CITATION

Kappel, Jason; Velte, Anthony; and Velte, Toby. Microsoft Virtualization with Hyper-V. US: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2009.

Microsoft Virtualization with Hyper-V

Published:  July 2009

eISBN: 9780071614047 0071614044 | ISBN: 9780071614030
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1 Virtualization Overview
  • History of Virtualization
  • Mainframes
  • VMware
  • Connectix
  • Microsoft
  • What Is Virtualization?
  • Why Virtualize?
  • What Should I Virtualize?
  • Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V High-Level Architecture
  • Versions of Windows Server 2008
  • What Is Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V?
  • 2 Planning and Installation
  • The Planning Phase
  • Requirements
  • What Do I Need to Know?
  • Processor
  • Disk
  • Memory
  • Network
  • The Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit
  • How Does the MAP Tool Assess Systems?
  • Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
  • Using the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit
  • The Design Phase
  • Core Datacenter
  • Hub Locations
  • Branch Offices
  • Choices
  • The Build Phase
  • Scaling Your Host Server
  • Installing Hyper-V
  • Roles
  • System Requirements
  • GUI or Core
  • Installing Hyper-V on the Full Version of Windows Server 2008
  • Installing Hyper-V on the Core Version of Windows Server 2008
  • 3 Configuring Hyper-V Components
  • Hyper-V Manager
  • Networking
  • Networking Options
  • VLAN Tagging and Hyper-V
  • Design Considerations
  • Creating and Managing Networks
  • Storage
  • Hyper-V Storage Options
  • Tiered Storage
  • RAID Levels
  • HBA
  • SAN Features
  • Design Considerations
  • High Availability
  • Overview of Windows Server 2008 High Availability Options for Hyper-V
  • Hyper-V High-Availability Scenarios
  • Configuring Hyper-V Host High Availability
  • 4 Planning and Designing System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008
  • The Dynamic Systems Initiative
  • Design with DSI
  • Interoperability
  • The System Center Suite
  • Dynamic IT
  • System Center and Dynamic IT
  • Microsoft System Center Products
  • System Center Configuration Manager
  • System Center Operations Manager
  • System Center Data Protection Manager
  • System Center Essentials
  • System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008
  • SCVMM Features
  • SCVMM High-Level Architecture
  • Designing SCVMM
  • Intelligent Placement
  • System Center Operations Manager Integration
  • 5 Installing and Configuring Systems Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008
  • SCVMM on a Single System
  • Hardware Requirements
  • Software Prerequisites
  • SCVMM on Multiple Servers
  • Virtual Machine Manager Server Installation Requirements
  • SQL Server
  • Hardware Requirements
  • Software Prerequisites
  • Configuring SQL Server
  • Library Server
  • Software Prerequisites
  • Hardware Requirements
  • Self-Service Web Portal Server
  • Software Prerequisites
  • Hardware Requirements
  • Administrator Console
  • Hardware Requirements
  • Software Requirements
  • Virtual Machine
  • Virtual Server 2005
  • Windows Server 2008
  • Non-Windows Systems
  • Installing System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008
  • VMM Configuration Analyzer
  • Prerequisite for VMM Configuration Analyzer
  • Install the Microsoft Baseline Configuration Analyzer
  • Installation
  • Installing the Administrator Console
  • Installing the Self-Service Portal
  • 6 Configuring Systems Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008
  • Configuring SCVMM
  • The SCVMM 2008 Console
  • Configuring SCOM Integration
  • Configure SCOM in VMM
  • Configuring Reporting
  • Configuring PRO
  • Adding Hosts to SCVMM
  • Host Groups
  • Configuring User Access
  • Creating a Delegated Administrator
  • Creating a Self-Service User
  • Configuring VMware Integration
  • Adding VMware Virtual Center to SCVMM
  • Adding a VMware ESX host to SCVMM
  • 7 Creating and Managing Virtual Machines
  • What Is a Virtual Machine?
  • Components of a Virtual Machine
  • Templates and Profiles
