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    How to Install Windows 7 inside VMware Server 2.0

    VMware Workstation and 7 improves its support of 3D accelerated, with the integration of DirectX 9.0c, Shader Model 3 and of the OpenGL 2.1. This will, for example, have a support Aero in virtual machines running Windows Vista and Windows 7. The company has also focused on the support of Windows 7 as the host operating system: compatibility with 32-bit and 64-bit OS, management of the Flip 3D and Aero Peek.

    Each virtual machine can have up to four processors and 32GB of RAM. In addition, the data can be encrypted in AES 256-bit and recognition of printers does not require the installation of specific drivers in the virtualized OS. And only those who purchased VMware Workstation 6.5 from the beginning of this month will receive a free upgrade.

    The editor justifies the high price of this product by its excellent integration into the programming tools. It must be admitted that the couple Visual Studio and VMware Workstation makes sparks. Conscious of its advantage, the company now adds support for new development environments: SpringSource Tools Suite and Eclipse IDE for C / C + +.

    With the free VMware Player virtual machine can be used unterI HREM already existing Windows operating system. These machines can be used completely, rebooting the host system does not require a reboot of the host system. Why install Windows 7 on a virtual machine? Simple, we have Windows 7 or Windows Vista, do not have a computer suitable for testing the new Windows 7 but want the same for business or just to study to become familiar with the new Microsoft operating system.

    They exist, must have at least a dual core computer with 4 GB of RAM, this is because the testing of an operating system virtualization needs more ram and performance, will be distributed equally between our real operating system and virtual machine, operating system that starts in a window of Windows. Yes, we install Windows 7 on a standard PC with 2 GB of RAM and a processor so modern in this case do not expect performance worthy of being called such because we do not use the RAM but also swapping, virtual machine RAM to use our operating system but also emulated portion of HD.


    VMware Server:

    Like Virtual Server or Hyper-V, VMware does not install on Intel-based platforms. But unlike the other 2, the host operating system can be Windows or Linux. Here we will install VMware on a host Windows Vista. The application itself does not require a lot of RAM installed, but each virtual machine must possess at least the minimum required for the operating system it virtualized. It is necessary to register in order to obtain his personal serial number. Once registered you will immediately receive an email with a confirmation link which you will instantly get your serial number and access to the binaries that you download of course.

    Even if Windows Virtual PC is free to have, is an administrator, whose company in the VMware world is at home, they only want to leave reluctantly, one certainly not to a special application. In fact, work approaches such as the establishment of a reference installation for the Windows Deployment with other virtualization such as VMware Workstation.

    Some offer these benefits, in the case of VMware Workstation as better overall performance during the process. It must also be accepted disadvantages such as that which is at VMware VMDK virtual disk format used not as integrated into Windows as Microsoft's VHD. The latter can be Disk Management hang by the system is running as a normal hard disk use, and even boot from it can. With a few simple actions will help compensate for these limitations, however slightly.

    There are many virtual machine into service to test Windows 7, the choices have narrowed to two for other factors, support, guarantee of performance but also have a stable, despite weakening slightly on the final performance of the OS launched by collection virtual machine. The Board is to consider VMWARE (paid product) or Microsoft Virtual Machine. VMware is better than Microsoft Virtual Machine, offers more customization and performance, Microsoft Virtual Machine is free however, offers less customization but we at least guarantee a correct execution on both XP and Vista. We opted to install VMware on Windows 7 with Windows Vista, the same options can be taken for example to install Microsoft Virtual PC 2007.

    VMDK VHD instead: WIM-Image export

    The only point on which we are proceeding with VMware Workstation must be really different, when extracting the WIM image when you VMDK files not just are mount under Windows. The VMware although developed for this purpose by, but no longer maintained since 2005 VMware Disk Mount Utility is based on unsigned drivers and has no 64-bit version. As a workaround to use a network share offer for the image to the recording, just as Microsoft recommends, or you can convert after the surgery, the VMDK image using VMDK (VMware) to VHD Converter to VHD. The tool works but sector-based, and it would be very time-efficient to convert in this way the entire virtual hard disk to get to a single file.

    This installation technique works well on Windows 7. Here too, the test was conducted on both 32-bit versions that are on 64 bits. To install or need to use VMware Fusion or Parallels Desktop. Being a beta release, the companies supplying the two programs I just mentioned do not provide assistance if errors occur or the like.

