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Configuring the Host and
VMM Servers
This section describes, at a high level, how to configure the host (Windows Server
2008 Hyper-V) and VMM (System Center VMM2008) servers. Detailed
documentation for each of these steps can be found at:
www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/virtualization-consolidation.aspx
and
www.microsoft.com/systemcenter/virtualmachinemanager/
Initial Configuration of the VMM Server
To initially configure the Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) server:
1.
Install Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x64.
2.
Configure this server to be part of a Windows domain (Active Directory).
3.
Install System Center VMM2008 and all its required components.
4.
Install the QLogic SANsurfer FC HBA Manager or SANsurfer FC HBA CLI
management tool (download from
www.qlogic.com
).
5.
Install Microsoft Virtual Disk service.
Initial Configuration of the Host Servers
To initially configure the host servers:
1.
Install Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x64.
2.
Configure the server to be part of the same Windows domain as the VMM
server.
3.
Optionally, enable the Hyper-V role via the Windows
Server Manager
→
Roles
. Enabling the Hyper-V role will be done automatically when this host
is added to Microsoft System Center VMM2008 as described in
“Adding
Hosts to the VMM Server” on page 4-2
.
4.
Install the latest QLogic FC adapter driver available for Windows Server
2008 x64.
