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What do you do when you have to… 6/17/2018 3:33 PM What do you do when you have to… Support a Windows 10 Workshop series with labs… 100+ events Across 14 different sites No standard server infrastructure Limited budget Limited time Varying level of expertise Nested Virtualization in Windows Server 2016 © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

What do you do when you have to… 6/17/2018 3:33 PM What do you do when you have to… Support a Windows 10 Workshop series with labs… 100+ events Across 14 different sites No standard server infrastructure Limited budget Limited time Varying level of expertise Nested Virtualization in Windows Server 2016 & Windows 10! © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

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Solution Host Options Parent VM Windows 10 workshop VMs 6/17/2018 3:33 PM Solution Host Options Hyper-V host running Windows Server 2016 or… Surface Pro running Windows 10 Creator’s Update An Intel processor with VT-x and EPT technology Parent VM Hyper-V VM running Windows Server 2016 | Windows 10 Creator’s Update Host VM needs 2 PowerShell commands to enable Windows 10 workshop VMs Whatever runs/is supported on Windows Server 2016 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualization/hyper-v-on-windows/user-guide/nested-virtualization © 2014 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

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Enabling Nested Virtualization 6/17/2018 3:33 PM Enabling Nested Virtualization For each Parent VM on the Hyper-V Host… Set-VMProcessor -VMName <VMName> -ExposeVirtualizationExtensions $true Get-VMNetworkAdapter -VMName <VMName> | Set-VMNetworkAdapter -MacAddressSpoofing On © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

6/17/2018 3:33 PM Setup Simplified Multiple-levels all running in parallel (3 layers or more!) #1 Was the Parent VM setup w/ the right resources? vCPU: Single vCPU will starve the internal VMs Mem: Parent VM + requirements of internal VMs Disk: IOPs #2 Setup the virtual environment inside the Parent VM #3 Checkpoint Parent VM to enable rollback/reset © 2014 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

Physical Host Considerations 6/17/2018 3:33 PM Physical Host Considerations IOPs, IOPs, IOPs, etc… Ensure host has CPU, Mem, Disk space for scenario Performance: Windows Defender, Storage IOPs, CPU & Mem VMs often needed 2 CPUs or more (e.g., for OS deployment) Windows Defender or 3rd party anti-malware Multiple-levels all running in parallel (3 layers or more!) © 2014 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

Parent VM Considerations #1 6/17/2018 3:33 PM Parent VM Considerations #1 Minimum of 2 vCPU - gave 4 vCPU on Include 512-1GB of memory for Parent VM in your allocation Turn off Dynamic Memory with the Parent VM (not supported) Dynamic Disks Space overhead (parent VM): WS2016 @ 13GB Win10 @ 11GB compact /CompactOS:Always powercfg /hibernate off Minimize Page File Size System Protection (“comfortable” setting) Keep it clean © 2014 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

Parent VM Considerations #2 6/17/2018 3:33 PM Parent VM Considerations #2 Use Checkpoints when creating VMs (at Parent VM level) Make sure to remove before distributing Before distributing: Shutdown Parent VM Compact Parent VM (source) Distribute (via Azure!) Create a file share in Azure Files Mount an Azure File share & access the share in Windows © 2014 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

Internal VMs Treat just like any Hyper-V environment 6/17/2018 3:33 PM Internal VMs Treat just like any Hyper-V environment Checkpoints within Parent VM, networking, etc. Remember the resource limitations of the host (e.g., vCPU, memory, etc.) Dynamic Memory supported within the Internal-VMs Use Hyper-V VM Parent-Child Configuration Differencing Disks (source) to minimize space Parent VM Compact Parent VM Space overhead (parent VM): WS2016 @ 13GB Win10 @ 11GB Performance: Windows Defender, Storage IOPs, CPU & Mem VMs often needed 2 CPUs or more (for OS deployment) Windows Defender Multiple-levels all running in parallel (3 layers or more!) © 2014 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

Troubleshooting Simplified 6/17/2018 3:33 PM Troubleshooting Simplified Multiple-levels all running in parallel (3 layers or more!) #1 Does the host have all of the expected resources #2 Was the Parent VM setup w/ the right resources? vCPU: Single vCPU will starve the internal VMs Mem: Parent VM + requirements of internal VMs Disk: IOPs #3 Rollback to “known good” checkpoint of Parent VM If issue still exists, the is most likely is in the child VMs © 2014 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

Nested Virtualization – Key Learnings… 6/17/2018 3:33 PM Nested Virtualization – Key Learnings… Enabled the MTC to support Windows 10 Workshops… Standardized packaging of VMs to a single VM Extremely simplified setup Flexibility to execute on Surface Pro or server host/hoster Excellent performance Works across any solution space Using Surface Pros ensured CPU/IOPs/Mem Anyone can do this! © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

Tech Ready 15 6/17/2018 Related content Nested Virtualization: A game changer in Hyper-V and Azure Monday, September 25 5:05 PM - 5:25 PM OCCC Hyatt Regency Theater – Level 1 Troubleshooting Hyper-V performance on Windows Server 2016 Server Core Thursday, September 28 1:10 PM - 1:30 PM © 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

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