USING "HYPER-V" IN "WINDOWS 8.." TO RUN "VIRTUAL MACHINES"

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1 USING "HYPER-V" IN "WINDOWS 8.." TO RUN "VIRTUAL MACHINES" 1

2 Web location for this presentation: Click on Meeting Notes 2

3 SUMMARY If you run the 64-bit version of "Windows 8 Release Preview" in your real computer, you can run the bundled "Hyper-V" program to create "virtual machine" computers, in order to save money, space, and time. 3

4 SUMMARY (continued) In the near future, if you run the "Windows 8 Pro" version or "Windows 8 Enterprise" version of "Windows 8", you can run the bundled "Hyper-V" program to create "virtual machine" computers, in order to save money, space, and time. 4

5 3 Virtual Machines Running in "Hyper-V" running in my real "Windows 8 Release Preview" computer! 5

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7 EXPLANATION OF THE LIVE DEMO 7

8 Start with your real physical computer Upstream to the real Internet Real Physical Computer running "Windows 8 Release Preview 64-bit"

9 Activate the free "VMware Player" virtual machine program in "Programs and Features" in the "Control Panel" of "Windows 8.." Upstream to the real Internet Real Physical Computer running "Windows 8.." "Hyper-V" Virtual Machine Program

10 Create a virtual "External Network Switch" using the "Hyper-V" program Upstream to the real Internet Real Physical Computer running "Windows 8.." "Hyper-V" Virtual Machine Program Virtual External Network Switch

11 Use the "Hyper-V" program to make an empty virtual machine Upstream to the real Internet Real Physical Computer running "Windows 8.." "Hyper-V" Virtual Machine Program Virtual External Network Switch Blank Virtual Machine with no Operating System

12 Get into the empty virtual machine program and install "Windows 7 Enterprise Trial 64-bit" into it. Upstream to the real Internet Real Physical Computer running "Windows 8.." "Hyper-V" Virtual Machine Program Virtual External Network Switch "Windows 7.." Virtual Machine

13 Use the "Hyper-V" program to make a second empty virtual machine. Upstream to the real Internet Real Physical Computer running "Windows 8.." "Hyper-V" Virtual Machine Program Virtual External Network Switch "Windows 7.." Virtual Machine Blank Virtual Machine with No Operating System

14 Get into the empty virtual machine and install "Windows XP" into it. Upstream to the real Internet Real Physical Computer running "Windows 8.." "Hyper-V" Virtual Machine Program Hyper-V's External Virtual Network Switch "Windows 8" Virtual Machine "Windows XP" Virtual Machine

15 Use the "Hyper-V" program to make a third empty virtual machine Upstream to the real Internet Real Physical Computer running "Windows 8.." "Hyper-V" Virtual Machine Program Hyper-V's External Virtual Network Switch "Windows 8" Virtual Machine "Windows XP" Virtual Machine Blank Virtual Machine with No Operating System

16 Get into the empty virtual machine and install "Ubuntu 12.04" into it Upstream to the real Internet Real Physical Computer running "Windows 8.." "Hyper-V" Virtual Machine Program Hyper-V's External Virtual Network Switch "Windows 8" Virtual Machine "Windows XP" Virtual Machine "Ubuntu 12.04" Virtual Machine

17 The end result is three virtual machines and a virtual network switch inside a real "Windows 8.." computer Upstream to the real Internet Real Physical Computer running "Windows 8.." "Hyper-V" Virtual Machine Program Hyper-V's External Virtual Network Switch "Windows 8" Virtual Machine "Windows XP" Virtual Machine "Ubuntu 12.04" Virtual Machine

18 View of the three virtual machines from "Windows Explorer" in the real, "Windows 8" host computer: 18

19 View of the three virtual machines from "Windows Explorer" in the "Windows XP" virtual machine: 19

20 View of the three virtual machines from "Windows Explorer" in the "Windows 7" virtual machine: 20

21 View of the three virtual machines from the "Nautilus" file manager applet in the "Ubuntu 12.04" virtual machine: 21

22 More Explanation of the Demo A virtual machine running Windows 7 Release Preview" is running inside my real computer. A second virtual machine running "Windows XP Professional" is also running inside my real computer. 22

23 More Explanation of the Demo A third virtual machine running "Ubuntu 12.04" is also running inside my real computer. 23

24 More Explanation.. (continued) The three virtual machines and my real host computer are all sharing files with each other, using the virtual external network switch that "Hyper-V" has provided. 24

25 OBJECTIVES FOR USING VIRTUAL MACHINES 1. Save real money 2. Save real space 3. Save real time 25

26 STRATEGIES FOR OBJECTIVE 1 TO SAVE MONEY You can use "virtual machines" to reduce the number of physical computers that you operate and this can help you to avoid buying additional computers: 26

27 STRATEGIES FOR OBJECTIVE 1 TO SAVE MONEY (continued) Thin Provisioning of hard drives: Virtual machines can help you to avoid buying more hard drives because, by default, they are set up to "fool" their guest operating systems into "seeing" more hard drive space than is actually physically available: 27

28 STRATEGIES FOR OBJECTIVE 1 TO SAVE MONEY (continued) In a virtual machine system, each guest operating system can be "shown" a much larger amount of hard drive space than is actually utilized by it, but the actual usage of physical hard drive space is just the "used" space--not the "free space that the virtual machines see. 28

29 STRATEGIES FOR OBJECTIVE 1 TO SAVE MONEY (continued) When you use virtual machines in free "virtual machine programs", it is like getting a pile of computers to use for free with all of them residing inside your existing physical "host" computer. 29

30 STRATEGIES FOR OBJECTIVE 1 TO SAVE MONEY (continued) You can use a virtual machine to attempt to repair failed hard drives. See winhardsig/harddrives/repairin g/030-hdsoftrepairs.pdf 30

31 STRATEGIES FOR OBJECTIVE 1 TO SAVE MONEY (continued) You can easily run software that normally conflicts with each other or slows each other down (such as multiple versions of Microsoft Office ) in separate virtual machines so that they do not "see" each other. 31

32 STRATEGIES FOR OBJECTIVE 1 TO SAVE MONEY (continued) You can test beta software such as the prolific "Mozilla Firefox" betas without causing permanent problems with the production version of the same software, since many betas inactivate or remove the existing production version of the same program. 32

33 STRATEGIES FOR OBJECTIVE 2 TO SAVE SPACE (CONTINUED) With virtual machines, you no longer need to keep older computers around in order to run those beloved MS-DOS games or to run prior year versions of income tax software or old versions of financial software such as "Quicken, "QuickBooks or Turbotax. 33

34 STRATEGIES FOR OBJECTIVE 3 TO SAVE TIME You can clone existing "virtual machines" in a fraction of the time that it takes to set up, reload, or re-image real, physical computers. 34

