Speaking of security in a virtualized environment, Microsoft has published some useful security tips for planning Hyper-V security at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc974516.aspx

Here’s a short list of the security tips provided in that article:

• Use a Server Core installation for the parent partition (host OS)
• Do not run any applications in the parent partition (host OS)
• Do not give virtual machine administrators permissions on the parent partition (host OS)
• Ensure that virtual machines are fully updated before they are turned on in a production environment
• Use a dedicated Network Interface Card (NIC) for management of the virtualization server (host OS)
• Use Windows BitLocker™ Drive Encryption to help protect VM resources

These are some excellent suggestions that all Hyper-V admins can quickly put into place. Check out the full article for details of the implementation

HTH,

Tom

Thomas W Shinder, M.D., MCSE
Sr. Consultant / Technical Writer
Prowess Consulting www.prowessconsulting.com
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Email: tshinder@isaserver.org
MVP — Forefront Edge Security (ISA/TMG/IAG)