Windows 7 / Server 2008 R2
Virtual Hard Disk Boot
(VHD)
As you know Microsoft released the Windows7
RTM 7600, many of you all must be excited about new features and tools in that.
One of the best feature of windows 7 is Native support of VHD (Virtual hard Disk).
Virtual Hard Disk is already being used in Virtualization platforms such as Hyper-V, Virtual Server 2005, Virtual PC 2007.
For the first time you will be able to install and boot Windows7 / Server 2008 R2 from a VHD in a physical machine. Let us see how to complete this tasks step by step:
1. Creating VHD by using Disk management utility in Windows 7
2. attaching VHD for the operating system installation
3. Installing O/S on the VHD
One of the best feature of windows 7 is Native support of VHD (Virtual hard Disk).
Virtual Hard Disk is already being used in Virtualization platforms such as Hyper-V, Virtual Server 2005, Virtual PC 2007.
For the first time you will be able to install and boot Windows7 / Server 2008 R2 from a VHD in a physical machine. Let us see how to complete this tasks step by step:
1. Creating VHD by using Disk management utility in Windows 7
2. attaching VHD for the operating system installation
3. Installing O/S on the VHD
Task 1
Creating VHD by using Disk management utility
From the disk management utility we will be able to create, attach and detach a VHD
In this following option first select the path to store VHD. Then define the capacity of the VHD that you are planning to create. For this Demo i am creating a 80GB VHD.
Then Define whether you are going to allocate a fixed 80GB storage capacity for
the VHD file or Dynamically let it expand later when ever you put data in to
that VHD. If you select Dynamically expand option.
It is recommended to select
fixed size for productive environments. If it is a demo purpose, then you may
go ahead with dynamic option. The dynamically expanding option will affect the
performance slightly.
You will be able to identify Virtual Hard Disk’s from the blue color Hard disk icon.
Even you can partition the Virtual Hard Disk and
use it for data storage also.
Task
2
attaching Virtual Hard Disk for the operating system installation
attaching Virtual Hard Disk for the operating system installation
after booting from installation DVD select repair option
Then select Command Prompt
From the Command Prompt
we will be able to enter the disk part utility (Command line partitioning tool
in Windows) to create, edit, delete partitions and Virtual Hard Disks.
Execute the following commands to attach an existing Virtual Hard Disk
Disk part
select V disk file=”c:\windows7_boot.vhd”
(give the location where you have already saved the Virtual Hard Disk)
Attach v disk
select V disk file=”c:\windows7_boot.vhd”
(give the location where you have already saved the Virtual Hard Disk)
Attach v disk
To create a Virtual Hard Disk
from Diskpart:
create V disk file=”c:\windows7_bootdisk.vhd” maximum=80000
After attaching the Virtual Hard Disk exit the disk part utility and type SETUP.EXE from X:\Sources>
Here we go! the Virtual Hard Disk is available for installation.
This same method is applicable for Windows Server 2008 R2 also.
create V disk file=”c:\windows7_bootdisk.vhd” maximum=80000
After attaching the Virtual Hard Disk exit the disk part utility and type SETUP.EXE from X:\Sources>
Here we go! the Virtual Hard Disk is available for installation.
This same method is applicable for Windows Server 2008 R2 also.
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