1. Microsoft Virtual Academy Module 10 Creating and Managing VMs with VMM

2. Module Overview Creating Virtual Machines Cloning & Converting Virtual Machines

3. Lesson 1: Creating VMs Create a VM Create a VM with PowerShell

4. What Is a Virtual Machine Checkpoint? A non-checkpointed.vhd/.vhdx Checkpoint creates.avhd/.avhdx file All subsequent changes are written to the.avhd/.avhdx file When reverted, the and.avhd/.avhdx file is deleted.vhd.avhd Checkpoint.vhd.avhd Checkpoint

5. Lesson 2: Cloning and Converting Virtual Machines What Is Virtual Machine Cloning? Considerations for Virtual Machine Cloning Converting a Virtual Machine

6. Creating Virtual Machines in VMM Use the Create Virtual Machine Wizard Can use existing resources such as virtual machines, templates,.vhds Create a brand new virtual machine Configure Hardware page provides many options Intelligent placement on host

7. Configuring Virtual Machine Placement in VMM Virtual Machine Manager evaluates a host’s capacity and performance Automatically places a virtual machine on the most suitable host Makes star rating recommendations through intelligent placement

8. What Is Virtual Machine Cloning? Rapid way to deploy a virtual machine Makes copy of the.vhd/.vhdx, configuration files, and memory contents Original can be online if using System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager Cloned virtual machine is an exact copy with the same identity Virtual Machine 1

9. Considerations for Virtual Machine Cloning The cloned virtual machine has the same name and domain SID of the original virtual machine After cloning, run Sysprep, or manually change to unique settings and values Ensure sufficient disk space exists on host

10. Converting a Virtual Machine Convert Citrix XenServer virtual machines to Hyper-V via a P2V conversion Virtual-to-virtual machine conversion supports converting: In System Center 2012 VMM ESX/ESXi 3.5 Update 5 ESX/ESXi 4.0 ESX/ESXi 4.1 ESXi 5.1 In System Center 2012 SP1 VMM and System Center 2012 R2 VMM ESX/ESXi 4.1 ESXi 5.1