Configuring Windows-based Virtual Machines

After installing a Windows-based virtual machine, configure the additional resources and software necessary for production use, as described in:

• Creating and Initializing a Disk (Windows-based VMs)
• Installing Applications (Windows-based VMs)

In addition, ensure that you configure the following settings:

• Change the time zone in the VM to correspond to the time zone configured on the Date and Time preference page in everRun Availability Console (see Configuring Date and Time); otherwise, the VM’s time zone changes whenever VMs restart or migrate. Network Time Protocol (NTP) is recommended for both the VM and the everRun Enterprise system.
• Disable hibernation (enabled by default in some cases) to prevent the guest operating system from going into a power-saving state.
• Configure the operating system to generate a crash dump file if the operating system crashes. Follow the instructions in the Microsoft article, How to generate a complete crash dump file or a kernel crash dump file by using an NMI on a Windows-based system (Article ID: 927069). Follow the instructions in the More Information section.