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Links for downloading trial software to setup Windows 7 Enterprise for XenDesktop running on Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V R2

One of the challenges of setting up a proof of concept for customers is obtaining the correct software and licenses required for the evaluation.  Microsoft has recently released trail downloads for Windows Server 2008 R2, System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2, and Windows 7 Enterprise.  Now all of the necessary components to setup XenDesktop on Hyper-V R2 with Windows 7 Enterprise can be obtained without having the customer risk any license violations.

Here are the links for each component - These are the RTM/Gold code software, not beta software:

Windows Server 2008 R2 Trial

http://tinyurl.com/kjeu5j

System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 Trial

http://tinyurl.com/mbrclm

Windows 7 Enterprise Trial

http://tinyurl.com/m8z28y

XenDesktop 3.0 Trial + Documentation

http://tinyurl.com/lnna6m

HOWTO: Installing SQL 2008 Express x64 on Windows 2008 x64 for use with Provisioning Server 5.1

Not wanting to install SQL 2005 Express x32 on my Windows 2008 x64 server, I documented the steps I took to get everything up and running.  Hope you find them useful :)

SQL 2008 Express Install

1. Download and install Windows Installer 4.5: http://tinyurl.com/4z4uvt.  A reboot will be required.
2. Download and install ‘Microsoft® SQL Server 2008 Express Edition with Service Pack 1’ x64: http://tinyurl.com/r2xhxl
3. Once the install launches, run the System Configuration Checker.  Ensure there are no errors.
4. Click on the ‘Installation’ link in the left column.
5. Select “New SQL Server stand-alone installation or add features to an existing installation”
6. Following the default support files installation, the ‘Feature Selection’ portion of the install will appear.  Check the “Database Engine Services” under the “Instance Features”.
7. Within the Server Configuration, select the “Use the same account for all SQL Server services”, select the Local System account.
8. Set the SQL Server Browser service startup type to ‘Automatic’
9. Within the Database Engine Configuration, use Windows Authentication, add whatever users/groups you want to be SQL admins
10. If you run into any issues, make sure you check the configuration checkers that occur during the install for any warnings or error messages.
11. Reboot the server when installation completes.
12. Run the SQL Server Configuration Manager
13. Under the ‘SQL Server Network Configuration’ Node, expand the tree and double click on the ‘Protocols for SQLEXPRESS’
14. Enable the TCP/IP protocol
15. *If you are going to connect to this SQL server from different server, double click on the TCP/IP protocol to view the properties.  Under the ‘IP Addresses’ folder tab, enable each IP you want to allow a connection from on the network.
16. Under the ‘SQL Server Services’ node, restart the SQL Server and SQL Server Browser service.

PVS 5.1 x64 Install

1. From a command prompt that has Administrator privileges, enter: servermanagercmd -install NET-Framework
2. Run the PVS_Server_x64 install program and select custom install
3. Select the components that are required.  Keep in mind that if a component is installed, doesn’t mean it’s set to run as a service (DHCP, TFTP, PXE, etc.).  I usually install all components and configure what I need during the configuration process.
4. Once the install in complete, the Configuration Wizard will launch