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Follow the steps to optimize and performance tune you .VHD file for a MS Virtual PC virtual machine.

1. Clean out temporary files from all locations
   Use application from www.CCleaner.com
2. Disable Hibernation
3. Use disk cleanup
4. Turn Off System Restore
5. Set compression
6. Defrag drive and Paging File
7. Zero out VHD Free Space

Option A: Capture the Virtual Disk Precompactor .ISO
7A1. Located at c:\program files\microsoft virtual pc\virtual machine additions\virtual disk precompactor.iso

7A2. Run the Precompactor From within the VPC

Option B: Or use Heidi Eraser
7B1. Alternatively use this free space zeroing tool from http://www.heidi.ie/eraser/

8. Shutdown VPC
9. Run the VPC2007 Virtual Disk Wizard. Select Edit existing disk and later use Compact option.

1. To enable Hyper-V role in a core install of Windows 2008
1. ocsetup Microsoft-Hyper-V
2. Enable Remote Management
1. netsh advfirewall firewall set rule group="Remote Administration" new enable=yes
3. Enable firewall rules for Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
1. netsh advfirewall firewall set rule group="Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)" new enable=yes
4. Enable Remote Desktop
1. cscript \windows\system32\scregedit.wsf /ar 0
2. cscript \windows\system32\scregedit.wsf /cs 0
5. Reboot
1. shutdown /t 0 /r
6. To Add user
1. net user faisal * /add
7. Adding user to DCOM Users Group
1. net localgroup “Distributed COM Users” /add domain\faisal
8. Enable Windows Firewall
1. netsh advfirewall set currentprofile state on
2. [old] Netsh firewall set opmode enable
9. Disable Windows Firewall
1. Netsh firewall set opmode disable
10. Using Netsh advfirewall to manage firewall
1. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947709
11. Export Firewall Policy
1. netsh AdvFirewall export "c:\advFirewallPolicy.wfw"
12. Reset firewall policies to default out of box
1. netsh advfirewall reset
13. Display Profiles and Global Properties
1. netsh advfirewall show allProfiles
14. View All Firewall Rules
1. netsh advfirewall firewall show rule name=all dir=in type=static
2. netsh advfirewall firewall show rule name=all dir=in type=dynamic
15. Enable ICMP echo in firewall
1. netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="ICMP Allow Incoming V4 Echo Request by FM" protocol=icmpv4:8,any dir=in action=allow
16. Enable Winrm on client and server
1. winrm quickconfig -q
17. Configure Trusted Hosts using Winrm
1. winrm set winrm/config/client @{TrustedHosts="*"}
18. Start Winrs session
1. winrs -r:nameofyourservercoresystem -u:faisal -p:Mypassword cmd
19. Enable PowerShell
1. start /w ocsetup MicrosoftWindowsPowerShell
20. Install .NET Framework
1. start /w ocsetup NetFx2-ServerCore
21. Connecto to SAN Storage on Hyper-V Server 2008 and Server Core Installations of Windows Server 2008
1. iscsicli.exe
22. To start graphical iSCSI client Configuration tool
1. iscsicpl
23. Managing the iSCSI service (two options)
1. sc config MSiSCSI start= auto
   net start MSiSCSI
24. Prepare the storage for use my a guest
1. diskpart.exe
25. To obtain Volume GUID
1. mountvol.exe