Virtualization of Domain Controllers part Deux
Hi a few weeks ago I blogged about recommended best practises of Virtualizing your Domain Controllers environment. I am currently working with a customer on quite a complicated scenario that touches on virtualization and through my research and pointers from my Colleague Mark Empson have come across an excellent Blog Post posted by Gavin Mcshera of Premier Field Engineering in Ireland.
http://blogs.technet.com/pfe-ireland/archive/2008/05/08/virtual-domain-controllers-and-time-synchronisation.aspx
Please also find another great collection of links as put together by my friend a colleague Mark Empson and other colleagues Rick Stone and Ned Pyle all of Microsoft.
KB897615 Support policy for Microsoft software running in non-Microsoft hardware virtualization software
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;897615
KB: 897613 Microsoft Virtual Server support policy
http://www.support.microsoft.com/kb/897613
KB: 897614 Windows Server System software not supported within a Microsoft Virtual Server environment
http://www.support.microsoft.com/kb/897614
KB888794 Considerations when hosting Active Directory domain controller in virtual hosting environments
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;888794
KB320220 Support policy for Exchange Server 2003 running on hardware virtualization software
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;320220
KB909840 Hardware virtualization support for SharePoint products and technologies
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;909840
KB953797 Time Synchronization issue in Windows Server 2003 systems running as VMware Guests
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;953797
KB888746 You may experience time-related issues with programs that run in a virtual machine in Virtual Server 2005
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;888746
KB887727 Time synchronization settings in Virtual Server 2005
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;887727
KBVMware Time Sync and Windows Time Service
http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?language=en_US&externalId=1318
KB888794 Considerations when hosting Active Directory domain controller in virtual hosting environments
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;888794
Running Domain Controllers in Virtual Server 2005
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=64db845d-f7a3-4209-8ed2-e261a117fc6b&displaylang=en
For pre-deployment of virtualized DCs, you can try the MAP 3.0 tool at;
www.microsoft.com/map