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    Re: How to Install Windows 7 inside VMware Server 2.0

    Virtual Machine objectives:
    • Test it necessary software to be compatible in order to further smooth the transition to it.
    • Training with the new operating system
    • Testing of the software during its development
    • Obtain new features of Vista without having to reinstall the old software host system


    Embed VHD as the destination drive in VMware Workstation

    The easiest way is to use a VHD on the same image with VMware Workstation, which they do not create, but to handle. The preparation can be made with 7 under Windows Disk Management, which is where the VHD format the same and also initialize. Then she is hung from a host system and from the VM configuration and can use it as a recording target.

    For VMware Workstation and Player are VHD disks in general as a virtual SCSI drives configured, but the Windows PE image contains the necessary drivers, so that the VHD in the VM addressed is the circumstances without, on the host via Disk Management again hooked then and the WIM image can be extracted from it.

    Installation of VMware Server

    Once the binary file recovered VMware Server, run to start the installation wizard. Then click Next


    Accept the terms of use of VMware and then click Next


    You can leave the default installation path and click Next


    It is possible to select by location, or virtual machines will be located. You choose a suitable location, knowing that in production you will probably need a fairly substantial storage space. Typically the virtual machines are stored on a shared resource high availability and high performance (Fiber Channel SAN or iSCSI).


    Then let the name of your machine and the ports of Directors as indicated. Then click Next


    You can choose where to place shortcuts to the application. Available now.


    Click Install to start installation. It will take about 10 minutes


    You'll be prompted to enter the serial number you obtained earlier.


    Click Finish. And reboot your system.

    To access the web interface, simply click on the VMware Server Home Page on your desktop, your Quick Launch bar or Start menu. Once authenticated you finally go to the interface.


    The installation of the Windows AIK on the virtual technician PC via ISO image , use the Windows 7 source medium in the form of virtualized and the alternating use of the USB stick in both VMs not differ in principle from the action under Virtual PC.

    To enter the BIOS to change at about the boot sequence, you have to maltreat virtual PCs with VMware <F2> <Del> instead of in the POST phase. The VMware Workstation does, however, a mechanism that this venture will not be the pesky puzzle: In the menu is found next to the other input and the point VM, Power, Power On to BIOS, which stops at the BIOS.

    One difference is the Undo disks from Windows Virtual PC: With VMware snapshots are at all times of the current guest-state make, delete, or return to them when needed - <Ctrl> - <M> leads to the Snapshot Manager. Compared to the single-level Undo disks, this provides a much greater flexibility and we must not shut down the virtual PC in between, the functionality on or off. The snapshot function is actually the main reason the procedure with the paid VMware Workstation perform, the rest will also work with the freely available VMware Player.


    With VMware is simple, as you can see from the screenshot that you find attached the first thing is open, go to New - Virtual Machine, and the next screen, click Custom, this is why we go deeply into the configuration of our virtual machine, the same options by another name are also available for Virtual PC. Now we will go and choose to enable backward compatibility of the virtual machine (with earlier versions VMWARE 6.5), choose the location of the ISO (no need for a DVD) and if we had not Windows 7, go to its download and keep this point.

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    Re: How to Install Windows 7 inside VMware Server 2.0

    Configuring VMware Player
    • Download the VMware Player
    • Run the installation file and run the installer with the Next button.
    • Select your desired installation location they drive by clicking Next to continue.
    • Check out the rest of the routine with the button Next on until the installation process starts.
    • At the end of installation you are prompted for a restart, confirm this by clicking on the Restart Now click.
    • After restarting the system, start the VMware Player (via Start menu or shortcut on the desktop).
    • Now you need to proudly accept the license agreement by selecting Yes, I accept the terms. Select the button and OK to confirm.
    • Virtual machine in VMware Player to create a new click on Create a New Virtual Machine
    • Now select the source directory in which the volume of the operating system is yours. This is as a physical CD / DVD in the drive or as a *. ISO file available in a directory.
    • Choose the operating system and then go next.
    • Now you need to install your operating system to select and then the button Next to continue.
    • Enter the name of the machine (1) and the desired location (2). Continue by clicking on the Next (3) click on.
    • Now, you may want to install a virtual operating system to assign to the disk size. Standard size is 8 GB and sufficient for testing purposes. Then confirm again with Next.
    • In the last dialog box, click on Finish to create the virtual machine.
    • Now you can use the VMware Player virtual machine to start over by clicking the right mouse button on this list and click on Play Virtual Machine.
    • After the virtual machine is started as usual, you can install and use the guest operating system.


