Virtual server windows 2005

If you need to upgrade an existing version of Virtual Server, you can follow the same steps described in the previous section for performing a clean installation. The only difference is you must first complete these preliminary tasks to prepare the computer for the upgrade:. You can now proceed with the numbered steps described in the section entitled "Performing a Clean Installation". You can separate the Virtual Server service from the Administration Web site and run them on separate computers.

You may be wondering why you would want to implement this configuration. Aside for the performance and security purposes, if you are running multiple virtual servers, you may only want IIS to be installed on one computer. The first step in implementing this configuration is to install the Virtual Server service on the host computer s.

The process is similar to the one described earlier, only this time you need to perform a custom setup instead of a complete setup. Your next step in this process is to install the Administration Web site. Keep in mind that the computer hosting the site must be running IIS.

Now that you've installed Virtual Server R2, you're ready to move onto the next steps which are to create a virtual machine, install a guest operating system, and install the Virtual Machine Additions.

To create a new virtual machine, start the VS R2 administrative interface. Log in as an administrative user and follow the procedure below. Earlier in this daily drill down, I provided you with the list of guest operating systems supported by VS R2.

If the guest operating system is supported, there are a few different ways that it can be installed. NB: Installing SP1 is more difficult once you have completed this process, so why not do it now?

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