Microsoft Hyper-v was introduced as an install-able feature in this server os.
What is Windows Server 2008.
100
This is the current version of VMWare.
What is VMWare 12?
100
This will allow you to restore data in case of a system failure.
What is a Backup?
100
The ability to abstract a physical server into a virtual machine.
What is Virtualization?
200
This option allows you to save a state of your Guest OS that you can revert back to. This is in the actions menu.
What is a Snapshot
200
This is the year that VMWare Workstation was first released.
What is 1999?
200
Do this early and often when building a virtualized network.
What is testing?
200
A data file in an industry standard format that contains the exact image of an optical disc. They are used in this context to contain OS or application files, usually for installation.
What is an ISO Image?
300
To reach the outside network you need to have the virtual NIC connected to this.
What is an External Virtual Switch?
300
A virtual switch, places VMs on a physical network.
What is vSwitch?
300
Modify these default values to make your virtual machine run better.
What is hardware specs?
300
A widely used standard that allows servers to assign IP addresses to computers and other devices on a network.
What is DHCP?
400
To connect to other VMs you need to have both VMs attached to this.
What is an Internal Virtual Switch?
400
Ethernet-based shared storage protocol.
What is iSCSI?
400
Use these to monitor your system and VMs to catch failures early.
What are performance monitors?
400
A connection type that allows a virtual machine adapter to have a direct connection to the physical network with a unique IP address.
What is a Bridged Network?
500
One way to move a VM from one machine to another includes this option which packages the VM for you.
What is the Export... option?
500
a shared storage technique for file protocols (NFS).
What is NAS?
500
This helps with load balancing and fail over. This will keep a system or network running even if one device fails.
What is Redundancy?
500
A UNIX or Linux program that runs as a background process. These typically perform certain system tasks such as cron, the system scheduler, or managing ftp capabilities.