    How to Create a Virtual Machine:

    After you install VMware Workstation 6, before installing the guest OS, Windows Vista, you must create a virtual machine with the appropriate settings. To do this in the menu File > New > Virtual Machine, or simply press the key combination Ctrl + N. In the resulting wizard, click Next and then select Custom in the dialog virtual machine configuration for a more complete configuration.


    Then, select the type of virtual machine on the virtualization platform.


    In fact, it means the choice of generations of hardware to create virtual machines. In the list on the left are shown virtualization platform on which it can be started, and the right - its hardware limitations. In VMware Workstation 6 guest system can be allocated up to 8 GB of RAM (more than 4 GB of memory is relevant only for 64-bit versions of Windows Vista), supported by no more than two virtual processors and no more than ten virtual network adapters, each of which can work with different types of networking. In the virtual machine created with Workstation 6 type place fewer restrictions than the 5-th version, but you cannot use it in the platforms of VMware ACE 1.x and Workstation 5.x.


    Choose the type of virtual machine and click Next. You should select the type of the guest. If you are installing 64-bit Windows Vista, make sure you select the appropriate item, because it affects performance. Then press the Next.

    You should select the folder where the files will be deployed virtual machines including virtual disk file. Remember that Windows Vista requires a substantial amount of free hard disk space, so make sure in advance about this and remember that the creation of snapshots of the system (snapshots) also requires a significant amount of free disk space. Then press the Next.


    Here you can specify the number of virtual processors in a virtual machine, which it will use a virtual SMP (Symmetric Multi Processing). Unfortunately, Workstation 6 does not allow to emulate two processors. If your processor supports Hyper Threading (two logical processors), select 2 virtual processors. After selecting, press the Next.


    At this point, you can determine the amount of memory allocated to the guest. Remember that Windows Vista cannot be set at less than 512 MB of RAM. It is recommended to choose at least 1024 MB. Volume exhibited memory must be a multiple of four megabytes. Then press the Next.


    Here, we need to determine the type of networking first network adapter, the virtual machine. The default Bridged, allowing virtual machines to share resources of the physical network card and work in relation to the external network as a separate network interface. Option host-only does not allow the virtual machine to "look" into the outer relative to the host network, and the choice of «NAT» (Network Address Translation), hides a virtual machine for virtual routing device, not allowing to access it from the external network (external network she would have access). Recommended to select Bridged. Then press the Next.


    This page will help you choose the type of virtual SCSI adapter for the virtual machine, which will connect a virtual SCSI disk (the physical disk, you may be IDE). For Windows Vista recommended controller LSI Logic, because it supports Vista and works faster than BusLogic. After selecting a SCSI controller, click Next.


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    Re: How to Install Windows 7 inside VMware Server 2.0

    Here you can create a new virtual disk, use the already available (for example, a template virtual machine, Virtual Appliance), or use a physical disk directly (this option is only recommended for advanced users because it can lead to loss of data virtual disk, under certain conditions). Select Create new virtual disk and press Next.


    At this stage, we can choose what type of controller, IDE or SCSI, is connected to a virtual disk. Recommended SCSI disk, because it works faster, but in case of problems with drivers (although none was observed), you can choose the IDE drive. Then press the Next.


    Here we choose the maximum amount of virtual disk in gigabytes. For Windows Vista requires at least a 16-gigabyte (64-bit versions of at least 24 GB), it is recommended not to put Allocate all disk space now. In this case, virtual disk file will grow as its content, it will be limited to the specified size. If you install the mentioned, file this size will be created immediately, not much, but will accelerate the speed of the disc. Sticking out the latest, you can split the virtual disk file to pieces of 2 GB, in order to overcome the limitation of the FAT32 file system on the size of one file to 4 GB (so be careful when installing virtual machines on a FAT-partitions). Then press the Next.


