Mastering Hyper-V 2012 R2 with System Center and Windows Azure

This book will help you understand the capabilities of Microsoft Hyper-V, architect a Hyper-V solution for your datacenter, plan a deployment/migration, and then manage it all using native tools and System Center. Coverage also includes hybrid cloud scenarios specifically with Windows Azure to complete the full virtualization piece of providing data both on premise and off premise. In addition, you will explore the Windows Azure capabilities for virtual machines and managing a hybrid cloud, including Windows Azure’s Internet as a Service (IaaS) and storage capabilities, how seamless management is possible with PowerShell and System Center, plus how Azure Storage can play a part in a company’s complete solution. Key topics covered include: virtualization fundamentals, network virtualization, storage configuration, Hyper-V management and maintenance, failover clustering and migration, Hyper-V replica and cloud orchestration, private cloud implementation, Azure IaaS, Azure storage, managing with PowerShell, Hyper-V decoding, and Windows Server 2012 R2 integration.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction to Virtualization and Microsoft Solutions
Chapter 2 Virtual Machine Resource Fundamentals
Chapter 3 Virtual Networking
Chapter 4 Storage Configurations
Chapter 5 Managing Hyper-V
Chapter 6 Maintaining a Hyper-V Environment
Chapter 7 Failover Clustering and Migration Technologies
Chapter 8 Hyper-V Replica and Cloud Orchestration
Chapter 9 Implementing the Private Cloud and SCVMM
Chapter 10 Remote Desktop Services
Chapter 11 Windows Azure IaaS and Storage
Chapter 12 Bringing It All Together with a Best-of-Breed Cloud Solution
Chapter 13 The Hyper-V Decoder Ring for the VMware Administrator

Appendix A Th e Bottom Line