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IT Partners Conference – 6/2/2010 – Distributable Virtual Machines
Developing and Deploying at MITDistributable Virtual Machines
IT Partners ConferenceJune 2, 2010
IT Partners Conference – 6/2/2010 – Distributable Virtual Machines
Background of VMs at MIT
IS&T licensed VMware for MITDecember 2007
Thousands of staff & students at MIT started using VMware Workstation & Fusion
Departments started creating/using VMsDUSP IS&TSloanmore
Need a better VM for everyone
IT Partners Conference – 6/2/2010 – Distributable Virtual Machines
The Old Way – 2-8 hours
Create a VMInstall WindowsApply Patches, Reboot, more patches,
Reboot, even more patches (repeat)Install software and configureCopy VM files to new machinesHope settings are right
IT Partners Conference – 6/2/2010 – Distributable Virtual Machines
Downsides to the Old Way
Time consuming – 2-8 hours to createName conflicts
Windows SID collisions Problems adding to Windows domains
Windows machine name collisionsMAC Address conflicts
Identical user accounts (security risk)Everyone’s VM is a little bit differentSupport Nightmare
IT Partners Conference – 6/2/2010 – Distributable Virtual Machines
Goals for Doing things Differently
Save time and effortCreating VMInstalling & Configuring Software
Consistency (easier to support/troubleshoot)
Unique (accounts, SID, UUID & machine name)
Apply Best Practices including Security
IT Partners Conference – 6/2/2010 – Distributable Virtual Machines
Approach for creating distributable VMs
Lots of different needs identified by multiple groupsBase Windows VM (SWRT)Student VM (FSX & OEIT)Business Applications (Business Help Desk)Plus DLC VMs
Started several efforts until we discovered we were all working towards similar goals
Paused and brought the IS&T efforts together to provide a truly supportable and scalable Distributable Windows VM
IT Partners Conference – 6/2/2010 – Distributable Virtual Machines
What would be better?
Information Services & Technology
IT Partners Conference – 6/2/2010 – Distributable Virtual Machines
The Future
IT Partners Conference – 6/2/2010 – Distributable Virtual Machines
Distributable Windows VM
Windows 7 - 32 bitBest Practices Security PolicyConfigured for MIT’s WAUS and patchedGeneralized (unique SID and other
identifiers)Targeted Audiences
Base VM for customizing by DLC (IT Partners)Student VM (students)Administrative Staff (faculty & staff)
IT Partners Conference – 6/2/2010 – Distributable Virtual Machines
Licensing for VM’s OS
Usage up to 4 Windows VM per machine covered under MSCA
Key Management Server (KMS) with Windows 7 makes this transparent for usersHas to be on MITnet (VPN counts) at least once
every 180 days
IT Partners Conference – 6/2/2010 – Distributable Virtual Machines
Base VM
Designed for Local Technical Experts to create custom DLC specific VMs
Windows 7 (1 GB RAM, 40 GB HD)Security PoliciesMIT WAUS (updates applied)VirusScan & VPN installedPrint through Host’s default printerMicrosoft SysPrep to GeneralizeVMware (.VMX) Config file generalized
IT Partners Conference – 6/2/2010 – Distributable Virtual Machines
Base VM Demo of generalization
http://kb.mit.edu/confluence/display/istcontrib/Instructions+for+Generalizing+VM+for+deployment
IT Partners Conference – 6/2/2010 – Distributable Virtual Machines
Student VM (Base VM +)
Student oriented or licensed softwareStudent MatlabOpenOfficeNetBean & EclipseEmacsAnd much more
Mirroring of Documents FoldersHelps keep user data off VM
Custom Background
IT Partners Conference – 6/2/2010 – Distributable Virtual Machines
Student VM Demoof first launch
IT Partners Conference – 6/2/2010 – Distributable Virtual Machines
Administrative Staff (Base VM +)
Faculty/Staff oriented or licensed softwareMicrosoft Outlook 2007SAPguiBrioQueryInsert moreAnd much more
Mirroring of Document FoldersHelps keep user data off VM
Custom Background
IT Partners Conference – 6/2/2010 – Distributable Virtual Machines
Questions?
Jim Cain – OEIT – Experimental Learning Environments Team [email protected]
Jonathan Hunt – IS&T Faculty Student Experience Team [email protected]
Blake Skinner – IS&T Software Release [email protected]
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