Microsoft Virtual Server

Lessons

• Lesson 1: Intro to Microsoft Virtualization

  00:07:14
  Lesson Clips

  • Introduction 00:00:13
  • Introduction to your Instructor 00:01:12
  • Why is MS Virtual Server So Important? 00:01:36
  • Topic Introduction 00:02:51
  • Our Scenario 00:01:21

• Lesson 2: Introduction to Virtualization

  01:06:55
  Lesson Clips

  • Introduction 00:01:35
  • What is Virtualization? 00:10:04
  • Uses for Virtualization 00:07:14
  • Virtualization Products Available 00:04:44
  • MS Virtual PC vs. Virtual Server 00:03:46
  • Virtual Server - What Does It Offer? 00:10:28
  • VMware Server vs. Virtual Server 00:04:14
  • What is the Future of Virtualization? 00:03:56
  • How is MS Virtual Server Supported and Licensed? 00:07:51
  • What is the Virtual Server Emulated Hardware? 00:05:31
  • What is New in the Latest Version of MS Virtual Server? 00:04:21
  • What We Covered 00:03:05

• Lesson 3: Installing Virtual Server

  00:58:04
  Lesson Clips

  • Introduction 00:00:37
  • Our Scenario 00:00:32
  • Determining Physical Size of Server 00:11:07
  • Obtaining Microsoft Virtual Server 00:06:00
  • Installing Microsoft Virtual Server 00:20:35
  • Configuring and Using Administration Website 00:08:29
  • Virtual Machine Remote Console 00:09:00
  • What We Covered 00:01:39

• Lesson 4: Creating and Using Virtual Machines

  01:48:26
  Lesson Clips

  • Introduction 00:00:54
  • Our Scenario 00:00:29
  • How to Create a New Virtual Machine 00:12:20
  • Media – Physical vs ISO Files (Image Files) 00:07:35
  • Installing Your Operating System 00:05:50
  • Configuring BIOS Settings 00:07:35
  • Installing VM Additions 00:32:22
  • Configuring and Adding Hardware to a VM 00:14:08
  • Removing, Adding, and Cloning a Virtual Machine 00:25:10
  • What We Covered 00:01:59

• Lesson 5: Virtual Networks

  00:33:03
  Lesson Clips

  • Introduction 00:00:39
  • Our Scenario 00:00:25
  • Introduction to Virtual Networks 00:08:53
  • Configuring Virtual Networks 00:08:31
  • Creating a New Virtual Network 00:13:08
  • What We Covered 00:01:24

• Lesson 6: Virtual Disks

  01:24:06
  Lesson Clips

  • Introduction 00:00:47
  • Our Scenario 00:00:19
  • Disk File Types and Common Virtual Disk Questions 00:13:10
  • Removable Media and Disk Images 00:02:30
  • Dynamically Expanding Virtual Disks 00:17:47
  • Fixed Virtual Disks 00:12:59
  • Linked Virtual Disks 00:07:33
  • Undo Disks vs. Differencing Disks 00:18:20
  • Converting Virtual Disks 00:04:05
  • Compacting Virtual Disks 00:01:09
  • Merging Virtual Disks 00:01:50
  • Chaining Virtual Disks 00:01:19
  • What We Covered 00:02:12

• Lesson 7: Managing and Administering Virtual Server

  02:06:26
  Lesson Clips

  • Introduction 00:00:54
  • Virtual Server Security 00:17:21
  • VMRC Configuration & VMRC Through a Firewall 00:07:09
  • Importance of Virtual Server Paths 00:04:05
  • Virtual Server Website Properties 00:08:09
  • Resource Allocation & Performance Monitoring 00:11:42
  • Importance of Events 00:04:06
  • Our Scenario 00:02:02
  • Creating XM Client Workstation 00:22:02
  • Adding AD and DNS 00:24:22
  • Creating a Member Server 00:08:16
  • Creating 2 Test SCSI Disks 00:13:48
  • What We Covered 00:02:26

• Lesson 8: Scripting with MS Virtual Server

  00:46:25
  Lesson Clips

  • Introduction 00:00:49
  • Our Scenario 00:00:43
  • Purpose of This Video 00:00:43
  • What is the VS COM API? 00:11:30
  • Scripts: Shutting Ddown and Turning Off 00:02:09
  • Script: Starting Up 00:10:42
  • Scripts: Enumeration to Perform Shutdown & Startup on All VM's 00:13:49
  • What We Covered 00:05:55

• Lesson 9: Migrating Physical Servers to Virtual Servers (P2V)

  00:56:52
  Lesson Clips

  • Introduction 00:00:47
  • Physical to Virtual Conversion (P2V) 00:03:47
  • MS Solutions Accelerator for Migrating and Consolidating LOB Applications 00:05:40
  • Performing a P2V Conversion 00:13:14
  • Our Scenario 00:32:12
  • What We Covered 00:01:11

• Lesson 10: Virtual Server Add-ons

  01:02:30
  Lesson Clips

  • Introduction 00:00:45
  • Our Scenario 00:00:22
  • Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) 00:01:18
  • System Center Virtual Machine Manager 00:22:09
  • MOM & SMS Add-ins 00:09:38
  • Linux vs. Additions 00:02:11
  • Downloading of Virtual Systems from the Internet 00:23:12
  • What We Covered 00:02:52

• Lesson 11: Virtual PC

  00:49:47
  Lesson Clips

  • Introduction 00:00:41
  • Our Scenario 00:00:56
  • Difference Between Virtual PC and Virtual Server 00:03:14
  • Obtaining and Installing Virtual PC 00:10:09
  • Moving a VM from VS to VPC and from VPC to VS 00:06:54
  • Using Virtual PC 00:25:07
  • What We Covered 00:02:44