Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Cookbook -- Table of Contents -- Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Cookbook -- Credits -- About the Author -- Acknowledgement -- About the Reviewers -- www.PacktPub.com -- Support files, eBooks, discount offers and more -- Why Subscribe? -- Free Access for Packt account holders -- Instant Updates on New Packt Books -- Preface -- What this book covers -- What you need for this book -- Who this book is for -- Conventions -- Reader feedback -- Customer support -- Errata -- Piracy -- Questions -- 1. Installing and Managing Hyper-V in Full or Server Core Mode -- Introduction -- Verifying Hyper-V requirements -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Enabling the Hyper-V role -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Installing Hyper-V using Windows PowerShell -- See also -- Installing Windows Server 2012 and Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012 -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Managing a Server Core installation using sconfig -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Enabling and disabling the graphical interface in Hyper-V -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Configuring post-installation settings -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- 2. Migrating and Upgrading Physical and Virtual Servers -- Introduction -- Performing an in-place upgrade from Windows Server 2008 R2 to Windows Server 2012 -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Exporting and importing virtual machines -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Migrating virtual machines and updating their integration services -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Converting VHD files to VHDX files.

Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Migrating Virtual Machine storage using Storage Migration -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Moving all the virtual machines to a new storage location -- Migrating virtual machines using Shared Nothing Live Migration -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Configuring constrained delegation to authenticate live migrations -- See also -- Converting physical computers to virtual machines -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Converting physical computers to virtual machines using a command line -- 3. Managing Disk and Network Settings -- Introduction -- Creating and adding virtual hard disks -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Mounting a virtual hard disk on the host computer -- Adding a pass-through disk for a virtual machine -- Creating virtual machines on file servers -- See also -- Configuring IDE and SCSI controllers for virtual machines -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Creating resource pools -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Creating and managing virtual switches -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Using legacy network adapters -- See also -- Using advanced settings for virtual networks -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Enabling and adding NIC teaming to a virtual machine -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Configuring and adding Hyper-V Virtual Fibre Channel to virtual machines -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- 4. Saving Time and Cost with Hyper-V Automation -- Introduction.

Installing and running Hyper-V from a USB stick -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Creating virtual machine templates -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Learning and utilizing basic commands in PowerShell -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Using PowerShell to create multiple VMs in a single command line -- See also -- Using small PowerShell commands for daily tasks -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Using PowerShell ISE for advanced script editing -- Enabling scripts to be executed in PowerShell -- See also -- Enabling and working with remote connection and administration through PowerShell -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- 5. Hyper-V Best Practices, Tips, and Tricks -- Introduction -- Using the Hyper-V Best Practices Analyzer -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Using PowerShell to create HTML reports with the BPA results -- Setting up dynamic memory for virtual machines -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Using PowerShell to manage dynamic memory for virtual machines -- Enabling remote management for Hyper-V in workgroup environments -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Installing and configuring an anti-virus on host and virtual machines -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- 6. Security and Delegation of Control -- Introduction -- Configuring Windows Update for Hyper-V -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Configuring Cluster-Aware Updating for cluster nodes -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Delegating control in Hyper-V -- Getting ready -- How to do it...

How it works... -- Configuring Port ACLs -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Installing and configuring BitLocker for data protection -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Configuring Hyper-V auditing -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- 7. Configuring High Availability in Hyper-V -- Introduction -- Installing and configuring an iSCSI Target server in Windows Server 2012 -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Installing and configuring the Windows Failover Clustering feature -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Enabling Cluster Shared Volumes 2.0 -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Configuring CSV Cache for Hyper-V Environments -- See also -- Using Live Migration in a cluster environment -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Configuring VM Priority for Clustered Virtual Machines -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- 8. Disaster Recovery for Hyper-V -- Introduction -- Backing up Hyper-V and virtual machines using Windows Server Backup -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Checking the Windows Server Backup commandlets -- See also -- Restoring Hyper-V and Virtual Machines using Windows Server Backup -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Configuring Hyper-V Replica between two hyper-V hosts using HTTP authentication -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Using PowerShell to configure and enable Hyper-V Replica -- See also -- Configuring Hyper-V Replica Broker for a Failover Cluster -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works...

See also -- Configuring Hyper-V Replica to use certificate-based authentication using an Enterprise CA -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Using snapshots in virtual machines -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Exporting a virtual machine out of a snapshot -- See also -- 9. Monitoring, Tuning, and Troubleshooting Hyper-V -- Introduction -- Using real-time monitoring tools -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Using Perfmon for logged monitoring -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Using VM Monitoring -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Monitoring Hyper-V Replica -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Using Resource Metering -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Tuning your Hyper-V server -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Using Event Viewer for Hyper-V troubleshooting -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- A. Hyper-V Architecture and Components -- Understanding Hypervisors -- VMM Type 1VMM Type 2 -- VMM Hybrid -- VMM Type 1 -- Hyper-V architecture -- Windows before Hyper-V -- Windows after Hyper-V -- Hyper-V architecture components -- Hypervisor -- Partitions -- Virtualization stack -- Enlightened versus emulated -- Differences between Hyper-V, Hyper-V Server, Hyper-V Client, and VMware -- Hyper-V limitations improvements -- Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V -- Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012 -- Hyper-V Client -- Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V X VMware vSphere 5.1 -- Hyper-V comparing technologies -- References -- Index.