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2012年10月24日 星期三

Windows 8 x64 --- Install & Configure Hyper-V (part 1)

In the past, we need to install Windows Server version next to switch to it from the client version if we want to do lab in Microsoft Hyper-V virtualization. It is not convenient for us due to the normal operation will use Client platform as Windows XP/Vista/7. This is why we also install other virtualization product as VirtualBox on our system for the future testing!
Until Windows 8 release, we can easy to use it without any effort because its learning curve will be down due to the behavior is like the previous Windows Server 2008 or 2008 R2 Hyper-V. (# 1)
Before installing it, we need to check oneself hardware specification whether can conform the Hyper-V limitation.
That is
           (1). the memory at least have 4 GB (or later)
           (2). the CPU support 64 bit Second Level Address Translation (SLAT).  (# 2)
When the above requirement is ready, we will prepare to install Hyper-V software.
In Windows 8 Profession version, the Hyper-V has already built-in the system but never is enabled by default.

How to enable it in Windows 8?Simply click Control Panel –> Programs –> Turn Windows features on or off
ScreenHunter_02In Windows Features page, enable Hyper-V check box so that subordinated components as Hyper-V Management Tools, Hyper-V Platform and so on will be selected as well.
ScreenHunter_03After clicking OK button, the system will automatically search the related files and install it then.
ScreenHunter_04By clicking Restart now button to reboot the PC for finish installing the requested changes.
ScreenHunter_05Now we have already install Hyper-V on windows 8 x64 version.
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After installing it, we will do the related configuration of the Hyper-V for installing CentOS 6.3 x64 later.
In the Actions panel, click Hyper-V Settings…ScreenHunter_07To select the special path to store virtual hard disk files
ScreenHunter_65and virtual machine configuration files
ScreenHunter_66In Actions panel, click Virtual Switch Manager
ScreenHunter_09For creating new “External” Virtual network switch, select External next to click Create Virtual Switch button so that the Virtual Switch Properties will show up.
ScreenHunter_10In the Virtual Switch Property, assign a Name or write down some information in Notes, select Connection type as External network option, network adapter and so on.
ScreenHunter_11Click Yes button
ScreenHunter_12In changing process
ScreenHunter_13If it is successful, we can see the original network adapter status is disabled and just enabled the Hyper-V Extensible Virtual Switch check box in its property.
ScreenHunter_15A new Hyper-V Virtual Ethernet Adapter will be created and own network function.
ScreenHunter_16Until now, we have already finish the basic setting in Hyper-V. In next article, we will begin to install CentOS on it.

Reference
(# 1) There are some new features include in Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V that not include in Windows 8 Hyper-V as
  • Remote FX capability to virtualize GPUs (software GPU in RDP 8)
  • Live VM migration
  • Hyper-V Replica
  • SR-IOV networking
  • Synthetic fibre channel.
       The information refer to Client Hyper-V Survival Guide

(# 2) What CPU support SLAT?


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