Boot2VHD-Part 3-Load OS on VHD With OS Already Installed on Metal

Native Boot To VHD (Boot2VHD) – Everything You Need To Know Part 3…

In this multi-part video series we will dive deep into a the new virtualization feature built into Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7. It is called Native Boot To VHD (AKA: Boot2VHD). This is the one virtualization platform that allows virtualization inside of the virtualized machine. Yes, you can run Hyper-V or Virtual PC from inside a Boot to VHD machine. There are lots of use cases for this technology; we will cover many of them. Just dual boot your machine to a drive that is a VHD file. It is very clean, as the entire OS is in a VHD file. Having the OS fully encapsulated in a VHD means no changes are needed to partitions, and there is no confusion as to what files are for what OS. We will look at how to deploy it in different scenarios and we will take a deep dive into the boot technology (BCDEdit) that makes this new feature possible. Upon finishing this video series you will know how to setup a system with Boot To VHD. You will be able to deploy Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 in a VHD on a machine that is already running a new OS, or on a machine with nothing on it yet (bare metal). We even go through the process of having to add the raid drivers for the disk while setting up the boot to VHD.

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Part 3: Load OS on VHD with OS already Installed on Metal

100% demo walkthrough of loading Windows Server 2008 R2 into a VHD running on a system that already has an operating system.  This will setup a dual boot system.

**Transcript: Coverage Details Of This Video**

·         Boot from DVD

·         Install RAID Controller driver

·         Drop to command prompt **Shift-F10[

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·         Explore drives

·         Use Diskpart to create VHD file

Diskpart

Create vdisk file=e:BootDemo.vhd type=expandable maximum=40000

Attach vdisk

Exit

·         Click “Refresh” button

·         Select “New Drive” and perform normal installation

·         Using this method, the BCD entry will be updated automatically – we will change the display later in Part 4

·         Once the installation is finished, we explore our system while running the OS from the VHD

Links to Other Parts of This 4 Part video Series Coming This Week

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**[(Part 1) Overview of Native Boot To VHD ](http://itproguru-app.azurewebsites.net/expert/2011/08/boot2vhd-part-1-overview-of-native-boot-to-vhd/)**

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**[(Part 2) Load OS to VHD On Bare Metal ](http://itproguru-app.azurewebsites.net/expert/2011/08/boot2vhd-part-2-load-os-to-vhd-on-bare-metal-2/)**

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**[(Part 3) Load OS on VHD with OS already Installed on Metal ](http://itproguru-app.azurewebsites.net/expert/2011/08/boot2vhd-part-3-load-os-on-vhd-with-os-already-installed-on-metal-2/)**

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**[(Part 4) BCDEdit is the Magic – Deep Dive Boot Configuration Manager](http://itproguru-app.azurewebsites.net/expert/2011/08/boot2vhd-part-4-bcdedit-is-the-magic-deep-dive-boot-configuration-manager/)**

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