Designing Hyper-V Solutions

Grover, Saurabh

ISBN 10: 1782171444 / ISBN 13: 9781782171447

Editore: Packt Publishing, 2015

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Dati bibliografici

• Titolo: Designing Hyper-V Solutions
• Editore: Packt Publishing
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1782171444
• ISBN 13: 9781782171447
• Rilegatura: Brossura
• Condizione: New

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Riassunto

Deploy Microsoft Virtualization and VDI solutions using real-world Hyper-V configurations

About This Book

• Get acquainted with the basics of Windows Server Hyper-V 2012 R2 and understand how to efficiently design a highly available virtualization solution
• Assess your physical server environment and understand the fundamentals of server consolidation and sizing of Hyper-V hosts
• Design practical solutions for common design patterns with explanations of these design decisions

Who This Book Is For

This book is aimed at IT admins, consultants, and architects alike who wish to deploy, manage, and maintain Hyper-V solutions in organizations of various sizes. You are expected to have a working knowledge of managing Windows Server and a fair understanding of networking and storage concepts.

What You Will Learn

• Set up independent and highly available clustered Hyper-V hosts via GUI and PowerShell
• Acquire knowledge about Generation 1 and 2 Virtual Machines, their creation and management, and also look at the VM Conversion process
• Understand NIC teaming, Extensible Virtual Switch, and other networking advancements
• Gain insight into virtual machine storage changes and their follow-up benefits
• Discover backup and recovery patterns for Hyper-V
• Familiarize yourself with the essentials of Hyper-V Replica
• Leverage the benefits of Microsoft VDI

In Detail

This book is a practical, example-oriented tutorial that will guide you through the basics and architecture of the Hyper-V platform and help you understand how to build your virtualization infrastructure from the ground up. It then goes on to focus on scalability and high availability aspects, and trains you to set up highly available Hyper-V clusters and perform the live migration of virtual machines. You will also learn about advancements in virtual networking and storage in Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2.

Finally, the book then advises you on how to set up backup and recovery and how to prepare a disaster recovery plan via Hyper-V Replica, concluding with insight into Microsoft VDI implementation guidance.

L'autore

Saurabh Grover

Saurabh Grover is a technical consultant who specializes in Microsoft Platforms, Virtualization, and Cloud Computing with Microsoft Azure. He has over 11 years of experience with Microsoft technologies and has achieved many industry-admired certifications, including Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) for Server Infrastructure and Private Cloud. He currently works for a Fortune 50 technology company and is involved with the implementation and support of Hyper-V solutions and other Microsoft technologies that provide technical and operational insights into research and development and businesses. Outside his professional role, Saurabh likes to travel to new locations and enjoys photography as a hobby. He tries to take great pictures.