I have installed the Windows Server 2008 R2 with Hyper-V Manager and I am now installing the guests. Much easier this way although I got the standalone Hyper-V server going but time is important right now.
I guess I can just export the VM's for safe keeping and whenever I need a clean system I just import the initial version? I also thought I'd setup a domain within the Hyper-V server for testing my installers and application in domain environment/workgroup environment. Any thoughts on this? /Jerra On 8.3.2011 17:53, Christopher Painter wrote: > For the purpose of my article it doesn't matter either way you go. I've done > it both ways and I'll agree it's a lot more complicated getting a stand alone > Hyper-V server initially configured but once it is I administer it remotely > just > like any other server. ( Zero Touch ) . To me the disadvantages are > outweighed > by the flexibility I get of having very, very litle installed/configured on > the > parent partition ( or host or whatever they call it these days ). I like > knowing that I could just stand up another server, move my VM's over and > discard > the original server and none of my guests would ever notice the difference > because none of my dependencies are on the physical box. > > > I hope to upgrade my Intel Q6600 8GB to a more modern Xeon with 32GB in the > near > future and it'll pay off when I do. Business is starting to pick back up and > it's so awesome to have that server always available. > > --- > 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 7:13:56 AM > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Setting up efficient environment for testing > installation packages? > > 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 >> l >> >> >> 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 > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Colocation vs. Managed Hosting A question and answer guide to determining the best fit for your organization - today and in the future. http://p.sf.net/sfu/internap-sfd2d _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
