Change the amount of random access memory (RAM) allocated to the virtual machine.
Processor Change the number of logical processors this virtual machine can use as well as define resource control to balance resources among virtual machine by using a relative weight.Add/change and remove devices from the IDE controller. You can have
hard drives or DVD drives as devices. Every IDE controller can have up to two devices attached, and by default you have two IDE controllers available.

Select a controller to attach to this device as well as specify the media to use with your virtual hard disk. The available options are Virtual hard disk (.vhd) file (with additional buttons labeled New, Edit, Inspect, and Browse that are explained in the virtual hard disk section) and Physical hard disk. You can also remove the device here.

Select a controller to attach to this device as well as specify the media to use with your virtual CD/DVD drive. The available options are None, Image file (ISO image), and Physical CD/DVD drive connected to the host computer. You also can remove the device here.

Configure all hard drives that are connected to the SCSI controller. You can add up to 63 hard drives to each SCSI controller, and you can have multiple SCSI controllers available.

Specify the configuration of the network adapter or remove it. You can also configure for each adapter the virtual network and MAC address and enable virtual LAN identification.

Configure the virtual COM port to communicate with the physical computer through a named pipe. You have COM1 and COM2 available.

Name Edit the name of the virtual machine and provide some notes about it.Integration Services Define what integration services are available to your virtual machine. Options are Operating system shutdown, Time synchronization, Data Exchange, Heartbeat, and Backup (volume snapshot).Snapshot File Location Automatic Start Action Define the default file location of your snapshot files.

Define what this virtual machine will do when the physical computer starts. Options are Nothing, Automatically start if the service was running, and Always start this virtual machine. You also can define a start delay here.

WAbility to deploy Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Support for Windows PE as a boot operating system Ability to transmit data and images by use of multicast Support for network boot of x64-bit operating systems.

For many small shops, and in previous years, server installations were done by manually installing the operating system. This means that an administrator would have to manually monitor and con?gure each server install. As the resources to deploy images have improved, it has opened the way for a simpli?ed deployment of servers, one that an IT administrator can trust. The bene?t of WDS goes beyond just freeing up time; it takes a major step forward in assuring company standards when it comes to how servers are built and con?gured.

If you are not familiar with these terms and components, we recommend that you spend some time studying them before attempting to deploy system images in a production environment.

While WDS can deploy an operating system to your workstation environment, this chapter will focus on using WDS to deploy servers.Deploying Images by Using Windows Deployment Services.Windows Deployment Services include several components that can help a network administrator quickly, easily, and effectively install operating systems to servers:
Management Tools These are the tools you will use to create system images and manage the server and client machine accounts.

Server components The server components are the items needed to boot a client computer and install an operating system on a client machine. will be created to keep the data needed for the network boot, such as boot and install images.

Client components These components are needed for the client machine to communicate with the server so that the proper items are installed and con ?gured. The Windows PE interface is a client component.

Hyper-V Integration Components, also called Integration Services, are required to make your guest operating system “hypervisor aware.” Similar to the VM Additions that were part of Microsoft Virtual Server 2005, the components improve the performance of the guest operating system once the components are installed. On the architectural perspective, virtual devices are redirected directly via the VMBus, thus quicker access to resources and devices is provided.

If you do not install the Hyper-V Integration Components, the guest operating system uses emulation to communicate with the host’s devices, which of course makes the guest operating system slower.

As this chapter was being written, Microsoft had not announced any other operating systems that support the Hyper-V Integration Components. This is subject to change quite quickly, so you should use this list as a reference. Please check the official Microsoft Hyper-V site at WWW.MICROSOFT .COM/VIRTUALIZATION for any new announcements.

Exercise 8.7 shows you how to install Hyper-V Integration Components on one of your
virtual machines running Windows Server 2003.

Installing Hyper-V Integration Components
Follow these steps to install the Hyper-V Integration Components in a virtual machine running Windows Server 2003 or 2008:

1.Click Start Administrative Tools Hyper-V Manager.

