Thank you, I will install Hyper-V on a Server 2008 R2 instead of using the standalone version of Hyper-V. Do difficult already for me and not having GUI doesn't help things.
/Jerker On 8.3.2011 14:44, Christopher Painter wrote: > On the side as a one man consultant, this is how I roll at home: > > http://blog.deploymentengineering.com/2008/07/virtual-brownbag-installation-testing.html > > > At my day job I'm on a 10 person Build/Install team serving about 250 > developers. We use a system called VMLogix that sits on top of ESX. It's a > really powerful system that manages the complexity of defining complex test > environments and deploying them in mass. We have a team of "Lab Managers" > who > work with the development groups to understand their needs and set up the > images > for their use but the system also allows for self service. This system > doesn't support the SnapShotting story so it's a little painful ( slow ) for > installation developers but it's really powerful for what everyone else > needs. > > We are looking at moving towards TFS 2010 which has a lab mgmt component that > integrates with Hyper-V. The concept is supposed to be that when you do a > build it deploys to a machine and runs all the integration tests. If any > tests > fail it can create a work item and associate the VM state to the item so that > the developer doesn't have to hunt down a QA person to get information to > debug > the error. > >> From the install side I don't sweat these things too much as my only >> requirement > is that we are able to install silently. At home I manage my snapshot trees > so > I can do my boundry testing and then move on. > > > --- > Christopher Painter, Author of Deployment Engineering Blog > Have a hot tip, know a secret or read a really good thread that deserves > attention? E-Mail Me > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Jerra<beddel...@gmail.com> > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Sent: Tue, March 8, 2011 6:15:24 AM > Subject: [WiX-users] Setting up efficient environment for testing installation > packages? > > This is off-topic, but I assume the knowledge can be found within this list. > > Can someone point me to some pages on how to setup an efficient > environment for testing installation packages? > > I have Hyper-V 2008 R2 Server installed and I have started installing > guests but I don't want to go much further until I know an efficient setup. > > -- > I guess I need to quickly be able to restore a guest to clean state so > already installed components won't interfere. > > -- > I am testing my client/server software so I need to connect between > different client operating systems against different server operating > systems. > I am wondering if this can be made all within the Hyper-V server. > > > Kind Regards > Jerra > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > What You Don't Know About Data Connectivity CAN Hurt You > This paper provides an overview of data connectivity, details > its effect on application quality, and explores various alternative > solutions. http://p.sf.net/sfu/progress-d2d > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > What You Don't Know About Data Connectivity CAN Hurt You > This paper provides an overview of data connectivity, details > its effect on application quality, and explores various alternative > solutions. http://p.sf.net/sfu/progress-d2d > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ What You Don't Know About Data Connectivity CAN Hurt You This paper provides an overview of data connectivity, details its effect on application quality, and explores various alternative solutions. http://p.sf.net/sfu/progress-d2d _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