35 STRATEGIES FOR OBJECTIVE 3 TO SAVE TIME (continued) If you use a cloned "virtual machine" for accessing the Web and it catches a virus/malware/trojan, you can delete the cloned "virtual machine" and create a fresh new one in tens of minutes. 35

36 ADDITIONAL BENEFITS OF VIRTUAL MACHINES All virtual machine programs provide you with "virtual networks": By default, the "virtual networks" give you an extra measure of security when you are accessing Web sites on the Internet. 36

37 IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT 1: Compare "Hyper-V" to other "Virtual Machine Programs to decide if it meets your needs PROJECT 2: Install the Hyper-V program into your "Windows 8 Release Preview" computer. PROJECT 2A: Create a Virtual "External Network Switch" using the "Hyper-V" program PROJECT 3: Create Virtual Machines inside "Hyper-V". 37

38 IMPLEMENTATION (continued) OPTIONAL PROJECT 4: Do Physical to Virtual" ("P2V") to convert an existing computer(s) into virtual machines that will run inside the "Hyper-V" program PROJECT 5: (Learn to) Use Virtual Machines 38

39 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (COMPARE "HYPER-V TO OTHERS..") "Project 1" from the standpoint of software for an organization or business compared to "Project 1" from the standpoint of software for private, in-home use. 39

40 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (COMPARE "HYPER-V" TO OTHERS) "Project 1" for an organization or business: In order to select the "virtual machine program" that is best for a "Windows 8.." end-user computer in a business or a notfor-profit organization, you should compare the capabilities of the Windows 8's bundled "Client Hyper-V" program to "VMware Workstation, "Windows Virtual PC", and "Microsoft Virtual PC 2007". 40

41 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (COMPARE "HYPER-V" TO OTHERS..) o "Oracle VM VirtualBox is not a viable alternative for an organization because Oracle does not offer a way for you to legally purchase it for your organization or business. o "Windows Virtual PC" is available for free in any end-user computer that is running "Windows 7 Professional" (or higher). It has no usage restrictions: You can use it for your organization or business. 41

42 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (COMPARE "HYPER-V" TO OTHERS..) o "Microsoft Virtual PC 2007" is available for free in "Windows XP Pro" (or higher) or "Windows Vista..". It has no usage restrictions: You can use it for your organization or business. 42

43 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (COMPARE "HYPER-V" TO OTHERS..) o See rtual_pc 43

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48 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (continued) (COMPARE "HYPER-V TO OTHERS) In a business or any type of organization (where "Oracle VM VirtualBox" and "VMware Player" cannot legally be used for free), "Hyper-V" will have a compelling advantage in cost (since it is "bundled in with "Windows 8 Pro and Enterprise") relative to non-free virtual machine programs such as "VMware Workstation". 48

49 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (continued) (COMPARE "HYPER-V TO OTHERS) On May 14, 2012, Paul Thurott stated that the cost of upgrading from the "Windows 8" edition of "Windows 8" to the "Windows 8 Pro" edition of "Windows 8" will be about $15. See ersite-blog-39/windows8/windows-8- pro-pc-upgrade-cost

50 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (continued) (COMPARE "HYPER-V TO OTHERS) See for more discussion on how the almostfree pricing of "Hyper-V" makes it a viable product. 50

51 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (COMPARE "HYPER-V" TO OTHERS..) "Project 1" for private, in-home use: In order to select the "virtual machine program" that is best for private, in-home use, you should compare the capabilities of the Windows 8 Pro's bundled "Hyper-V" program to it's free alternatives which are o "VMware Player o "Oracle VM VirtualBox o "Windows Virtual PC" o "Microsoft Virtual PC 2007" 51

52 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (COMPARE "HYPER-V" TO OTHERS..) o "Hyper-V" can be activated at no charge in "Windows 8 Release Preview" (and "Hyper-V" will be available in the future "Windows 8 Pro 64-bit" and "Windows 8 Enterprise 64-bit ) o "VMware Player is free for private use in "Windows XP" and higher, including "Windows 8". However, it cannot be legally used by a business or any other organization. 52

53 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (COMPARE "HYPER-V" TO OTHERS) o "Oracle VM VirtualBox is free for private use in "Windows XP" and higher including "Windows 8.." o "Windows Virtual PC" is free with "Windows 7 Home Premium" and higher. "Windows Virtual PC" will not install into a "Windows 8.." computer. 53

54 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (COMPARE "HYPER-V" TO OTHERS..) o "Microsoft Virtual PC 2007" is free for Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business 64-bit edition, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise 64- bit edition, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit edition, Windows XP Professional Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Tablet PC Edition "Microsoft Virtual PC 2007" will not install into a "Windows 7" or "Windows 8.." computer. 54

55 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (COMPARE "HYPER-V" TO OTHERS..) "Hyper-V" is available for free inside the 64-bit version of "Windows 8 Release Preview" (May 31, 2012). "Hyper-V" is also available for free inside the 64-bit versions of "Windows 8 Developer Preview" (Sept. 13, 2011) and "Windows 8 Consumer Preview" (Feb. 29, 2012). 55

56 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (COMPARE "HYPER-V" TO OTHERS..) In the near future, "Hyper-V" will be bundled into the production 64-bit edition of the "Windows 8 Pro" and the production 64-bit edition of "Windows 8 Enterprise" versions of "Windows 8". 56

57 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (COMPARE "HYPER-V" TO OTHERS..) In the near future, "Client Hyper-V" will NOT be available inside the regular "Windows 8" version of "Windows 8". 57

58 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (COMPARE "HYPER-V" TO OTHERS..) Microsoft's preliminary documentation on "Client Hyper-V" is located at and i/contents/articles/7704.client-hyper-vsurvival-guide.aspx 58

59 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (COMPARE "HYPER-V" TO OTHERS..) Inside "Windows 8..", "Client Hyper-V" is called "Hyper-V". However, in Microsoft's Web sites and blogs, "Hyper-V" is called "Client Hyper-V" and it is occasionally called "Hyper-V version 3". The "V" stands for "Varidian" which is a shade of blue-green. We do not care what they call it! 59

60 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (COMPARE "HYPER-V" TO OTHERS..) Hardware requirements for "Hyper-V" 4GB RAM is required (in the host computer) Hyper-V requires a 64-bit processor that has Second Level Address Translation (SLAT). For information on checking and changing the virtualization support settings in your system's BIOS, consult your system manufacturer. See also: ontents/articles/3190.aspx 60

61 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (COMPARE "HYPER-V" TO OTHERS..) Hardware requirements for "Hyper-V" To determine if your 64-but CPU supports SLAT, see 61

62 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (COMPARE "HYPER-V" TO OTHERS..) Hardware requirements for "Hyper-V" A comprehensive list of the features of "Hyper-V" can be found at 62

63 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (COMPARE "HYPER-V" TO OTHERS..) Hardware requirements for "Hyper-V" (continued) "Hyper-V" is not available in the 32- bit version of "Windows 8..". In other words, "Hyper-V" requires a 64-bit version of "Windows 8.." which requires a 64-bit processor. 63

64 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (COMPARE "HYPER-V" TO OTHERS..) Hardware requirements for "Hyper-V" (continued) Apparently, "Hyper-V" requires 4 Gigabytes of RAM while "VMware Player 4" and "Oracle VM VirtualBox 4" only require 2 Gigabytes of RAM. 64

65 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (COMPARE "HYPER-V" TO OTHERS..) Hyper-V has limited USB support by means of "USB passthrough" from a "RDP" remote connection. RDP stands for Remote Desktop Protocol which is Microsoft s scheme for letting one Windows computer access the Desktop of another. 65

66 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (COMPARE "HYPER-V" TO OTHERS..) "VMware Player 4" has excellent USB 2 support: You can connect USB devices such as flash drives and USB wireless adapters "on the fly" while a virtual machine is running. 66

67 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (COMPARE "HYPER-V" TO OTHERS..) "Oracle VM VirtualBox" has problematic USB 2 support (but no USB 3 support"). It sort of works if you fight with it! 67

68 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (COMPARE "HYPER-V" TO OTHERS..) "USB passthrough" from a "RDP" remote connection: You cannot connect a USB device directly to a Hyper-V virtual machine. You can pass through USB external hard drives, USB flash drives, and any USB/IDE/SCSI/NAS/SATA/eSATA- connected device that acts like a hard drive in "Windows Explorer" by means of a RDP connection. 68

69 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (COMPARE "HYPER-V" TO OTHERS..) Hyper-V does not allow USB, PCI, or PCIe wireless network adapters to be connected to virtual machines "VMware Player 4" has excellent support for USB 2 wireless network adapters but no support for PCI or PCIe wireless network adapters "Oracle VM VirtualBox" has problematic support for USB 2 wireless network adapters but no support for PCI or PCIe wireless network adapters 69

70 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (COMPARE "HYPER-V" TO OTHERS..) Hyper-V virtual machines cannot be installed in a computer that has a 32-bit processor (Your computer must have a 64-bit processor.) "VMware Player 4" virtual machines can reside in a computer that has a 32-bit processor "Oracle VM VirtualBox" virtual machines can reside in a computer that has a 32-bit processor 70

71 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (continued) (COMPARE "HYPER-V TO OTHERS..) "Hyper-V" cannot be installed into any "Windows 8.." computer where either "VMware Player" or "VMware Workstation" is already installed. 71

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73 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (continued) (COMPARE "HYPER-V TO OTHERS) To install both "Hyper-V" and "VMware Workstation" OR "VMware Player" into the same computer, you have to play tricks with the "Windows Boot Manager" as shown in chive/2008/04/14/creating-a-nohypervisor-boot-entry.aspx and 73

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75 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (continued) (COMPARE "HYPER-V TO OTHERS) You can install and run "Hyper-V" and "Oracle VM VirtualBox" into the same "Windows 8.." computer. However, if you have both "Hyper-V" and "Oracle VM VirtualBox" installed, virtual machines that are running in "Oracle VM VirtualBox" will run extremely slowly. 75

76 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (continued) (COMPARE "HYPER-V TO OTHERS) When both "Hyper-V" and "Oracle VM VirtualBox" are installed into the same computer: virtual machines running in "Oracle.." will get an incorrectly emulated virtual processor which is a lot less capable than the actual processor in the real host computer. For example, a 64-bit Intel processor will often be emulated as a 32-bit one. You can take advantage of this to slow down old DOS and Windows 3.1 games. 76

77 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (continued) (COMPARE "HYPER-V TO OTHERS) When both "Hyper-V" and "Oracle VM VirtualBox" are installed into the same computer: You will be unable to run "Windows 8" or "GNU/Linux" guest operating systems inside virtual machines inside "Oracle VM VirtualBox" running in a "Windows 8.." host. 77

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81 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (continued) (COMPARE "HYPER-V TO OTHERS) When "Windows 7 Enterprise Trial 32-bit" was installed into a virtual machine running in "Oracle VM VirtualBox" in a "Windows 8.." host, we were unable to increase the swap file to greater than 4095 Megabytes until we forced on "Physical Address Extension" ("PAE"). The procedure for doing this is located in Pages 114 through 150 of "Speeding Up Windows 7" which is located at /speedupwindows/win7speedup.pdf 81

82 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (continued) (COMPARE "HYPER-V TO OTHERS) Because Hyper-V is part of the Windows 8.. operating system, it has speed advantages over its competition: virtual machines in Hyper-V will start up faster and run faster compared to virtual machines in VMware Player (free), "VMware Workstation", and Oracle VM VirtualBox (free). 82

83 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (continued) (COMPARE "HYPER-V TO OTHERS ) SiSoftware Sandra 2012 Lite (version ) benchmarks for virtual machines running "Windows 7 Enterprise Trial 64-bit" with "Service Pack 1", 5.5 Gigabytes of assigned RAM, 4 (out of 8) virtual cores of a virtual i7-920 Intel processor, a 750 Gigabyte virtual IDE hard drive, Microsoft Security Essentials, and Adobe Acrobat Reader 10, : 83

84 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (continued) (COMPARE "HYPER-V TO OTHERS ) o 4.76 kpt--hyper-v virtual machine (in a Windows 8 RC 64-bit host) o 4.28 kpt--oracle VM Virtualbox 4.1 virtual machine (in a Windows 7 64-bit host) o 4.11 kpt--vmware Workstation 8 virtual machine (in a Windows 7 64-bit host) o 3.76 kpt--vmware Player 4.0 virtual machine (in a Windows 7 64-bit host) 84

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93 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (continued) (COMPARE "HYPER-V TO OTHERS) See /07/07/vmware-or-hyper-v-forvirtualization/ 93

94 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (continued) (COMPARE "HYPER-V TO OTHERS) Due to the overhead of virtualizing hardware, virtual machines always run slower than the real host computer that they reside on. 94

95 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (continued) (COMPARE "HYPER-V TO OTHERS) o 4.76 kpt-- Hyper-V vm o 4.28 kpt-- Win 7 VM Virtualbox 4.1 vm o 4.11 kpt--vmware Workstation 8 vm o 3.76 kpt--vmware Player 4.0 vm o 6.45 kpt--windows 7 Real Physical (Host) Computer o 6.48 kpt--windows 8 Real Physical (Host) Computer 95

