Best Practices

The following are best practices from this chapter:

• Plan for the number of virtual guest sessions you plan to have on a server to properly size the host system with respect to memory, processor, and disk requirements.

• Have the installation media and license keys needed for the installation of the guest operating system handy when you are about to install the guest operating system session.

• Apply all patches and updates on guest sessions soon after installing the guest operating system, just as you would for the installation of updates on physical systems.

• For Microsoft Windows guest sessions, install the Windows add-in components to improve the use and operation of the guest session.

• After installing the guest session ...

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