WebsitePanel VmConfig - Readme

WebsitePanel Virtual Machine Configuration Service (WebsitePanel VmConfig) is a Windows Service that runs in guest operating system and performs the following functions:

• Executes provisioning modules to configure guest operating system
• Gathers real-time statistics (RAM, HDD) that is displayed on WebsitePanel user interface (UI).

The current version of WebsitePanel VmConfig includes the following provisioning modules:

• Change computer name
• Change administrator password
• Change network adapter configuration

WebsitePanel VmConfig service communicates with host Hyper-V machine through “Hyper-V Data Exchange” integration component, so make sure its service is up and running in the guest OS.

License

WebsitePanel VmConfig is released under BSD license. Please see LICENSE.txt file in the root folder of this project.

Project Structure

The project has the following folders structure:

• \Trunk - project version currently in development
  • \Sources - project source codes. Each solution project is placed in its own sub-folder. All solution files are placed in the root of this folder.
    • Solution1.sln
    • Solution2.sln
    • ProjectName.build - MS Build file for the entire project
  • \Docs - project documentation
• \Build - folder containing solution assemblies that are referenced from other projects
• \Releases - contains all project releases
• \Branches - contains project branches for proof-of-concepts, new development, bug fixing, etc.
• LICENSE.txt - project license
• Readme.htm - the file you are reading right now
• ReleaseNotes.htm - project release notes

Build How-To

Open WebsitePanel.VmConfig solution in Visual Studio 2010 and build it.