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Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Cookbook

By : Leandro Eduardo S Carvalho, Leandro Carvalho
Book Image

Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Cookbook

By: Leandro Eduardo S Carvalho, Leandro Carvalho

Overview of this book

Virtualization has proved that it can help organizations to reduce costs, and the Private Cloud has created a revolution in the way we manage and control our servers with centralization and elasticity. The new Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V release from Microsoft comes with a myriad of improvements in areas such as mobility, high availability and elasticity, bringing everything you need to create, manage and build the core components of a Microsoft Private Cloud for virtualized workloads."Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Cookbook" is the perfect accompaniment for Hyper-V administrators looking to take advantage of all the exciting new features the release has to offer. Through practical recipes, you'll master Hyper-V deployment, migration and management. "Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Cookbook" is an essential resource for any Hyper-V administrator looking to migrate, install and manage their virtual machine efficiently. With all the features of Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V covered, you will learn everything from installation to disaster recovery, security, high availability, configuration, automation, architecture and monitoring, all in a practical recipe format. The book also includes new features such as Storage and Shared Nothing Live Migration, Hyper-V Replica and Network Virtualization and much more.With "Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Cookbook" in hand, you'll be equipped to manage your Private Cloud with ease.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgement
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Delegating control in Hyper-V


In some companies, it is common practice to have different access levels for systems, such as administrator, service desk, and auditor. When implementing virtual servers using Hyper-V, it is also important to reflect these access levels.

The new version of Hyper-V makes this task easier when you need to specify particular users or groups to be Hyper-V Administrators, but you also might face scenarios where different levels are required.

This recipe will show you how to use the new feature Simple Authorization and how to create advanced access levels for Hyper-V users.

Getting ready

During the task, to add advanced permissions to a user, you will need to use groups. You can create and use local groups or Active Directory groups. Make sure you have created them before you start.

How to do it...

The following steps show how to delegate control for a user by using the local Hyper-V Administrators group and by using Authorization Manager for advanced delegations:

  1. To add...