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<p><i>Introduction xix</i></p> <p><b>Chapter 1 • Introduction to Virtualization and Microsoft Solutions 1</b></p> <p>The Evolution of the Datacenter 1</p> <p>One Box, One Operating System 1</p> <p>How Virtualization Has Changed the Way Companies Work and Its Key Values 5</p> <p>History of Hyper-V 10</p> <p>Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Features 12</p> <p>Windows Server 2008 R2 Changes 13</p> <p>Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 15</p> <p>Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Changes 16</p> <p>Windows Server 2012 R2 21</p> <p>Licensing of Hyper-V 23</p> <p>One Operating System (Well, Two, but Really One) 24</p> <p>Choosing the Version of Hyper-V 26</p> <p>The Role of System Center with Hyper-V 27</p> <p>System Center Confi guration Manager 28</p> <p>System Center Virtual Machine Manager and App Controller 28</p> <p>System Center Operations Manager 28</p> <p>System Center Data Protection Manager 29</p> <p>System Center Service Manager 29</p> <p>System Center Orchestrator 30</p> <p>Clouds and Services 30</p> <p>The Bottom Line 32</p> <p><b>Chapter 2 • Virtual Machine Resource Fundamentals 35</b></p> <p>Understanding VMBus 35</p> <p>The Anatomy of a Virtual Machine 38</p> <p>Generation 1 Virtual Machine 39</p> <p>Generation 2 Virtual Machine 44</p> <p>Processor Resources 47</p> <p>Virtual Processor to Logical Processor Scheduling 49</p> <p>Processor Assignment 52</p> <p>NUMA Support 57</p> <p>Memory Resources 60</p> <p>Virtual Storage 67</p> <p>VHD 67</p> <p>VHDX 69</p> <p>Creating a Virtual Hard Disk 70</p> <p>Pass-Through Storage 72</p> <p>The Bottom Line 72</p> <p><b>Chapter 3 • Virtual Networking 75</b></p> <p>Virtual Switch Fundamentals 75</p> <p>Three Types of Virtual Switch 75</p> <p>Creating a Virtual Switch 78</p> <p>Extensible Switch 80</p> <p>VLANs and PVLANS 83</p> <p>Understanding VLANs 83</p> <p>VLANs and Hyper-V 86</p> <p>PVLANs 87</p> <p>How SCVMM Simplifies Networking with Hyper-V 91</p> <p>SCVMM Networking Architecture 92</p> <p>Deploying Networking with SCVMM 2012 R2 97</p> <p>Network Virtualization 112</p> <p>Network Virtualization Overview 112</p> <p>Implementing Network Virtualization 117</p> <p>Useful Network Virtualization Commands 119</p> <p>Network Virtualization Gateway 124</p> <p>Summary 131</p> <p>VMQ, RSS, and SR-IOV 132</p> <p>SR-IOV 132</p> <p>DVMQ 136</p> <p>RSS and vRSS 138</p> <p>NIC Teaming 141</p> <p>Host Virtual Adapters and Types of Networks Needed in a Hyper-V Host 143</p> <p>Types of Guest Network Adapters 147</p> <p>Monitoring Virtual Traffic 150</p> <p>The Bottom Line 152</p> <p><b>Chapter 4 • Storage Configurations 153</b></p> <p>Storage Fundamentals and VHDX 153</p> <p>Types of Controllers 156</p> <p>Common VHDX Maintenance Actions 157</p> <p>Performing Dynamic VHDX Resize 159</p> <p>Storage Spaces and Windows as a Storage Solution 160</p> <p>Server Message Block (SMB) Usage 166</p> <p>SMB Technologies 166</p> <p>Using SMB for Hyper-V Storage 172</p> <p>iSCSI with Hyper-V 173</p> <p>Using the Windows iSCSI Target 175</p> <p>Using the Windows iSCSI Initiator 177</p> <p>Considerations for Using iSCSI 178</p> <p>Understanding Virtual Fibre Channel 178</p> <p>Leveraging Shared VHDX 186</p> <p>Data Deduplication and Hyper-V 188</p> <p>Storage Quality of Service 189</p> <p>SAN Storage and SCVMM 191</p> <p>The Bottom Line 193</p> <p><b>Chapter 5 • Managing Hyper-V 195</b></p> <p>Installing Hyper-V 195</p> <p>Using Configuration Levels 197</p> <p>Enabling the Hyper-V Role 198</p> <p>Actions after Installation