Virtualization: history and interests
Types of virtualization
MS Virtual PC, MS Virtual Server: presentation, licenses
Other competing solutions

Presentation of Virtual PC
Installation, creation of virtual disks, use
Configuration of resources

Workshop: installation of an image in Virtual PC

Presentation of Virtual Server, system architecture
Hardware and software prerequisites, installation
Configuration of the remote control service
Configuration of resources: virtual disks, virtual networks, virtual machines, removable devices

Lab: Installation of Virtual Server – configuration of the administration console

CPU sharing between the different virtual machines
Allocation of memory, one or more CPUs, virtual disks or network interfaces
Security of the virtual machine and of the host server
Migration with Virtual Server Migration Toolkit (VSMT)
Monitoring of operation: CPU, memory, Storage

Workshop: Migration of a physical server to a virtual machine (VSMT)