10262A: Developing Windows

Applications with Microsoft Visual

Studio 2010
Microsoft Hyper-V Classroom Setup
Guide
Contents
Introducing Microsoft Hyper-V
1
Setup Overview
2
Classroom Requirements
2
Hardware
2
Software
3
Classroom Configuration
3
Instructor Computer Checklist
4
Instructor Computer Setup
5
1. Install the Hyper-V Server Role
6
2. Install the Virtual Machine Files
6
3. Create a Setup Share
7
4. Copy the Virtual Machine Files to the Student Computer
8
5. Run the VM-Pre-Import script
8
6. Import the Virtual Machines on the Instructor Computer
9
7. Configure the Virtual Machines on the Instructor Computer 9
8. Install the PowerPoint Slides
9
9. Install Adobe Flash (if needed)
9
10. Install Adobe Reader (if needed)
10
Student Computer Checklist
11
Student Computer Setup
12
1. Install the Hyper-V Server Role
12
2. Install the Base Image / Virtual Machine Files
12
Appendix A
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Introducing Microsoft Hyper-V

Important Note: This setup requires Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V or Windows Server 2008
R2 Hyper-V. In order to successfully import virtual machines in to Windows Server 2008 R2
Hyper-V, you will have to run the VM-Pre-Import script that will create symbolic links to the
Base/Middle-Tier images in the C:\Program Files\Microsoft Learning\10262\Drives\10262AGEN-DEV\Virtual Hard Disks\ folders.

This learning product is designed using Microsoft Hyper-V running on Windows

Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2. Hyper-V is a virtualization technology that
allows a single computer to act as a host for one or more virtual machines. The virtual
machines use a set of virtual devices that might or might not map to the physical
hardware of the host computer.
The software that is installed onto the virtual machine is unmodified, full-version, retail
software that operates exactly as it does when it is installed onto physical hardware.
The following definitions will help you with the remainder of this document:

Hyper-V: Hyper-V is a server application that enables users to run a broad range of
operating systems simultaneously on a single physical server. Hyper-V is included
with some versions of Windows Server 2008. Hyper-V can only be run on 64-bit
version of Windows Server 2008 running on 64-bit hardware.

Host Computer: The physical computer onto which an operating system and the
Hyper-V server role have been installed.

Host Operating System: The operating system that is running on the physical
computer. With Hyper-V, the only supported host operating system is Windows
Server 2008.

Virtual Machine: The computer that is running inside Hyper-V. In this document,
Hyper-V refers to the application running on the host, while virtual machine
refers to the guest operating system and any software that is running inside the
Hyper-V application.

Guest Operating System: The operating system that is running inside the virtual
machine.

Note: Pressing CTRL+ALT+DELETE while working with a virtual machine will

display the Windows Security dialog box for the host operating system. To close
the dialog box, press ESC. To access the Windows Security dialog box for a guest
operating system, press CTRL+ALT+END. Other than this difference, software on
a virtual machine behaves as it would behave on a physical computer.

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You can configure virtual machines to communicate with the host computer, other virtual
machines on the same host computer, other host computers, virtual machines on other
host computers, other physical computers on the network, or any combination thereof.
The setup instructions that you will follow as part of this classroom setup guide configure
Hyper-V and the Virtual Machines that run on the host. Changing any of the
configuration settings may render the labs for this learning product unusable.

Setup Overview
The host computers must be set up with a 64 bit version of Windows Server 2008 and
must be running on 64 bit hardware. For more information on the supported hardware for
Hyper-V, please see the follow web site: http://www.microsoft.com/hyper-v. For the
purposes of this learning product, it is not necessary for the host computers to be able to
communicate with another network. However, allowing them to communicate with each
other is recommended to make setup easier. The setup procedures below assume that the
host computers can communicate with each other for setup purposes. You should note the
administrators user name and password for the host computers and provide this
information to the instructor.

