TechNet Simulcast: Hyper-V: Tools to Build the Ultimate Virtual Test Network

Windows Server 2008 R2 and Hyper-V version 2.0 provide a powerful base upon which you can build a highly realistic, effective test bed for servers, clients, and networks. In this session, you’ll learn how to use the resources of a TechNet subscription, Windows Server 2008R2, Hyper-V, and a new, free sysinternals tool called Disk2vhd, to build the ultimate test or training environment. We’ll show you how to import existing virtual machines and export virtual hard disks. You’ll see how to take point-in-time snapshots, and to build snapshot hierarchies that allow you to move both backward and forward to specific points in the time. We’ll also demonstrate how to create a virtual machine from a running physical machine, and then import that VHD into Hyper-V. By the end of this session, you’ll have a solid understanding of the tools and techniques currently available for building a great virtual environment in Hyper-V. 

Highlights include:

  
• TechNet subscription: What is it? How do I get one? What does it cost?
  
• Virtual Hard Disks: Format interoperability and disk types
  
• Working with virtual networks and network connections
  
• Connectivity with legacy network adapters and network adapters
  
• Using wireless interfaces
  
• Importing and exporting VHD files
  
• Effects of importing and exporting a VHD in Hyper-V
  
• How to take, apply and consolidate snapshots