Installing Hyper-V and Deploying Windows Server 2008 as Your First Virtual Machine

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PART-1

In this two parts article, I will show you how to install the Hyper-V role and then in part two I will install Windows Server 2008 as a virtual machine with Hyper-V.
Hyper-V requires specific hardware. You will need the following:

• An x64-based processor. Hyper-V will be available only in the x64-based versions of Windows Server 2008, the x64-based versions of Windows Server 2008 Standard, Windows Server 2008 Enterprise, and Windows Server 2008 Datacenter.
• Hardware-assisted virtualization. This is available in processors that include a virtualization option; specifically, Intel VT or AMD Virtualization
• Hardware Data Execution Protection (DEP) must be available and be enabled. Specifically, you must enable Intel XD bit (execute disable bit) or AMD NX bit (no execute bit).

Before installing Hyper-V, let me show you a table that will summaries the differences between Hyper-V and Virtual Server 2005 R2


Hyper-V Virtual Server 2005 R2 Performance / Scalability 32-bit VMs Yes Yes 64-bit VMs Yes No Multi-Processor VMs Yes No VM Memory Support 64 GB per VM 3.6 GB per VM Resource Management Yes Yes Availability Guest to Guest Failover Yes Yes Host to Host Failover Yes Yes Host Migration Yes Yes VM Snapshots Yes Yes Management Scriptable/Extensible Yes, WMI Yes, COM User Interface MMC 3.0 Interface Web Interface Perform the following steps to install Hyper-V

2. Click Start > Server Manager
   
   
3. From the left side panel inside Server Manager, click on Roles
   
   
4. The Roles page will open, where it shows you the number of roles you have installed on your machine, Click on Add Roles
   
   
5. The Add Roles Wizard page will open, click on Next
   
   
6. From the list of roles available, select Hyper-V > Click Next
   
   
7. The Introduction to Hyper-V page will open, take a few moments to read it , and then click on Next
   
   
8. The Create Virtual Networks page will open, You can create many virtual networks on your virtualization server to provide a variety of communications channels. For example, you can create networks to provide the following:

• Communications between virtual machines only.
• Communications between the virtualization server and virtual machines.
• Communications between a virtual machine and a physical network by creating an association to a physical network adapter on the virtualization server.
  
  You can either select the Network Adapter that will be attached with the Virtual machines now, or you can do this later using the Virtual Network Manager , Click Next
  
  You use the Virtual Network Manager to add, remove, and modify the virtual networks. The Virtual Network Manager is available from Hyper-V Manager.
  
  As a best practice, it is recommended that you have at least two network adapters on your machine, so that one of the Network adapters is used by the host, and the other network adapter is used by the guest virtual machines
  
  
  

2. On the Confirm Installation Selection page, click Install
   
   
   
   Installation will be initialized and once completed, you will be informed that a restart is required, click Close
   
   
   
   
3. You will be asked if you want to restart your server now, click Yes
   
   
4. Once you log on again to your machine, the installation will resume, and then on the installation result page, you will get notified if the installation encountered any errors or it was completed successfully > Click Close
   
   
   
   
   

Summary

In part 1 of this two parts article, I showed you what are the differences between Hyper-V and Virtual Server 2005, also what are the requirement for Hyper-V, and then finally installed Hyper-V on our Windows Server 2008. In part 2 of this article, I will install Windows Server 2008 as a virtual machine using Hyper-V

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• Implementing a Virtual Machine Failover Cluster with Windows Storage Server 2008
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• Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Virtual Machine Configuration
• Installing Windows Hyper-V Server 2008

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PART-2

Once you install the Hyper-V role on Windows Server 2008, a new console will be installed on your machine, and it is called the Hyper-V Manager. Everything related to Hyper-V is done using this MMC console.

2. To open Hyper-V, click on Start > Administrative Tools > Hyper-V Manager
   
   
   
   
   
3. The first timeyou open Hyper-V, an End User license Agreement (EULA) page will open, take a moment to read it and then enable the checkbox beside I have read and agree to the terms of this EULA, then click on the Accept button. If you clicked on the Cancel button, then you will not be able to connect to any server running Hyper-V until you accept the EULA, which will keep popping up whenever you open Hyper-V or even try to connect to a server that has the Hyper-Vrole installed on.
   
