Lab 8
Creating and Configuring Virtual Machine Storage | |
This lab contains the following exercises and activities: Exercise 8.1Exercise 8.2Exercise 8.3 Exercise 8.4Exercise 8.5Lab Challenge | Creating a Virtual Hard DiskEditing a Virtual Hard Disk FileCreating a Virtual Machine with an Existing Virtual Hard DiskConfiguring QOS on a Virtual Hard DiskCreating a Pass-Through DiskCreating a Checkpoint |
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
The lab environment consists of three servers connected to a local area network, one of which is configured to function as the domain controller for a domain called adatum.com. The computers required for this lab are listed in Table 8-1.

Table 8-1
Computers Required for Lab 8 Computer | Operating System | Computer Name | Domain controller 1 | Windows Server 2012 R2 | SERVERA | Member server 2 | Windows Server 2012 R2 | SERVERB | Member server 3 | Windows Server 2012 R2 | SERVERC |
In addition to the computers, you also require the software listed in Table 8-2 to complete Lab 8.

Table 8-2
Software Required for Lab 8 Software | Location | Lab 8 student worksheet | Lab08_worksheet.docx (provided by instructor) |

Working with Lab Worksheets
Each lab in this manual requires that you answer questions, take screen shots, and perform other activities that you will document in a worksheet named for the lab, such as Lab08_worksheet.docx. It is recommended that you use a USB flash drive to store your worksheets, so you can submit them to your instructor for review. As you perform the exercises in each lab, open the appropriate worksheet file, fill in the required information, and save the file to your flash drive.
After completing this lab, you will be able to:
Create and edit VHDxs
Create VM with existing VHDx
Configure QOS on a virtual hard disk
Create a pass-through drive
Create a checkpoint
Estimated lab time: 50 minutes * * * *

Exercise 8.1 | Creating a Virtual Hard Disk | Overview | In this exercise, you use the Hyper-V Management console to create a new virtual hard disk. | Mindset | What hardware options are available when creating virtual hard disks in Hyper-V? | Completion time | 10 minutes |

1. On the SERVERB computer, which has the Hyper-V role installed, open the Server Manager console and select Tools > Hyper-V Manager. The Hyper-V Manager console appears.
2. In the left pane, click SERVERB, and then in the right pane, click New > Hard Disk. The New Virtual Hard Disk Wizard appears, displaying the Before You Begin page.
3. Click Next. The Choose Disk Format page appears. Question1 | Under what conditions might it be necessary to create a VHD file rather than a VHDX file? If you are using the virtual hard disk on windows server 2008 |

4. Click Next to accept the default VHDX value. The Choose Disk Type page appears (see Figure 8-1).

Figure 8-1
The Choose Disk Type page
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5. Select the Fixed size option and click Next. The Specify Name and Location page appears.

Question 2 | If you choose to create a differencing drive rather than a fixed size drive, you must specify a name for the new disk and also identify a parent disk. What happens to the parent disk as a result of creating the differencing disk? The system would write the changes you make to the parent image to the child image in case you need to rollback |

6. In the Name text box, type Fixed1 and click Next. The Configure Disk page appears.
7. Leave the Create a new blank virtual hard disk option selected and, in the Size text box, type 20 and click Next. The Completing the New Virtual Hard Disk Wizard page appears.

Question 3 | If you were to select the Copy the contents of the specified physical disk option and then select one of the listed physical disks, would you or would you not be creating a pass-through disk? You would be creating a pass-through disk |

8. Click Finish. The wizard creates the new virtual disk file.
End of exercise. You can leave the windows open for the next exercise.

Exercise 8.2 | Editing a Virtual Hard Disk File | Overview | In this exercise, you open the virtual hard disk you created and modify it while it’s offline. | Mindset | Under what conditions is it necessary to edit a VHD? | Completion time | 10 minutes |

1. On the SERVERB computer, in the Hyper-V Manager console, click Edit Disk. The Edit Virtual Hard Disk Wizard appears, displaying the Before You Begin page.
2. Click Next. The Locate Virtual Hard Disk page appears.
3. Click Browse. An Open combo box appears.
4. Select the Fixed1.vhdx virtual hard disk you created in Exercise 8.1 and click Open (see Figure 8-2).

Figure 8-2
The Locate Virtual Hard Disk page

5. Click Next. The Choose Action page appears.
6. Select the Expand option and click Next. The Expand Virtual Hard Disk page appears.
7. In the New Size text box, type 25 and click Next. The Completing the Edit Virtual Hard Disk Wizard page appears. Question 4 | What Windows PowerShell cmdlet can you use to expand a VHDX file while it is in its offline state? ResizeVHD |

8. Click Finish. The wizard expands the file and closes it.
End of exercise. You can leave the windows open for the next exercise.

