> Is there a way I can create an isolated network with virtual pc's that
> are located on
> 2 different virtual servers? I would like to setup a win2003 server
> box with a domain
> and also have 4-5 xp vpc's. I know I can take 1 virtual server and
> create all 6 vpc's
> on an isolated network but the box that is hosting it isnt powerful
> enuf to handle that
> many vpc's. I can setup 2 physical virtual server boxes to host the 6
> total vpc's but I think that will make 2 isolated networks. Can I link
> them together somehow?
>
> Hope this makes sense
>

> I'm not a network specialist but I think that if you can add a second
> physical NIC cards to each of these physical servers, you could set up a
> subnet that will be practically private for all these VM.
>
> By disabling everything except theVirtual Machine Network Services on the
> host side for these two cards, this network you should be pretty isolated
> from both the host and the remaining LAN.
>
> By using two separate cards will all other services disabled, it's also
> possible that you won't even have to use a separate subnet and be able to
> use the standard subnet 255.255.255.0 instead because this private network
> will be in its own world.
>
> --
> Sylvain Lafontaine, ing.
> MVP - Technologies Virtual-PC
> E-mail: sylvain aei ca (fill the blanks, no spam please)
>
>
> "Jetter" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
>> Is there a way I can create an isolated network with virtual pc's that
>> are located on
>> 2 different virtual servers? I would like to setup a win2003 server
>> box with a domain
>> and also have 4-5 xp vpc's. I know I can take 1 virtual server and
>> create all 6 vpc's
>> on an isolated network but the box that is hosting it isnt powerful
>> enuf to handle that
>> many vpc's. I can setup 2 physical virtual server boxes to host the 6
>> total vpc's but I think that will make 2 isolated networks. Can I link
>> them together somehow?
>>
>> Hope this makes sense
>>
>
>

> Yes, I agree with that, Sylvain. There must be a separate physical link
> between the two hosts, so you need a physical NIC in each host linked to a
> separate hub/switch from the LAN switch (or you could use a crossover
> network cable).
>
> If you isolate these NICs from the host OS (as Sylvain suggested) then
> all of the vms on both hosts can be connected to each other but are isolated
> from the hosts and the LAN on which the hosts operate. Give the machine you
> want to be the DC a static IP in its own private subnet and run dcpromo
> (which will set up DNS as well as AD). You can even run DHCP on this
> network, as no other machines will see the DHCP server.
>
> Bill Grant
> MVP - Networking
>
> "Sylvain Lafontaine" <sylvain aei ca (fill the blanks, no spam please)>
> wrote in messagenews:(email address - cut out)...
>
> > I'm not a network specialist but I think that if you can add a second
> > physical NIC cards to each of these physical servers, you could set up a
> > subnet that will be practically private for all these VM.
>
> > By disabling everything except theVirtual Machine Network Services on the
> > host side for these two cards, this network you should be pretty isolated
> > from both the host and the remaining LAN.
>
> > By using two separate cards will all other services disabled, it's also
> > possible that you won't even have to use a separate subnet and be able to
> > use the standard subnet 255.255.255.0 instead because this private network
> > will be in its own world.
>
> > --
> > Sylvain Lafontaine, ing.
> > MVP - Technologies Virtual-PC
> > E-mail: sylvain aei ca (fill the blanks, no spam please)
>
> > "Jetter" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> >news:(email address - cut out)...
> >> Is there a way I can create an isolated network with virtual pc's that
> >> are located on
> >> 2 different virtual servers? I would like to setup a win2003 server
> >> box with a domain
> >> and also have 4-5 xp vpc's. I know I can take 1 virtual server and
> >> create all 6 vpc's
> >> on an isolated network but the box that is hosting it isnt powerful
> >> enuf to handle that
> >> many vpc's. I can setup 2 physical virtual server boxes to host the 6
> >> total vpc's but I think that will make 2 isolated networks. Can I link
> >> them together somehow?
>
> >> Hope this makes sense