The Hyper-V host is easily the most critical component of your virtual environment. If it is compromised, all the systems in its scope of responsibility are placed at immediate risk. However, the Hyper-V host is, first and foremost, a computer system. Before diving into it as a computer that is running a hypervisor, it must be dealt with just like any other computer system. Of course, as it will run a hypervisor, particular considerations must be taken.
In this chapter, we'll cover the following topics:
Understanding Hyper-V's architecture
Choosing a management operating system
Disabling unnecessary components
Using the Windows Firewall
Relying on domain security
Leveraging Group Policy
Using security software
Configuring Windows Update
Employing remote management tools
Following general best practices