   
   
   The Hyper-V Manager console will open
   
   
   
   From the right side pane, under Actions, click on Connect to Server . Hyper-V is installed locally on the machine you are working with, so keep the default selection on Local Computer (the computer this console is running on) and then click on OK
   
   
   
   The server name will be displayed in the left side pane, and now we have more Actions to select from the right side pane
   
   
   
   
   
4. To Create a new virtual machine, From the right side pane, click on New > Virtual Machine
   
   
   
   
   
5. On the Before You Begin page, click Next
   
   
   
   
   
6. On the Specify Name and Location page, type a meaningful name for your Virtual Machine, as for the location where the virtual machine will be stored, either keep the default location as shown, or change it to another path and then Click Next. I will name the virtual machines as
   ELMAJ-DC-01 and will store it in the D drive inside the Hyper-V folder.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
7. On the Assign Memory page, specify the amount of memory to allocate to this virtual machine. This depends on how much memory is installed on your system. Either keep the default displayed memory, or increase it. As I'm going to install Windows Server 2008, I am going to set the memory to be 2 GB. Click Next
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
8. Select a Virtual Network from the drop down list on the Configure Networking page. You can keep the virtual machine disconnected by not selecting any Virtual Network, Click Next
   
   
   
9. For Every Virtual Machine, you will need to connect it to a Virtual Hard Disk, on the Connect Virtual Hard Disk page, we will need to create a new virtual hard disk, as we do not have any existing virtual hard disk ( you can use existing virtual hard disk if you already have created virtual hard disk before , or if you have downloaded a virtual hard disk from Microsoft site )
   
   I will keep the default settings ( name, location, size ) and click Next
   
   
   
   
   
10. On the Installation Options page, you have multiple options to choose from where you are going to install the operating system, or you can even postpone this operation by choosing Install an operating system later. Insert the Windows Server 2008 DVD inside the DVD Drive, and select to install an operating system from a boot CD/DVD-ROM, if you have multiple DVD Drives, make sure to select the one which has the Windows Server 2008 DVD into it. Click Next
    
    
    
    
    
11. On the Completing the New Virtual Machine Wizard, take a moment to review your selections and then click Finish. If you need the virtual machine to be automatically started after it is created, then select the checkbox Start the Virtual Machine after it is created
    
    
    
    
12. Windows Server 2008 files will start to load
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
13. Select the language to install, Time and currency format and the keyboard language, and then click Next
    
    
    
    
    
14. Click on Install Now
    
    
    
    
    
15. Enter the product key, and keep the checkbox Automatically activate Windows when I'm online to activate your Windows copy when you are online, if you wish not to activate it, as this might be a test lab on your Hyper-V, then deselect this option and then click Next
    
    
    
    
    
16. Accept the license terms and click Next
    
    
    
17. Click Custom (advanced), on the Type of installation page
    
    
    
    
    
18. Select the drive / partition you want to install Windows Server 2008 on it and then click Next. If you want to divide the virtual hard disk into two partitions, you can do this by selecting the drive , and then clicking on the Drive options (advanced) option
    
    
    
    To divide the drive into different partitions, click on the New option, enter the new partition size, then click on the Apply button
    
    
    
    Once you are done with creating the partitions, select the one that you want to install Windows Server 2008 on it, and then click on Next
    
    
    
    
    
19. Installation will start
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
20. The machine will reboot several times until the installation is completed.
    
    
    
    To create a password and logon to Windows Server 2008, read my article : How To Log On To Windows Server 2008
    
    
    
21. One last note, in step # 10 , if you did not select to start the virtual machine after it is created, then to start and connect to the virtual machine, right click on the Virtual machine name inside Hyper-V Manager and click on Start, this will turn on the Virtual machine
    
    
    Then right click on the Virtual machine name and click Connect, this will open the Virtual machine window.
    
    
    

Summary

In part 2 of this two parts article, I showed you how to use Hyper-V Manager to create your first Virtual Machine, and then installed Windows Server 2008 as a guest operating system. Now that you know how to install and use Hyper-V, start building your own test labs and experience the next level of virtualization. Start using a virtualized computing environment to improve the efficiency of your computing resources by utilizing more of your hardware resources. Enjoy Hyper-V