Microsoft Virtualization: Master Microsoft Server, Desktop, Application, and Presentation Virtualization
James Sabovik, Jason Boomer, Robert M Keefer
Language: English
Pages: 512
ISBN: 1597494313
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
Microsoft Virtualization: Master Microsoft Server, Desktop, Application, and Presentation Virtualization serves a thorough reference for those considering a migration into the virtualized world. It provides the tools and explanations needed to create a fresh virtualization environment. Readers walk through step-by-step instructions on everything from building a Windows 2008 server to installing and configuring Hyper-V and App-V.
The book begins with the basics of virtualization, including the role of virtualization in the changing landscape of the traditional data center and its benefits, and the strategies of virtualization. It presents the step-by-step process used to build a Windows 2008 server and the process of configuring and managing a Hyper-V infrastructure. Microsoft's approach to high availability and the combination of Microsoft tools to provide a very reliable and highly available virtualization infrastructure are discussed. The chapters also cover the migration of physical servers to virtual servers; the Dynamic Data Center concept; creating and publishing a virtual application within App-V; and desktop virtualization.
This book was intended for seasoned system administrators and engineers who grew up in and still manage primarily a hardware-based server environment containing a large assortment of both newer and legacy applications.
- Covers Microsoft virtualization products completely, including Hyper-V
- Includes a special section on securing virtual infrastructure
- Gives hands-on instructions to help understand and implement Microsoft solutions
Manager Note Data Protection Manager enables backup and restoration of both virtualized and nonvirtualized servers. Data Protection Manager (DPM) plays a key role in the dynamic datacenter by backing up critical systems. Using Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy (VSS), it is capable of performing block-level synchronization of VMs in as little as 2-3 min, with a repeat cycle as short as every 30 min. In addition to VMs, DPM also backs up nonvirtual machines. To enable backups, a DPM agent is placed on
Progress. Configuring VMM for your environment 87 CONFIGURING VMM FOR YOUR ENVIRONMENT 1. Upon completion of the installation of the VMM Administrative Console, the Connect to Server window opens, as displayed in Figure 5.25, and requests confirmation that it is about to connect to the correct server. The correct format is VMMServerName:port. If you are performing this install on the VMM server with the default communication port then the correct entry is localhost:8100. Otherwise, enter the
to a host. If you have an unregistered VM, you can register it by clicking the Browse button and locating the folder that contains the virtual machine’s files. 14. To guarantee that a host machine has enough resources available to it for its own needs it is configured to reserve a certain amount of capacity for itself. The Reserves tab depicted in Figure 5.41 allows adjustment of the amount of resources set aside or reserved for the host machine itself. While you can modify the default settings,
support numbers for easy reference. Basically, any information that will make your life easier and is not included by default can find a home in custom properties. SUMMARY It is easy to set up VMs in your datacenter, but it may be difficult to manage them as the numbers of virtual machines and hosts increase. VMM provides the tools necessary to keep your increasingly virtualized environment under control. As with most configurations in this book, it is a good idea to review all the steps
support the allocation of more than 16 virtual processors across all of the guest machines running on the server, or a total of four quad processor Exchange servers. Microsoft SQL Server The SQL performance team has published a document related to the use of SQL 2008 in a Hyper-V environment. A few of the key items are listed in this section, but it is strongly suggested that you download and review this document in its entirety prior to implementing SQL in a Hyper-V environment. To download