Virtual Machine Download

I am not familiar with this product so go easy on me. I came across some pages that said I needed to download the program. So I did and installed it. I went back to the pages and it still says I need to download it. Do any of you know what to do? It is driving me nuts. This may be a repeat post but I wasn't sure if the other one went through. Any help would be good.

I was on some web pages. It was Yahoo games and some
other sites I can't remember. Which browser were you using? If Internet Explorer, you could probably try using Microsoft's virtual machine from windowsupdate.microsoft.com (IIRC), or the Sun one from http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4/download.html. The "JRE" version is the one you want. It appears that the Java plug in will get automatically installed, though some one using a Windows setup will hopefully reply if there are additional steps.
Bhav

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FireSIGHT Management Virtual Machine download

Recently purchased an ASA 5512-x with FirePOWER services. I am having trouble downloading the FireSIGHT management virtual machine because it says that I need additional licensing requirements to do so. I have tried registering the Control License PAK that I received, but it asks for the License Key for the FireSIGHT Source Defense console, which I cannot download because I don't have licensing rights to that. Feel like I am in a catch-22 situation. Any suggestions? Already filed a ticket with Cisco support who keeps insisting that I give them the Model_No + MAC_ID from the source defense console. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

Marvin,
First, thank you so much for taking the time to try to help us resolve our issues. We are still waiting on a response from TAC.
You said:
"It sounds like your cisco.com userid is not associated with the Smartnet service contract that includes the Firesight Management Center. "
Yes! We think you are correct about this and we are moving to resolve. Reseller has stated it IS resolved but alas, we don't think so... but we are not exactly sure where to look on the "new and improved" Cisco Licensing Portal.
You said we should have these license PAKs
FS-VMW-2-SW-K9 Cisco FireSIGHT Management Center (VMWare) for 2 devices
CON-SAU-VMWSW2 SW APP SUPP + UPGR Cisco FireSIGHT Mana
Our invoice from reseller reads:
FS-VMW-2-SW-K9 Cisco FireSIGHT Management Center,(VMWare) for 2 devices
CON-SAU-VMWSW2 3 YR SW APP SUPP + UPGR Cisco FireSIGHT Mana
L-ASA5525-TAMC-3PR Cisco ASA5525 FirePOWER IPS, AMP and URL 3 YR Subs Promotion
We have recieved 2 PAKs:
FS-VMW-2-SW-K9 Cisco FireSIGHT Management Center,(VMWare) for 2 devices 1
L-ASA5525-TAMC-PR= Cisco ASA5525 FirePOWER IPS, AMP and URL Licenses Promotion 1
In addition, we have purchased the following options:
CON-SNT-A25FPK9 3 YR SMARTNET 8x5xNBD ASA5525x with Firepower Services, 8G
ASA5525-FPWR-K9 ASA5525-X with FirePOWER Services, 8GE, AC, 3DES/AES, SSD
ASA-AC-E-5525 AnyConnect Essentials VPN License - ASA 5525-x (750 Users)
ASA-AC-M-5525 AnyConnect Mobile - ASA 5525-x
So....., as far as we can tell, this is all correct and we should have everything we need. But the reseller, whom we are trying out for the first time, has not exactly been responsive to our inquiries about this and is not winning any points from my manager.
When we attempt to enter either of our 2 PAKs, we are still directed to enter a License Key from SourceFire Defense Center which we cannot download because "Additional Enntitlement is Required".
I feel like I'm stuck in theat old Abott and Costello skit "Who's On First?" ;)

Oracle Database 10g on Red Hat Linux Virtual Machine download location?

anyone know where i can download the vmware image of redhat and oracle preinstalled?
its called "Oracle Database 10g on Red Hat Linux Virtual Machine"
i found a reference to it on this page, but the link at the bottom is broken.
http://www.oracle.com/technology/obe/10gr2_db_vmware/htmlfiles/readme_oracleonlnxeval.html
i want to test out oracle on redhat before i install it completely

Please don't cross post on many forums,
check where can i download a vmware image of redhat and oracle preinstalled?

