The following checklist summarizes the configuration details required or recommended to support the Virtual Machine Servicing Tool:

Requirements

• Active Directory® Domain Services domain structure configured
• DNS infrastructure configured
• Software update management system in use
• Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) requirements:
  • Administrator Console and server component installed
  • Windows PowerShell™ execution policy set to remotesigned
  • Library configured
  • Maintenance host groups created
  • Maintenance hosts configured to use a common virtual network
• Virtual machines configured
• DHCP enabled
• Virtual Machine Additions or Hyper-V™ Integration Services installed and registering heartbeats
• Agent for software update management system installed
• Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) requirements:
  • Group Policy for intranet update service location defined
  • Computer groups for updates defined
• Configuration Manager: virtual machines accounted for in the Configuration Manager inventory database
• Updates configured:
  • WSUS: Update metadata downloaded, updates approved
  • Configuration Manager: Updates downloaded and packaged, collections created for virtual machines, and deployment created
• PsExec Utilities (PsExec.exe and pdh.dll files) downloaded and placed in the %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool\Bin folder

Recommendations

• Fibre Channel storage area network (SAN), 2 GB or faster
• Isolated virtual local area network (VLAN)