of Hyper-V .200</p> <p>Deploying Hyper-V Servers with SCVMM 202</p> <p>Hyper-V Management Tools 203</p> <p>Using Hyper-V Manager 205</p> <p>Core Actions Using PowerShell 210</p> <p>Securing the Hyper-V Server 214</p> <p>Creating and Managing a Virtual Machine 214</p> <p>Creating and Using Hyper-V Templates 219</p> <p>Hyper-V Integration Services and Supported Operating Systems 229</p> <p>Migrating Physical Servers and Virtual Machines to Hyper-V Virtual Machines 233</p> <p>Upgrading and Migrating from Previous Versions 236</p> <p>Stand-Alone Hosts 237</p> <p>Clusters 237</p> <p>The Bottom Line 241</p> <p><b>Chapter 6 • Maintaining a Hyper-V Environment 243</b></p> <p>Patch Planning and Implementation 243</p> <p>Leveraging WSUS 244</p> <p>Patching Hyper-V Clusters 245</p> <p>Malware Configurations 248</p> <p>Backup Planning 249</p> <p>Defragmentation with Hyper-V 252</p> <p>Using Checkpoints 254</p> <p>Using Service Templates 258</p> <p>Performance Tuning and Monitoring with Hyper-V 261</p> <p>Resource Metering 265</p> <p>Monitoring 270</p> <p>The Bottom Line 271</p> <p><b>Chapter 7 • Failover Clustering and Migration Technologies 273</b></p> <p>Failover Clustering Basics 273</p> <p>Understanding Quorum and Why It’s Important 275</p> <p>Quorum Basics 276</p> <p>Modifying Cluster Vote Configuration 282</p> <p>Advanced Quorum Options and Forcing Quorums 284</p> <p>Geographically Distributed Clusters 286</p> <p>Why Use Clustering with Hyper-V? 287</p> <p>Service Monitoring 288</p> <p>Protected Network 291</p> <p>Cluster-Aware Updating 291</p> <p>Where to Implement High Availability 292</p> <p>Configuring a Hyper-V Cluster 295</p> <p>Cluster Network Requirements and Configurations 296</p> <p>Performing Cluster Validation 303</p> <p>Creating a Cluster 306</p> <p>Creating Clusters with SCVMM 307</p> <p>Using Cluster Shared Volumes 310</p> <p>Making a Virtual Machine a Clustered Virtual Machine 314</p> <p>Live Migration 316</p> <p>Windows Server 2012 Live Migration Enhancements 320</p> <p>Live Storage Move 321</p> <p>Shared Nothing Live Migration 326</p> <p>Configuring Constrained Delegation 328</p> <p>Initiating Simultaneous Migrations Using PowerShell 330</p> <p>Windows Server 2012 R2 Live Migration Enhancements 330</p> <p>Dynamic Optimization and Resource Balancing 332</p> <p>The Bottom Line 336</p> <p><b>Chapter 8 • Hyper-V Replica and Cloud Orchestration 339</b></p> <p>The Need for Disaster Recovery and DR Basics 339</p> <p>Asynchronous vs. Synchronous Replication 341</p> <p>Introduction to Hyper-V Replica 342</p> <p>Enabling Hyper-V Replica 344</p> <p>Configuring Hyper-V Replica 346</p> <p>Using Hyper-V Replica Broker 352</p> <p>Performing Hyper-V Replica Failover 353</p> <p>Sizing a Hyper-V Replica Solution 359</p> <p>Using Hyper-V Replica Cloud Orchestration for Automated Failover 361</p> <p>Overview of Hyper-V Recovery Manager 362</p> <p>Getting Started with HRM 363</p> <p>Architecting the Right Disaster Recovery Solution 367</p> <p>The Bottom Line 368</p> <p><b>Chapter 9 • Implementing the Private Cloud and SCVMM 369</b></p> <p>The Benefits of the Private Cloud 369</p> <p>Private Cloud Components 374</p> <p>SCVMM Fundamentals 376</p> <p>Installation 377</p> <p>SCVMM Management Console 379</p> <p>Libraries 382</p> <p>Creating a Private Cloud Using System Center Virtual Machine Manager 386</p> <p>Granting Users Access to the Private Cloud with App Controller 393</p> <p>Installation and Initial Configuration 394</p> <p>User Interaction with App Controller 396</p> <p>Enabling Workflows and Advanced Private Cloud Concepts Using Service Manager and Orchestrator 