The following wizard pages are common to the wizards for deploying virtual machines (from the library) and migrating virtual machines (between hosts).
For more information, see these procedures: How to Migrate a Virtual Machine¸How to Deploy a Virtual Machine.
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Select Host |
Select a host to deploy the virtual machine on. All hosts that are available for placement are given a rating of 0-5 stars based on their suitability to host the virtual machine. The host ratings are based on the virtual machine's hardware and resource requirements and anticipated resource usage. They are also based on placement settings that you can customize for VMM or for individual virtual machine deployments. The ratings are recommendations. You can select any host that has the required disk space and memory available.
If a host has network optimization enabled, a green arrow appears in the Network Optimization column. VMM 2008 R2 allows you to take advantage of network optimization capabilities that are available on Hyper-V hosts that are running Windows Server 2008 R2. For information about network optimization and the hardware that supports it, see the Windows Server 2008 R2 documentation. After a virtual machine is deployed, this feature is displayed only for virtual machines that are deployed on a host that is running Windows Server 2008 R2. |
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Select Path |
Select the path to the folder that will store the configuration files for the virtual machine on the host.
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Select Networks |
Modify the networks and attach them to None or to any of the virtual networks that are found on the selected host.
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Additional Properties |
To enable optional actions when the Virtual Server service starts and stops, you must specify the account that the virtual machine will run under for Virtual Server. This setting does not apply to Hyper-V or VMware. If the hardware supports hardware-assisted virtualization, and you would like to use that feature with the new virtual machine, select the Use Hardware Assisted Virtualization check box. |
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Summary |
Review the configuration settings. To change settings, click Previous. To begin creating the virtual machine, click Create.
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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.