Creating Virtual Machines in VMM

Applies To: Virtual Machine Manager 2008, Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2, Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 SP1

A virtual machine is a virtual computer within a physical computer, implemented in software. A virtual machine runs on a virtual machine host and emulates a complete hardware system, from processor to network card. System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) 2008 provides several methods for creating, configuring, and standardizing virtual machines.

In this Section

• Key Concepts: Creating Virtual Machines in VMM

• Sources of New Virtual Machines

• Creating Virtual Machines from a Template

• Creating and Managing Highly Available Virtual Machines in VMM