Simplify management and configuration of Microsoft Virtual Server 2005

Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 is a versatile application that has multiple practical applications in your IT environment: it can meet your needs whether you need to implement a test, production, disaster recovery site, or any combination of these, while reducing the number of physical servers and reducing cost. Master advanced methods of managing and configuring the virtual server in this sample chapter from Virtualization with Microsoft Virtual Server 2005. Learn how to set up a management server to manage all Virtual Server hosts using a single instance of the Virtual Server Administration Web site. Or, manage Virtual Server using the COM API and program the actions through your favorite programming environment. Scripting Virtual Server is easy after you understand the Virtual Server COM API; you will find that tasks that require many steps in the graphical user interface can now be automated, which saves time, prevents errors, and makes your Virtual Server configuration tasks more predictable. Covered solutions in this chapter include:

• The Management Interface
• Using the Virtual Server COM API
• Accessing a virtual server using script
• Creating a virtual machine using script
• Creating a virtual network using script
• Retrieving guest OS information using script
• Changing a virtual machine state using script
• Attaching scripts to virtual server events

Title: Virtualization with Microsoft Virtual Server 2005
ISBN: 1597491063
Published: September 2006
Authors: Rogier Dittner, David Rule, Ken Majors, Matthijs ten Seldam, Twan Grotenhuis
Chapter: Chapter 7: Managing Virtual Server
Published by Syngress Publishing