ASP Developer Network - Brought to you by Steve Radich and BitShop, Inc. - http://www.bitshop.com

ASPDeveloper

ASPDeveloper.Net / VirtualServerFAQ.COM

Make sure you go to our home page for:

* Virtual Server 2005 FAQ
* ASP.Net 2.0 Information
* ASP.Net 2.0 Streaming Tutorials
* ASP.Net 2.0 HTML based Tutorials

Made possible by Business Internet Technology Shop (BitShop)

Virtual PC

Recent Virtual PC posts

* Archiving VHD images to a USB device, 2GB zip limit
* (WWW.IOFFERKICKS.COM)nike shoes:$32,handbag:$35,NFL:$20,jean:$30,UGG boot:$50(FREE SHIPPING)
* How to administratively disable network access?
* Installing SQL 2005
* 16 bit DOS app
* Make Vertual PC Respond two the 2ed Mouse & Keyboard Only
* VPC Rollback
* vpc 2007 memory anomaly
* vpc with srv2003 en xppro
* Enabling hardware-assisted virtulisation
* VPC 2007 SP1 - Virtual Machine Additions crashes
* Virtual PC 2007 SP1 - Problem with starting fullscreen
* Virtual PC 2007 Japanese keyboard layout problem
* VPC 2007 "stutters"
* creating partitions (from image) within virtual drive
* Microsoft Virtual PC run Linux?
* Mini newsgroup FAQ for the week of 2/22/2009
* Network
* How to instal OS on a Virtual PC
* Accessing content on local HDD from within a VM?

Add Solution

How to I make a clone copy of a VM

Source: microsoft.public.virtualpc
Sent: 03/01/2009
From: "moondaddy" <(email address - cut out)am>
Message:

I created a vm of win xp and joined it to the domain so I could connect to
the internet. then I updated it with all service packs and updates so its
what I call 'golden'. I then made 2 copied it my simply doing a copy-paste
on it's parent folder. One was to be an extra backup copy, and the second
copy was for installing sql sever, VS, etc. however, when I started up the
copy (now called xpdev) I could not connect to the internet, or even see the
domain. I spent hours messing around with the tcp/ip props, un-joined the
domain and tried to re-join the domain. however now I can't re-join the
domain. Is there a conflict by using a copy of a vm? what's the correct
way to make a copy of a vm? I would like to have many VMs with different
configurations, but want to save on the work of installing the OS and all
updates for each one. isn't there a way to make one golden VM, and the make
many good working copies of it?

Thanks.

--
(email address - cut out)am

Post Reply | This is Spam! | Mark as Spam

Related Messages

Re: How to I make a clone copy of a VM

Sent: 03/01/2009
From: Robert Comer <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

> Is there a conflict by using a copy of a vm? what's the correct

The SID is the same on all machines that way, and if two are running
at the same time, there's no way to tell them apart by the domain
controller.

You need to change the SID and it would be a good idea to make sure
the NIC ID is different as well. (in the VMC settings)

To change the SID:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897418.aspx

--
Bob Comer

On Sun, 1 Mar 2009 00:26:42 -0600, "moondaddy"
<(email address - cut out)am> wrote:

Show quoted text

>way to make a copy of a vm?
>I created a vm of win xp and joined it to the domain so I could connect to
>the internet. then I updated it with all service packs and updates so its
>what I call 'golden'. I then made 2 copied it my simply doing a copy-paste
>on it's parent folder. One was to be an extra backup copy, and the second
>copy was for installing sql sever, VS, etc. however, when I started up the
>copy (now called xpdev) I could not connect to the internet, or even see the
>domain. I spent hours messing around with the tcp/ip props, un-joined the
>domain and tried to re-join the domain. however now I can't re-join the
>domain. Is there a conflict by using a copy of a vm? what's the correct
>way to make a copy of a vm? I would like to have many VMs with different
>configurations, but want to save on the work of installing the OS and all
>updates for each one. isn't there a way to make one golden VM, and the make
>many good working copies of it?
>
>Thanks.

Re: How to I make a clone copy of a VM

Sent: 03/01/2009
From: Bo Berglund <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

On Sun, 1 Mar 2009 00:26:42 -0600, "moondaddy"
<(email address - cut out)am> wrote:

Your problem is that you have "copied the folder".....
This creates a copy that is *exactly* the same as the one you started
from including the MAC address of the network card and the SID and PC
name of the Windows operating system. All of these will prohibit the
PC:s from connecting to the domain.

In your scenario I would start over and do the following:

1) Create a new virtual machine and install the operating system
including all updates etc to make the *base* PC from which to start
off.
Do *not* join this PC to any domain.