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100 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (continued) (COMPARE "HYPER-V TO OTHERS) You can compensate for some of the slowdowns that are inherent in virtual machines by performing various speedup tweaks on both your host computer and the virtual machines that reside in it. See: 100

101 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (continued) (COMPARE "HYPER-V TO OTHERS) "Speeding Up Windows Vista": PowerPoint.PPT format Adobe.PDF format "Speeding Up Windows 7": PowerPoint.PPT format Adobe.PDF format "Speeding Up Windows XP": PowerPoint.PPT format Adobe.PDF format 101

102 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (continued) (COMPARE "HYPER-V TO OTHERS) Many "Windows.." and "GNU/Linux" distros running in Hyper-V virtual machines can gain extra speed by using Microsoft's "Enlightened I/O" through the virtual "VMBus". See Use the "Network Adapter" test to determine if the "VMBus" is in use. 102

103 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (continued) (COMPARE "HYPER-V TO OTHERS) See and /An_Overview_of_the_Hyper- V_Architecture and 103

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105 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (continued) (COMPARE "HYPER-V TO OTHERS) For "Windows.." virtual machines, the ability to communicate with the VMBus has to be built into the kernel of "Windows.." (which is true for "Windows XP", "Windows Vista", "Windows 7", and "Windows 8") For distros of the "GNU/Linux" operating system, the ability to communicate with VMBus is either built in by the developer or you can add it in yourself. 105

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109 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (continued) (COMPARE "HYPER-V TO OTHERS) Some comparisons between "Hyper- V" and other virtual machine programs can be found at orums/en- US/w8itprovirt/thread/9e e c0bdf5adddc7 109

110 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (continued) (COMPARE "HYPER-V TO OTHERS) A very extensive comparison between "Hyper-V" and "VMware.." can be found at 110

111 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (continued) (COMPARE "HYPER-V TO OTHERS) Some special considerations for Windows Virtual PC and Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 (continued): Windows Virtual PC and Microsoft Virtual PC 2007" will not allow "Windows 8 Release Preview" to be installed inside a virtual machine. 111

112 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (continued) (COMPARE "HYPER-V TO OTHERS) Some special considerations for Windows Virtual PC and Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 (continued): Windows Virtual PC and Microsoft Virtual PC 2007" will not install into a host computer that is running "Windows 8 Release Preview" 112

113 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (continued) (COMPARE "HYPER-V TO OTHERS) Some special considerations for VMware Player : It is much easier and faster to clone a virtual machine in VMware Player, compared to "Hyper-V" and Oracle VM VirtualBox. 113

114 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (continued) (COMPARE "HYPER-V TO OTHERS) Some special considerations for VMware Player (continued): -To clone a virtual machine in VMware Player, you just use a file manager such as Windows Explorer to copy the entire virtual machine folder. 114

115 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (continued) (COMPARE "HYPER-V TO OTHERS) Some special considerations for VMware Player (continued): -To clone a virtual machine in other virtual machine programs, you have to follow a longer and more involved procedure. 115

116 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (continued) (COMPARE "HYPER-V TO OTHERS) Some special considerations for Oracle VM VirtualBox -In addition to its own.vdi virtual hard drive format, Oracle VM VirtualBox can use.vmdk virtual hard drives that were created by VMware Player and.vhd virtual hard drives that were created by Windows Virtual PC and "Hyper- V". 116

117 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (continued) (COMPARE "HYPER-V TO OTHERS) Some special considerations for Oracle VM VirtualBox (continued) -The degree to which an Oracle VM VirtualBox virtual machine can use a.vmdk or a.vhd file depends on the specific operating system that is being installed into the virtual machine. Sometimes you can boot up from the.vmdk or.vhd file and sometimes you can only use the.vmdk or.vhd file as a data drive. 117

118 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (continued) (COMPARE "HYPER-V TO OTHERS) Some special considerations for Oracle VM VirtualBox (continued) A.VHDX virtual hard disk file (that was created by "Hyper-V" in "Windows 8.." cannot be opened or attached to an Oracle VM VirtualBox virtual machine 118

119 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (continued) (COMPARE "HYPER-V TO OTHERS) "Hyper-V" has virtual IDE and SCSI hard drive adapters--no virtual SATA network adapters are available. In a "Hyper-V" virtual machine, the bootable "virtual hard drive" of a virtual machine has to be attached to a virtual IDE adapter. 119

120 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (continued) (COMPARE "HYPER-V TO OTHERS) "Hyper-V" lets you make virtual hard drives that are up to 60 Terabytes in size. Other "virtual machine programs" only let you make much smaller virtual hard drives: For example "VMWare Player 4" and "Oracle VM VirtualBox 4" allow you to create virtual hard drives that are 2 Gigabytes ( Megabytes) in size. 120

121 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (continued) (COMPARE "HYPER-V TO OTHERS) Some special considerations for Oracle VM VirtualBox (continued) Oracle VM VirtualBox provides you with more options for the type of virtual hard drive controller (that is used to connect to the virtual hard drive of a virtual machine). 121

122 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (continued) (COMPARE "HYPER-V TO OTHERS) Some special considerations for Oracle VM VirtualBox (continued) Oracle VM VirtualBox provides you with virtual IDE, SCSI, SATA and SAS hard drive controllers. VMware Player only provides virtual machines with IDE and SATA virtual hard drive controllers. 122

123 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (continued) (COMPARE "HYPER-V TO OTHERS) Some special considerations for Oracle VM VirtualBox (continued) Windows Virtual PC and Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 do not give you any virtual hard drive controller options when you are setting up a virtual machine: You get a virtual Intel IDE Controller. 123

124 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (continued) (COMPARE "HYPER-V TO OTHERS) Some special considerations for Oracle VM VirtualBox (continued) In..VirtualBox, if your host computer has a 64-bit CPU chip with Intel VT-# support or AMD-V support, even if you are running a 32-bit host operating system, you can create (slow) virtual machines with 64-bit operating systems. 124

125 PROJECT 1 DETAILS (continued) (COMPARE "HYPER-V TO OTHERS) "Hyper-V" in "Windows 8" has less reliable Linux support for running Linux in virtual machines relative to "VMware Player" and "Oracle VM VirtualBox". 125

126 PROJECT 2 DETAILS (INSTALL "HYPER-V"..) For instructions on how to install "Hyper-V" into a Windows 8.. host computer, see w-to-install-or-enable-hyper-vvirtualization-in-windows-8/ 126

127 PROJECT 2 DETAILS (INSTALL "HYPER-V"..) "Hyper-V" is a legacy Desktop applet that is part of "Windows 8 Pro" and "Windows 8 Enterprise" that runs as a "snap-in" in "Microsoft Management Console" ("MMC"). 127

128 PROJECT 2 DETAILS (continued) (INSTALL "HYPER-V"..) "Hyper-V" is a legacy Desktop application, not a Metro Style App! 128

