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Question # 1: Briefly explain what is meant by the following terms:

 Business domain;
 Business function;
 Organization.

Answer:
1- Business Domain: Area in which a business is being persuade.
2- Business Function: is the set of activities performed by the department.
3- Organization: A group of people working together to achieve the same goals.

Question # 2: Summarise how I determine if a guest operating system, say Windows 2008 Server
is compatible with Microsoft Hyper V. If an operating system is not compatible with Microsoft
Hyper V, what, if anything, can I do to resolve the situation?

Answer: Microsoft provides a full list of compatible operating systems for hyper v. this
information can be accessed through the documentation provided by the Microsoft for Hyper-V.

Question # 3: Describe how I would configure the following IP-related parameters on a Windows
server: IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway.

Answer: Open network and sharing centre, click manage network connections, right-click
the connection you want to work with and then select Properties. Double-click Internet Protocol
Version 6 (TCP/IPv6) or internet protocol version 4 (TCP/IPv4) as appropriate for the type of IP
address you are configuring.
 Click Advanced to open the Advanced TCP/IP Settings dialog box. Figure 21-2 shows
advanced settings for IPv4. The dialog box for IPv6 is similar.
 To add an IP address, click Add below IP Addresses to display the TCP/IP Address dialog
box. After you type the IP address in the IP Address field, enter the subnet mask in the
Subnet Mask field for IPv4 addresses or the subnet prefix length in the Subnet Prefix
Length field for IPv6 addresses. Click Add to return to the Advanced TCP/IP Settings dialog
box. Repeat this step for each IP address you want to add.
 The Default Gateways panel shows the current gateways that have been manually
configured (if any). To add a default gateway, click add below Default Gateways to display
the TCP/IP Gateway Address dialog box. Type the gateway address in the Gateway field.
By default, Windows Server 2008 automatically assigns a metric to the gateway, which
determines in which order the gateway is used. To assign the metric manually, clear the
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automatic metric check box, and then enter a metric in the field provided. Click Add, and
then repeat this step for each gateway you want to add.
 Click OK three times to close the open dialog boxes.

Question # 4: List two software products that are currently used in industry to provide server
virtualisation.

Answer: Two software products to provide server virtualization:

 Microsoft Hyper-V
 XenServer

Question # 5: Give two examples of information about a server running virtualisation software
you would document as part of a technical specification for that server. For each example of
information, describe how you would gather the information.

Answer: Technical specification of the server includes how much memory(RAM) is installed
on it. You can calculate the need of RAM as according to the needs of virtualization software
added the needs of operating system you are running on that virtualization software. Another
technical specification includes the ports available for network connection and their bandwidth.
That can also access by calculating the needs of operating systems services and network
connectivity.

Question # 6: In a project implementing a virtualisation solution, it is typical to have a planning

process, a build process and a manage process. Give an example of how the outputs from one
phase in the project, such as the planning process, can become an input into the next phase of
the project, such as the build process.

Answer: first of all, there is need to do gather the information and data about what you are
going to build and what specifications are required. In planning process, you access that
information, approve the budget and on the basis of that information you plan the installation
strategy, now as the strategy has been built up in first round the second will be to build that
server according to that strategy. The last one will be managing the newly install server its data
migration and checking that the server is running properly as it was stated in the planning
process.
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Question # 7: List two system diagnostic tools I could use to gather information about servers
that I am considering for virtualisation. Briefly describe how I would use the tools.

Answer: One of the diagnostic tools is the ArcGIS, ArcGIS Server includes a diagnostics tool
you can use to validate that your machine meets the minimum system requirements and verify
the software is working as expected.
Another way for Hyper-V is open up PowerShell or a command prompt (cmd.exe) and
type systeminfo. If all listed Hyper-V requirements have a value of Yes, your system can run the
Hyper-V role. If any item returns No, check the requirements listed in this document and make
adjustments where possible.

Question # 8: When I am planning my server design for virtualisation, briefly summarise the
considerations that would apply to configuring power supplies and power management on a
server running virtualisation software.

Answer: In virtualization, more services run on less hardware and also virtualization
increase the amount of time a server runs on its peak performance, CPU usage is increased so
the power consumption is also increased. It is very important to have the power supplies for
server running virtualization software that has more performance ability and power than the
average server power supplies. It is crucial to have the backup systems and UPS attached to the
system and many servers and services are running on the single hardware.

Question # 9: When I am planning my server design for virtualisation, briefly describe at least
two factors that determine how much memory (RAM) is needed on a server running virtualisation
software, such as Microsoft Hyper-V.

Answer: As in Hyper-V server 2012 the need of ram is 512mb minimum. Now to create a
virtual machine it is important to consider how much memory is needed by the operating system
you are going to install on VM.
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Question # 10: When I am planning my server design for virtualisation, briefly describe at least
two factors that determine how many processors are needed on a server running virtualisation
software, such as Microsoft Hyper-V.

Answer: One factor is that Physical processors are not assigned to specific virtual machines
and this job is done through virtual processors. Another factor is the operating system processor
scheduling, need of multitasking and multi-threading.

Question # 11: When I am planning my network architecture for virtualisation, briefly describe
at least two factors that determine how many network cards (NICs) and what bandwidth are
needed on a server running virtualisation software, such as Microsoft Hyper-V.

Answer: In Hyper-V environment only one NIC is needed as each VM has virtual NIC, you
will need extra NIC only when first one gets slow down. 10 Gigabit of bandwidth should be used.

Question # 12: When setting up and installing Microsoft Hyper V, how do I determine what server
hardware is compatible with the software I want to install, i.e. what vendor resource would I
consult to answer this question?

Answer: Microsoft platform ready tools can be used to check the compatibility. Moreover,
Microsoft’s application compatibility software is available.

Question # 13: Briefly describe the three types of virtual switches supported in Microsoft Hyper
V.

Answer: Three types of virtual switches that are supported on Hyper-V, External, Internal
and Private.
1- External: This type is bounded to physical network card in host and virtual machines can
access Hyper-V host.
2- Internal: it only allows traffic between virtual machine and host, because it is not bounded
to physical network.
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3- This type is only for the communication between virtual machines.

Question # 14: Briefly describe the purpose of check pointing in Microsoft Hyper V.

Answer: checkpoints are the states of virtual machines. These are used for the purpose of
safety, i.e. if anything goes wrong in the future you can easily jump to the previous saved stable
state.

Question # 15: Briefly describe the following features as they apply to server CPUs
 Single processor
 Multi-processor

Answer: Single processor systems cost more than multiprocessor systems as they need
different resources for each processor while multiprocessor uses the same resources on sharing
basis. Moreover, single- processor systems are easy to design rather than multi-processor
because of their synchronization and avoiding overloading.

Question # 16: You have been asked to research and analyse alternative virtualisations scenarios
for a company called DEF Corporation. The company wants to virtualise its existing servers, which
are currently running operating systems such as Windows 2012 and Ubuntu Linux. Complete the
table below for comparing the virtualisation alternatives of Microsoft Hyper-V with Citrix
XenServer 6.2. You should also note any risks associated with running either of the alternative
virtualization solutions, such as support arrangements, and finding skills in the product.

Answer:

Option Hyper-V Xenserver

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Support for Windows 2012 Yes Yes

guests

Support for Ubuntu guests For Ubuntu 12.04 or higher Yes, but not have much
support

Licensing costs (e.g. Up to $4000 $5000 per server

commercial or free)

Risks