Working with Hardware Profiles
Applies To: Virtual Machine Manager 2008, Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2, Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 SP1
In Virtual Machine Manager (VMM), a hardware profile is a library resource containing hardware specifications that can be applied to a new virtual machine or a virtual machine template. A hardware profile can contain specifications for CPU, memory, network adapters, a video adapter, a DVD drive, a floppy drive, COM ports, and the priority given the virtual machine when allocating resources on a virtual machine host.
Note
You must be running VMM 2008 R2 with Service Pack 1 to configure video adapter settings.
You can create hardware profiles that import a standard hardware configuration into a template or a virtual machine. The options are the same whether you update the hardware configuration of a virtual machine, a hardware profile, or a template.
Supported hardware capabilities: Hyper-V, Virtual Server, and VMware
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
Concepts
How to Create a Hardware Profile
How to Modify the Properties of a Hardware Profile
How to Save a Hardware Profile While Creating a Virtual Machine or Template