Use the following procedures to specify the hardware configuration of a virtual machine. These settings do not specify actual hardware; however, VMM uses these settings to calculate resource allocation. You can import hardware profiles and save a hardware profile based on current hardware settings.
Supported Hardware Capabilities: Hyper-V, Virtual Server, and VMware
Configure hardware
- Configure
CPU requirements
- Allocate
memory
- Add a
virtual hard disk
- Configure
network adapters
- Configure
virtual machine priority and availability
- Provide
access to a physical DVD or CD drive or run a file from a DVD/CD
drive at startup
- Provide
access to a physical floppy disk or run a file from a floppy drive
at startup
Create hardware profiles
Actions
| Action | Location |
|---|---|
|
Create a virtual machine. |
New virtual machine (from any view) |
|
Create a hardware profile. |
New hardware profile (from Library View) |
|
Create a template. |
New template (from Library View) |
See Also
For the most up-to-date Help information, go to the Virtual Machine Manager 2008 Help Online. To find additional Virtual Machine Manager 2008 documentation, go to the Virtual Machine Manager 2008 TechCenter Library.