Your company’s network includes an Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) domain.
You manage Hyper-V servers by using Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager
(VMM) 2008 R2. You install Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter (Server Core Installation)
on 100 new servers, and you add the servers to the domain. You need to add the Hyper-V
role to the 100 new servers. You must accomplish this goal by using the least amount of
administrative effort. What should you do?
A.
Run the Add-WindowsFeature RSAT-Hyper-V PowerShell cmdlet.
B.
In Server Manager, use the Add Roles Wizard to add the Hyper-V role.
C.
In the VMM Administrator Console, use the Add Hosts Wizard to individually add each
new server to VMM.
D.
In the VMM Administrator Console, use the Add Hosts Wizard to simultaneously add all
100 new servers to VMM.
Explanation:
Adding Hosts to the VMM Administrator Console
When the VMM Administrator Console is run for the first time after installation, it does not, by
default, have any hosts assigned to it. In this context, the termhostis used to refer to servers
running virtual machines using Hyper-V, Virtual Server VMware ESX Server virtualization
technology. Since very little can be achieved using the console until some hosts are added,
this is one of the first tasks to be performed.
Hosts are added to the console using theHostsview, which is selected by clicking on
theHostsoption in the list of views located in the pane in the bottom left hand corner of the
console window. Once the Hosts view is displayed, hosts may be added by clicking on
theAdd Hostlink in theActionspane, or selecting theActions->Virtual Machine Manager->Add
Hostmenu option. Once selected, theAdd Hostswizard will appear displaying the Select Host
Locationscreen as illustrated in the following figure:
The purpose of this screen is to specify where the host is located in terms of the logical
network infrastructure. A variety of different host types may be added to the console, these
being a Windows Server host running Hyper-V which is a member of an Active
Directorydomain, a Windows Server host running Hyper-V which is not a member of an
Active Directory domain (also referred to as aperimeter network host), or a host running
VMware ESX Server (regardless of whether or not it is an Active Directory domain member).
If a host on a perimeter network is specified, the host must have had theVMM
Agentcomponent installed on it before it can be added to the VMM Server. This installation
process also involves the creation of an encryption key which will also need to be provided
during the host addition process. For details on installing the VMM Agent on a perimeter host
refer to the chapter entitledInstalling VMM 2008 Components. After selecting the host
location and type, enter the user name and password credentials of an account on the host
which may be used to gain access and clickNextto proceed to theSelect HostServersscreen.
Having defined the location of the hosts to be added, the purpose of theSelect Host
Serversscreen is to allow selection of the specific hosts to be added to the VMM Server. To
add hosts, enter the name of Active Directory domain of which the host is a member
followed by the computer name. If in doubt as to the name of the computer to be added,
theSearchbutton may be used to search the specified domain for systems running either
Virtual Server or Hyper-V technology. Once a list of servers has been generated, one or
more hosts may be selected and added to the console. Alternatively, if you know the name
of the host to be added, simply enter the name and click the Add button:
Once the required hosts have been added, click on theNextbutton to proceed to
theConfiguration Settingsscreen. This screen is used to define which group of hosts the
machine is to be assigned to. By default, only theAll Hostsgroup is pre-configured within the
VMM Administrator Console. In addition, if the host is currently managed by a different VMM
Server than the one to which the VMM Administrator Console is currently connected, select
the option toReassociate host with this Virtual Machine Manager Serverto associate the host
with the currently connected VMM Server. ClickingNextdisplays theHost Settingsscreen
where a number of paths suitable for storing virtual machine files on the host may be
defined. If no paths are specified, the default location will be used for all virtual machines
created on the host using the console. Note that the console will not create any paths if they
do not already exist on the host. These paths must be manually created before they can be
used to store virtual machines. In addition, a remote connection port may be specified to
allow remote connections to the host using the Virtual Machine Connection tool. Once the
host settings are defined, clickNextand review the information on theSummaryscreen. In
previous chapters we have mentioned that VMM 2008 sits on top of Windows PowerShell
and that any operations performed are converted into a Windows PowerShell script and
executed. To prove this, click on the View scriptbutton to display the PowerShell script which
will be executed to add the host to the VMM Server. Assuming all is correct in the summary,
click onAdd hoststo add the hosts to the VMM Server. Once the addition is complete, the
new host will appear in the list of hosts in the main console window. Configuring Host
Groups In the previous section a host was added to theAll Hostsgroup of the VMM Server. Inaddition to the All Hostsgroup, other groups may be created and existing groups removed to
aid in the administration of large and complex virtualization deployments. Host groups are
configured hierarchically, with theAll Hostsgroup at the top of the tree and other sub-groups
nested beneath it. Each sub-group may, in turn, have its own sub-groups allowing multiple
layers of group nesting. For example,All Hostsmay have a sub-group for all hosts located in
California. The California subgroup may then be configured to have sub-groups of its own for
each city in which hosts are located (San Jose, Palo Alto, San Francisco etc). To add a new
host group, ensure that the VMM Administrator Console is displaying the Hostsview, right
click on theAll Hostsitem in theHostspane in the top left hand corner of the window and
selectNew host groupfrom the menu. A new host group entry will appear with the default
nameNew host grouphighlighted. Enter a new name and press enter to complete the
creation process. To remove an existing group, right click on the group name in the Hosts
pane and selectRemovefrom the popup menu. To move a host from one group to another,
select the host from the list of hosts and click on theMove to host grouplink in
theActionspane. Navigate through the tree of host groups to find the target group and
clickOKto initiate the move. Similarly, to add an existing host to a group, select the host
group from the list, click onAdd hostfrom the Actions pane and use the wizard as described
above to complete the process.
Setting Host Reserves
Host Reservesdefine how much of a host’s resources are to be reserved for the host
operating system. Once these reserves are configured, a virtual machine cannot be
deployed on that host if doing so would require the use of those reserved resources. The
host resources that may be reserved are as follows:
CPU Percentage
Memory
Disk Space
Maximum Disk I/O Per Second (IOPS)
NetworkCapacityPercentage
Host reserves are specified on a host group basis. In addition, the group reserve settings
may also be overridden on a per host basis. To specify the host group reserve settings, right
click on the host group name in the Hosts pane, selectPropertiesfrom the menu and click
theHost Reserve Tabsin theHost Group Propertiesdialog as illustrated in the following figure:
In order to override the group host reserve settings, right click on the host in the list,
selectPropertiesand click onReservesin the resulting dialog.
