What can Virtual Machine Manager 2007 (VMM) do

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Microsoft Virtual Machine Manager 2007 (VMM) is a server application in the Microsoft System Center family of products. VMM manages a virtualized data center that runs Microsoft Virtual Server 2005, and it provides:

Consolidation of underutilized physical servers

Rapid provisioning of new virtual machines

Wizard-based physical to virtual machine (P2V) conversions

Wizard-based virtual-to-virtual machine (V2V) conversion of VMware virtual machines

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Virtual Machine Manager provides the following benefits to organizations:

Maximizes datacenter resources through server consolidation

Allows conversion of physical servers to virtual machines (P2V)

Allows conversion of VMware virtual machines (V2V)

Enables fast provisioning of new virtual machines

Minimizes guesswork in deployment through customized host ratings based on criteria that you set

Enables you to centrally manage the resources that you use to create virtual machines within the Virtual Machine Manager library

Speeds creation of new virtual machines by using templates

Takes advantage of datacenter investments in Storage Area Network (SAN) storage

Provides a rich management and scripting environment through the Windows PowerShell - Virtual Machine Manager command shell

Provides reporting by integrating with System Center Operations Manager 2007

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Virtual Machine Manager Hardware Requirements -- Single Computer

Hardware component Minimum Recommended

Processor Pentium 4 2 GHz Dual-Core Pentium 4 3.2 GHz or greater

RAM 2 GB 2 GB

Hard disk 80 GB 150 GB

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Virtual Machine Manager Software Requirements -- Single Computer

• The Windows Server 2003 operating system with SP1 or above.

• Windows Remote Management (WinRM).
You must install this software from the following site: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=84599.
• A supported version of Microsoft SQL Server 2005.
Windows PowerShell 1.0.
Install this software from the following site: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=77521.
• Windows Server Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0.
• If not already installed, the following software is installed during Setup:
• Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0.
• Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0.

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Virtual Machine Host Software Requirements

The following software must be installed prior to adding a virtual machine host to Virtual Machine Manager (VMM):

* Windows 2003 with SP1 or above

* One of the following versions of Microsoft Virtual Server 2005:
o Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 or above.
o Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 x64 SP1 or above.
* Windows Remote Management (WinRM).
You must install this software from the following site: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=84599.