Error - Java Virtual Machine cannot be loaded

I have installed J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 Update 10 and have been trying to run Hp Openview Service Desk 4.5, when I try to run it's client application I get the error
"Unable to start the application -- the Java Virtual Machine cannot be loaded. Class no registered."
I've tried reinstalling both as well as rebooting after each installation to no avail.. any help would be greatly appreciated.
thanks

Installing the Java Virtual Machine
The Java Virtual Machine is a program that is necessary for running Java programs such as PhotoSite AlbumBuilder. To install the Microsoft Java Virtual Machine, download and run the appropriate installer below. After you install it, restart your computer.
Windows 98/NT/ME/XP/2000 (SP1/SP2) users:
http://support.photosite.com/msjavx86.exe
Windows 2000 (SP3) users:
http://support.photosite.com/Q300845.exe
Windows 2000 users (Service Pack 4):
Microsoft provides no installer for Windows 2K + SP4. You must either revert to an earlier Service Pack or upgrade to Windows XP instead.
* NOTE: You must be logged into an "Administrator" account to install the Virtual Machine.

I had creative cloud installed in a parallels deskto virtual machine on my mac, I delete the virtual machine without deactivate the creative cloud. after reinstall a new VM running windows 8.1. pro 64 bits, I downloaded the creative cloud installer but it

I had creative cloud installed in a parallels deskto virtual machine on my mac, I delete the virtual machine without deactivate the creative cloud. after reinstall a new VM running windows 8.1. pro 64 bits, I downloaded the creative cloud installer but it does not install ang give an Error code 72, it is assuming that I already are using the Creative cloud in 2 computer, but itis no the case, how to solve this situation?

Dave: I did the Microsoft Update two days before this happened, and rebooted as required. I just created a new restore point and lauched Creative Cloud. Now I get the famous white screen:
It just sits and spins (been 10 minutes now).
Fortunately, I saved away this command (which I've had to use 4 or 5 times already):
del %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Adobe\OOBE\opm.db
Unfortunately now, I get this (even after closing the above window):
The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.
So I killed everything that said "Adobe" in the task manager and this time, the command succeeded.
Fortunately, the current apps seem to still work. I can't seem to find the "Creative Cloud" app in the applications on my system, but I launched Photoshop CC, told it to look for updates, and got a list of the 5 prgorams that need updates in the Adobe Application manager:
I will proceed with the updates, holding my breath.

Failing to assemble Downloaded Pre-built Virtual Machine for SOA Suite and BPM Suite 11g

Hello,
I checked the download checksum of the files downloaded for Pre-built Virtual Machine for SOA Suite and BPM Suite 11g ( Pre-built Virtual Machine for SOA Suite and BPM Suite 11g ) and they all match checksums.
however, when I try to assemble them with 7zip, I get a corrupt error message. I have tried downloading with Chrome and Internet Explorer. I have also tried assembling the 7zip files different ways.
Is there anything else I should try?
Running on Windows 7, 64 bit machine. (with lots of disk space).
Is there any other way to get the files?
thank you.

thanks for the response
I guess I will have to do that as well.
However, it defeats the speed with which can ramp up with the toolset; thus slowing my time I can allocate to learning it...

Downloading iTunes 10.5 in Windows IE9 on Virtual machine causes error message

I am using an iMac running OS 10.6.8. I have Fusion V 3.1.3 installed, where I have a Virtual Machine with Windows 7 Home Edition installed. I also have a HP laptop with same windows 7 installed.
My problem has recently started where on the Virtual machine the IE9 "Smartscreen Filter" reports that both Itunes and Quicktime "Are not commonly downloaded and could affect my computer". Norton 360 reports that the files are safe. IE9 creates a fragment of file in download destination.
There is no problem with the HP laptop.
I have updated the Virtual Machine Win7 with latest updates.
This has recently happening with Apple downloads.

The problem dissappeared, with downloads from Apple site occuring.