    Here we specify the file name of the virtual disk and click Next, after which the final page of the wizard appears, where the press Finish.

    Note
    By default, VMware Workstation versions 5.5 and below emulates 100-megabit network adapter. If you want to use the virtual adapter is a standard Gigabit Ethernet (Intel Pro/1000 MT), before installing Windows Vista you need to add in the vmx-file in the folder with the virtual machine, the following line:
    Ethernet0.virtualDev = e1000

    Guest install Windows 7

    After creating the virtual machine, insert the Windows 7 disc into your DVD drive and click the Play Console VMware Workstation. Then start to install the guest system.

    Note
    If you want to install Windows Vista, using an ISO image in the menu «VM» select «Settings» read more, go to the category of CD-ROM, select Use ISO Image and navigate to the ISO-image (also make sure that select Connected is installed). After starting the installation from the ISO image you will likely get a message.


    Load Driver:
    • A required CD / DVD drive device driver is missing. If you have a driver floppy disk, CD, DVD or USB flash drive, please insert it now. Note: If the Windows installation media is in the CD / DVD drive, you can safely remove it for this step.
    • In this case, you need to use third-party utilities, mounted ISO-image as a virtual drive host system (e.g., DAEMON Tools) and specify it as a source in the category CD-ROM.
    • Then you get the selection window installation settings Windows 7
    • Then press the Next, and enter the license key in the form that appears
    • You cannot enter the license key now, simply by pressing the Next. Next, you will choose to install Vista edition.


    Note
    In order for the mouse came out of the windows virtual machine, press the key combination Ctrl + Alt. Note also the icons in the lower right corner of the screen: they show the activity of virtual devices. Remember that you can choose options Vista Home and Vista Home Basic, because it is prohibited by the license (though they must work in a virtual machine without problems). Next, note the checkbox that you bought it selected edition and click Next.

    Here we can partition the virtual disk, as with conventional physical. If you choose the drive type Growable (not mentioning Allocate all disk space now to create a virtual machine, virtual machine formats the disk to the specified size, but the actual file on disk will grow as necessary. Then press the «Next» and the process of installing Windows Vista. During installation, you can try a new opportunity to VMware Workstation 6, clicking the close button. You will be prompted to choose one of three options stop the virtual machine, put on hold while maintaining its status or leave running in the background. When choosing the latter option, the console Workstation closes, and you can restore it by pressing the right button on the icon in the tray VMware.

    Incidentally, in the lower right corner of the console Workstation appears to read a message platform that is very helpful when problems with equipment. Once Vista is installed, create a user account, type the computer name (if you install the machine in your network, add prefix vm, so it was clear from the outside that virtual machine), set the security settings and time zone. As a result, you will see the desktop Windows Vista in a virtual machine.

    Next you need to immediately install VMware Tools, which contains the improved device drivers and other opportunities to facilitate the work with the guest system. To do this in the menu VM click Install VMware Tools, then begin installing. Agree with all the security warning and select the type of installation Custom. Then you can select features to install a package.
    Here you can see what drivers are installed, and select some additional special features.

    Note
    Do not select to install VMware Tools in the guest off the system, since in this case, you may need to manually mount the image with the package and start the installation.

    After installing guest, you can add various additional virtual devices such as hard disk. To do this, go to the menu VM, select Settings and the tab Hardware click Add. Once you add the disk to the virtual machine, a guest should format it in the desired file system. For the convenience of the contents of a virtual disk, you can mount it in the guest OS (in a powered off virtual machine). Tab Hardware go to the category of Hard Disk and then click Utilities para Map. Mounted drive can also be formatted and checked for errors, as well as physical. In addition, you can defragment a virtual disk by selecting the button Utilities para Defragment.

    To switch to full screen mode with a virtual machine, you need to press a combination Ctrl + Alt + Enter, and to press Ctrl + Alt + Del in the guest system, use the combination Ctrl + Alt + Ins. When working with virtual machines closely monitor the use of its resources to the computer (you can use Veeam Monitor) and, in the case of cash shortages, increase the amount of allocated memory.

    One of the new features, VMware Workstation 6 - to expand the desktop area guest on multiple monitors, which is very convenient for various kinds of demonstrations. To enable this feature in the menu VM select Settings and in the category Display Set parameter Number of Monitors.

