Mastering Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V

Build a seamless, flexible, full-service datacenter solution

Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V is the IT administrator's guide to this rising datacenter solution. Hyper-V has already surpassed VMWare in datacenter management, identity service for multiple devices, and more; this book shows you how to harness the power of this hypervisor to simplify the infrastructure, reduce costs, improve productivity, and better manage system resources. From a tour of the technology through architecture, deployment, and integration of System Center, Microsoft Azure, and Microsoft Azure Stack, the discussion illustrates the skills you need to create a complete solution for optimum enterprise management. Coverage includes Windows Azure capabilities for virtual machines, managing a hybrid cloud, IaaS, storage capabilities, PowerShell, and more, with practical real-world guidance from a leading authority in the field.

Hyper-V has recently undergone improvements in scalability and features that have positioned it as an ideal solution in the Small/Medium Business and Enterprise markets. This book shows you how to exploit these new capabilities to build a robust data solution for your organization.

• Discover the capabilities of Microsoft Hyper-V

• Architect a Hyper-V datacenter solution

• Plan and manage a deployment or migration

• Integrate complementary technologies for full scalability

Data is everywhere--on desktops, laptops, phones, and multiple operating systems, accessed through email, text messages, web searches, online services, and more. All of this data must be stored, accessible, updated, backed up, secured, managed, sorted, and analyzed--sometimes instantly. Hyper-V is the rising star in the virtualization space, and Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V shows you how to turn greater capabilities into better datacenter solutions.

Autorentext

John Savill
is a Windows technical specialist, an 11-time MVP, and an MCSE for Private Cloud and Server Infrastructure 2012. John is the author of the popular FAQ for Windows, a senior contributing editor to Windows IT Pro, a CISSP, and ITIL certified. He also wrote Mastering Hyper-V 2012 R2 with System Center and Azure and Mastering Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Services, both from Wiley. Follow his blog at http://www.savilltech.com/blog.

Zusammenfassung
Build a seamless, flexible, full-service datacenter solution Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V is the IT administrator's guide to this rising datacenter solution. Hyper-V has already surpassed VMWare in datacenter management, identity service for multiple devices, and more; this book shows you how to harness the power of this hypervisor to simplify the infrastructure, reduce costs, improve productivity, and better manage system resources. From a tour of the technology through architecture, deployment, and integration of System Center, Microsoft Azure, and Microsoft Azure Stack, the discussion illustrates the skills you need to create a complete solution for optimum enterprise management. Coverage includes Windows Azure capabilities for virtual machines, managing a hybrid cloud, IaaS, storage capabilities, PowerShell, and more, with practical real-world guidance from a leading authority in the field. Hyper-V has recently undergone improvements in scalability and features that have positioned it as an ideal solution in the Small/Medium Business and Enterprise markets. This book shows you how to exploit these new capabilities to build a robust data solution for your organization.

• Discover the capabilities of Microsoft Hyper-V
• Architect a Hyper-V datacenter solution
• Plan and manage a deployment or migration
• Integrate complementary technologies for full scalability Data is everywhereon desktops, laptops, phones, and multiple operating systems, accessed through email, text messages, web searches, online services, and more. All of this data must be stored, accessible, updated, backed up, secured, managed, sorted, and analyzedsometimes instantly. Hyper-V is the rising star in the virtualization space, and Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V shows you how to turn greater capabilities into better datacenter solutions.

Inhalt
Introduction xix Chapter 1 • Introduction to Virtualization and Microsoft Solutions 1

The Evolution of the Datacenter 1

One Box, One Operating System 1

How Virtualization Has Changed the Way Companies Work and Its Key Values 5

History of Hyper-V 10

Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Features 12

Windows Server 2008 R2 Changes 13

Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 115

Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Changes 16

Windows Server 2012 R2 22

Windows Server 2016 24

Licensing of Hyper-V 26

One Operating System (Well Two, but Really One) with Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 26

Windows Server 2016 Changes to Licensing and Versions 29

Choosing the Version of Hyper-V 31

The Role of System Center with Hyper-V 32

System Center Confi guration Manager33

System Center Virtual Machine Manager and App Controller 34

System Center Operations Manager 34

System Center Data Protection Manager 35

System Center Service Manager 35

System Center Orchestrator 36

Clouds and Services 36

The Bottom Line 38

Chapter 2 • Virtual Machine Resource Fundamentals 41

Understanding VMBus 41

The Anatomy of a Virtual Machine 44

Generation 1 Virtual Machine 45

Generation 2 Virtual Machine 50

VMCX Configuration File 53

VM Configuration Versions 54

Processor Resources 55

Virtual Processor to Logical Processor Scheduling 58

Processor Assignment 60

NUMA Support 66

Memory Resources 69

Dynamic Memory 69

Runtime Memory Resize 75

Virtual Storage 77

VHD 78

VHDX 79

Creating a Virtual Hard Disk 80

Pass-Through Storage 83

Discrete Device Assignment 83

The Bottom Line 86

Chapter 3 • Virtual Networking 89

Virtual Switch Fundamentals 89

Three Types of Virtual Switches 89

Creating a Virtual Switch 92

Extensible Switch 94

VLANs and PVLANS 99

Understanding VLANs 99

VLANs and Hyper-V 102

PVLANs 104

How SCVMM Simplifies Networking with Hyper-V 107

SCVMM Networking Architecture 108

Deploying Networking with SCVMM 2016 114

Network Virtualization 129

Network Virtualization Overview 130

Network Controller 135

Software Load Balancer 137

Gateways 140

Datacenter Firewall 141

UDR, Port Mirroring, and Virtual Appliances 144

Implementing Network Virtualization 145

Summary 147

VMQ, RSS, and SR-IOV 148

SR-IOV 148

VMQ 151

RSS and vRSS 154

NIC Teaming 157

Host Virtual Adapters and Types of Networks Needed in a Hyper-V Host 160

Types of Guest Network Adapters 165

Monitoring Virtual Traffic 169

The Bottom Line 171

Chapter 4 • Storage Configurations 173

Storage Fundamentals and VHDX 173

Types of Controllers 176

Common VHDX Maintenance Actions 177

Dynamic VHDX Resize 179

Storage Spaces and Windows as a Storage Solution 180

Storage Space Basics 181

Using Storage Spaces 182

Windows Server 2012 R2 Storage Space Changes 184

Windows Server 2016 Storage Space Changes 186

Storage Replica 193

Storage Spaces Direct and Storage Replica Together 197

Server Message Block Usage 197

SMB Technologies 198

SMB for Hyper-V Storage 203

iSCSI with Hyper-V 205

Using the Windows iSCSI Target 206

Using the Windows iSCSI Initiator 207

Considerations for Using iSCSI 209

Understanding Virtual Fibre Channel 209

Leveraging Shared VHDX and VHD Sets 216 D...