2.In Hyper-V Manager, in the Virtual Machines pane, right-click the virtual machine on which you want to install Hyper-V Integration Components and select Start. Right-click the virtual machine again and select Connect to Open a Virtual Machine Connection. Meanwhile, your virtual machine should be already booting.

3.If you need to log in to the operating system of your virtual machine, you should do so. Once the Windows Desktop appears, you need to select Insert Integration Services Setup Disk from the Actions menu of your Virtual Machine Connection window. Once the Hyper-V Integration Components are installed, you are asked to perform a reboot.

After the reboot, Hyper-V Integration Components are installed on your operating system and you will be able to use them.The following sections cover exporting and importing virtual machines between host machines as well as taking a snapshot to back up a certain state of your virtual machine. We will also briefly discuss what Quick Migration is and how Hyper-V uses it.

Export or Import RemoteApp Programs and Settings

With Terminal Services for Windows 2008, you have the ability to export and import the RemoteApp Programs list from one TS server to another. This is a bene?t when you have to con ?gure a larger server farm with an identical RemoteApp Programs list. Any RDP or MSI packages that were created will not be exported or imported and will have to be re- created to re?ect the name of the terminal server. However, if a server is a member of a TS server farm and during the creation of the packages the farm name was speci ?ed instead of the name of an individual server, you can manually copy the packages. In Exercise 2.13, you will to export the RemoteApp Programs list and deployment settings.

Exporting the RemoteApp Programs List and Deployment Settings

Follow these steps to Export the TS Remote program list and deployment settings to other Windows Server 2008 Terminal Servers.

1.Start TS RemoteApp Manager.

2. In the Actions pane, click Export RemoteApp Settings.

3. Select Export the RemoteApp Program List and Settings to Another Terminal Server or Export the RemoteApp Programs List and Settings to a File.

4.Click OK.

When the TS ReportApp settings are exported to a ?le, the location is speci ?ed by the administrator and the ?le itself is saved with the .tspub extension. To import the TS RemoteApp programs list and deployment settings, use the same procedure except use Import RemoteApp settings instead. It is important to note that importing the settings to another server will overwrite the settings.

Distributing RemoteApp Applications

There are several ways to deploy RemoteApps, and we have already touched on two of them: distributing an RDP ?le through a ?le share or distributing a MSI through a GPO. In the following sections, you’ll learn about distributing TS RemoteApp programs with Terminal Services Web Access. Microsoft has enhanced Terminal Services Web Access (TS Web Access) in Windows 2008 by imbedding the ActiveX controls into a web page hosted on Internet Information Services (IIS). A user can create a session using the client’s web browser. To take advantage of TS Web Access, the client computer must be running Remote Desktop Client (RDC) 6.1, which is available on Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista SP1, and Windows XP SP3.

Installing TS Web Access

TS Web Access must be installed as a role on a server that users will to connect to access their RemoteApp programs. As result of installing TS Web Access as a role, Internet Information Services 7.0 is also installed. The server that has the TS Web Access role acts as a web server and does not have to be a terminal server. In Exercise 2.14, you’ll install TS Web Access.

Remote Desktop Connection Display

The new RDC software enables the use of higher-resolution displays with multiple-monitor spanning on the client computer and clearer text with font smoothing. In conjunction with Terminal Server running Windows Server 2008, the new RDC software will give the users a Windows Vista look and feel with the new Desktop Experience. In addition, Display Data Prioritization will give display, mouse, and keyboard
traf?c better performance.

Custom Display Resolutions

In previous versions, the only supported display resolution was 4:3 with the maximum resolution of 1600×1200. Now, with widescreen monitors, 16:9 and 16:10 are available with resolutions of 1680×1050 and 1920×1200 and a new maximum supported resolution of 4096×2048. Figure 2.2 shows the Display tab of the Remote Desktop Connection client, accessed via the Options button.

