Specifications

Installing the VMM Administrator Console ................................................................................. 18
Installing the VMM Self-Service Portal ........................................................................................ 19
Installing the VMM Agent ............................................................................................................. 20
VMM Use Scenarios ..................................................................................................... 23
Server Consolidation .................................................................................................................... 23
Phased-In Consolidation .............................................................................................................. 23
Active Server Consolidation ........................................................................................................ 23
Consolidation with Virtual Machine Manager ............................................................................. 24
Provisioning New Virtual Machines ............................................................................................ 26
Administrator Provisioning .......................................................................................................... 27
High Availability with Failover Clustering................................................................................... 34
Reducing Planned Downtime with Live Migration ..................................................................... 46
Reducing Planned Downtime using Maintenance Mode ........................................................... 61
Optimizing Storage with Quick Storage Migration ..................................................................... 65
Dynamic Storage Management with Hot Add Storage............................................................... 73
Performance Resource Optimization (PRO) ............................................................................... 77
Delegated Administration............................................................................................................. 80
VMM Technology Differentiators ................................................................................................. 86
Intelligent Placement .................................................................................................................... 87
Centralized Library for Virtual Assets ......................................................................................... 90
Windows PowerShell .................................................................................................................... 92
Virtual Machine Manager Integration with Windows Server and System Center ........... 93
Best Choice for Windows ............................................................................................................. 93
Management of Physical and Virtual Infrastructure .................................................................. 94
Conclusion .................................................................................................................... 95