2) Once you are satisfied that this is the base you want, then
*sysprep* the PC and close it. This PC will *never* start up again.

3) Now make the VHD file of this PC read only in your host.

4) Delete the VMC file connected to this PC, to make sure it won't try
to start by any future human mistake. You only need the VHD disk image
file.

5) In the VPC disk Wizard create a *new* virtual disk as a
"differencing disk" where you select the VHD from above as parent.
Place this into a folder of its own.

6) Copy the new folder as many times as you want PC:s to work on.

7) Now, for *each* new PC you need use the VPC new virtual machine
wizard to create one and make sure that the VMC file is saved in one
of the created copy folders.

8) When the time comes for the VHD, then point the wizard to the
differencing child disk in the folder of this machine.

9) Repeat as needed.

10) Now all you have to do is to start up each virtual machine and
since it was syspreped you need to supply licensing info etc but the
operating system will be fully installed so you do not need to do
anything for that.
Also rename the PC to a unique name and attach to the domain as
needed.

This will make each virtual machine unique and therefore able to join
the domain as a unique PC.

I might have forgotten some step above but someone will surely fill in
the omissions....

--

Bo Berglund (Sweden)

Show quoted text

>I created a vm of win xp and joined it to the domain so I could connect to
>the internet. then I updated it with all service packs and updates so its
>what I call 'golden'. I then made 2 copied it my simply doing a copy-paste
>on it's parent folder. One was to be an extra backup copy, and the second
>copy was for installing sql sever, VS, etc. however, when I started up the
>copy (now called xpdev) I could not connect to the internet, or even see the
>domain. I spent hours messing around with the tcp/ip props, un-joined the
>domain and tried to re-join the domain. however now I can't re-join the
>domain. Is there a conflict by using a copy of a vm? what's the correct
>way to make a copy of a vm? I would like to have many VMs with different
>configurations, but want to save on the work of installing the OS and all
>updates for each one. isn't there a way to make one golden VM, and the make
>many good working copies of it?
>

Re: How to I make a clone copy of a VM

Sent: 03/02/2009
From: "Billh" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

I can second this advice I use Newsids all the time at work when I use Ghost
to put an image on a computer. You can also change the name of the computer
with Newsids and when it reboots just join the computer to the Domain.

"Robert Comer" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
news:(email address - cut out)...

Show quoted text

>> Is there a conflict by using a copy of a vm? what's the correct
>>way to make a copy of a vm?
>
> The SID is the same on all machines that way, and if two are running
> at the same time, there's no way to tell them apart by the domain
> controller.
>
> You need to change the SID and it would be a good idea to make sure
> the NIC ID is different as well. (in the VMC settings)
>
> To change the SID:
>
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897418.aspx
>
> --
> Bob Comer
>
>
> On Sun, 1 Mar 2009 00:26:42 -0600, "moondaddy"
> <(email address - cut out)am> wrote:
>
>>I created a vm of win xp and joined it to the domain so I could connect to
>>the internet. then I updated it with all service packs and updates so its
>>what I call 'golden'. I then made 2 copied it my simply doing a
>>copy-paste
>>on it's parent folder. One was to be an extra backup copy, and the second
>>copy was for installing sql sever, VS, etc. however, when I started up
>>the
>>copy (now called xpdev) I could not connect to the internet, or even see
>>the
>>domain. I spent hours messing around with the tcp/ip props, un-joined the
>>domain and tried to re-join the domain. however now I can't re-join the
>>domain. Is there a conflict by using a copy of a vm? what's the correct
>>way to make a copy of a vm? I would like to have many VMs with different
>>configurations, but want to save on the work of installing the OS and all
>>updates for each one. isn't there a way to make one golden VM, and the
>>make
>>many good working copies of it?
>>
>>Thanks.

Post Reply | This is Spam! | Mark as Spam

Other groups

Virtual PC (Mac)(3592)	Virtual PC(12844)	Virtual PC (French)(496)
Virtual Server 2005(6245)

Our Sponsors

Virtual Server 2005 Info Here!
http://www.aspdeveloper.net

Wiki

Blogs

Articles

Image galleries

File galleries

Forums

Maps

Directories

ASP Developer Network (since 1996) - Brought to you by Steve Radich and BitShop, Inc. - http://www.bitshop.com
Copyright © 1997-2005 by BitShop, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
No content may be reproduced in any form without written permission from BitShop, Inc.
We will be honored to assist with reproduction rights on our material if you contact us.
We also can provide print articles for your magazine, private training seminars at your site, and conference presentations.
Thank you for visiting. Please bookmark our site if you found it useful!
If you wish to make a donation it will help further the development of these free resources: