Share Data Between a Host Computer & Virtual Machine

Instructions

1
Turn off the guest machine and open your Hyper-V manager. Locate the guest server and click "Settings." Select "Network Adapter" under "Add Hardware" and click "Add." Select "Local Area Connection - Virtual Network" under "Network Adapter."

2
Check the boxes next to "Enable Spoofing of MAC Addresses" and "Enable Virtual LAN Identification."

3
Click "Actions" within the "Hyper-V Manager" and click "Virtual Network Manager."

4
Choose "Internal" within the "Create Virtual Network" page and click "Add."

5
Click the "Network Icon" in the tray of your host machine and choose "Network and Sharing Center." Click "Manage Network Connections." Choose the network adapter you use to connect to the Internet. Right-click it and click "Properties." Choose the "Sharing" tab within "Properties." Check the box next to "Allow Other Network Users to Connect Through this Computer's Internet Connection." Designate the home networking connection to be the network adapter you created in the first 4 steps.

6
Click "File Sharing." Right-click the folder you wish to share and choose "Share with\Specific People." Designate who can have access. Open your guest operating system from Hyper-V. Click "Start" and then, click "Run." Enter the location address of the share, this will open the share. You have now shared data between a host computer and a virtual machine.

Collection of Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 hotfixes

In the following location you can find a complete collection of System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 updates. The list is divided into several sections for different configurations:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2397711
However it does not make mention of the latest hotfix rollup which appeared recently:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2308590

System Center Virtual Machine Manager Self-Service Portal (VMMSSP) 2.0 Release Candidate

Virtual Machine Manager Self-Service Portal 2.0 is a fully supported, partner-extensible solution built on top of Windows Server 2008 R2, Hyper-V, and System Center VMM. You can use it to pool, allocate, and manage resources to offer infrastructure as a service and to deliver foundation for a private cloud platform inside your datacenter. VMMSSP includes a pre-built web-based user interface that has sections for both datacenter managers and business unit IT consumers, with role-based access control. VMMSSP also includes a dynamic provisioning engine. VMMSSP reduces the time needed to provision infrastructures and their components by offering business unit "on-boarding," infrastructure request and change management. VMMSSP package also includes detailed guidance on how to implement VMMSSP inside your environment.

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What is VMMSSP?

VMMSSP is a fully supported, partner-extensible solution built on top of Windows Server 2008 R2, Hyper-V, and System Center VMM. You can use it to pool, allocate, and manage resources to offer infrastructure as a service and to deliver the foundation for a private cloud platform inside your datacenter.

VMMSSP includes a pre-built web-based user interface that has sections for both the datacenter managers and the business unit IT consumers, with role-based access control. VMMSSP also includes a dynamic provisioning engine. VMMSSP reduces the time needed to provision infrastructures and their components by offering business unit “on-boarding,” infrastructure request and change management. The VMMSSP package also includes detailed guidance on how to implement VMMSSP inside your environment.
VMMSSP is not an upgrade to the existing VMM 2008 R2 self-service portal. You can choose to deploy and use one or both self-service portals depending on your requirements. The self-service portal provides the following features that are exposed through a web-based user interface:

· Configuration and allocation of datacenter resources: Store management and configuration information related to compute, network and storage resources as assets in the VMMSSP database.

· Customization of virtual machine actions: Provide a simple web-based interface to extend the default virtual machine actions; for example, you can add scripts that interact with Storage Area Networks for rapid deployment of virtual machines.

· Business unit on-boarding: Standardized forms and a simple workflow for registering and approving or rejecting business units to enroll in the portal.

· Infrastructure request and change management: Standardized forms and human-driven workflow that results in reducing the time needed to provision infrastructures in your environment.

Self-Service provisioning: Supports bulk creation of virtual machines on provisioned infrastructure through the web-based interface. Helps business units to manage their virtual machines based on delegated roles.

KMS 1.2 Update for Windows 2008

As of the 24th of August the update for Windows 2008 has been published on Windows download center:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=d284f030-642f-443b-85ce-74ef449d5ab4

Enjoy

Key Management Service (KMS) 1.2 Update

For KMS hosts that are running Windows 2003 is available:

64 bit: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=1678151b-b577-476f-87da-df54024b98e2

32 bit: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=f3a0d90c-b7fd-44cf-bf81-11587adc599f

The release of the update for Windows 2008 is not anywhere to be seen, but we should see it soon..

So if you KMS server is running Windows 2008, you still will not be able to register your Windows 7 & Windows 2008 R2 operation systems...

Windows Server 2008R2 and Windows 7 KMS failed activation

Should you have a lot of Windows 7 Enterprise or Windows 2008R2 failing KMS activation it is because it needs an updated component on the KMS host. Key Management Service 1.2 should be installed. Microsoft promised it on RTM. But it seems that it is late.

It should be released today on Microsoft download center, så search for KMS 1.2 later today.

Releasing operating systems, that cannot register... Not going to comment.......

Windows 2008R2 & Windows 7 KMS installation keys

Use these keys in the SCVMM templates, when you create one, if you are installing Windows 2008R2 or Windows 7 VM's

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd772269.aspx

Includes KMS client setup keys. Useful when creating SCVMM Guest OS profiles.

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Manually Activate a KMS Client
By default, KMS clients automatically attempt to activate themselves at preset intervals. To manually activate KMS clients (for example, disconnected clients) before distributing them to users, use the Control Panel System item, or run slmgr.vbs /ato at an elevated command prompt. The Slmgr.vbs script reports activation success or failure and provides a result code. To perform activation, the KMS client must have access to a KMS host on the organization’s network.

Converting MAK Clients to KMS and KMS Clients to MAK
By default, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 operating systems use KMS for activation. To change existing KMS clients to MAK clients, simply install a MAK key. Similarly, to change MAK clients to KMS clients, run:

slmgr.vbs /ipk

where KmsSetupKey is one of the setup keys shown below.

After installing the KMS setup key, activate the KMS client by running cscript c:\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs /ato.

Windows 7 Professional
FJ82H-XT6CR-J8D7P-XQJJ2-GPDD4

Windows 7 Professional N
MRPKT-YTG23-K7D7T-X2JMM-QY7MG

Windows 7 Enterprise
33PXH-7Y6KF-2VJC9-XBBR8-HVTHH

Windows 7 Enterprise N
YDRBP-3D83W-TY26F-D46B2-XCKRJ

Windows 7 Enterprise E
C29WB-22CC8-VJ326-GHFJW-H9DH4


Windows Server 2008 R2 HPC Edition
FKJQ8-TMCVP-FRMR7-4WR42-3JCD7

Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter
74YFP-3QFB3-KQT8W-PMXWJ-7M648

Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise
489J6-VHDMP-X63PK-3K798-CPX3Y

Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems
GT63C-RJFQ3-4GMB6-BRFB9-CB83V

Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard
YC6KT-GKW9T-YTKYR-T4X34-R7VHC

Windows Web Server 2008 R2
6TPJF-RBVHG-WBW2R-86QPH-6RTM4

NB!: These note that these keys can only be used to install the OS and the client will search for a KMS host once installed and is OOB period.