Install R12 on a Virtual Machine hosted on Windows Vista

I wanted to install Oracle EBS R12.1.1 on Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit but used to get .\jre\nt\1.6.0\bin\java error. Hussein Sawwan
helped and said that this is not certified. He adviced me to create a VMWare Server. Following is my experience. I hope it is helpful. Any
suggestions, additions are more than welcome. Thanks to all who helpmed me especially Hussein Sawwan, Helios, Gareth Roberts.
I used to get .\jre\nt\1.6.0\bin\java error after the installation would zoom through 33%. That was because my staging area was not correct. The staging area should be just next to c:\ or whatever be the root directory (or drive). No space or special characters in folder name. My current structure is as follows:
c:\r12stage. Under r12stage I have following folders and subfolders
oraAppDB -- 49 Disks
oraApps -- 11 Disks
oraAS -- 3 Disks (This comes from the Rapid Install Tools)
oraDB -- 5 Disks
startCD -- 1 Disk plus other folders. Just copy startcd from the unzipped download and paste to r12stage area.
I then created a virtual machine using VMWare Server (free download but need to register to get the serial number). Because I installed
vmware server on Vista Home Premium 64 bit Host OS, I have to boot my machine by pressing F8 and then select Disable Digital Signature
Enformcement. Thanks to Gareth Roberts for this tip. Create a vm and install Windows 2003 by selecting the .img file (first cd) by selecting Use ISO image and then path of the windows 2003 cd 1 (zipped file). start the virtual machine, that will install windows 2003 and then ask for location of 2nd cd. On the host machine, where the second win 2003 zip file resides, unzip the second zip file and name the folder as cd2. share this folder to the __vmware_user__ and from the virtual machine, map network drive to \\hostmachinename\cd2. Select this as the location of cd2 and complete the installation. Install MKS Toolkit from http://cygwin.com/ and visual c++ from Microsoft website. for information on this please refer to the following URL. Thanks to Muhammad Habib
http://mhabib.wordpress.com/2007/03/14/installing-oracle-applications-e-bussiness-11i-on-windows-xp/
After installation is done and Windows Update is run, share the r12stage directory on the host machine to the vmuser and launch rapidwiz.cmd from the command prompt and follow the instruction. For internet connection from the VM use Ethernet as NAT.
If the installation errors halfway through, clean up your VM by following instructions in document id 292424.1 in MetaLink. If you dont have access to Metalink then I summarize the steps briefly over here.
Launch the Registry Editor.
Navigate to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software key.
Select the Apache Group subkey and delete it.
Select the Oracle subkey and delete it.
Navigate to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\Current Control Set\Services.
Carefully select and delete each service beginning with Oracle. For example, delete "Oracle Apache Server PROD_<nodename>".
When you are finished, exit the Registry Editor.
Navigate to the Environment Variables editing screen according to your system setup. For example, right-click My Computer and select
Properties. From the Advanced tab, click the Environment Variables button.
Select the following system variables if created during the failed installation, and delete them: DISCO_JRE, DISCO_VBROKER, JSERV,
VBROKER_JAVAVM, VBROKER_TAG, WV_GATEWAY.
Select the Path variable, but do not delete it. Carefully edit it and remove any component with "Oracle" in the name, or that otherwise
references the failed install. For example, delete "E:\11.5.10\test\visora\8.0.6\bin;".
Save and exit System Properties.
Open a command window and navigate to the C:\Program Files\ directory. Delete the Oracle subdirectory.
If your Oracle Inventory directory was not C:\Program Files\Oracle\Inventory and was therefore not deleted in the previous step, locate it
and delete it.
Restart your machine
It is now safe to remove the Oracle filesystem that was partially installed during the failed installation. Go to the base install directory,
or top-level directory under which you installed either the Database Server (DATA, DB) or the Applications Tier Server (APPL, ORA, COMN)
directories, or both. Note that you may choose to rename a directory before you delete it. This allows you to use the same directory name and start a new installation even before you finish the delete filesystem operation. For example, if you placed your filesystem in a "test" directory under
"E:\11.5.10":
C:\> E:
E:\> cd 11.5.10
E:\> rename test oldtest
E:\> del /s /q oldtest
In another window:
C:\> cd <stage install directory>
Q:\> rapidwiz.cmd
After cleaning up if you still get error like RW-50004: Error Code received when running external process. Check log file for
details. Running database Install driver for VIS instance, after 13% complte step 1 of 5 then I suggest that you re-create the machine and follow the above steps again. Including installing win 2003, mks tool kit , vc++, etc. It will be a success.
Starting concurrent manager takes up enormous memory and slows down everything, so if you dont need it then dont ever start it. APPS password is apps and sysadmin user is sysadmin.
Good luck.
Mahesh Acharya