Classroom Requirements
This learning product requires a classroom with a minimum of one computer for the
instructor and one for each student. Before class begins, use the following information
and instructions to install and configure all computers.

Hardware
The classroom computers require the following hardware and software configuration.
Hardware Level 6

Intel Virtualization Technology (Intel VT) or AMD Virtualization (AMD-V)

processor

Dual 120 GB hard disks 7200 RM SATA or better*

4 GB RAM expandable to 8GB or higher

DVD drive

Network adapter

Super VGA (SVGA) 17-inch monitor

Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device

Sound card with amplified speakers

*Striped

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In addition, the instructor computer must be connected to a projection display device that
supports SVGA 1024 x 768 pixels, 16 bit colors.

Software
Please note that, unless otherwise indicated, this software is not included in the Trainer
Materials disc. This learning product was developed and tested on supported Microsoft
software, which is required for the classroom computers.
Also required, but not included in the Training Materials: Microsoft Office PowerPoint
2007 (instructor computer only).

Classroom Configuration
Each classroom computer will serve as the host for one virtual machine that will run in
Hyper-V. Domain or workgroup membership does not matter. The network configuration
of the host computers does not matter. After completion of the setup, all computers will
be configured to run the virtual machine named 10262A-GEN-DEV.

Estimated Time to Set up the Classroom: 60 Minutes

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Instructor Computer Checklist

1. Install the Hyper-V Server Role.
2. Install the Virtual Machine Files.
3. Create a Setup Share.
4. Copy the Virtual Machine Files to the Student Computer.
5. Run the VM-Pre-Import script.
6. Import the Virtual Machines on the Instructor Computer.
7. Configure the Virtual Machines on the Instructor Computer.
8. Install the PowerPoint Slides. (if needed).
9. Install Adobe Flash (if needed).
10. Install Adobe Reader (if needed).

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Instructor Computer Setup

Use the instructions in the following section to set up the classroom manually. Before
starting the installation of the instructor computer, a supported operating system and
Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 must be installed on the computer.
Important: The operating systems installed on the virtual machines in this learning
product have not been activated. Rearm has been run at the end of development,
and the OS in the virtual machine will be in a grace state.
This grace state lasts for 30 days for the client and 60 days for the server. If you
keep these virtual machines running longer than this, you will either have to run
rearm or activate the virtual machines using your own keys.
If the operating system has not retained this state, you may have time to run the
class before activation is required. Otherwise you can rearm the operating system
by running slmgr rearm at the Administrative command prompt. If no additional
rearms are available, then the virtual machine will go in to notification mode but
will still provide full functionality. You will just have to close the initial messages
about activation.
You may be prompted to restart the computer when the VM is started for the first
time. This is because of the hardware differences on the Host computer. You can
just click Restart Later to close the message.

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1. Install the Hyper-V Server Role

In this task, you will install the Hyper-V server role on the Windows Server 2008 host
computer and update Hyper-V to the RTM build.
Important: If Hyper-V is already installed, you can skip this procedure.

1. On the host machine, click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and click Server
Manager.
2. In the Server Manager console, click Roles. In the details pane, click Add Roles.
3. On the Before You Begin page, click Next.
4. On the Select Server Roles page, select the Hyper-V check box and click Next.
5. On the Hyper-V page, click Next.
6. On the Create Virtual Networks page, select the Local Area Connection check
box, and click Next.
7. On the Confirm Installation Selections page, click Install. When prompted to
restart the computer, click Restart now.
8. After the server restarts, logon using administrator credentials. When the installation
finishes, click Close.
Important: The version of Hyper-V that shipped with Windows Server 2008 RTM
was a beta version. This means that you must update Hyper-V before continuing.
You can download the RTM version of Hyper-V from
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=6F69D661-5B914E5E-A6C0-210E629E1C42&displaylang=en.
If you are using Windows Server 2008 R2, you are using the R2 version of HyperV, no further action is required.

