Your network contains an Active Directory domain named contoso.com. You deploy Microsoft System
Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager (VMM). The network contains five physical servers. The servers
are configured as shown in the following table.
You plan to use VMM to convert the existing physical servers to virtual machines. You need to identify
which physical servers can be converted to virtual machines.
Which servers should you identify? (Each correct answer presents part of the solution. Choose all that
apply.)
A.
Server1
B.
Server2
C.
Server3
D.
Server4
E.
Server5
Explanation:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/systemcenter/hh278293.aspx
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh427293(v=sc.12).aspx
Be careful, this is a trick question.
VMM P2V uses VHD files, which has a maximum size of 2040GB.
2GB is 2048, which means that disks of 2TB cannot be converted, since they are 8GB too big.
To use VHDX files which has support for >2040GB, you have to use MVMC instead, which is why VMM P2V has been removed from System Center 2012 R2.
I mean 2TB is 2048GB 🙂
Confirmed by the New-VHD powershell command, try and create a .vhd disk with SizeBytes set to 2TB, it will give an error about it being too big.
So, according to P2V requirements, is Server4 the only server that can be converted?, it is the only one that does not go beyond the 2040GB mark. isn’t it?
Requirements on the source computer
The physical computer to be converted must meet the following requirements:
Must have at least 512 MB of RAM.
Cannot have any volumes larger than 2040 GB.
Must have an Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) BIOS. Vista WinPE will not install on a non-ACPI BIOS.
Must be accessible by VMM and by the virtual machine host.
Cannot be in a perimeter network.
Only D:
Must have at least 512 MB of RAM.
Cannot have any volumes larger than 2040 GB.
Minimun Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 (SP2)