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Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Cookbook

By : Leandro Eduardo S Carvalho, Leandro Carvalho
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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

Using Live Migration in a cluster environment


One of the core concepts of a private cloud is elasticity and mobility. In a cluster environment, you can distribute running virtual machines across different servers, based on components and metrics such as workload, physical host resources, and VM availability. Using Live Migration, you can move virtual machines from one physical server to another without any downtime or disruption of the services provided by the VMs, making their reallocation to other servers possible with two or three clicks. A good example is when you need to bring a host offline for maintenance or when you need to add more hardware resources to a VM. With Live Migration, you can quickly move the VMs to another host, providing the necessary agility, productivity, and load balance for your virtual servers.

Windows Server 2012 brings many new features and improvements to Live Migration. One of the most exciting features is the ability to use Live Migration without a cluster...