129 PROJECT 2 DETAILS (continued) (INSTALL "HYPER -V"..) Microsoft's official documentation for "Hyper-V" is located at and ntents/articles/7704.client-hyper-vsurvival-guide.aspx 129

130 PROJECT 2A DETAILS (CREATE A VIRTUAL "EXTERNAL NETWORK SWITCH" USING THE HYPER-V PROGRAM) Unlike other virtual machine programs, "Hyper-V" does not provide you with a virtual network for the virtual machines that you create, so you have to create one prior to creating any virtual machines. 130

131 PROJECT 2A DETAILS (CREATE.. "EXTERNAL NETWORK SWITCH"..) Step 1: Start the Hyper-V program: Double-click on virtmgmt.msc from inside C:\Windows\System32\ or run virtmgmt.msc from any command prompt window or "Run" box 131

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133 PROJECT 2A DETAILS (CREATE.."EXTERNAL NETWORK SWITCH"..) Step 2: Click on "Virtual Switch Manager" inside the "Action" pane. 133

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135 PROJECT 2A DETAILS (CREATE.."EXTERNAL NETWORK SWITCH"..) Step 3: Make sure that "External" is highlighted. 135

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137 PROJECT 2A DETAILS (CREATE.."EXTERNAL NETWORK SWITCH"..) Step 4: Make sure that "New Virtual Network Switch" is highlighted. 137

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139 PROJECT 2A DETAILS (CREATE.."EXTERNAL NETWORK SWITCH"..) Step 5: Click on the "Create Virtual Switch" button. 139

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141 PROJECT 2A DETAILS (CREATE.."EXTERNAL NETWORK SWITCH"..) Step 6: Change the "Name" from "New Virtual Switch" to an appropriate name. We recommend "External Virtual Switch 01". 141

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143 PROJECT 2A DETAILS (CREATE.."EXTERNAL NETWORK SWITCH"..) Step 7: Click on the "Apply" button. 143

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147 PROJECT 3 DETAILS (CREATE VIRTUAL MACHINES) Project 3 Method 1: Use the installation media provided by the maker of the operating system. Project 3 Method 2: Clone an existing virtual machine so that it runs in the same virtual machine program. Project 3 Method 3: Clone an existing virtual machine so that it runs in a different virtual machine program (= V2V ) 147

148 PROJECT 3 (CREATE VIRTUAL MACHINES) Method 1: Use Installation Media (or an.iso file) "Hyper-V" Program 148

149 PROJECT 3 (CREATE VIRTUAL MACHINES) Method 2: Clone an Existing Virtual Machine So That it Runs in the Same Virtual Machine Program "Hyper-V" Program 149

150 PROJECT 3 (CREATE VIRTUAL MACHINES) Method 3: Clone a Virtual Machine So That It Runs in a Different Virtual Machine Program (V2V) Oracle VM VirtualBox VMware Player "Hyper-V" Program 150

151 PROJECT 3 DETAILS (CREATE VIRTUAL MACHINES) Method 1 Details: Use the installation media (floppy disks, CDs, DVDs, or.iso files) provided by the maker of the operating system. 151

152 PROJECT 3 DETAILS (CREATE VIRTUAL MACHINES) Method 1 Details: If you are creating a virtual machine which will run "Windows XP", "Windows 7", or "Windows 8" as a guest OS, create a "Legacy Network Adapter" for the virtual machine prior to starting the virtual machine to install the guest OS. Then add a regular VMBus-based "Network Adapter" after the operating system is installed. Then remove the "Legacy Network Adapter". Then reboot the virtual machine to force a "plug and play" synch up with the VMBus-based "Network Adapter. 152

153 PROJECT 3 DETAILS (CREATE VIRTUAL MACHINES) Method 1 Details: If you are creating a virtual machine which will run "Windows Vista" as a guest OS, create a "Legacy Network Adapter" for the virtual machine prior to starting the virtual machine to install the guest OS. Then add a regular VMBus-based "Network Adapter" after the operating system is installed. Then perform the workaround described at 153

154 PROJECT 3 DETAILS (CREATE VIRTUAL MACHINES) Method 1 Details: (If you are creating a virtual machine which will run "Windows Vista"..(continued)) Then remove the "Legacy Network Adapter". Then reboot the virtual machine to force a "plug and play" sync up with the VMBus-based "Network Adapter". 154

155 PROJECT 3 DETAILS (CREATE VIRTUAL MACHINES) Method 1 Details: If you are creating a virtual machine which will run "Ubuntu" or a "Ubuntu" derivative, create a (regular) "Network Adapter" for the virtual machine prior to starting the virtual machine. (This is because "Ubuntu" has VMBus drivers for the "Network Adapter" already in it.) 155

156 PROJECT 3 DETAILS (CREATE VIRTUAL MACHINES) Method 1 Details: If you are creating a virtual machine which will run non-"ubuntu" or non- "Ubuntu" derivative distros of GNU/Linux, create a legacy "Network Adapter" for the virtual machine prior to starting the virtual machine. After the operating system is installed, you can attempt to download and install drivers for a (regular) "Network Adapter". 156

157 PROJECT 3 DETAILS (CREATE VIRTUAL MACHINES) Method 1 Details: For advice on installing "Ubuntu 11.10" into a virtual machine in "Hyper-V" in "Windows 8..", see /5078-hyper-v-create-linux-virtualmachine-windows-8-a.html 157

158 PROJECT 3 DETAILS (CREATE VIRTUAL MACHINES) Method 2 Details: Clone an existing Hyper-V virtual machine (so that the cloned virtual machine also runs inside the Hyper- V virtual machine program ). 158

159 PROJECT 3 DETAILS (CREATE VIRTUAL MACHINES) Method 2: Clone Virtual Machines (continued) Two alternative procedures for cloning a virtual machine in Hyper-V": Cloning Procedure 1: Use the "Export" and "Import" functions of "Hyper-V" Cloning Procedure 2: Copy the.vhdx or.vhd virtual hard drive and then run the "New" "Virtual Machine" function of "Hyper-V". 159

160 PROJECT 3 DETAILS (CREATE VIRTUAL MACHINES) Method 2: Clone Virtual Machines (continued) "Cloning Procedure 1"--To clone a virtual machine by using the "Export" and "Import" features of "Hyper-V": Step 1: Use the "Export" feature of Hyper- V to create a backup "image" of a virtual machine Step 2: Use the "Import" feature of Hyper- V to create a new virtual machine from the backup image that was created in "Step 1". 160

