The VMM library is a catalog of resources to create and configure virtual machines in VMM 2008. The VMM library contains files stored on library shares, and it contains operating system, hardware, and template configurations stored in the VMM database.
The VMM library resources include:
- File-based resources such as virtual hard disks, virtual floppy disks, ISO images, and post-deployment customization scripts.
- Resources such as hardware profiles, guest operating system profiles, and virtual machine templates that are used to create standard virtual machines.
You can store virtual machines in the library when they are not in use.
For geographically dispersed organizations, you can use the VMM library to manage file-based resources that are located on multiple library servers within an environment. You can build a collection of ISO image files, virtual machine templates, and scripts that simplify the process of creating and managing virtual machines.