2. Building the Master Image in Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 MikaelNystromSenior Executive Consultant TrueSec MGT303

3. Agenda The Library in SCVMM The Self-service Portal Creating Master Images

4. The Library Respository ISO Images VHD Images Floppy Images Scripts Templates Configuration “The Boneyard”

5. The Library Templates Hardware Profiles Software Profiles

6. Working in the Library demo

7. The Self-service Portal Self-service Create Manage Move Perfect for Developers Admins (most of them)

8. Working in the Portal demo

9. What’s a “Master” Image? And why should I have one? Reasons not to have = 0 Reasons to have = anything but 0

10. Master or Ref Image It is much faster Minutes instead of hours Easier to use Don’t need to know how to install the OS Perfect with the Self-service portal Developers and testers need to create machines Fast and easy without asking YOU (the Admin) In fact, you must have an image to do this

11. Master or Ref Image Should be repeatable and automatic Step-by-step Install the OS Add system components Add service packs, hot fixes, agents Add VM additions Blank password!

12. Creating a Master Image Solution 1 Install it manually and hope to get it the same way as the last time Solution 2 Use unattended files to create the ref images Solution 3 Let the existing deployment solution that you have in place create the images for you

13. Watch Out for: Windows Server 2003 R2 Needs two CDs and some “work” to be automatic Windows Server 2003 R2 -64 No support for legacy Nic, PXE boot? Single/Multi HAL? Does it matter on a ref image? Agents? OpsMgr, DPM, CCM, 3:party Antivirus? Antimalware? Thick or Thin? PXE or Media?

14. Creating the Master Images demo

15. Mikael.Nystrom@truesec.se question & answer

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18. Track Resources Key Microsoft Sites System Center on Microsoft.com: http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter System Center on TechNet: http://technet.microsoft.com/systemcenter/ Virtualization on Microsoft.com: http://www.microsoft.com/virtualization Community Resources System Center Team Blog: http://blogs.technet.com/systemcenter System Center Central: http://www.systemcentercentral.com System Center Community: http://www.myITforum.com System Center on TechNet Edge: http://edge.technet.com/systemcenter System Center on Twitter: http://twitter.com/system_center Virtualization Feed: http://www.virtualizationfeed.com System Center Influencers Program: Content, connections, and resources for influencers in the System Center Community. For information, contact scnetsup@microsoft.com

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