    Customization Windows 7

    In addition, Windows 7 in a virtual machine can be used along with other operating systems as part of a virtual enterprise infrastructure, for example in solving virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure), where the user environment is stored centrally on servers in the company. At the moment there are not many desktop platforms to fully support the use of Vista in a virtual machine as a guest.

    The main of them - VMware Workstation 6 and Virtual PC 2007. It should be noted that although the product Virtual PC and is free of charge, its functionality is considerably inferior to VMware Workstation. For testing purposes, trial version of Workstation is ideal for you and help you determine cost upgrade to Vista or not (more precisely, not yet).

    Microsoft is at the moment is quite controversial and criticized by many policy on virtualization. On the one hand, Microsoft has continually put off a final release date for Windows Virtualization (integrated in Windows Server 2008 platform is based on the hypervisor, where as a server role, you will choose Virtualization Server) and cut it out, on the other hand, it seems that Microsoft is purposely hinders the development of virtualization competitors.

    Aero

    In most cases, the virtualization platform emulate rather old graphics cards, so the virtual machines still cannot fully play 3D-games. This fact is one of the major obstacles to the spread of virtualization platforms on the client computers. I must say that VMware is furthest advanced in this regard, the announcement that an experimental support for Direct 3D in VMware Workstation 6. In addition, the client platform virtualization VMware Fusion for Mac OS, published August 6, 2007, VMware has repeatedly shown the ability to play 3D-games under Windows on its technical conferences, and podcasts. But, still, in the guest operating system Widows 7 on a PC-platform Aero interface for users is not available.

    Nevertheless, there is a way to get the Aero capabilities in a virtual machine indirectly, via Desktop Composition Remoting, an add-on with Terminal Services Remote Desktop, which can provide opportunities Aero through Remote Desktop Access.


    System Requirement:

    When installing the board to choose Windows Server 2008 to gain more support from the drivers. Remember to leave at least 20 GB (the OS will require at least 16 but I will suggest at least 20) and 1 GB of RAM. Before installation, make sure to select the program option not to share folders otherwise, after installation is complete, might be a mess because you could mix these folders.

    After this continue with the installation normally. At the restart will need to install VMware Tools, which provides most of the drivers useful for Windows 7. As you can see the easiest ways and used to install Windows 7 on a MacBook 3, and then there is already a better choice to make. In conclusion I would say that you can install Windows 7 on a MacBook but it is preferable not to do so until a final version is released. The reason is simple: not all features of the operating system running on these PCs.


    Final Words


    Above information is enough to install Windows 7 on a platform of VMware Workstation 6 and comfortably use a virtual machine for their purposes. However, you may need further optimization, as the virtualization platform and the guest system to achieve maximum effect. Virtual machine has a very good feature - easy portability to another computer. Nevertheless, do not forget about the conditions of the license agreement, when doing this.

    Since Windows Vista at the moment is a lot of complaints from users, installing it in a virtual machine - one of the best ways to assess the need to move to that platform. Of course, another important aspect of using virtual machines with Vista - software testing and compatibility of software products. In any case, the transition to Vista is inevitable for users accustomed to the software from Microsoft. The virtual machine will help you appreciate the advantages of Vista and get used to the innovations interface, without affecting activity in the main working system.

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    Re: How to Install Windows 7 inside VMware Server 2.0

    Some offer these benefits, in the case of VMware Workstation as better overall performance during the process. It must also be accepted disadvantages such as that which is at VMware VMDK virtual disk format used not as integrated into Windows as Microsoft's VHD. The latter can be Disk Management hang by the system is running as a normal hard disk use, and even boot from it can. With a few simple actions will help compensate for these limitations, however slightly.

    There are many virtual machine into service to test Windows 7, the choices have narrowed to two for other factors, support, guarantee of performance but also have a stable, despite weakening slightly on the final performance of the OS launched by collection virtual machine. The Board is to consider VMWARE (paid product) or Microsoft Virtual Machine. VMware is better than Microsoft Virtual Machine, offers more customization and performance, Microsoft Virtual Machine is free however, offers less customization but we at least guarantee a correct execution on both XP and Vista. We opted to install VMware on Windows 7 with Windows Vista, the same options can be taken for example to install Microsoft Virtual PC 2007.

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