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Learning Hyper-V

Learning Hyper-V

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Learning Hyper-V

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Overview of this book

This book focuses on readers starting their journey with Hyper-V, and assumes they have minimal or no knowledge of virtualization.
Table of Contents (13 chapters)
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Preface
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Preface
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What this book covers
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What you need for this book
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Who this book is for
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Conventions
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Reader feedback
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1. Getting Started with Hyper-V Architecture and Components
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1. Getting Started with Hyper-V Architecture and Components
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Hypervisor architecture
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Microkernel and Monolithic Type 1 Hypervisors
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Hyper-V requirements and processor features
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Memory configuration
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Dynamic memory
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Summary
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2. Deploying Hyper-V Hosts
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2. Deploying Hyper-V Hosts
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Considerations before installing a Hyper-V Host
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Windows Server with a GUI
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Windows Server without a GUI
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Microsoft Hyper-V Server
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Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) and Hyper-V Manager for Windows
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Microsoft Best Practices Analyzer (BPA)
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Summary
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3. Licensing a Virtualization Environment with Hyper-V
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3. Licensing a Virtualization Environment with Hyper-V
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Licensing a virtual environment prior to Windows Server 2012
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Licensing a virtual environment with Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2
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Virtualization host licensing and its impacts
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Hyper-V licensing with Linux VMs
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Windows Client licensing on Hyper-V
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VDI licensing, RDS, and virtualization host licensing
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VDI scenarios and licensing options
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Summary
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4. Managing Networking
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4. Managing Networking
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Hyper-V Switch basics
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Connecting a VM to a Virtual Switch
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Advanced configuration for Hyper-V networking
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VM network features
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Other network implications
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Summary
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5. Managing Storage
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5. Managing Storage
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Host storage
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VM storage
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Summary
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6. Virtual Machines and Virtual Machine Templates
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6. Virtual Machines and Virtual Machine Templates
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Virtual machine management
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Virtual machine templates
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Summary
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7. Implementing High Availability
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7. Implementing High Availability
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Microsoft failover cluster and Hyper-V overview
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Summary
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8. Implementing Live Migration and Replica
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8. Implementing Live Migration and Replica
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Share Nothing Live Migration
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Live migrating a VM
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Hyper-V Replica
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Summary
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9. Virtualizing Active Directory Domain Controllers
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9. Virtualizing Active Directory Domain Controllers
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Active Directory virtualization concepts
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Summary
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10. Implementing a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
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10. Implementing a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
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VDI overview and comparison
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Getting started with Microsoft VDI
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Pooled and Personal VMs
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Creating a Pooled VM collection
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Creating a Personal VM collection
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User Profile Disks
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RemoteFX
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Recreating the VM template
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11. Protecting Your Virtualization Environment
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11. Protecting Your Virtualization Environment
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Windows Server Backup overview
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Backing up your host and VMs
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Restoring your host and VMs
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Import and export VMs
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Summary
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Index
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Windows Server without a GUI

Windows Server without a GUI, or Server Core, was introduced in Windows Server 2008. The main goal for this feature is to have a server with a minimal attack surface, better performance, minimal updates, and reboots. But, you still may think: "If Server Core is a better option than Server with a GUI, why do so few use it?"

There are two main reasons:

  • On Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2, Server Core is an installation option. Even on Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2, during installation, the wizard will prompt you to choose between the GUI or without the GUI:
    Windows Server without a GUI

    The problem with installing Server Core in the previous versions of Windows Server is that you cannot just enable the Graphical Interface. If you installed an option and wanted to change it later, you would have to reinstall the server.

    Tip

    The description for the first (Server Core) option in the preceding screenshot reminds you that this is the recommended option.

  • The other reason is that not all administrators...
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