Mastering Microsoft® Virtualization

16.7. Preparing, Deploying, and Updating MED-V Images and Workspaces

Now that the MED-V solution components have been installed and configured on the required servers and clients, the environment is ready to create and prepare VPC images, create test MED-V Workspace images, and deploy MED-V workspace images. The following sections provide an overview of this process.

16.7.1. Create and Prepare a VPC Image for MED-V

A MED-V Workspace image consists of a Virtual PC (VPC) virtual machine that has been properly prepared for the MED-V environment. The preparation consists of the following steps:

1. Create the virtual machine image with the Microsoft Virtual PC Console. As mentioned before, Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 SP1 with KB 958162 update is required. ...