I had Vista 64-bit machine, installed Ubuntu in VMWare. Installed Oracle apps on 32-bit Ubuntu under VMware and was able to access Oracle apps. But, it is very very slow. It hangs sometimes and takes 15-20mins to display Ubuntu screens. Am I missing something here. I have a 4GB RAM and VMWare can not use all the 4GB. It may be using 2GB of 4GB. Am I missing something?

How to install Windows Server 2012 as a Virtual Machine on Window 7 64 bit machine

Hi All,
I need to install virtual Window Server 2012 on Window 7 machine(8gb ram,64 bit machine).
Please give me the list of required softwares to install. If possible the please give download link as well.
Thanks
mit

Since you're on Windows 7 I'd probably go for using VirtualBox
https://www.virtualbox.org/ to host the virtual machine.
Downloading 2012 depends what you're after really, if you've got TechNet / MSDN then you can download it from there, otherwise you'd need to have a licenced copy. You can download 180 day evaluation versions from the Microsoft website here :
2012 - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/evalcenter/hh670538.aspx
2012 R2 -
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/evalcenter/dn205286.aspx

Office 2013 Installation stuck on Windows 8.1 ESXi virtual machine

When I try to install Office 2013 32 Bit - on a Windows 8.1 64 Bit Virtual Machine that is hosted on ESXi Host server .....it stucked installing it for hours and hours without finishing ....... I tried to install locally on a mounted ISO image with the same
result !!
It happens on many machines not a specific one !
Does any one know what can be a reason for that ?!
Hossam Wael Elmosallamy (IT Support Engineer-ECC Solutions) MCSE - CCNA [email protected] Mobile:(011)-49464671 www.eccsolutions.net "Experience Reliability&quot

Hi,
At which specific percentage will the setup hang? Vuk is right above, but it's really hard to say what's the cause of your case.
Please first take a look at this KB article and see if it is helpful for you:
Microsoft Office 2013 or Office 365 hangs during setup
I would suggest you go and check the setup log files to troubleshoot the issue, which is the best way to narrow down the issue I think.
Regards,
Ethan Hua
TechNet Community Support
It's recommended to download and install
Configuration Analyzer Tool (OffCAT), which is developed by Microsoft Support teams. Once the tool is installed, you can run it at any time to scan for hundreds of known issues in Office
programs.

Adobe Application Mgr will not install on virtual machine. (Parallels Win7 on a MacPro)

Greetings,
I am unable to install the Adobe Application Manager. I get the following error message:
"This application cannot be run from a network drive. Please copy it to a local folder and re-launch it."
I have tried copying it to several local folders but it will not work. I can't install any of my cloud aps because of this!!
I have searched the Parallels site and found no issues on their end.
How do I fix this?
Details:
I am trying to install it on a virtual machine made with Parallels 8.
The virtual machine is Windows 7, home edition.
The real machine is a new Mac Pro, running OS X 10.8.3.
Mac Pro (Mid 2012)
OS X 10.8.3 (12D78)
2 x 2.4 GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon
16 GB 1066 MHz DDR3 ECC
ATI Radion HD 5770 1024 MB
Thanks for the help!
-Chris

Chris in your Windows VM have you tried downloading and installing the Adobe Application Manager from https://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=4773?
Also have you already installed the Adobe Application Manager on your host system of Mac OS?
Finally please be aware of Technical support boundaries for virtualized or server-based environments - http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite/kb/technical-support-boundaries-virtualized-or.html.

