Mastering Microsoft Virtualization -- Acknowledgments -- About The Authors -- Contents at a Glance -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I : Hyper-V -- Chapter 1: Understanding Microsoft's Hypervisor -- Virtualization History -- Microsoft's Server Virtualization Products -- Virtualization Architectures -- Hyper-V Architecture -- Hyper-V Technical Specifications -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 2: Installing, Configuring, and Managing the Hyper-V Host -- Installation -- Configuration -- Management -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 3: Creating and Managing Virtual Machines -- Server Manager -- Other Hyper-V Management Tools -- General SystemManagement -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 4: Storage and Networking for Hyper-V -- Storage -- Networking -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 5: High Availability and Hyper-V -- Failover Clusters -- Disaster Recovery -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 6: Planning a Virtual Infrastructure with Hyper-V -- Envisioning -- Discovery -- Analysis -- Financial Justification -- Proof of Concept -- The Bottom Line -- Part II: Microsoft Application Virtualization -- Chapter 7: Understanding Microsoft Application Virtualization and Streaming -- Microsoft Application Virtualization Terminology -- Benefits of Application Virtualization -- Microsoft Application Virtualization Components -- Summary -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 8: Creating Virtual Applications -- Sequencing Concepts -- Installing and Configuring a Sequencer Workstation -- Sequencing an Application -- Publishing an Application to Users -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 9: Deploying Virtual Applications -- Customizing Package Behavior with OSD Scripting -- Understanding Supported Deployment Scenarios -- The Bottom Line -- Part III: Remote Desktop Services -- Chapter 10: Introduction to Remote Desktop Services -- What Is Remote Desktop Services? -- History.

What's New in Remote Desktop Services? -- Remote Desktop Protocol -- How Do I Obtain Remote Desktop Server? -- System Requirements -- Licensing -- Remote Desktop Administration -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 11: Installing and Configuring Remote Desktop Services -- Preparing the Environment -- Enabling the Remote Desktop Services Role -- Connecting from a Remote Client -- Installing Applications -- Licensing an RDS Environment -- Configuring an RD Licensing Server -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 12: Deploying and Accessing Remote Desktop Services -- Who and Where Are Your Users? -- Deploying a Server-Based Desktop -- Deploying a Single Application -- Using theWeb to Access RDS -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 13: Load Balancing Remote Desktop Services -- Load Balancing and High Availability -- Configuring an RD Connection Broker for RD Session Host -- Configuring an RD Connection Broker for RemoteApp -- The Bottom Line -- Part IV: Desktop Virtualization -- Chapter 14: Introducing Microsoft Desktop Virtualization -- The Pursuit of a Better Desktop -- Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Overview -- Microsoft Desktop Virtualization Overview -- The Microsoft VDI Solution -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 15: Deploying Microsoft VDI -- Planning for a Microsoft VDI Deployment -- Installing the Microsoft VDI Solution -- Installation of the Microsoft VDI Solution Server Components -- Installation of the Microsoft VDI Solution Client Components -- Configuration of the Microsoft VDI Solution Server Components -- Configuration of the Microsoft VDI Solution Client Components -- Managing the Microsoft VDI Solution -- Testing the Microsoft VDI Solution -- Summary -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 16: Deploying Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization -- Planning Considerations for a MED-V Deployment -- Installing the MED-V Solution.

Installation of the MED-V Solution Server Components -- Installation of the MED-V Solution Client Components -- Configuration of the MED-V Solution Server Components -- Configuration of the MED-V Solution Client Components -- Preparing, Deploying, and Updating MED-V Images and Workspaces -- Managing the MED-V Solution -- Summary -- The Bottom Line -- Appendices -- Appendix A: The Bottom Line -- Chapter 1: Understanding Microsoft's Hypervisor -- Chapter 2: Installing, Configuring, and Managing the Hyper-V Host -- Chapter 3: Creating and Managing Virtual Machines -- Chapter 4: Storage and Networking for Hyper-V -- Chapter 5: High Availability and Hyper-V -- Chapter 6: Planning a Virtual Infrastructure with Hyper-V -- Chapter 7: Understanding Microsoft Application Virtualization and Streaming -- Chapter 8: Creating Virtual Applications -- Chapter 9: Deploying Virtual Applications -- Chapter 10: Introduction to Remote Desktop Services -- Chapter 11: Installing and Configuring Remote Desktop Services -- Chapter 12: Deploying and Accessing Remote Desktop Services -- Chapter 13: Load Balancing Remote Desktop Services -- Chapter 14: Introducing Microsoft Desktop Virtualization -- Chapter 15: Deploying Microsoft VDI -- Chapter 16: Deploying Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization -- Appendix B: Microsoft Virtualization Tools and Resources -- Websites -- Blogs -- Whitepapers and Guides -- Webcasts and Podcasts -- Training and Certification -- Virtualization Solution Accelerators -- Virtualization Calculators -- Customer Case Studies -- Partners -- Licensing Information -- Index.