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and click the Virtual Disk Wizard button in the right pane. (A virtual machine can have up
to three hard disks.)
8. Click CD/DVD Drive in the left pane and notice you can attach a CD or DVD drive via the
right pane.
9. Click Hardware Virtualization in the left pane, and notice in the right pane that you can
enable hardware virtualization, if your computer supports it.
10. Notice you can configure additional hardware, such as communication (COM) ports, a
floppy disk, printer (LPT) ports, sound, the mouse, the display, and other devices.
11. When you are finished with the configurations, click OK .
Host Key Options
Because a virtual machine represents an operating system running inside an operating system,
it is necessary to have a way to use the keyboard so that the keys you press communicate
directly with the guest operating system. For example, you'll notice that pressing
Ctrl+Alt+Delete opens the Windows Security dialog box or a menu of options, depending on
which version of Windows is the host operating system. It does not take you to a logon screen
in the guest operating system.
Microsoft Virtual PC enables you to communicate with the guest operating system by using
the host key, which is the right Alt key by default. Table D-1 lists important host key combina-
tions you can use while you are accessing a virtual machine.
Table D-1
Host key options for Microsoft Virtual PC
Keyboard combination
Result
HostKey
Enables you to move the mouse outside the window area used by the guest OS.
(Move the mouse back into the guest OS display and click when you want to
work in the guest OS.)
HostKey + Delete
The virtual machine OS responds to this as Ctrl+Alt+Delete.
HostKey + P
Toggles the virtual machine between pause and resume.
HostKey + R
Causes the virtual machine to reset.
HostKey + A
Selects all items in the active window in the guest OS.
HostKey + C
Copies selected text and items in the active window in the guest OS.
HostKey + V
Pastes text and items in the active window in the guest OS.
HostKey + Enter
Switches between full screen and window modes.
HostKey + down arrow
Causes the virtual machine to minimize.
HostKey + I
Enables you to install virtual machine additions.
D
Microsoft Virtual Server
Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 is intended to host server operating systems as virtual machines.
At this writing, Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 is the most recent version. This version
supports hardware (integrated in the CPU) virtualization, such as AMD CPUs equipped with
AMD-V and Intel CPUs with Intel VT. Other new features include the following:
• Can be installed in x64 operating systems
• Provides support for Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI), which is a technol-
ogy used in Storage Area Networks (SANs)
• Has the ability to cluster virtual servers on a single computer
• Provides enhanced Active Directory support by publishing Virtual Server binding data
through service connection points
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