Course 10215A: Implementing and Managing Microsoft® Server Virtualization

Course 10215A: Implementing and Managing Microsoft® Server Virtualization

Creating and Deploying Virtual Machines Using Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2

Review questions

1. In which scenarios is it beneficial to deploy using the virtual machine template?

Answer: If you want to deploy multiple virtual machines with the same settings, but with different identities, you can you deploy using the virtual machine template.

2. In which scenarios should you not perform P2V conversion?

Answer: You should not perform P2V if you have operating systems that do not support P2V conversion. Also, highly utilized databases, and application and mail servers, typically are not good virtualization candidates.

3. Which methods can you use to perform a V2V conversion?

Answer: You can make a conversion directly from the ESX host. You can also perform a conversion from the library and from the file share location.

4. What is the main difference between Live Migration and Quick Storage Migration?

Answer: In Quick Storage Migration, the virtual machine changes the storage location but not necessarily the host on which it was running.

5. How do you clone a virtual machine?

Answer: You can clone a virtual machine from the SCVMM Admin Console. However, you must stop the machine. Additionally, the cloned machine should not run at the same time and on the same network as the original machine.