9. On the host machine, in Windows Explorer, browse to the folder where you have
copied the RTM update file, and then double-click Windows6.0-KB950050x86.msu.
10. In the Windows Update Standalone Installer dialog box, click Install.

2. Install the Virtual Machine Files

After installing the Hyper-V server role, you will need to follow the following steps to
copy the base images, middle tiers and virtual machine files to the server and then
configure the virtual machines.

Extract the Course Images

To Extract the Base Images:

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1. From the courseware source files location, double-click Base10C-W7-HV.exe.

2. In the Official Microsoft Learning Products End-User License Agreement
window, click Accept to indicate that you accept the terms in the license agreement.
3. In the WinRAR self-extracting archive window, in the Destination folder box,
ensure that C:\Program Files\Microsoft Learning\Base is listed, and then click
Install. Please wait while the base virtual hard disk file is extracted. This might take
a few minutes.
To Extract the Virtual Machines: (if required for disk space, you can extract the course
specific files to a different drive as long as the Base images and the Middle-Tiers are
located in the default path)
1. From the courseware source files location, double-click
10262A-GEN-DEV.part01.exe.
2. On the Official Microsoft Learning Products End-User License Agreement page,
click I accept the terms in the License Agreement, and then click Next.
3. In the WinRAR self-extracting archive window, in the Destination folder box,
ensure that C:\Program Files\Microsoft Learning\10262\Drives is listed, and then
click Install. Please wait while the base virtual hard disk file is extracted. This might
take a few minutes.
NOTE: After completing the extraction of all of the classroom files, you should have the
following files installed:

File

In Folder

Base10C-W7-HV.vhd

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Learning\Base

VM-Pre-Import-1026210262A-GEN-DEV.bat
10262A-GEN-DEV.vhd

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Learning\10262\Drives\10262A-GEN-DEV

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Learning\10262\Drives\10262A-GENDEV\Virtual Hard Disks

10262A-GEN-DEV-

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Learning\10262\Drives\10262A-GEN-

Allfiles.vhd

DEV\Virtual Hard Disks

<GUID>.exp

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Learning\10262\Drives\10262A-GENDEV\Virtual Machines

3. Create a Setup Share

In this task, you will share virtual machine files for copying to student computers.
1. Share the C:\Program Files\Microsoft Learning\Base folder using a share name of
Base_Drives.

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2. Share the C:\Program Files\Microsoft Learning\10262\Drives folder using a share

name of 10262_Drives.
Note: For information on how to set up a share in Windows Server 2008, see the topic
Share a Resource in Windows Help and Support.

4. Copy the Virtual Machine Files to the Student

Computer
Note: you must perform the file copy prior to importing the virtual machines. Once you
import the virtual machines, you will not be able to import them again.
1. From the student computer, copy all of the files from the Base_Drives share on the
instructor computer to C:\Program Files\Microsoft Learning\Base.
2. Copy all of the files from the 10262_Drives share on the instructor computer to
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Learning\10262.
Note: Ensure that all files are copied.
1. C:\Program Files\Microsoft Learning\10262 and all included folders and files
2. C:\Program Files\Microsoft Learning\Base
3. Ensure that you have copied the files using a permission retaining software such as
RoboCopy or XCopy.
4. Check that all permissions have been retained, by looking at the directories above
and making sure they are not Read Only.
5. Add the virtual machines to the Hyper-V management console. For detailed
instructions see the instructor computer setup.

5. Run the VM-Pre-Import script

In this task, you will run the VM-Pre-Import-10262-10262A-GEN-DEV.bat file. This
script will create links to the Base and Mid-Tier images in the import folder necessary for
importing each VM.
1. Using Windows Explorer, navigate to C:\Program Files\Microsoft
Learning\10262\Drives, and then double-click 10262A-GEN-DEV\VM-PreImport-10262-10262A-GEN-DEV.bat.
2. Verify the links are created in the appropriate C:\Program Files\Microsoft
Learning\10262\Drives\10262A-GEN-DEV\Virtual Hard Disks\ folders.