161 PROJECT 3 DETAILS (CREATE VIRTUAL MACHINES) Method 2: Clone Virtual Machines (continued) "Cloning Procedure 2"--To clone a virtual machine by copying the.vhdx or.vhd virtual hard disk file: Use "Windows Explorer" to make a copy of the.vhd or.vhdx virtual hard drive file. From the Menu bar of "Hyper-V", click on "Action", "New", and "Virtual Machine". Specify the copy of the virtual hard drive file when you arrive at the "Connect Virtual Hard Disk" dialog box. 161

162 PROJECT 3 DETAILS (CREATE VIRTUAL MACHINES) Method 3 Details: "Method 3" consists of using an existing virtual machine to create a new virtual machine that runs on a different virtual machine program (= V2V which stands for Virtual to Virtual ) 162

163 PROJECT 3 DETAILS (CREATE VIRTUAL MACHINES) Method 3 Details (continued): You can use Microsoft's free Disk2VHD program to use a Oracle VM VirtualBox virtual machine to create a new virtual machine for "Hyper-V". See rdsig/virtualmachines/v2v/disk2vhd-v2v- VBoxtoVHD.pdf 163

164 PROJECT 3 DETAILS (CREATE VIRTUAL MACHINES) Method 3 Details (continued): You can use the free "VMDK(VMWare) to VHD Converter" to convert a VMware virtual machine to a new virtual machine for Hyper-V. See w_to/show/

165 PROJECT 3 DETAILS (CREATE VIRTUAL MACHINES) ADD-ON SOFTWARE TO INSTALL INTO EACH VIRTUAL MACHINE: After you create a virtual machine using any of the three methods, you should start the virtual machine and install addon software that is provided by the maker of the virtual machine program. 165

166 PROJECT 3 DETAILS (CREATE VIRTUAL MACHINES) For "Windows.." virtual machines running in "Hyper-V", you can install the "Integration Services" Add-on to enable enhanced functions such as better mouse control, a driver for the non-legacy network adapter, AND faster communications between the virtual machine and the host operating system: Start up the guest operating system of the virtual machine Click on "Action"; then click on "Insert Integration Services Setup Disc". 166

167 PROJECT 3 DETAILS (CREATE VIRTUAL MACHINES) When you install Hyper-V's "Integration Services" as a software program into a guest operating system, you are adding a "VMBus" module into the virtual machine. See ding_and_installing_hyper- V_Integration_Services 167

168 PROJECT 3 DETAILS (CREATE VIRTUAL MACHINES) For "GNU/Linux.." virtual machines running in "Hyper-V", you can install "Integration Services" to make VMBusbased virtual "Network Adapters" work after you download it from or

169 PROJECT 3 DETAILS (CREATE VIRTUAL MACHINES) For an example of how to install "Integration Services" into a Linux distro, see 169

170 PROJECT 3 DETAILS (CREATE VIRTUAL MACHINES) Some distros of Linux already have Microsoft's "Integration Services" incorporated by their developers so you do not need to install "Integration Services" after installing them into a virtual machine: Ubuntu 12.04, Linux Mint

171 OPTIONAL PROJECT 4 (P2V= PHYSICAL TO VIRTUAL ) Use a Real Computer to Make a Virtual Machine "Hyper-V" Program 171

172 OPTIONAL PROJECT 4 DETAILS (continued) (DO "PHYSICAL TO VIRTUAL ) To use a real, physical computer to create a "virtual machine" (P2V) that can be "played" in any "Windows 8.." computer that has "Hyper-V" activated in it, you can use Microsoft s Disk2vhd. 172

173 OPTIONAL PROJECT 4 DETAILS (continued) (DO "PHYSICAL TO VIRTUAL ) Physical to Virtual (P2V) By Microsoft s Free Disk2VHD Program The Disk2VHD program can be downloaded from 173

174 OPTIONAL PROJECT 4 DETAILS (continued) (DO "PHYSICAL TO VIRTUAL ) Physical to Virtual (P2V) By the Microsoft s Free Disk2VHD Program You can install it into any physical computer that has Windows XP Service Pack 2 and higher, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 and use it to create a.vhd virtual hard drive file that can be used to create a virtual machine in Windows Virtual PC, Microsoft Virtual PC 2007, or Oracle VM VirtualBox. 174

175 OPTIONAL PROJECT 4 DETAILS (continued) (DO "PHYSICAL TO VIRTUAL ) Physical to Virtual (P2V) By Microsoft s Free Disk2VHD Program (continued) For detailed instructions for using Disk2VHD to use a Windows XP computer to create a virtual machine that runs in "Hyper-V", see vert-xp-into-a-windows-7-virtualmachine-with-disk2vhd/

176 OPTIONAL PROJECT 4 DETAILS (continued) (DO "PHYSICAL TO VIRTUAL ) Physical to Virtual (P2V) By Microsoft s Free Disk2VHD Program (continued) The steps for using Disk2VHD to create a virtual machine from a real computer are almost exactly the same as the (V2V) steps for using an Oracle VM VirtualBox virtual machine to create a Windows Virtual PC or Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 virtual machine. 176

177 PROJECT 5 DETAILS: USE VIRTUAL MACHINES Virtual Hardware Full virtualization means that all major hardware components are virtualized in software by the "virtual machine program". 177

178 PROJECT 5 DETAILS USE VIRTUAL MACHINES Virtual Hardware (continued) A view of itself from inside a Windows 7 virtual machine inside Hyper-V : 178

179 PROJECT 5 DETAILS: USE VIRTUAL MACHINES Virtual Hardware (continued): The manufacturer of this virtual machine computer is shown to be Microsoft Corporation. 179

180 PROJECT 5 DETAILS (continued) USE VIRTUAL MACHINES Virtual Hardware (continued) The "virtual hardware" in a virtual machine contains a set of standardized hardware that the "virtual machine program" creates for each virtual machine: BIOS, motherboard, drive controllers, network adapter(s), monitor, keyboard, mouse, etc. 180

181 PROJECT 5 DETAILS (continued) USE VIRTUAL MACHINES Virtual Hardware (continued) This makes virtual machines easy to transfer from one computer to another as long as we run them in the same virtual machine program. 181

182 PROJECT 5 DETAILS (continued) USE VIRTUAL MACHINES Virtual CPUs (continued) "Hyper-V" provides each virtual machine with a virtual processor that is the same as the actual processor of the physical host computer. 182

183 PROJECT 5 DETAILS (continued) USE VIRTUAL MACHINES Virtual motherboards Hyper-V provides each virtual machine with a virtual motherboard. 183

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190 PROJECT 5 DETAILS (continued) USE VIRTUAL MACHINES Virtual motherboards All virtual machines get a "Virtual Machine 7.0 motherboard that shows "Microsoft Corporation" as the manufacturer. 190

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192 PROJECT 5 DETAILS (continued) USE VIRTUAL MACHINES Virtual BIOS For a "Hyper-V" virtual machine, the only BIOS settings that you can adjust are Num Lock On/Off and Boot Device Order. 192

