7.6. The Bottom Line

Create and delete a virtual machine

VMM provides several ways to create new virtual machines using different sources: template, VHD, or virtual machine.

Master It

  1. Explain the three virtual disk types supported by Hyper-V.

  2. What is the difference between Network Location and Network Tag?

  3. What is the purpose of a template that does not require customization?

  4. Why does VMM delete the virtual machine configuration and virtual hard disk files?

Convert a physical machine or non-Windows hypervisor virtual machine to a Windows hypervisor virtual machine

P2V can capture the operating system, application stack, and configuration from an existing machine and create a virtual machine. V2V converts existing virtual machines running ...

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