Creating and Deploying Virtual Machines in VMM

 

Updated: May 13, 2016

Applies To: System Center 2012 SP1 - Virtual Machine Manager, System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager, System Center 2012 - Virtual Machine Manager

The following topics describe how to create and deploy virtual machines in Virtual Machine Manager (VMM):

• Creating and Deploying Virtual Machines Overview

• Understanding Virtual Machine Placement and Ratings in VMM

• Understanding Generation 1 and Generation 2 Virtual Machines in VMM

• Requirements for Linux-Based Virtual Machines

• How to Create and Deploy a Virtual Machine from a Blank Virtual Hard Disk

• How to Create and Deploy a Virtual Machine from an Existing Virtual Hard Disk

• How to Create and Deploy a Virtual Machine from an Existing Virtual Machine

• How to Create and Deploy a Virtual Machine from a Template

• How to Deploy a Virtual Machine by Converting a Physical Computer (P2V)

• How to Deploy a Virtual Machine by Converting a Virtual Machine (V2V)

• How to Deploy a Virtual Machine Stored in the VMM Library

• How to View and Modify Properties of a Deployed Virtual Machine in VMM

Did you know that Microsoft Azure provides similar functionality in the cloud? Learn more about Microsoft Azure virtualization solutions. Create a hybrid virtualization solution in Microsoft Azure: - Create and upload a Windows Server VHD to Azure - Create and preconfigure Windows virtual machine with the classic deployment model and PowerShell