Chapter 2 Server Virtualization
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to either install Integration Services first or configure a legacy network adapter for connectivity. Note If your virtual machine will be running a 64-bit version of either Windows XP or Windows Server 2003, there is no driver for the legacy network adapter included in Hyper-V. This means the synthetic network adapter must be used, which requires Integration Services to be installed first.
2. When you get to the Connect Virtual Hard Disk page of the wizard, choose the Create A Virtual Hard Disk option and verify the location for the disk.
3. When you finish the wizard, the virtual machine will start and you can install the guest operating system from CD or DVD media. Connect to the virtual machine using the Virtual Machine Connection tool so that you can respond to any prompts displayed during the install process.
4. After you install any guest operating system, the next thing you should do is install the Integration Services components on your virtual machine.
5. At this point, shut down your virtual machine to configure additional storage controllers, additional hard disks, and additional processors as needed. Then boot your virtual machine and install roles and features, install applications, join the domain, and perform other initial configuration tasks as needed.
Creating a Virtual Machine Using a Passthrough Disk The general procedures for creating a new virtual machine that uses a passthrough disk and installing a guest operating system are as follows:
1. Ensure that you have at least one dedicated disk volume of sufficient size on your host computer to use as the system/boot volume for your new virtual machine.
2. Ensure that you have a separate location available for storing the virtual machine configuration (.xml) files for your new virtual machine. This is required because a virtual machine configured with a passthrough disk uses the entire passthrough disk volume for its operating system. The .xml files for the virtual machine must be stored on a different volume. The location you choose for storing the .xml files can be a different hard disk volume on your Hyper-V server, or it can even be a shared folder on a network file server. For more information, see the sidebar titled “Direct from The Source: Relocating Virtual Machine Configuration Files” later in this section.
3. Launch the New Virtual Machine Wizard from the Hyper-V Manager console. Follow the steps of the wizard to assign memory, configure a network, and perform other required steps. If the operating system you plan on installing in your virtual machine is an unenlightened guest, do not configure a network at this point because you need