Windows Server 2012 Virtual Machine Failure

I am running Windows Server 2012 R2 Host machine. In Hyper-V, I created a WS 2012 VM. The VM starts out OK, but after a few hours of work (configure and install SharePoint 2013), starts throwing errors (Machine had to re-boot). Eventually, the VM becomes
unstable and unable to re-boot. Last attempt threw this error in Hyper-V Event Manager:
'BISP2013' has encountered a fatal error. The guest operating system reported that it failed with the following error codes: ErrorCode0: 0x7A, ErrorCode1: 0x400207A0, ErrorCode2: 0xC0000185, ErrorCode3: 0x57BA6860, ErrorCode4: 0x40F4234. If the
problem persists, contact Product Support for the guest operating system. (Virtual machine ID 7E140D89-25B9-4D3B-835B-7BB882C629BB)
This has happened on multiple attempts occasionally ending with Error 0Xc000021a. Creating WS 2012 R2 VMs does not present this problem.
Any suggestions greatly appreciated.
Mario

Hi Mario,
This should not happen here .
My suggestion is to download a new server2012 ISO and reinstall .
Also please refer to following "best practice configurations for sharepoint 2013":
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff621103(v=office.15)
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I have a domain with 2 DCs (both virtual machines) in different Hyper-V Hosts. Dose this case make any influence on the time sync?

As title,
I have a domain with 2 DCs (both virtual machines) in 2 different Hyper-V Hosts, and one of the perform as a PDC Emulator.
Dose this case make any influence on the time sync?
i.e. Both of the VMs sync with Hyper-V host, instead the other host should sync with the PDC Emulator?
I run w32tm command and get the following result:
C:\Users\Administrator.DOMAIN8>w32tm /query /computer:dc8.domain8.local /source
VM IC Time Synchronization Provider
C:\Users\Administrator.DOMAIN8>w32tm /query /computer:hpvzh05.domain8.local /source
VM IC Time Synchronization Provider
HPVZH05.domain8.local works as PDC server.
How can I make DC8 sync with HPVZH05?

Awesome!
It looks like your PDC is successfully pulling time from an external source. DC8 is not longer pulling from Hyper-V so that is good.
When you set a client to pull from a source ( and in this case DC8 is pulling from NT5DS, which tells it to pull from the PDC), and it CAN'T pull from that source, it will default to Local CMOS Clock. This is likely an easy fix.
First, check connectivity:
- Method one- Download Portqry and run this command: portqry -n HPVZH05 -p both -e 123 and see if the results say listening, or
- Method two- Run this command from DC8: w32tm /stripchart /computer:HPVZH05
If you get any kind of error using method two, it's a connectivity issue. (Maybe you have a firewall that's blocking access?)
The other cause of this, and probably more likely in your case, is that your PDC isn't properly advertising as a reliable time source, so DC8 isn't 'allowed' to pull from it.
Try running this command on your PDC: w32tm /config /reliable:yes
Then go restart time on your PDC, THEN DC8 again. (net stop w32time & net start w32time)
Here's an article you can reference: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc794937(v=WS.10).aspx
- As always, if you find my posts to be helpful, please mark it appropriately. Thank you :)
Chris Ream

