To install the MAP toolkit, your hardware and software must first meet these minimum requirements.
Supported Operating Systems
Windows Server 2008 Û N Windows Server 2003 Û N
Windows Vista with Service Pack 1
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Windows XP Professional Edition with Service Pack 3
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CPU Architecture
One advantage to MAP is that it can be installed on both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of any of the operating systems listed.
Hardware Requirements
1.6GHz or faster processor minimum or dual-core CPU for Windows Vista
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1.5GB of RAM minimum—2.0GB for Windows Vista
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Minimum 1GB of available hard disk space
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Network card that supports 10/100/1000Mbps
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Additional Requirements
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition or higher
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Microsoft Word (Word 2003 with SP2 or Word 2007)
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Microsoft Excel (Excel 2003 with SP2 or Excel 2007)
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You can download MAP from Microsoft’s website and use it for free. Exercise 2.1 will walk you through the steps to download and install this tool.
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downloading and Installing the Microsoft assessment and planning tool
1. Go to http://www.microsoft.com/downloadS/details.aspx?familyid=67240B76- 3148-4E49-943D-4D9EA7F77730&displaylang=en.
2. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click the Download button for Microsoft_ Assessment_and_Planning_Solution_Setup.x64.exe.
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3. Click the Save button. Save the file to your hard drive.
4. After the file is downloaded to your hard drive, click the Run button.
5. The Microsoft Assessment and Planning Solution Accelerator Setup wizard will appear. Make sure the option Automatically Check For Device Compatibility is checked and click Next.
6. The License Agreement screen appears next. Click the I Accept The Terms Of The License Agreement radio button and click Next.
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8. A screen will appear asking about SQL Server 2005 Express. If you have a previous ver- sion of SQL Server 2005 Express on your machine, click the radio button Install From Previous Downloaded Installation Files. If you do not have a previous copy of SQL, make sure that the radio button Download And Install is checked. Then, click Next.
9. The SQL Server 2005 Express License Agreement screen appears next. Click the I Accept The Terms Of The License Agreement radio button and click Next.
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11. The Installing The Microsoft Assessment And Planning Solution Accelerator screen will appear and show you the status of the installation process.
12. Once the installation is complete, you’ll see the Installation Successful screen.
Now that you have installed MAP, it’s time to configure and test your server. In Exercise 2.2, we create our database for testing.
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configuring the Microsoft assessment and planning tool
1. Start MAP by clicking Start All Programs Microsoft Planning and Assessment Solution Accelerator Microsoft Planning and Assessment Solution.
2. The first thing we need to do is select our database. We are going to create our data- base at this time. To accomplish this, click Select A Database in either the center or right window pane.
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3. The Create Or Select A Database screen will appear. Make sure that the Create An Inventory Database radio button is selected. In the Name field, type HyperV and click OK.
After your database is created, you have the ability to run the various options to test the machines and servers. This is where you decide which scenarios you would like to test for your network. A utility like MAP can not only detect your network and its operating systems but also recommend enhancements. Now that the database is created, it’s time to run through some scenarios.
Exercise 2.3 walks you through the process of running the Migrate Specific Roles And Services To Windows Server 2008 utility. We will then look at the process of viewing the generated output report.
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Using Map to Migrate roles and services to Windows server 2008
1. Start MAP by clicking Start All Programs Microsoft Planning and Assessment Solution Accelerator Microsoft Planning and Assessment Solution.
2. To create the report, click Migrate Specific Roles And Services To Windows Server 2008 in either the center or right window panes.
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3. The Select Reports And Proposals screen appears. Make sure the Windows Server 2008 Readiness And Role Migration check box is selected. Click Next.
4. The Choose Computer Discovery Methods screen appears. Uncheck all boxes except for the Scan An IP Address Range check box. Click Next.
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5. At the Scan An IP Address Range screen, type the TCP/IP address range for the server you want to scan. For example, my IP address is 192.168.1.100, so I scanned 192.168.1.0 through 192.168.2.250. Once you’ve entered the starting and ending TCP/IP addresses for your range, click Next.
6. The Enter WMI Credentials page appears, where you will enter a username and password for the servers you are trying to generate the report on. Click the New Account button.
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7. At the Inventory Account screen, enter a username and password for the credentials for the machine on which you are loading Hyper-V. If that machine is part of a domain, enter the domain name in the first field. For example, my machine is not part of the domain, so I just entered the username of Administrator with the password P@ssw0rd. Once you have entered your credentials, click the Save button.
8. You will return to the Enter WMI Credentials screen; just click Next.
9. At the Review Settings screen, click Finish.
10. The Status window will appear while it is generating its information. Do not click any- thing during this process.
11. After the Status windows completes, click the Close button.
After the reports have been generated, you have the ability to view the different reports. By clicking the View Saved Reports And Proposals link, you can see the reports that you just generated for your machine.