If you go to another machine on your network, you will see the WHS Vail server listed under Network…just like it were a real machine. Just follow the install wizard using the Typical Setup Type.Ī restart of the VM will be required to complete the installation process. When AutoPlay comes up click on Run setup.exe. Click on Virtual Machine and Install VMware Tools. The final thing we need to do is install VMware Tools for a more fluid experience while testing it out. Keep in mind that you won’t be able to connect to it if your machine already has the WHS Version 1 connector software installed.
We will be covering how to do that in future articles.
Success! Now we can start exploring what the new version of WHS has to offer, and can connect other VM’s or physical machines on your network to it. Now you can login to Vail with the credentials you entered in during the install. For more details check out our article on how to install WHS Vail.Īfter several restarts and entering in the correct data, you can start using your new Virtual Vail Server! At the CTRL+ALT+DELETE screen to log on screen click Virtual Machine and Send Ctrl+Alt+Del. Remember that the VM will restart multiple times, there isn’t much interaction you need to do while Vail installs. On our Core i3 system with 8GB of RAM the install took about a half hour. The amount of time it takes to install will vary based on your hardware.