common Issues and Troubleshooting Tips

Lab Review Questions and Answers

Question and Answers

• 17 small virtual machines

• Collect performance data.

Lesson 4: Hyper-V Host Storage and Networking 13

Question and Answers

Server Platforms That Provide Hyper-V

Hyper-V and Virtual Machine Scalability

Considerations for Disk and Storage

Considerations for Networking

Considerations for Providing High Availability

Host Changes After Installing the Hyper-V Role

Demonstration: Installing the Hyper-V Role

4. Run the following cmdlet:

Get-Command –Module Hyper-V

5. Verify that no cmdlet is listed.

9. Confirm that no program is found.

11. In Performance Monitor, in the navigation pane, click Performance Monitor.

21. In Windows PowerShell, run the following cmdlet:

Install-WindowsFeature Hyper-V –IncludeManagementTools –Restart

22. Switch to LON-HOST1.

24. In Windows PowerShell, run the following cmdlet:

Get-Command –Module Hyper-V

33. In Performance Monitor, in the navigation pane, click Performance Monitor.

36. In the Add Counters window, click Cancel.

41. Close Windows Firewall with Advanced Security.

Question and Answers

Overview of the Hyper-V Manager Console

Adding the Hyper-V Manager Console

Using Windows PowerShell to Manage Hyper-V

Managing Hyper-V in a Workgroup Environment

Hyper-V Best Practices Analyzer

Hyper-V Security Model

Demonstration: Installing and Using Hyper-V Manager

Get-WindowsOptionalFeature –Online –FeatureName *hyper*

Get-Command –Module Hyper-V

10. Minimize Windows PowerShell.

Note: LON-HOST1 is now added to the Hyper-V Manager navigation pane.

15. In Hyper-V Manager, click Hyper-V Settings.

Question and Answers

Overview of Hyper-V Settings

What Is Enhanced Session Mode?

What Are Resource Pools?

Demonstration: Configuring Hyper-V Settings

8. On the Hyper-V Settings for LON-HOST1 page, click OK.

12. On the Specify Name and Location page, click Cancel.

Get-WindowsOptionalFeature –Online –FeatureName hyper