399</p> <p>How the Rest of System Center Fits into Your Private Cloud Architecture 402</p> <p>The Bottom Line 405</p> <p><b>Chapter 10 • Remote Desktop Services 407</b></p> <p>Remote Desktop Services and Bring Your Own Device 407</p> <p>Microsoft Desktop and Session Virtualization Technologies 411</p> <p>RD Web Access 413</p> <p>RD Connection Broker 414</p> <p>RD Virtualization Host 415</p> <p>RD Gateway 415</p> <p>Requirements for a Complete Desktop Virtualization Solution 416</p> <p>Creating the VDI Template 420</p> <p>Deploying a New VDI Collection Using Scenario-Based Deployment 423</p> <p>Using RemoteFX 429</p> <p>Remote Desktop Protocol Capabilities 433</p> <p>Choosing the Right Desktop Virtualization Technology 436</p> <p>The Bottom Line 439</p> <p><b>Chapter 11 • Windows Azure IaaS and Storage 441</b></p> <p>Understanding Public Cloud “as a Service” 441</p> <p>When Public Cloud Services Are the Best Solution 443</p> <p>Windows Azure 101 447</p> <p>Windows Azure Compute 447</p> <p>Windows Azure Data Services 449</p> <p>Windows Azure App Services 450</p> <p>Windows Azure Network 451</p> <p>Capabilities of Azure IaaS and How It Is Purchased 451</p> <p>Creating Virtual Machines in Azure IaaS 460</p> <p>Managing with PowerShell 471</p> <p>Windows Azure Virtual Networks 474</p> <p>Linking On-Premises Networks with Azure IaaS 483</p> <p>Migrating Virtual Machines between Hyper-V and Azure IaaS 486</p> <p>Leveraging Azure Storage 487</p> <p>The Bottom Line 490</p> <p><b>Chapter 12 • Bringing It All Together with a Best-of-Breed Cloud Solution 491</b></p> <p>Which Is the Right Technology To Choose? 491</p> <p>Consider the Public Cloud 492</p> <p>Decide If a Server Workload Should Be Virtualized 496</p> <p>Do I Want a Private Cloud? 498</p> <p>Enabling Single Pane of Glass Management 499</p> <p>The Bottom Line 501</p> <p><b>Chapter 13 • Th e Hyper-V Decoder Ring for the VMware Administrator 503</b></p> <p>Overview of the VMware Solution and Key Differences from Hyper-V 503</p> <p>Translating Key VMware Technologies and Actions to Hyper-V 506</p> <p>Translations 506</p> <p>Most Common Misconceptions 511</p> <p>Converting VMware Skills to Hyper-V and System Center 514</p> <p>Migrating from VMware to Hyper-V 515</p> <p>The Bottom Line 517</p> <p><b>Appendix • The Bottom Line 519</b></p> <p>Chapter 1: Introduction to Virtualization and Microsoft Solutions 519</p> <p>Chapter 2: Virtual Machine Resource Fundamentals 520</p> <p>Chapter 3: Virtual Networking 521</p> <p>Chapter 4: Storage Configurations 522</p> <p>Chapter 5: Managing Hyper-V 522</p> <p>Chapter 6: Maintaining a Hyper-V Environment 523</p> <p>Chapter 7: Failover Clustering and Migration Technologies 524</p> <p>Chapter 8: Hyper-V Replica and Cloud Orchestration 525</p> <p>Chapter 9: Implementing the Private Cloud and SCVMM 526</p> <p>Chapter 10: Remote Desktop Services 526</p> <p>Chapter 11: Windows Azure IaaS and Storage 527</p> <p>Chapter 12: Bringing It All Together with a Best-of-Breed Cloud Solution 528</p> <p>Chapter 13: The Hyper-V Decoder Ring for the VMware Administrator 529</p> <p><i>Index 531</i></p>

<p><b>John Savill</b> is a Windows technical specialist, an 11-time MVP, and an MCSE for Private Cloud and Server Infrastructure 2012. He’s also ITIL certified and a CISSP. John is the author of the popular FAQ for Windows and a senior contributing editor to Windows IT Pro, as well as the author of <i>Microsoft Virtualization Secrets</i> (Wiley). John speaks at leading industry events and blogs at http://www.savilltech.com/blog.</p>

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