  • Hardware Profile
  • Guest OS Profile
  • Templates
  • Creating Virtual Machines
  • Creating a Virtual Machine with Hyper-V Manager
  • Creating a Highly Available Virtual Machine
  • Creating a New Virtual Machine with SCVMM 2008
  • Creating a Virtual Machine in the Self-Service Portal
  • Conducting a Physical-to-Virtual Conversion Using SCVMM 2008
  • Virtual-to-Virtual Conversion
  • 8 Managing Your Virtual Machines
  • Virtual Machine State
  • Starting a Virtual Machine
  • Stopping a Virtual Machine
  • Pausing a Virtual Machine
  • Saving Virtual Machine State
  • Copying a Virtual Machine
  • Copy the VHD File
  • Export/Import a Virtual Machine
  • Connecting to a Virtual Machine
  • Connecting to a Virtual Machine Using Hyper-V Manager
  • Remote Management Using Hyper-V Tools
  • Virtual Machine Additions
  • Installing Integration Components with Hyper-V Manager
  • Installing Guest Services in SCVMM 2008
  • Checkpoints and Snapshots
  • Snapshots
  • Checkpoints
  • Migrations
  • Quick Migration
  • VMotion
  • Offline Servicing
  • Getting Ready
  • Installing the Tool
  • Configuring the Tool
  • 9 Backing Up, Restoring, and Disaster Recovery for Your Virtual Machines
  • Backup Primer
  • Determining Your Needs
  • The Data Repository
  • Backup Media
  • Backup Methods
  • Other Backup Styles
  • Tape Rotation
  • Virtual Tape Library
  • LUN or Storage Replication
  • Backup Solutions
  • Backup Scenarios
  • Backup Host Only
  • Back Up Only the Virtual Machine
  • Backup Host and the Virtual Machine
  • Backups with Windows Server
  • Shadow Copies
  • Windows Server Backup
  • Creating a Backup with Windows Server Backup
  • System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 with Hyper-V
  • Installation Prerequisites
  • Software Prerequisites
  • Hardware Prerequisites
  • Installing System Center Data Protection Manager
  • Creating a Virtual Machine Backup with SCDPM 2007 SP1
  • Disaster Recovery
  • DRP
  • Sites
  • How Virtualization Helps
  • Restoring
  • Restoring a Virtual Machine with Windows Server Backup
  • Restoring a Virtual Machine with System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 SP1
  • 10 Monitoring Your Virtual Solution
  • Monitoring
  • Performance Monitoring
  • Hyper-V Performance Counters
  • Performance and Reliability Monitor
  • System Center Operations Manager 2007
  • 11 Hyper-V Security
  • Security Basics
  • Network Security 101
  • Firewalls
  • Firewall Basics
  • How Firewalls Work
  • Virtual Private Networks
  • Access Devices
  • Access Lists
  • IPSec
  • IDS Network Access Control
  • Network Security Threats
  • Operating System Security 101
  • Application Security 101
  • Defense in Depth
  • Windows Server 2008 Security Features
  • New and Improved
  • A Closer Look at Features
  • Hyper-V—Designed for Security
  • Virtualization Solution Security
  • Protecting the Host
  • Protecting Guest Systems
  • 12 Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
  • What Is a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure?
  • Why VDI and What Am I Going to Use It For?
  • Security and Centralization
  • Speed of Deployment and Reliability
  • Cost Reduction
  • Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Components
  • Host
  • Connection Broker
  • Endpoints
  • The Dynamic Desktop
  • Microsoft App-V
  • Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services RemoteApp
  • Citrix XenApp
  • VDI Architecture with Dynamic Applications
  • A: Third-Party Virtualization Tools for Hyper-V
  • Overview
  • Hardware Providers
  • B: Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Command-Line Reference
  • PowerShell Commands
  • WMI Commands
  • BIOS Classes
  • Input Classes
  • Integration Components Classes
  • Memory Classes
  • Networking Classes
  • Processor Classes
  • Profile Registration Classes
  • Resource Management Classes
  • Serial Devices Classes
  • Storage Classes
  • Video Classes
  • Virtual System Classes
  • Virtual System Management Classes
  • Command-Line Example—Snapshots
  • Taking the Snapshot
  • Applying a Snapshot
  • Deleting a Snapshot
  • Index