Custom display resolutions can also be set in an RDP ?le or from a command prompt:

Open the RDP file in a text editor and edit the following settings, where is the resolution (for example, 1920 or 1200):

desktopwidth:i:
desktopheight:i:

Use mstsc.exe at the command prompt with the following settings:
mstsc.exe /w: /h:

Monitor Spanning

Monitor spanning allows the display of the remote desktop session to stretch across multiple monitors. For monitor spanning to function, all the monitors must have the same resolution and their total resolution cannot exceed 4096×2048. Another limitation is that spanning only occurs horizontally (side by side), not vertically.

You can set monitor spanning in an RDP ? le or from a command prompt.

Open the RDP file in a text editor. Change the following setting, where = 0 indicates that monitor spanning is disabled and = 1 indicates that monitor spanning is enabled:

Span:i:

Use mstsc.exe at the command prompt with the following settings:

mstsc.exe /span

Font Smoothing

If you’re using an LCD monitor, font smoothing is a feature that will be of interest. Win- dows Server 2008 now supports ClearType, which is a Microsoft technique that improves the readability of text. For users to take advantage of this feature, terminal servers must have ClearType enabled and font smoothing must be enabled in the RDC client.

The following operating systems support font smoothing:

Windows Vista

Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 or 2 with RDC 6.0 Windows XP Service Pack 2 with RDC 6.0

you’ll enable font smoothing on a Windows Vista client.

Initializing Disk Drives

Follow these steps to initialize disk drives:

Select Disk Management.

After disk drives have been installed, right-click Disk Management and select Rescan Disks.

A pop-up box appears indicating that the server is scanning for new disks.

After the server has completed the scan, the new disk appears as Unknown.

Right-click the Unknown disk and select Initialize Disk.

Storage in Windows Server 2008

A pop-up box appears asking for the partition style. For this exercise, choose MBR.

The disk will now appear online as a basic disk with unallocated space.

Working with Basic and Dynamic Disks

Windows Server 2008 supports two types of disk con ?gurations: basic and dynamic. Basic disks are divided into partitions and can be used with previous versions of Windows. Dynamic disks are divided into volumes and can be used with Windows 2000 Server and later releases. When a disk is initialized, it is automatically created as a basic disk, but when a new fault-tolerant volume set is created, the disks in the set are converted to dynamic disks. Fault-tolerance features and the ability to modify disks without having to reboot the server are what distinguish dynamic disks from basic disks.

A basic disk can simply be converted to a dynamic disk without loss of data. When a basic disk is converted, the partitions are automatically changed to the appropriate volumes. However, converting a dynamic disk back to a basic disk is not as simple. First, all the data on the dynamic disk must be backed up or moved. Then all the volumes on the dynamic disk have to be deleted. The dynamic disk can then be converted to a basic disk. Partitions and logical drives can be created and the data restored. The following are actions that can be performed on basic disks:

Format partitions.

Mark partitions as active.

Create and delete primary and extended partitions. Create and delete logical drives.

Convert from a basic disk to a dynamic disk.

Windows Server 2008 Storage Services

The following are actions that can be performed on dynamic disks: Create and delete simple, striped, spanned, mirrored, or RAID-5 volumes. Remove or break a mirrored volume. Extend simple or spanned volumes. Repair mirrored or RAID-5 volumes.

Convert from a dynamic disk to basic after deleting all volumes. In Exercise 1.2, you’ll convert a basic disk to a dynamic disk.

Candidates for MCTS certi fication on Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure must pass one Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure exam. Other MCTS certi fications may require up to three exams. For a more detailed description of the Microsoft certi fication programs, including a list of all the exams, visit the Microsoft Learning website at www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp .

The Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure, Configuring Exam

The Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure exam covers concepts and skills related to installing, con figuring, and managing Windows Server 2008 applications. This includes the following applications:

Windows Deployment Services Terminal Services.Internet Information Services 7.0

It emphasizes the basic Windows Server 2008 roles and features required to configure and support this functionality.

