[ActiveDir] OT: Virtual Server 2005

[Noah Eiger]

Hello:   Is anyone using Virtual Server 2005? I am running a TechNet demo copy and had some questions. Documentation and support has been spotty (e.g., the newsgroup is not up and running yet). Here are a few questions. Any thoughts or pointers to web resources appreciated.   -          I can’t seem to figure out how you would set up a virtual network (using a virtual w2k3 server for dns, dhcp, etc.) and then route that out to the Internet. I guess one would need a virtual router/gateway. I think the virtual DHCP server does this. -          Is it possible to setup a virtual network that could also interact with other OS machines (e.g., Linux, MacOS X, etc.). I want to setup a virtual Windows network but also allow other OS machines to access file and directory services and Exchange. -          How would you duplicate virtual machines? It seems that once you have built a single W2k3 server and patched it, you could simply copy it and then sysprep it.   Any thoughts? Thanks.   -- nme