Whilst the initial implementation of virtualization can be traced back to IBM in the 1960s, there is no denying the fact that virtualization is only now taking the information technology industry by storm. Requirements to reduce costs through maximized server utilization and minimized power consumption have converged to highlight the importance of virtualization in ways that could not have been imagined just a few years ago.
A number of large vendors (Citrix, VMware and Oracle/Sun Microsystems to name just a few) have entered the virtualization space either through product development or company acquisition. No entry into the market has been more widely anticipated, however, than the arrival of Microsoft's Hyper-V technology.
Released in 2008 and bundled at no extra charge with Windows Server 2008, Hyper-V has quickly gained widespread adoption and favorable reviews.
The subsequent introduction of Hyper-V 2008 R2 has introduced a number of new features, most notably support for live migration of Virtual Machines between Hyper-V hosts. This book has been fully updated to reflect the new features introduced in Hyper-V 2008 R2.
Hyper-V 2008 R2 Essentials is an in depth technical book designed teach IT staff and students about the implementation of virtualized environments using Hyper-V 2008 R2.
Topics covered include:
- An Overview of the Hyper-V 2008 R2 Architecture
- Hyper-V 2008 R2 System Requirements and Installation
- A Tour of the Hyper-V Manager Tool
- Understanding and Configuring Hyper-V Virtual Networks
- Creating, Deploying and Managing Virtual Machines
- Creating and Configuring Hyper-V Virtual Hard Disks (VHDs)
- Creating and Managing Hyper-V Snapshots
- Performing Hyper-V Live Migrations using Hyper-V 2008 R2
- Understanding and Installing Hyper-V Integration Services
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