Exercise 8.3 | Creating a VM with an Existing Virtual Hard Disk | Overview | In this exercise, you create a new virtual machine using an existing VHD. | Mindset | How do you mount an existing VHD into a new virtual machine? | Completion time | 10 minutes |

1. On the SERVERB computer, in the Hyper-V Manager console, click New > Virtual Machine. The New Virtual Machine Wizard appears, displaying the Before You Begin page. 2. Click Next. The Specify Name and Location page appears. 3. In the Name text box, type Vmachine3 and click Next. The Specify Generation page appears. 4. Click Next. The Assign Memory page appears. 5. In the Startup memory text box, type 32 and click Next. The Configure Networking page appears. 6. Click Next. The Connect Virtual Hard Disk page appears. 7. Select the Use an existing virtual hard disk option, and then click Browse. An Open combo box appears. 8. Select the Fixed1.vhdx virtual hard disk you created in Exercise 8.1 and click Open (see Figure 8-3).

Figure 8-3
The Connect Virtual Hard Disk page

9. Click Next. The Completing the New Virtual Machine Wizard page appears.

Question 5 | Why doesn’t the Installation Options page appear at this time, as it did when you ran the New Virtual Machine Wizard in Lab 7? Because it used an existing VHD |

10. Click Finish. The wizard creates the new virtual machine, and it appears in the Hyper-V Manager console.
End of exercise. You can leave the windows open for the next exercise. Exercise 8.4 | Configuring QoS on a Virtual Hard Disk | Overview | In this exercise, you create a new virtual machine using an existing VHD. | Mindset | How do you mount an existing VHD into a new virtual machine? | Completion time | 10 minutes |

1. On the SERVERB computer, in the Hyper-V Manager console, right-click the Vmachine3 VM you created in Exercise 8.3 and, from the context menu, select Settings. The Settings dialog box appears. 2. Expand the Fixed1.vhdx hard drive and click Advanced Features. 3. Select the Enabled Quality of Service management check box to activate the Minimum and Maximum controls. 4. In the Minimum text box, type 50. In the Maximum text box, type 400 and click OK.
End of exercise. You can leave the windows open for the next exercise.

Exercise 8.5 | Creating a Pass-Through Disk | Overview | In this exercise, you configure a virtual machine to use a physical disk in the host computer, rather than a VHD. | Mindset | Under what conditions would you want to use a pass-through disk, rather than a virtual hard disk? | Completion time | 15 minutes |

1. On the SERVERC computer, unlock the screen, if needed, and then in Server Manager, click Tools > Hyper-V Manager. The Hyper-V Manager console appears.
2. In the right pane, click New > Virtual Machine. The New Virtual Machine Wizard appears, displaying the Before You Begin page.
3. Click Next. The Specify Name and Location page appears.
4. In the Name text box, type Vmachine4 and click Next. The Specify Generation page appears.
5. Click Next. The Assign Memory page appears.
6. In the Startup memory text box, type 32 and click Next. The Configure Networking page appears.
7. Click Next. The Connect Virtual Hard Disk page appears.
8. Select the Attach a virtual hard disk later option and click Next. The Installation Options page appears.
9. Click Next. The Completing the New Virtual Machine Wizard page appears.
10. Click Finish. The wizard creates the new virtual machine, and it appears in the Hyper-V Manager console.
11. Select the Vmachine4 virtual machine you just created and, in the right pane, click Settings. The Settings for Vmachine4 on SERVERC dialog box appears.
12. In the Hardware list, click the IDE Controller 0 node. On the right side of the dialog box, select Hard Drive and click Add. The Hard Drive page appears.
13. Notice that the Physical hard disk option is greyed out, so you cannot create a pass-through disk.
14. Click Cancel to close the Settings dialog box.
15. In Server Manager, click Tools > Computer Management. The Computer Management console appears.
16. In the left pane, select the Disk Management node. The Disk Management snap-in appears (see Figure 8-4).

Figure 8-4
The Disk Management snap-in

Question 6 | Why don’t any of the physical disks in the Disk Management snap-in appear in the Settings dialog box when you attempt to create a pass-through disk? Because they would need to be offline |

17. In the Disk Management snap-in, right-click the Disk 3 panel and, from the context menu, select Offline. The status of the disk changes to offline.
18. Close the Computer Management console.
19. Back in the Hyper-V Manager console, open the Settings dialog box for the Vmachine4 VM once again.
20. In the Hardware list, click the IDE Controller 0 node. On the right-side of the dialog box, select Hard Drive and click Add. The Hard Drive page appears.
21. Select the Physical hard disk option to create a pass-through disk. This time, the disk you took offline appears in the drop-down list.
22. Select Disk 3 in the drop-down list.
23. Take a screen shot of the Settings dialog box in the Hyper-V Manager console, showing the pass-through disk option, by pressing Alt+Prt Scr, and then paste the resulting image into the Lab 8 worksheet file in the page provided by pressing Ctrl+V.

24. Click OK to close the Settings dialog box.
End of exercise. You can leave the windows open for the next exercise

Lab Challenge | Creating a Checkpoint | Overview | To complete this challenge, you must create a checkpoint of a virtual machine, preserving its state at a particular date and time. | Completion time | 10 minutes |

To complete this challenge, create a checkpoint of Vmachine3 on SERVERB and take a screen shot of the Hyper-V Manager console, showing the checkpoint you created, by pressing Alt+Prt Scr, and then paste the resulting image into the Lab 8 worksheet file in the page provided by pressing Ctrl+V End of lab. You can log off or start a different lab. If you want to restart this lab, you’ll need to click the End Lab button in order for the lab to be reset.