Error while installing XI on virtual machine

Hi All,
My Scenario: I am installing SAP XI on Windows 2K3 server with Ms SQL as DB and Java 1.4.2_12.
                       I am doing this installation on a VMware virtual machine.
My Problem:   I am facing these error:
ERROR 2007-12-18 20:07:54
CJS-30022 Program 'Migration Monitor' exits with error code 103. For details see log file(s) import_monitor.java.log, import_monitor.log.
ERROR 2007-12-18 20:07:54
FCO-00011 The step runMigrationMonitor with step key |NW_Onehost|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_Doublestack_OneHost|ind|ind|ind|ind|3|0|NW_ABAP_Import_Dialog|ind|ind|ind|ind|11|0|NW_ABAP_Import|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|runMigrationMonitor was executed with status ERROR .
Log File content
import_monitor.java.log
java version "1.4.2_12"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2_12-b03)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.2_12-b03, mixed mode)
Import Monitor jobs: running 1, waiting 17, completed 0, failed 0, total 18.
Loading of 'SAPSDIC' import package: ERROR
Import Monitor jobs: running 0, waiting 17, completed 0, failed 1, total 18.
importmonitor.log_
INFO: 2007-12-18 20:06:24
Import Monitor is started.
CONFIG: 2007-12-18 20:06:24
Application options:
dbCodepage=4103
dbType=MSS
extFiles=no
impJobNum=3
importDirs=C:\NW2004s_Dump\51031504\EXP1;C:\NW2004s_Dump\51031504\EXP2;C:\NW2004s_Dump\51031504\EXP3
installDir=C:\Program Files\sapinst_instdir\NW04S\SYSTEM\MSS\CENTRAL\AS
jobNum=3
loadArgs= -loadprocedure fast
monitorTimeout=30
orderBy=size
r3loadExe=E:\usr\sap\AC3\SYS\exe\uc\NTI386\R3load.exe
sapinst=
trace=all
tskFiles=yes
CONFIG: 2007-12-18 20:06:24
List of packages with table structure: 'SAP0000'.
CONFIG: 2007-12-18 20:06:24
List of packages with views: 'SAPVIEW'.
INFO: 2007-12-18 20:06:24
Data codepage 1100 is determined using TOC file 'C:\NW2004s_Dump\51031504\EXP1\DATA\SAPSSEXC.TOC' for package 'SAPSSEXC'.
INFO: 2007-12-18 20:06:27
Data conversion tables 'DDNTF,DDNTF_CONV_UC,DDNTT,DDNTT_CONV_UC' are found in STR file 'C:\NW2004s_Dump\51031504\EXP3\DATA\SAPSDIC.STR' for package 'SAPSDIC'.
TRACE: 2007-12-18 20:06:27 com.sap.inst.migmon.LoadTask run
Loading of 'SAPSDIC' import package is started.
TRACE: 2007-12-18 20:06:27 com.sap.inst.migmon.LoadTask processPackage
Task file generation for 'SAPSDIC' import package:
E:\usr\sap\AC3\SYS\exe\uc\NTI386\R3load.exe -ctf I C:\NW2004s_Dump\51031504\EXP3\DATA\SAPSDIC.STR DDLMSS.TPL SAPSDIC.TSK MSS -l SAPSDIC.log
TRACE: 2007-12-18 20:06:27 com.sap.inst.migmon.LoadTask processPackage
Loading of 'SAPSDIC' import package into database:
E:\usr\sap\AC3\SYS\exe\uc\NTI386\R3load.exe -i SAPSDIC.cmd -dbcodepage 4103 -l SAPSDIC.log -loadprocedure fast
ERROR: 2007-12-18 20:07:46 com.sap.inst.migmon.LoadTask run
Loading of 'SAPSDIC' import package is interrupted with exception.
com.sap.inst.lib.io.ProcessExitException: Process 'E:\usr\sap\AC3\SYS\exe\uc\NTI386\R3load.exe -i SAPSDIC.cmd -dbcodepage 4103 -l SAPSDIC.log -loadprocedure fast' exited with return code -1073741819
*     at com.sap.inst.migmon.LoadTask.loadPackage(LoadTask.java:534)*
*     at com.sap.inst.migmon.LoadTask.processPackage(LoadTask.java:257)*
*     at com.sap.inst.migmon.LoadTask.run(LoadTask.java:176)*
*     at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:534)*
*     at com.sap.inst.lib.util.ThreadDispatcher$ThreadWrapper.run(ThreadDispatcher.java:113)*WARNING: 2007-12-18 20:07:54
Cannot continue import because not all import packages with data conversion tables are loaded successfully.
WARNING: 2007-12-18 20:07:54
18 error(s) during processing of packages.
INFO: 2007-12-18 20:07:54
Import Monitor is stopped.
I also checked the SAPSDIC.tsk file.
Task entry for only one task had errors:
D TADIR I err.
I also read note 455195 but did not get much help to solve this issue.
Please help me!!
Regards,
Sumit

Did you actually run the installer (Setup.exe) after downloading?

