Mastering Windows Server® · 2016 Hyper- V® by Savill, John -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Acknowledgments About the Author Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction to Virtualization and Microsoft Solutions

The Evolution of the Datacenter History of Hyper-V Licensing of Hyper-V The Role of System Center with Hyper-V Clouds and Services The Bottom Line

Chapter 2 Virtual Machine Resource Fundamentals

Understanding VMBus The Anatomy of a Virtual Machine Processor Resources Memory Resources Virtual Storage The Bottom Line

Chapter 3 Virtual Networking

Virtual Switch Fundamentals Extensible Switch VLANs and PVLANS How SCVMM Simplifies Networking with Hyper-V Network Virtualization VMQ, RSS, and SR-IOV NIC Teaming Host Virtual Adapters and Types of Networks Needed in a Hyper-V Host Types of Guest Network Adapters Monitoring Virtual Traffic The Bottom Line

Chapter 4 Storage Configurations

Storage Fundamentals and VHDX Storage Spaces and Windows as a Storage Solution Server Message Block Usage iSCSI with Hyper-V Understanding Virtual Fibre Channel Leveraging Shared VHDX and VHD Sets Data Deduplication and Hyper-V Storage Quality of Service SAN Storage and SCVMM The Bottom Line

Chapter 5 Managing Hyper-V

Installing Hyper-V Hyper-V Management Tools Securing the Hyper-V Server Creating and Managing a Virtual Machine Shielded VMs and Host Guardian Service Creating and Using Hyper-V Templates Hyper-V Integration Services and Supported Operating Systems Migrating Physical Servers and Virtual Machines to Hyper-V Virtual Machines Upgrading and Migrating from Previous Versions The Bottom Line

Chapter 6 Maintaining a Hyper-V Environment

Patch Planning and Implementation Malware Configurations Backup Planning Defragmentation with Hyper-V Using Checkpoints Using Service Templates Performance Tuning and Monitoring with Hyper-V The Bottom Line

Chapter 7 Failover Clustering and Migration Technologies

Failover Clustering Basics Understanding Quorum and Why It’s Important Quorum Basics Why Use Clustering with Hyper-V? Configuring a Hyper-V Cluster Creating Clusters with SCVMM Using Cluster Shared Volumes Making a Virtual Machine a Clustered Virtual Machine Live Migration Dynamic Optimization and Resource Balancing The Bottom Line

Chapter 8 Hyper-V Replica and Cloud Orchestration

The Need for Disaster Recovery and DR Basics Asynchronous vs. Synchronous Replication Introduction to Hyper-V Replica Enabling Hyper-V Replica Configuring Hyper-V Replica Using Hyper-V Replica Broker Performing Hyper-V Replica Failover Sizing a Hyper-V Replica Solution Using Hyper-V Replica Cloud Orchestration for Automated Failover with Azure Site Recovery Architecting the Right Disaster-Recovery Solution The Bottom Line

Chapter 9 Implementing the Private Cloud, SCVMM, and Microsoft Azure Stack

The Benefits of the Private Cloud Private Cloud Components SCVMM Fundamentals Creating a Private Cloud by Using System Center Virtual Machine Manager Granting Users Access to the Private Cloud How the Rest of System Center Fits into Your Private Cloud Architecture Understanding Microsoft Azure Stack The Bottom Line

Chapter 10 Containers and Docker

Challenge of Application Deployment Hyper-V Nested Virtualization Windows Container Fundamentals Windows Server Containers vs. Hyper-V Containers Docker Installing the Container Feature Creating and Managing Containers Using Containers in Your Organization The Bottom Line

Chapter 11 Remote Desktop Services

Remote Desktop Services and Bring Your Own Device Microsoft Desktop and Session Virtualization Technologies Requirements for a Complete Desktop Virtualization Solution Creating the VDI Template Deploying a New VDI Collection Using Scenario-Based Deployment Using RemoteFX Remote Desktop Protocol Capabilities Using Multipoint Services Choosing the Right Desktop Virtualization Technology The Bottom Line

Chapter 12 Microsoft Azure IaaS, Storage, and Networking

Understanding Public Cloud “as a Service” When Are Public Cloud Services the Best Solution? Microsoft Azure 101 Capabilities of Azure IaaS and How It Is Purchased Creating Virtual Machines in Azure IaaS Migrating Virtual Machines Between Hyper-V and Azure IaaS The Bottom Line

Chapter 13 Bringing It All Together with a Best-of-Breed Cloud Solution

Which Is the Right Technology to Choose? Enabling Single-Pane-of-Glass Management The Bottom Line

Appendix The Bottom Line

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