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200 PROJECT 5 DETAILS (continued) USE VIRTUAL MACHINES An extensive comparison between various virtual machine programs can be found at son_of_platform_virtual_machines 200

201 PROJECT 5 DETAILS (continued) USE VIRTUAL MACHINES Virtual hard drives When you create a virtual machine, you can also create a "virtual hard drive" for it. 201

202 PROJECT 5 DETAILS (continued) USE VIRTUAL MACHINES Virtual hard drives (continued) A virtual hard drive file in Hyper-V" in "Windows 8 will have a file extension of.vhdx or.vhd 202

203 PROJECT 5 DETAILS (continued) USE VIRTUAL MACHINES Virtual hard drives (continued) In a "Windows 8.." computer the default location for virtual hard drives is C:\Users\Public\Documents\ Hyper-V\Virtual hard disks 203

204 PROJECT 5 DETAILS (continued) USE VIRTUAL MACHINES Virtual hard drives (continued) See dows-8-storage-and-hyper-v-part-2- vhdx-and-powershell/ 204

205 PROJECT 5 DETAILS (continued) USE VIRTUAL MACHINES Virtual hard drive controllers The type of virtual hard drive that a guest operating system sees depends on which type of virtual hard drive controller you connect to the virtual hard drive. 205

206 PROJECT 5 DETAILS (continued) USE VIRTUAL MACHINES Mouse cursor control rule #1: When you first click inside a window of a virtual machine, you might be just activating the mouse for that window. Then you usually have to click again to make something happen inside the virtual machine window. 206

207 PROJECT 5 DETAILS (continued) USE VIRTUAL MACHINES Mouse cursor control rule #2: For each virtual machine (window), your mouse cursor will either be in "integration mode" or in "captured"/"in jail" mode. 207

208 PROJECT 5 DETAILS (continued) USE VIRTUAL MACHINES Mouse cursor control rule #2 (continued): To release the mouse cursor from a virtual machine that is running in "Hyper-V", press Ctrl + Alt + Left arrow once. 208

209 PROJECT 5 DETAILS (continued) USE VIRTUAL MACHINES Keyboard control: The keyboard of your computer will only work inside a virtual machine s window if you have the mouse cursor inside the virtual machine window AND maybe if you have already clicked at least once inside the virtual machine window. 209

210 PROJECT 5 DETAILS (continued) USE VIRTUAL MACHINES Window ownership by which virtual machine?? To determine if a Window belongs to a specific virtual machine, move the Window from side to side and watch the borders of the window. In Windows 7 do not shake the Window too fast, or all the other Windows might minimize ( Aero Shake ). 210

211 PROJECT 5 DETAILS (continued) USE VIRTUAL MACHINES "Hyper-V" requires you to use its "Virtual Switch Manager" to install a virtual "network switch(s)" that your real host computer and all of your virtual machines have to use for all network communications to the real Internet and to the real Local Area Network (LAN). 211

212 PROJECT 5 DETAILS (continued) USE VIRTUAL MACHINES When you use Hyper-V's "Virtual Switch Manager" to install a virtual "network switch", you can make three kinds of "network switches": o Virtual external switch o Virtual internal switch o Virtual private switch 212

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216 PROJECT 5 DETAILS (continued) USE VIRTUAL MACHINES When you have Hyper-V running in your Windows 8 computer and you switch from a wired to a wireless network adapter, or vice versa, your existing virtual "External network switch(s)" will fail to switch over to the new, real network adapter and all of your virtual machines will be disconnected from your real network until you manually connect the "External network switch(s)" to the new network adapter from inside the Hyper-V management console. 216

217 PROJECT 5 DETAILS (continued) USE VIRTUAL MACHINES Virtual network that you can create for a Hyper-V virtual machine when a real wired network adapter is present in the host computer: 217

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220 PROJECT 5 DETAILS (continued) USE VIRTUAL MACHINES No direct access to the virtual "MAC: A" that connects the host computer ("root partition") to the virtual external switch. 220

221 PROJECT 5 DETAILS (continued) USE VIRTUAL MACHINES Direct access to the virtual "MAC: B" network adapters from inside the guest operating system of each virtual machine. 221

222 PROJECT 5 DETAILS (continued) USE VIRTUAL MACHINES "Mac: A" virtual network adapter for the host computer (=root partition) only works when the virtual network switch is attached to a wired network adapter that is connected to the real LAN. 222

223 PROJECT 5 DETAILS (continued) USE VIRTUAL MACHINES However, when you disconnect the real, wired network adapter from the real network, "Mac: A" virtual network adapter for the host computer (=root partition) fails (and the host is no longer connected to any real or virtual networks) while the "Mac: B" network adapters for the virtual machines continue to work and the virtual machines can "see" each other. 223

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225 PROJECT 5 DETAILS (continued) USE VIRTUAL MACHINES Both "Mac: A" virtual network adapter (for the host computer) and all "Mac: B" virtual network adapter(s) (for the virtual machine) fail when the virtual external network switch is disconnected from a real WiFi network. 225

226 PROJECT 5 DETAILS (continued) USE VIRTUAL MACHINES Virtual network that is used by a Hyper-V virtual machine when a real WiFi network adapter is present in the host computer: 226

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229 PROJECT 5 DETAILS (continued) USE VIRTUAL MACHINES Both "Mac: A" virtual network adapter (for the host computer) and all "Mac: B" virtual network adapter(s) (for the virtual machine) fail when the virtual external network switch is disconnected from a real WiFi network. 229

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231 PROJECT 5 DETAILS (continued) USE VIRTUAL MACHINES Reference for previous two diagrams: /09/07/bringing-hyper-v-to-windows- 8.aspx 231

232 PROJECT 5 DETAILS (continued) USE VIRTUAL MACHINES When you create a virtual machine, you can create a virtual "Network Adapter" or a virtual "Legacy Network Adapter" for the virtual machine: 232

233 PROJECT 5 DETAILS (continued) USE VIRTUAL MACHINES virtual "Network Adapter" in virtual machine configuration screens o o o o o It runs at 10 Gigabits per second It attaches to the virtual machine's virtual VMBus = "synthetic network adapter" in Microsoft tech literature = "Microsoft Hyper-V network adapter" from viewpoint of guest OS It has no real analog in real physical devices 233

234 PROJECT 5 DETAILS (continued) USE VIRTUAL MACHINES virtual "Legacy Network Adapter" in virtual machine configuration screens o It runs at 100 Megabits per second o It attaches to virtual machine's emulated/virtual PCI bus o = virtual "Intel PCI Fast Ethernet adapter" which is a virtual analog of a real wired network adapter that really existed 10 years ago 234