Microsoft provides exam objectives to give you a general overview of possible areas of coverage on the Microsoft exams. Keep in mind, however, that exam objectives are subject to change at any time without prior notice and at Microsoft ’s sole discretion. Please visit the Microsoft Learning website ( www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp ) for the most current listing of exam objectives.

In an effort to both refine the testing process and protect the quality of its certifications, Microsoft has focused its newer certification exams on real experience and hands-on profi- ciency. There is a greater emphasis on your past working environments and responsibilities and less emphasis on how well you can memorize. In fact, Microsoft says that certification candidates should have hands-on experience before attempting to pass any certification exams.

Microsoft will accomplish its goal of protecting the exams’ integrity by regularly adding and removing exam questions, limiting the number of questions that any individual sees in a beta exam, limiting the number of questions delivered to an individual by using adaptive testing, and adding new exam elements.

Exam questions may be in a variety of formats. Depending on which exam you take, you’ll see multiple choice questions, as well as drag-and-drop, build list and reorder, and hot area questions. Simulations and case study-based formats are included as well. You may also fi nd yourself taking what’s called an adaptive format exam . Let’s take a look at the types of exam questions and examine the adaptive testing technique so you’ll be prepared for all of the possibilities.

With the release of Windows 2000, Microsoft stopped providing a detailed score breakdown. This is mostly because of the various and complex ques- tion formats. Previously, each question focused on one objective. However, recent exams, such as the Windows Server 2008 Active Directory exam, contain questions that may be tied to one or more objectives from one or more objective sets. Therefore, grading by objective is almost impossible. Also, Microsoft no longer offers a score. Now you will only be told if you pass or fail.

To delete a user, open the Local Users and Groups utility, highlight the user account you wish to delete, and click Action to bring up the menu shown in Figure 5.3. Then select Delete. Because user deletion is a permanent action, you will see the dialog box shown in Figure 5.4, asking you to confirm that you really wish to delete the account. After you click the Yes button here, you will not be able to re-create or re-access the account (unless you restore your local user accounts database from a backup).

Open the Admin Console MMC shortcut that was created in Exercise 5.1 and expand the Local Users and Groups snap-in.

Expand the Users folder and single-click on user Kevin to select his user account.

Once an account has been created, you can rename the account at any time. Renaming a user account allows the user to retain all the associated user properties of the previous username. As noted earlier in the chapter, the name is a property of the SID.

You might want to rename a user account because the user’s name has changed (for example, the user got married) or because the name was spelled incorrectly. Also, as explained in the “Disabling User Accounts” section, you can rename an existing user’s account for a new user, such as someone hired to take an ex-employee’s position, when you want the new user to have the same properties.

In Exercise 5.5, you will rename a user account. This exercise assumes you have completed all of the previous exercises in this chapter.

Type the username Taralyn and press Enter. Notice that the Full Name retained the orig-inal property of Terry Belle in the Local Users and Groups utility.

Renaming a user does not change any “hard-coded” names, such as the user’s home folder. If you want to change these names as well, you need to modify them manually, for example, through Windows Explorer.

What should you do if a user forgets his password and can’t log on? You can’t just open a dia- log box and see the old password. However, as the Administrator, you can change the user’s password, and then he can use the new one.

For more control over user accounts, you can configure user properties. Through the user’s Properties dialog box, you can change the original password options, add the users to existing groups, and specify user profile information.

To open a user’s Properties dialog box, access the Local Users and Groups utility, open the Users folder, and double-click the user account. The user’s Properties dialog box has tabs for the three main categories of properties: General, Member Of, and Profile.

The General tab (shown in Exercise 5.3 earlier in the chapter) contains the information you supplied when you set up the new user account, including any Full Name and Description information, the password options you selected, and whether the account is disabled. (See “Creating New Users” earlier in this chapter.) If you want to modify any of these properties after you’ve created the user, simply open the user’s Properties dialog box and make the changes on the General tab.