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6. Import the Virtual Machines on the Instructor

Computer
1. On the Instructor computer, on the host machine, click Start, point to
Administrative Tools, and click Hyper-V Manager.
2. In the Actions pane, click ImportVirtual Machine.
3. In the Import Virtual Machine dialog box, click Browse. Browse to C:\Program
Files\Microsoft Learning\10262\Drives, click 10262A-GEN-DEV, and then click
Select Folder.
4. Click Import.

7. Configure the Virtual Machines on the Instructor

Computer
1. Under Virtual Machines, right-click 10262A-GEN-DEV, and then click Snapshot.
2. Wait for the Snapshot process to finish. In the Snapshots pane, right-click the
snapshot name, and click Rename.
3. Type StartingImage and press ENTER.
4. Right-click 10262A-GEN-DEV, and click Start.
5. Right-click 10262A-GEN-DEV, and click Connect.
6. Verify that the server boots. Log on as Administrator, using a password of
Pa$$w0rd. Verify that the logon is successful.
7. On the Action menu, click Turn off.
8. In the Turn Off Machine dialog box, click Turn Off.
9. In the Virtual Machines pane, right-click 10262A-GEN-DEV, and click Revert.
10. In the Revert Virtual Machine dialog box, click Revert.

8. Install the PowerPoint Slides

1. In this task, you will install the PowerPoint slides for the learning product by running
10262A_ppt.msi.
2. In the Trainer Materials disc, in the \Setup folder, double-click 10262A_ppt.msi, and
then click OK.

9. Install Adobe Flash (if needed)

In this task, you will install Adobe Flash by running the installation file.

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Note: You must download the installation file for Adobe Flash from
http://www.adobe.com and copy this file to the instructor computer.

Visit the Adobe Web site at http://www.adobe.com to download and install the latest
version.

10. Install Adobe Reader (if needed)

In this task, you will install Adobe Reader by running the installation file.
Note: You must download the installation file for Adobe Acrobat Reader from
http://www.adobe.com and copy this file to the instructor computer.

Visit the Adobe Web site at http://www.adobe.com to download and install the latest
version.

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Student Computer Checklist

1. Install and configure Hyper-V.
2. Install the Base Image/ Virtual Machine Files.

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Student Computer Setup

Use the instructions in the following section to set up the classroom manually. Before
starting the installation of the student computer, a supported operating system must be
installed on the computer. You can check the supported systems list at:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=94481

Caution: These instructions assume network connectivity between the instructor

computer and the student computers. If you do not have connectivity, Microsoft
Learning recommends copying the activated virtual machines to the student
computers by means of a manually created DVD or universal serial bus (USB)
drive.

1. Install the Hyper-V Server Role

Note: If Hyper-V is already installed, you can skip this procedure.
For detailed instructions see the instructor computer setup.

2. Install the Base Image / Virtual Machine Files

Note: Ensure that all extracted courseware virtual machine files were copied from
the Instructor computer during the Instructor Computer setup. The following
directories and short cuts will be needed to ensure that the student has all
necessary files to start the Microsoft Learning Lab Launcher.

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Learning\10262 and all included folders and

files

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Learning\Base

1. Check that all permissions have been retained, by looking at the directories above
and making sure they are not Read Only.
2. Run the VM-Pre-Import script. For detailed instructions see the instructor
computer setup.
3. Add the virtual machines to the Hyper-V management console. For detailed
instructions see the instructor computer setup.

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Appendix A
The virtual machines were developed using the English (United States) layout shown
below.

If your physical keyboard doesnt match the above layout, you may need to refer to the
above layout for the character positions used to logon. For future logons and usage
throughout the labs, you may want to install your keyboard layout in the virtual machine.