SAP client and other software on a Virtual Machine

I'm the campus coordinator for a university that is a member of the University Alliances program. This gives us the ability to put the R/3 client and other software on lab machines and also distribute it to students.
Given that we deploy in a shared lab environment on a university campus we often don't have absolute control over things like browser versions, plugins available, security settings, Java version available, and so on. We also only have the ability to do updates, installations, etc. at fixed times of the year.
As a solution for this, we're contemplating creating a virtual machine to be able to control the environment more and also allow the student greater control and customization. At this point we'd be looking at developing a Windows VM, either Vista or XP, that would have the R/3 client, IE with all the correct plugins for running Visual Composer, NetWeaver Developer Studio, and other programs such as Solution Composer. The idea would be that if we need to add a new software resource, change a version, tweak the environment, etc. we could just update and redistribute this virtual machine.
Has anyone here attempted this type of deployment? As we are just beginning, any helpful hints or advice would be appreciated.

I appreciate your willingness to think through this with me and share your expertise.
>
Markus Doehr wrote:
> Why do you think so? The "key" you use during installation is bound to a medium. We also have a license that allows us to fully automatically install Windows XP on our client PCs using Empirum and also install all other necessary software (IE updates, SAPGUI, Adobe SVG, Microsoft Office etc.)
My assumption was that if we had multiple windows instances out there all with the same key (assuming non-volume key) that the piracy protection built into the OS might in some way cause problems.
> (Perhaps not. We're still considering the ins and outs of that.) We're hesitant to put our campus volume license key on these VMs, since one could recover that key from the system and then it could become publicly available. Clearly that would be bad.
>
> That may be not a problem because those keys "usually" work only with the corresponding media - people would need to get their hands on a coorporate installation media to actually use it.
I'm not sure how challenging that in fact might be. A quick Google search turned up lots of sites that at least claim to have Windows volume keys and necessary install media. I know that college students can be very adept at things in that domain.
> The biggest problem you might face is the UUID of the client instances - they will be identical. If you plan to use Active Directory functionality (for e. g. Single Sign On) then you need to make sure each VM is different (speaking of running sysprep) and that you have a different user on each VM - which will be not easy to mantain.
If I'm understanding your thought correctly, the UUID issue is why I thought attempting 1 shared OS license key for all VMs would be problematic. My assumption is that having a unique OS key on each VM would solve this problem.
As far Active Directory goes, that likely won't be an issue. Our students have storage on the campus network, but we have no plans for the VM to access that. All our SAP resources are hosted remotely at a UCC. I envision the students being able to 'boot' their VM, connect to the UCC using the client software, do their SAP work, and be done. The only storage they'd have in the VM would be a drive in the VM. While this might not work in many deployments, given our use of this just for lab instruction, I think it would work well.
> Another point to consider is: How to update? If you update your main image (e. g. necessary SAPGUI patches) - how will you distribute that to the USB-VMs - or how will you make sure the students use the latest copy?
This is where our situation and a corporate situation likely differs. Since we are hosted by a UCC that caters just to the academic environment things tend to be build and frozen during the summer and then not changed until the next year. Our classes run each semester independently. Although we may have to roll out a different VM from one semester to the next, a mid-semester change shouldn't be needed. However, having said that, if we do need to install a patch, that should be much easier. In a lab shared environment updating a software version requires a lot of coordination. In this VM situation, each students has full administrator privilege over their VM. If they need to install a patch, they can do so. If they mess this up, they haven't disrupted anyone else. In that instance they could just download the base VM again as a 'reset.'
> In such an environment I'd more think about setting up a terminal server (using Windows 2003) and install all necessary software there. With that you only need to update at one place, you can granularily give permissions to the users and supporting users in case of a proble is easier (mirroring the session) than having single instances with all the same hostname of the client. And all students only need an RDP client which comes with the Windows XP or Vista by default.
That is something we haven't considered with this project, and I'll have to check with our system manager. Resources might be an issue here. We have an abundance of PCs, so each of them running their own VM isn't an issue. I'm not sure if we have a server capable of supporting 30-40 simultaneous remote connections that is not otherwise in use.
Thanks for your ideas here Markus. Any other thoughts, ideas, etc. are most welcome. I'll also update this thread as I start experimenting with this over the next couple of weeks.

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