Mastering Hyper–V 2012 R2 with System Center and Windows Azure

John Savill 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 Microsoft Virtualization Secrets (Wiley). John speaks at leading industry events and blogs at http://www.savilltech.com/blog.

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