Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Installation and Configuration Guide
1. Edition April 2013
600 Pages, Softcover
Practical Approach Book
Go-to guide for using Microsoft's updated Hyper-V as a virtualization solution
Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V offers greater scalability, new components, and more options than ever before for large enterprise systems and small/medium businesses. Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Installation and Configuration Guide is the place to start learning about this new cloud operating system. You'll get up to speed on the architecture, basic deployment and upgrading, creating virtual workloads, designing and implementing advanced network architectures, creating multitenant clouds, backup, disaster recovery, and more.
The international team of expert authors offers deep technical detail, as well as hands-on exercises and plenty of real-world scenarios, so you thoroughly understand all features and how best to use them.
* Explains how to deploy, use, manage, and maintain the Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V virtualization solutions in large enterprises and small- to medium-businesses
* Provides deep technical detail and plenty of exercises showing you how to work with Hyper-V in real-world settings
* Shows you how to quickly configure Hyper-V from the GUI and use PowerShell to script and automate common tasks
* Covers deploying Hyper-V hosts, managing virtual machines, network fabrics, cloud computing, and using file servers
* Also explores virtual SAN storage, creating guest clusters, backup and disaster recovery, using Hyper-V for Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), and other topics
Help make your Hyper-V virtualization solution a success with Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Installation and Configuration Guide.
Part 1 * The Basics 1
Chapter 1 * Introducing Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V 3
Chapter 2 * Deploying Hyper-V 33
Chapter 3 * Managing Virtual Machines 71
Part 2 * Advanced Networking and Cloud Computing 153
Chapter 4 * Networking 155
Chapter 5 * Cloud Computing 219
Chapter 6 * Microsoft iSCSI Software Target 275
Chapter 7 * Using File Servers 297
Chapter 8 * Building Hyper-V Clusters 335
Chapter 9 * Virtual SAN Storage and Guest Clustering 379
Chapter 10 * Backup and Recovery 403
Chapter 11 * Disaster Recovery 431
Chapter 12 * Hyper-V Replica 469
Chapter 13 * Using Hyper-V for Virtual Desktop Infrastructure 521
Index 543
