Managing Additional Devices in Virtual Machines
Matthew Portnoy · 2023
Server virtualization focuses most of the attention on the CPU, memory, disk storage, and networking. This chapter discusses how to use virtual machine tools and how to configure a CD/DVD drive, a floppy drive, a sound card, USB devices, and graphic displays. The CD/DVD drive is one of the standard devices initially configured for a virtual machine. From the spread of virtual desktops to social media applications to educational and informational audio and video clips, sound is becoming an integral part of how computer services are being delivered. Fortunately, hypervisors already have the ability to deliver a virtualized sound card. Like a physical machine, a virtual machine supports a graphical display or monitor. A virtual machine does not have its own dedicated monitor. Instead, the user connects to the virtual machine with a common set of basic peripherals for the duration of a session.