Installing Windows Server 2008 - MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Configuration - page 68

• Turn Off (turns off the VM)
• Shut Down (sends a signal to the OS to perform a shutdown)
• Save (saves the VM's state, similar to Windows hibernation mode)
• Pause (pauses the VM, similar to Windows sleep mode)
• Reset (resets the VM)
• Snapshot (creates a snapshot of a VM)
• Revert (reverts to a snapshot of a VM)
You can access all these toolbar operations from the Action menu, too. The following list
summarizes some tasks you can perform with other menus:
• File —Access the VM's settings and exit the VM.
• Media —Specify a CD/DVD drive the VM should connect to, specify an .iso file the VM
mounts as a virtual CD/DVD drive, or specify a floppy disk image that can be mounted as
a virtual floppy disk.
• Clipboard —Copy a screen shot of the VM to the Clipboard or paste Clipboard text into
the VM. You can also copy and paste between the host computer and virtual machines or
between virtual machines.
If you want to disconnect from a virtual machine, thereby closing the connection console but
not shutting down the VM, simply click File, Exit from the menu or close the window.
Activity 2-17: Working with Virtual Machines
in Hyper-V Manager
Time Required: 30 minutes
Objective: Explore Hyper-V Manager.
Description: You have installed a test VM that you can use to become familiar with managing
virtual machines in Windows Server 2008.
1. Log on to your host server as Administrator, if necessary.
2. Click Start , point to Administrative Tools , and click Hyper-V Manager .
3. Right-click the virtual machine you created in Activity 2-15 and click Connect .
4. If the VM was powered down, power it on by clicking the Start toolbar icon in the connec-
tion console or clicking Action , Start from the menu. Go immediately to the next step.
5. While Windows is booting, close the connection console by clicking the X at the upper
right or clicking File , Exit from the menu. Notice that in Hyper-V Manager, the VM's CPU
usage changes as Windows boots, and the VM's screen shot in the bottom pane changes
periodically.
6. Double-click the VM's screen shot at the bottom of Hyper-V Manager to open the connec-
tion console to your VM.
7. After Windows finishes booting, click the Ctrl+Alt+Delete toolbar icon (the brown square
icon at the far left) to send a Ctrl+Alt+Delete keystroke to the VM.
To see a description of any toolbar icon, hover your mouse pointer over it.
8. In the logon window, enter the password you created for the Administrator account and
log on.
9. Close any open windows in the VM until only the desktop is displayed.