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How to change the SID and computer name of a cloned virtual machine
In my daily life, I couldn’t imagine not having VMware Workstation to create labs or test case
scenarios. On many occasions, I clone a vm in minutes to test something, but I often find that the
SID remains the same. A simple utility exists that enables you to quickly change the SID and the
computer name of a cloned virtual machine.
The utility is called NewSID v4.10 and is available for download free of charge.
After you download the application, extract the file to a drive and open a command prompt.
Next, browse to the applicable directory.
Next, run the auto option to create a new SID and rename the computer. It takes a few minutes
for the process to complete and the computer to reboot. When you log in to the computer again,
the SID is brand new and the computer (Figure D) is automatically renamed.
> What is Virtualization ?
Virtualization is the creation of a virtual (rather than actual) version of something, such as an operating
system, a server, a storage device or network resources.
You probably know a little about virtualization if you have ever divided your hard drive into different
partitions. A partition is the logical division of a hard disk drive to create, in effect, two separate hard
drives.
Operating system virtualization is the use of software to allow a piece of hardware to run multiple
operating system images at the same time. The technology got its start on mainframes decades ago,
allowing administrators to avoid wasting expensive processing power.
In 2005, virtualization software was adopted faster than anyone imagined, including the experts. There
are three areas of IT where virtualization is making headroads, network virtualization, storage
virtualization and server virtualization.
>What are the benefits of virtualization ?
There are some well accepted and inherit benefits to using Virtualization. Here are some of them:
*Reduce the number of physical servers
*Reduce the infrastructure needed for your data center (power, cooling, battery backup, network switch
ports, KVM ports and space)
*Reduce administrative overhead because servers can be administered from a single console
*Ability to bring up new servers quickly (it could take days or weeks to put in a new physical server but it
could take just a few minutes to create a new virtual server from a template)
*Hardware Independence of virtual servers – a virtual server can run on any host server, regardless of
the host hardware
*Because of hardware independence, you receive reduce your disaster recovery cost, complexity, and
recovery time
*A “greener” datacenter & server environment due to the consolidation
Overall, lower TCO of servers
>What is a Hypervisor ?
You can think of a Hypervisor as the kernel or the core of a virtualization platform. The Hypervisor is also
called the Virtual Machine Monitor. The Hypervisor has access to the physical host hardware.
Of the total amount of disk space taken for a virtualization platform (like Hyper-V or VMware ESX), the
Hypervisor is, by far, the smallest part. A Type 1 Hypervisor runs on the bare metal of the hardware.
Examples of a Type 1 Hypervisor are Hyper-V and ESX Server. A Type 2 Hypervisor is hosted by an
operating system. Examples of a Type 2 Hypervisor are VMware Server and Microsoft Virtual Server.
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