How to create a Windows 2008 R2 VM Template on Window 2008 R2 Hyper-V host server?
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Montag, 25. Februar 2013 22:40Is there a way to create a a windows 2008 R2 VM template running on a Windows R2 Hype-V host, with the ability to resize both RAM and disk space after a VM is creatingthe said template?
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Montag, 25. Februar 2013 23:03Moderator
Hyper-V does not have the notion of Templates (like ESX and XenServer). SCVMM does.
Now, what you can do is prepare a VM (and sysprep it) and then either copy the entire folder, Export / Import, copy the VHD and create new VMs from the copies.
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Disclaimer: Attempting change is of your own free will.- Als Antwort markiert Lawrence LvMicrosoft Contingent Staff, Moderator Donnerstag, 7. März 2013 02:21
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Dienstag, 26. Februar 2013 06:39Moderator
Hi,
> How to create a Windows 2008 R2 VM Template
How you define “VM Template”, what’s the requirement of this “VM Template”?
As Brian mentioned, Hyper-V doesn’t have notion of Templates in ESX or XenServer, SCVMM does have.
But if you want a template to create other VMs, you may try using Hyper-V Difference disks.
Differencing disks offer a shared common parent (base) image. The parent image contains all the data, which will not change greatly in the child (differencing) disks. In the case of a personal virtual desktop, the child image is prone to change from its parent. The owner of the personal virtual desktop makes normal configuration changes to their personal desktop, installs applications, and performs updates to the operating system. These changes to the personal virtual desktop make changes within a child image and negate the need for a parent image. In fact, the child image can easily become larger than the parent image. Therefore, the pros of reducing disk space usage by using a differencing disk are lost with a personal virtual desktop.
You can use difference disk to quickly create new virtual machines.
For more information please refer to following MS articles:
Using differencing disks
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc720381(v=WS.10).aspx
Using Hyper-V Differencing Disks with VDI
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/rds/archive/2010/10/25/using-hyper-v-differencing-disks-with-vdi.aspx
Hyper-V Virtual Machine (VM) Parent-Child Configuration Using Differencing Disks
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/1393.hyper-v-virtual-machine-vm-parent-child-configuration-using-differencing-disks.aspxLawrence
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- Als Antwort markiert Lawrence LvMicrosoft Contingent Staff, Moderator Donnerstag, 7. März 2013 02:21
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