You are the network administrator for a small company. One of your users, Todd, has a new device that connects to his computer through either the serial port or the USB port. He attempts to connect the device to the USB port through a USB root hub, but the device is not recognized. You verify that all of the hardware is on the Hardware Compatibility List for Windows Vista and that you have the latest drivers. No other devices will connect to the USB root hub, and they also don’t work. You verify that the USB root hub and USB device will work on another computer, which is running Windows XP and has USB configured. What is the next course of action you should take? A. Verify that an IRQ has been assigned to the USB controller in the computer’s BIOS. B. Configure the Registry setting for HKEY_LOCAL_COMPUTER\HARDWARE_DEVICES\USB to 0. C. Configure the Registry setting for HKEY_LOCAL_COMPUTER\HARDWARE_DEVICES\USB to 1. D. Downgrade the drivers to Windows XP drivers and see if the device will work.

Tina is dissatisfied with the configuration of her keyboard and mouse. She wants to reset the keyboard speed and the mouse pointer rate. Which utility should she use to configure the key- board and mouse properties? A. Control Panel B. Computer Management C. Microsoft Management Console D. Registry Editor

Miguel is trying to install a network card that is not Plug and Play compatible. When he restarts the computer, the card is not recognized. He has a Windows Vista driver for the device and wants to manually configure the network card. Which utility should he use to install the network card? A. Device Manager B. Computer Manager C. Control Panel (Classic View), Add Hardware utility D. MMC

Elena is using a laptop computer that uses ACPI. She wants to see what percentage of the bat-tery power is still available. She also wants to know if hibernation has been configured. Which of the following utilities should she use? A. Device Manager B. Computer Manager C. Battery meter D. MMC

Fred has configured his wireless phone to synchronize with his computer using Bluetooth tech- nology. However, Fred realizes that an error occurs while synchronizing the device and the data was not copied to his computer. He wants to view the conflict and attempt to resolve it, if possible. Which utility should he use to view synchronization conflicts? A. Device Manager B. Computer Manager C. Sync Center D. MMC

You are administering a computer that is used by several customer support representatives for your company. The support representatives use a custom application to report support incidents. After updating the application, it stops functioning properly, and one of the pro- grammers who wrote the application indicates that a Registry change needs to be made to the computer. You need to ensure that the change is applied for each user of the computer. Which Registry key should you modify? A. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT B. HKEY_CURRENT_USER C. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE D. HKEY_USERS

An upgrade. Finally, you should plan which options you will select during installation. Options include methods of partitioning your disk space, your username and password, and whether you want to enable Windows Update and other security features.

The methods you can use for installation, which include using the distribution files on the Windows Vista media or using files that have been copied to a network share point. The client upgrade paths that can upgrade to Windows Vista and the minimum hardware requirements to perform an upgrade.

Guidelines for when you should upgrade and when you should perform a clean install of Windows Vista.

Upgrade considerations and potential problems with the Windows Vista upgrade process. An upgrade checklist with steps to help ensure a successful upgrade.

How to migrate files and settings from one computer to another using Windows Easy Transfer and how to migrate user data from one computer to another using the User State Migration Tool. How to install Windows Vista. How to upgrade Windows Vista.

How to troubleshoot installation problems. Common errors are caused by media prob- lems, lack of disk space or memory, and hardware problems. Other common errors include using nonsupported hard drives. You can view setup log files to check for problems that occurred during the installation.

Information about supporting dual-boot or multiboot environments. Dual-booting and multibooting allow you to boot to a choice of two or more operating systems. The Windows Update and Windows Activation features. Postinstallation updates are used to ensure that you have the latest files. Product activation is used to complete the Windows Vista licensing process.

Be able to tell whether a computer meets the minimum hardware requirements for Windows Vista. Windows Vista has minimum hardware requirements that must be met. In addition, the hardware must be listed on the HCL, and Windows Vista drivers must be available for all devices.

Understand the different methods that can be used for Windows Vista installation. Be able to specify the steps and setup involved in installing Windows Vista through options such as optical media and network installation.