Microsoft Virtualization Solution Accelerators

In order to help our customers and partners we have provided the following free automated tools and proven guidance contained within these Virtualization Solution Accelerators to help you assess your current infrastructure, plan and design new infrastructure pieces, secure server roles, and deploy virtualization technologies.

Ensure Safe Compliance of Your Offline Virtual Machine Library

Download the new Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool Solution Accelerator which automates software updates for virtual machines stored in a library managed by Virtual Machine Manager. This solution works with either System Center Configuration Manager 2007 or Windows Server Update Services.

Jumpstart Your Virtualization Projects with the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Tool

Download this network-wide inventory and assessment tool to determine if your server and desktop infrastructure are ready for server and application virtualization. The Microsoft Assessment and Planning tool is an enhanced version of Windows Vista Hardware Assessment released in 2007.

Select the Right Virtualization Technology

The Infrastructure Planning and Design guide Selecting the Right Virtualization Technology enables the reader to rapidly and accurately select which Microsoft virtualization technology or technologies to use for specific scenarios. Check out these other Infrastructure Planning and Design guides: