Just the Beginning
Now that you have an operating mobile installation of ADS, you can go to any server in your enterprise, unplug it from the production network, plug it into MobileP2V's network switch, and use ADS to capture or deploy an image. In future articles, I'll show you how to expand the mobile ADS solution to include Virtual Server 2005 and VSMT and walk you through an image capture of the test server. I'll also explain how VSMT works and demonstrate how to use the mobile ADS solution to perform physical machine to virtual machine migrations.
Solutions Snapshot
PROBLEM:
You need to rehost several physical machines as virtual machines running on Virtual Server 2005, but your deadline doesn't give you time to plan for and deploy ADS to your entire enterprise.
SOLUTION:
Build a mobile ADS solution that you can move to where it's needed.
WHAT YOU NEED:
Mobile cart, server (with monitor, mouse, and keyboard), four-port network switch, cables, Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition SP1, and ADS 1.1
DIFFICULTY:
3 out of 5 |
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SOLUTION STEPS:
- Get the gear.
- Build the mobile platform.
- Install and configure DHCP.
- Install ADS.
- Test ADS.
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