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Microsoft Virtual Machine Manager 2008 (VMM 2008) is comprised of a number of different modules, each of which serves a specific purpose. VMM 2008 also uses a distributed architecture such that the various components may either be installed on a single server, or spread over multiple server systems. When managing smaller numbers of hosts and virtual machines, installation of all the components on a single server is acceptable. For larger scale virtualization deployments, spreading the components over a number of server systems may be necessary to improve overall performance.
The objective of this chapter is to provide a high level overview of each of the components which that comprise the entire VMM 2008 package.
== An Overview of the VMM Component Architecture ==
With a basic understanding of how the component model fits together, the remainder of this chapter will focus on providing additional detail on each module.
== Virtual Machine Manager Server ==
* Monitoring virtual machines
The VMM Administration Console may be installed on the same host as the VMM Server, or on remote systems with network access to the VMM Server system. The console also includes a set of VMM specific Windows PowerShell cmdlets allowing a wide range of administrative tasks to be performed from within the interactive PowerShell environment, or within PowerShell scripts.
== Virtual Machine Manager Library Server ==
The VMM Self-Service Portal allows a web-based interface to be provided for users to provision virtual machines stored in the VMM Library. The Self-Service Portal provides a number of controls which can be implemented by an administrator to limit which users can create virtual machines and the specific tasks which can be performed on those virtual machines. The VMM Self-Service Portal requires that Internet Information Services (IIS) be installed on the server.
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