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Thought experiment
VMM service deployment at Contoso
Y ou are in the process of configuring service deployment using VMM at Contoso.
You want to automate the deployment of VMs, applications, and multi-tier services
using VMM profiles and templates. With this in mind, answer the following ques-
tions:
1. What should you configure to automate the deployment of Microsoft Server
App-V applications to a virtual service in VMM?
2. What should you configure so that you can simplify the deployment of a multi-
tier application using VMM?
Objective Summary
■ Hardware profiles allow you to configure virtual machine hardware settings.
■ Guest operating system profiles allow you to configure operating system settings,
including settings for local administrator accounts, computer name, and domain join
information.
■ Application profiles allow you to configure Server App-V, SQL DAC, and Web Deploy
settings for when you deploy services.
■ SQL Server profiles allow you to configure SQL Server settings for when you deploy
services.
■ Virtual machine templates allow you to create templates that serve as the basis for
virtual machine deployment. These include hardware and guest operating system
settings. You can create VM templates based on an existing virtual hard disk, virtual
machine, or existing VM template.
■ Service templates allow you to deploy multiple virtual machines and applications in
multi-tier configurations.
Objective review
Answer the following questions to test your knowledge of the information in this objective.
You can find the answers to these questions and explanations of why each answer choice is
correct or incorrect in the “Answers” section at the end of this chapter.
1. Which of the following do you use to configure the service account used by a SQL
Server instance's SQL Server service?
a. SQL Server profile
B. Hardware profile
C. Guest operating system profile
D. Application profile