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265 PROJECT 5 DETAILS (continued) USE VIRTUAL MACHINES A "Network Adapter" connects to the "VMBus" and it is described as having "Enlightened IO". A "Legacy Network Adapter" connects to the virtual machine by means of an "Emulation Module" that is provided by Hyper-V. The "Emulation Module" fools the guest operating system into "seeing" a real wired network adapter. 265

266 PROJECT 5 DETAILS (continued) USE VIRTUAL MACHINES When you give "Windows XP", "Windows Vista", "Windows 7", and "Windows 8" virtual machines a "Network Adapter", you have to install Hyper-V's "Integration Services" program as an application program that runs inside the "Windows.." virtual machine guest. 266

267 PROJECT 5 DETAILS (continued) USE VIRTUAL MACHINES To install "Integration Services" into a virtual machine (or to make sure that "Integration Services is already installed into a virtual machine), click on "Action" on the top Menu Bar. Then click on "Insert Integration Services Setup Disk" on the pull-down menu: 267

268 PROJECT 5 DETAILS (continued) USE VIRTUAL MACHINES When "Windows XP.." runs in a Hyper-V virtual machine and you install Hyper-V's "Integration Services", it shows up in "Add or Remove Programs" in the "Control Panel": 268

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270 PROJECT 5 DETAILS (continued) USE VIRTUAL MACHINES When "Windows Vista", "Windows 7", or "Windows 8" runs in a Hyper-V virtual machine and you install Hyper-V's "Integration Services", it does not show up in "Programs and Features" in the "Control Panel": 270

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274 PROJECT 5 DETAILS (continued) USE VIRTUAL MACHINES When a "distro" of GNU/Linux in a Hyper-V virtual machine is capable of using a "Network Adapter", it means that the software developers of the "distro" have included Microsoft's "Linux Integration Components" source code in their compilation of the Linux kernel, or as drivers in the distro, or the end user of the Linux computer has added the "Linux Integration Components" manually as drivers downloaded from Microsoft.com 274

275 PROJECT 5 DETAILS (continued) USE VIRTUAL MACHINES See chive/2008/04/01/linux-integrationcomponents-for-hyper-v-rc-nowavailable.aspx and and 275

276 PROJECT 5 DETAILS (continued) USE VIRTUAL MACHINES and /2009/07/20/more-on-the-hyper-v-linuxintegration-components.aspx and and 276

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278 PROJECT 5 DETAILS (continued) USE VIRTUAL MACHINES "Hyper-V" has no direct USB support. However there are two workarounds: Workaround 1 = File Sharing (conventional fire sharing, file sharing via home group, or a network-to-usb device) and Workaround 2 = USB Passthrough (from a RDP connection from another physical computer) 278

279 PROJECT 5 DETAILS (continued) USE VIRTUAL MACHINES USB Workaround 1 = File Sharing: Hyper-V does not provide a USB controller for its virtual machines. However, if you activate file sharing for any folder on an external USB hard drive or any folder on an USB flash drive, you can then access the shared folder from inside a virtual machine: 279

280 PROJECT 5 DETAILS (continued) USE VIRTUAL MACHINES Workaround 2 = File Sharing (continued): o From the host computer, start "Windows Explorer", o Right click on the folder that you wish to share, o Click on "Properties" in the pop-up utility menu, o Click on the "Sharing" tab, o Click on "Advanced Sharing", o Place a check mark in "Share this folder", o Click on "Permissions", o Checkmark "Full Control" for "Everyone", o Click on the "OK" button. 280

281 PROJECT 5 DETAILS (continued) USE VIRTUAL MACHINES Workaround 2 = USB Passthrough: Hyper-V does not provide a USB controller for its virtual machines. However, if you activate "Remote Desktop Connection" in a virtual machine, you can use a "Remote Desktop Connection" to do a "USB Passthrough" to loan a USB connection or a USB-connected storage device (external hard drive, flash drive, camera chip, etc.) to a virtual machine that is running in "Hyper- V". 281

282 PROJECT 5 DETAILS (continued) USE VIRTUAL MACHINES Remote Desktop Workaround for Audio: Hyper-V does not provide a virtual sound controller for its virtual machines. However, if you activate "Remote Desktop Connection" in a virtual machine, you can use a "Remote Desktop Connection" to do a "Sound Passthrough" to loan a sound controller to a virtual machine that is running in "Hyper-V". 282

283 PROJECT 5 DETAILS (continued) USE VIRTUAL MACHINES Remote Desktop Workaround for Drives on the Host: If you activate "Remote Desktop Connection" in a virtual machine, you loan a real or virtual drive that is connected to the host computer to a virtual machine running in "Hyper-V". The real or virtual drive can be internal or external and the drive can be connected by means of IDE, SCSI, SAS, RAID, esata, or SATA. It can even be a drive that is mapped to a server location. 283

284 PROJECT 5 DETAILS (continued) USE VIRTUAL MACHINES When you "loan" a DVD/CD-R/RW drive to a virtual machine, you can access the contents of any DVDs and CDs but you will be unable to write or burn to the DVD or CD media. However, you will be unable to play music CDs and DVD videos that are attached to the host computer. 284

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307 PROJECT 5 DETAILS (continued) USE VIRTUAL MACHINES When you use "Remote Desktop Protocol" to "loan" a sound controller, a drive, or a drive-like device to a virtual machine in Hyper-V, the "loaned" device shows up in the "Other" section of "Windows Explorer" inside the virtual machine. Your application programs will be unable to access the shared drives and drive-like devices directly so you will have to copy them to the virtual hard drive(s) of the virtual machine using "Windows Explorer" inside the virtual machine. 307

308 PROJECT 5 DETAILS (continued) USE VIRTUAL MACHINES You cannot make more than one "Remote Desktop Protocol" connection into a virtual machine at the same time. If you make a "Remote Desktop Protocol" connection to a virtual machine, the local user of the virtual machine will be automatically logged off. If you then log into the virtual machine locally, the "Remote Desktop Protocol" connect will be terminated. 308

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315 APPENDIX 3 LEGAL ISSUES OF USING VIRTUAL MACHINES If you are recommending, planning, or installing virtual machine software for your business, school, or other nonprofit organization, please read the End User License Agreements for all virtual machine programs and guest operating system software, to determine what is legal. 315

316 APPENDIX 3 (continued) LEGAL ISSUES OF USING VIRTUAL MACHINES See hardsig/virtualmachines/legal.pdf 316

317 APPENDIX 4 TROUBLESHOOTING VIRTUAL MACHINES IN "HYPER-V" See how-to-recover-hyper-v-virtualmachine.html 317

318 APPENDIX 4 (continued) TROUBLESHOOTING VIRTUAL MACHINES IN "HYPER-V" (continued) When you do not have enough available RAM, and you attempt to start up a virtual machine, you get this error message: 318

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