Configuring Hyper-V (Essay Sample)

Lab 9
Configuring Hyper-V
This lab contains the following exercises and activities:
Exercise 9.1

Installing Client Hyper-V

Exercise 9.2

Creating a Virtual Machine Using Hyper-V Manager

Exercise 9.3

Configuring Virtual Machine Settings

Lab Challenge

Expanding a Virtual Hard Disk

Exercise 9.1

Installing Client Hyper-V

Overview

In this exercise, you will install Hyper-V on a computer running Windows 8.

Mindset

Sometimes an older application will not work on Windows 8, even though you use the Compatibility Troubleshooter. One solution is to install Hyper-V on the client computer, create a virtual machine, and then install Windows XP on the virtual machine. You can then install and run the application on the virtual machine.

Completion time

15 minutes

10.Take a screen shot of the Windows Features window by pressing Alt+Prt Scr and then paste it into your Lab 9 worksheet file in the page provided by pressing Ctrl+V.
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Question 1

Which type of virtual switch would you select if you want the VM to connect to the Internet?
An external switch because the other two are restrictive. In contrast the external virtual switch allows the virtual machine to access all of the resources on the network and internet including the host machines.

Exercise 9.2

Creating a Virtual Machine Using Hyper-V Manager

Overview

In this exercise, you will create a virtual machine in Hyper-V.

Mindset

Hyper-V allows you to run a virtual machine on Windows 8. The virtual machine can run Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, or even Windows 8.

Completion time

10 minutes

Question 2

How much memory is the default when you install a 64-bit version of windows 8?
The default memory for a 64 bit CPU is 512 MB

23685562928509.Take a screen shot of the Hyper-V Manager console showing the newly created VM by pressing Alt+Prt Scr and then paste it into your Lab 9 worksheet file in the page provided by pressing Ctrl+V.
Exercise 9.3

Configuring Virtual Machine Settings

Overview

In this exercise, you will specify a DVD to use within a virtual machine. You will also create a snapshot of a virtual machine and then delete a snapshot of a virtual machine.

Mindset

On a physical server, you must open the optical drive and insert an optical disk. You can do the same thing on a virtual server by using the virtual machine settings. In addition, before you do any type of upgrade or major c