Transcript Virtual PC and Virtual Server Overview

Microsoft Virtual PC &
Virtual Server 2005
Product Overview
Tyler Farmer – [email protected]
Sr. Technology Specialist II
Education Solutions Group
Microsoft Corporation
Agenda
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Introduction / Flavors
Key Scenarios
Dynamic Systems Initiative
Support
Hardware Emulation
Differences VPC / VS
Licensing & Pricing
What is Virtual PC / Server
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Allows you to Virtualize systems
Run multiple virtualized systems on a
single hardware box
Each virtual system functions as an
independent, self-contained computer
Main Uses
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Hardware Consolidation
Development & Testing
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N-Tier Applications on a single box!
Legacy app re-hosting
Software Demos
Training
Support smaller departments
Dynamic Systems Initiative
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Long-term plan for automation
Automate how businesses design, deploy,
and operate increasingly complex &
distributed systems
Monitoring
Server
Order Processing Server
(with message queue, payment
component, and SMTP)
Active Directory
Domain Controller
(with DNS)
Admin Server
(with Domain
Controller & DNS)
Router/
Firewall
Web Server 1
Web Server 2
100 Mbps
Switch
Web Server 3
Web Server 4
Database
Server 1
Disk
Array
Database
Server 2
How do I set and
enforce operational
policies?
How do I operate
this distributed
system?
Development
IT Operations
How do I describe
my operational
requirements?
How do I deploy
a distributed
system?
DSI Benefits IT Broadly
DSI will result in reduced costs, improved reliability, and
increased responsiveness across the entire IT life cycle
Simplified development
of applications that are
easier to deploy and
maintain over time
Automated, policy-driven
IT systems that are highly
reliable, cost effective, and
responsive to changing
business needs
Easily meet or exceed SLAs
and continuously monitor
customer experience to
ensure satisfied business
units and productive end
users
Improved manageability
in heterogeneous
environments through
partner solutions that
leverage DSI technologies
“Designed For
Operations”
“Operationally
Aware Platform”
“Intelligent
Management”
Model-based
development and
authoring tools
Model-based
automation
infrastructure
Model-based
management tools
Operationally aware
applications
Increased utilization
and flexibility of
resources
End-to-end automation
of system deployment,
monitoring, and updating
DSI Core Technical Principles
SW platforms and tools
that enable….
That can be created,
Modified and operated on…
Knowledge of an IT System:
Architectural intent
Operational
environment
IT policies
Resource needs
Across platforms
Across the IT lifecycle
 Develop, Operate, Analyze/Act
To be captured in…
Software Models
MOM Management Packs
System Definition Model
Developer
Insight
Application
Knowledge
Operational
Practices
DSI Components for our Discussion
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Virtual Server 2005
Automated Deployment Services
Virtual Server Migration Toolkit
Goal: Take a physical NT4 (or other
legacy system) and turn it into a
Virtualized Machine.
Long-Term Goal – dynamically create any
server/service on an as needed basis
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MOM 200x / System Center
Support
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Virtual Server
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Virtual PC for Windows
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Windows Server 2003 (std, ent, datacenter)
Windows XP (non-production)
Windows XP
Windows Server (non-production)
Virtual PC for Macintosh
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OSX 10.2.8
Support
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32-bit hardware only
64-bit in the future
Only virtualization technology fully
supported by Microsoft Support
Support
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Guest Operating Systems:
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Mainly Windows software
OS/2
Other x86 Operating Systems will work,
but not supported by Microsoft Support
x86 Operating Systems only
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No Macintosh OS as a guest
Hardware Emulation
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Up to 4 IDE/ATA devices (hard drives, CDROM, etc.)
SCSI – emulates the Adaptec 7870
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Up to 4 adapters
Up to 7 devices to adapter
Up to 2 TB per device
4 x 7 x 2 = 56TB per VM
SAN Support (as configured by the host)
Can do Microsoft Clustering (fail-over)
Hardware Emulation
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Hard Drive Types
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Dynamically expanding
Fixed size (grows as need up to fixed size)
Differencing disks (shared parent with multiple
child disks)
Undo Disk support
Video – S3 Trio 64, 4 MB of VRAM, 2D
accelerator, DirectX
Floppy Drive Support (map to a physical
device or floppy disk image)
CD-ROM Support (map to physical device
or ISO image)
Hardware Emulation
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COM ports – up to 2 ports, mapped to
hardware ports
LPT Port – 1 LPT port, mapped to
hardware port
Mouse – PS/2 IntelliMouse
Network Support – up to 4 NICs
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Local only
Guest-to-host
Guest-to-guest
Full network access
Create Virtual Networks
Hardware Emulation
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Memory
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Up to 3.6 GB per VM, 64 GB total
RAM from all running VMs cannot exceed
physical RAM
Example – 2 GB of RAM can run 6 VMs of
256 MB with 512 left for the Host OS
USB support – only keyboard & mouse
input devices
Processors
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Can run only multi-processor boxes
Guest OS only sees 1 processor
Management
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Config file is XML
Fully scriptable
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Creation, startup, shutdown, etc
COM API
SDK
MOM 2005 Management Pack
Differences Virtual PC / Server
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Can move virtual images between Virtual
PC and Virtual Server
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Except for machines in a “saved state” –
these must be shut down before moving
Sound – Virtual PC has it, Server does not
SCSI – Virtual Server has it, PC does not
Licensing – Virtual PC
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One copy of Virtual PC, regardless of # of
processors (running on WinXP)
Will need Operating System license for each VM
Example – Host is WinXP, with Win98, WinME,
Win2000 as Guests
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WinXP License
Virtual PC License
Win98 License
WinME License
Win2000 License
If each machine was running Office, you would
need 4 license of Office
Campus Agreement Covers you for the
Operating Systems & Office!
Licensing – Virtual Server
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One Copy of Virtual Server per server
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Standard Edition: 1-4 Processors
Enterprise Edition: 1-32 Processors
Editions are identical in features
Must license each OS in each VM
Must license for each application in each
VM
Must license CALs for applications
Licensing – Virtual Server
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Example
Host – Win2003 with no apps. 4 Procs
VM1 – Win2000 with Exchange2000
VM2 – NT4 with SQL 7
VM3 – Win2003 with SQL2000 &
SharePoint
1000 clients using all apps
Licensing – Virtual Server
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Win2003 – 2 copies
NT4 – 1 copy
Win2000 – 1 copy
SQL 7 – 1 copy
SQL 2000 – 1 processor license
SharePoint Portal – 1 copy
1000 CALs for Windows, Exchange 2000, and
SharePoint Portal Server
Campus Agreement already covers you on the
CALs. Servers would need to be purchased.
This is no different if you had 4 physical
computers.
Pricing
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Virtual Server Standard
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License - $161
L + 3 Years of SA - $281
Virtual Server Enterprise
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License - $326
L + 3 Years of SA - $570
Pricing
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Virtual PC (Mac or Windows)
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License - $38
L + 3 years of SA - $70
Virtual PC for Mac is included with Office
2004 Professional for Mac
Demo
Questions?
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