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exerciSe 9.4
(continued)
5.
On the Assign Memory page, define how much of your host computer's memory you
want to assign to this virtual machine. Remember that once your virtual machine
uses up all of your physical memory, it will start swapping to disk, thus reducing the
performance of all virtual machines. Click Next to continue.
6.
On the Configure Networking page, select the virtual network that you previously
configured using Virtual Network Manager. Click Next to continue.
7.
On the next page, you configure your virtual hard disk. You can create a new virtual
hard disk, select an existing disk, or choose to attach the hard disk later. Be aware that
you can create only a dynamically expanding virtual disk on this page; you cannot
create a differencing, physical, or fixed virtual hard disk there. However, if you created
the virtual hard disk already, you can, of course, select it. Click Next to continue.
8.
On the Installation Options page, you can select how you want to install your operating
system. You have the option to install an operating system later, install the operating
system from a boot CD/DVD-ROM where you can select a physical device or an image file
(ISO file), install an operating system from a floppy disk image (VFD file, or a virtual boot
floppy disk), or install an operating system from a network-based installation server. The
last option will install a legacy network adapter to your virtual machine so that you can
boot from the network adapter. Select Install An Operating System Later and then click
Next.
9.
On the Completing The New Virtual Machine Wizard summary page, verify that all
settings are correct. You also have the option to start the virtual machine immediately
after creation. Click Next to create the virtual machine.
10.
Repeat this process and create a few more virtual machines.
11.
If you want to install an operating system on one of the VMs, start the VM, load a
Windows Server 2012 R2 installation disk into the DVD drive, and then, under the Media
menu, choose DVD and Capture. Then just do a normal install.
After completing Exercise 9.4, you will have a virtual machine available in Hyper-V
Manager. Initially, the state of the virtual machine will be Off. Virtual machines can have
the following states: Off, Starting, Running, Paused, and Saved. You can change the state
of a virtual machine in the Virtual Machines pane by right-clicking the virtual machine's
name, as shown in Figure 9.10, or by using the Virtual Machine Connection window.
Here is a list of some of the state options (when the VM is running) available for a
virtual machine:
Start
Turn on the virtual machine. This is similar to pressing the power button when the
machine is turned off. This option is available when your virtual machine is Off or in Saved
state.
Turn Off
Turn off the virtual machine. This is similar to pressing the power-off button on
the computer. This option is available when your virtual machine is in Running, Saved, or
Paused state.
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