Project Server VME: Set up data exchange between the host computer and VME virtual machine

Create a virtual network

You can create a virtual network on the server running Hyper-V to provide communication between the virtualization server and virtual machines by creating an Internal Virtual Network. An Internal Virtual Network allows for communications between the virtual machines and the physical computer. After creating the Internal Virtual Network, you have to add a network adapter to the VME virtual machine.

The following procedures provide the basic instructions to create a virtual network in Hyper-V Manager.

To create an Internal Virtual Network

1. On the VM host computer, click Start, click Administrative Tools, and then click Hyper-V Manager.

2. On the Hyper-V Manager page, in the Actions pane, click Virtual Network Manager.

3. On the Virtual Network Manager page, in the Create virtual network section, in the What type of network you want to create? list, select Internal. Then click Add.

4. In the New Virtual Networks page, in the Name field, type a name for the new network. Review the other properties and modify them as necessary. Click OK to create the virtual network and close the Virtual Network Manager.

To add a network adapter to a virtual machine

1. Click Start, click Administrative Tools, and then click Hyper-V Manager.

2. On the Hyper-V Manager page, in the Virtual Machines list, select the virtual machine that you want to configure (ProjectVME).

   Note

   The virtual machine you select must not be in a Running state.

3. In the Actions pane, in the menu for the virtual machine that you selected, click Settings.

4. On the Settings page, in the Add Hardware section, choose a network adapter or a legacy network adapter. Network adapters can only be added to a virtual machine when the machine is turned off. (For more information about each type of adapter, see the Additional considerations section below.) Click Add.

5. In the Network Adapter section, from the Network drop-down list select the virtual network that you want to connect to.

6. In the MAC Address section, if you want to configure a static MAC address or virtual LAN identifier, specify the address or identifier that you want to use.

7. Click OK.

For more information, see the following blog post: Exchanging files between Parent and Child Partitions in Hyper-V (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=192759).

Additional considerations

By default, membership in the local Administrators group, or equivalent, is the minimum required to complete this procedure. However, an administrator can use Authorization Manager to modify the authorization policy so that a user or group of users can complete this procedure.

A legacy network adapter works without installing a virtual machine driver because the driver is already available on most operating systems. The legacy network adapter emulates a physical network adapter, multiport DEC 21140 10/100TX 100 MB. A legacy network adapter also supports network-based installations because it includes the ability to boot to the Pre-Boot Execution Environment (PXE). The legacy network adapter is not supported in the 64-bit edition of Windows Server 2003 or the Windows XP Professional x64 Edition.