Enabling Test Automation Using Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V

Taylor BrownTest LeadMicrosoft Corporation

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High level overview of Hyper-V Virtual Machines

Key dev/test features of Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V

System Center Virtual Machine Manager New Dev/Test Features in Windows Server

2008 R2 (Windows 7) Hyper-V

Agenda

Multiple isolated operating systems at the same time on the same physical computer

Switch between virtual machines easily without restarting

Run legacy applications, provide support, train users, enhance quality assurance

Hyper-V, Virtual PC, Virtual Server, VMWare, Parallels, Xen

Virtual Machines What Are They?

Multi-Processor 64-bit Virtual Processors 64 GB memory per virtual machine Multiple network adapters

Up to 8 synthetic + 4 emulatedFlexible networking and VLAN capabilities

Multiple storage adaptersUp to 4 SCSI adapters,

up to 64 disks per adapter Loopback mounting of VHDs Full WMI scripting model

Key Developer/Test Features in Hyper-V

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Save current state of virtual machine Without turning off virtual machine Change any virtual machine setting without

affecting the base state Allows creation of tree’s of snapshots

RTM to SP1 and RTM to SP2 etc.… Quickly revert back to previous snapshot Allows tree’s up to 50 deep (10/15 advised)

Snapshots

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Drivers for enlightened devicesNetwork, storage, video, keyboard, mouseEnable functionality (mouse/keyboard capture)Provide better performance

Windows servicesShutdown, heartbeat, time synchronization, VSS backup,

key value pair exchange Installed using VmGuest.iso Inbox for Windows Server 2008*,

Windows Server 2008 R2

* Windows Server 2008 requires update to Hyper-V RTM

Integration Components

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Not just for data center or IT guys… Heterogeneous management

Hyper-V, Virtual Server, VMware ESX Physical to virtual conversion (P2V) Virtual to virtual conversion (V2V) Library management

Templates and libraries of ready to use images, configurations, scripts

Storage of repro’s, issues VM Automation: SCVMM built on a layer of PowerShell Web-based self service portal

Dev/test can create, manage, interact with assigned VM’s Used for managing www.microsoft.com/msdn.com

System Center Virtual Machine Manager

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Windows Server 2008 R2Native VHD integration and Boot from VHD

Native VHD Provides complete operating system

support and integration for VHD’s Standard Disk Management Tools Support VHD’s Win32 API’s for Creation and Management of VHD’s DCOM Remotable API’s

Boot From VHD Ability to boot physical hardware from a VHD Multiple Virtual Hard Disk Types

Fixed Disk, Dynamic Disks and Differencing Parent of a differencing disk can a fixed, dynamic, or

differencing disk (differencing chain) Build a Single VHD for Physical or Virtual!

Windows Server 2008 R2Hot add of storage

Add and remove storage to a running VM without requiring a reboot Hot-add/remove VHD’s or Passthrough disks Hot-add/remove only allowed on Virtual SCSI

connected disks Hot-add remove of storage controllers

is not supported Provides ability to move data without

networking To Guest: Create a new VHD, mount VHD, copy

data into VHD, hot add VHD to VM From Guest: Create a new VHD, hot add VHD

to VM, copy data into VHD, remove VHD

demo

http://blogs.msdn.com/taylorb http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy http://blogs.technet.com/howardhao http://blogs.technet.com/jamesone http://www.codeplex.com/PSHyperv http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc136940(VS.85).aspx http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc136845(VS.85).aspx http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc136938(VS.85).aspx

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