Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Cookbook

Table of Contents

Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Cookbook

Credits

About the Author

Acknowledgement

About the Reviewers

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Preface

What this book covers

What you need for this book

Who this book is for

Conventions

Reader feedback

Customer support

Errata

Piracy

Questions

1. Installing and Managing Hyper-V in Full or Server Core Mode

Introduction

Verifying Hyper-V requirements

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

See also

Enabling the Hyper-V role

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Installing Hyper-V using Windows PowerShell

See also

Installing Windows Server 2012 and Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

See also

Managing a Server Core installation using sconfig

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

See also

Enabling and disabling the graphical interface in Hyper-V

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Configuring post-installation settings

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

See also

2. Migrating and Upgrading Physical and Virtual Servers

Introduction

Performing an in-place upgrade from Windows Server 2008 R2 to Windows Server 2012

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

See also

Exporting and importing virtual machines

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

See also

Migrating virtual machines and updating their integration services

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

See also

Converting VHD files to VHDX files

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

See also

Migrating Virtual Machine storage using Storage Migration

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Moving all the virtual machines to a new storage location

Migrating virtual machines using Shared Nothing Live Migration

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Configuring constrained delegation to authenticate live migrations

See also

Converting physical computers to virtual machines

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Converting physical computers to virtual machines using a command line

3. Managing Disk and Network Settings

Introduction

Creating and adding virtual hard disks

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Mounting a virtual hard disk on the host computer

Adding a pass-through disk for a virtual machine

Creating virtual machines on file servers

See also

Configuring IDE and SCSI controllers for virtual machines

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

See also

Creating resource pools

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

See also

Creating and managing virtual switches

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Using legacy network adapters

See also

Using advanced settings for virtual networks

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

See also

Enabling and adding NIC teaming to a virtual machine

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Configuring and adding Hyper-V Virtual Fibre Channel to virtual machines

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

4. Saving Time and Cost with Hyper-V Automation

Introduction

Installing and running Hyper-V from a USB stick

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

See also

Creating virtual machine templates

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

See also

Learning and utilizing basic commands in PowerShell

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Using PowerShell to create multiple VMs in a single command line

See also

Using small PowerShell commands for daily tasks

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Using PowerShell ISE for advanced script editing

Enabling scripts to be executed in PowerShell

See also

Enabling and working with remote connection and administration through PowerShell

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

5. Hyper-V Best Practices, Tips, and Tricks

Introduction

Using the Hyper-V Best Practices Analyzer

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Using PowerShell to create HTML reports with the BPA results

Setting up dynamic memory for virtual machines

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Using PowerShell to manage dynamic memory for virtual machines

Enabling remote management for Hyper-V in workgroup environments

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

See also

Installing and configuring an anti-virus on host and virtual machines

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

6. Security and Delegation of Control

Introduction

Configuring Windows Update for Hyper-V

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Configuring Cluster-Aware Updating for cluster nodes

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

See also

Delegating control in Hyper-V

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Configuring Port ACLs

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

See also

Installing and configuring BitLocker for data protection

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Configuring Hyper-V auditing

How to do it...

How it works...

7. Configuring High Availability in Hyper-V

Introduction

Installing and configuring an iSCSI Target server in Windows Server 2012

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

See also

Installing and configuring the Windows Failover Clustering feature

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

See also

Enabling Cluster Shared Volumes 2.0

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Configuring CSV Cache for Hyper-V Environments

See also

Using Live Migration in a cluster environment

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

See also

Configuring VM Priority for Clustered Virtual Machines

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

8. Disaster Recovery for Hyper-V

Introduction

Backing up Hyper-V and virtual machines using Windows Server Backup

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Checking the Windows Server Backup commandlets

See also

Restoring Hyper-V and Virtual Machines using Windows Server Backup

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

See also

Configuring Hyper-V Replica between two hyper-V hosts using HTTP authentication

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Using PowerShell to configure and enable Hyper-V Replica

See also

Configuring Hyper-V Replica Broker for a Failover Cluster

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

See also

Configuring Hyper-V Replica to use certificate-based authentication using an Enterprise CA

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

See also

Using snapshots in virtual machines

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Exporting a virtual machine out of a snapshot

See also

9. Monitoring, Tuning, and Troubleshooting Hyper-V

Introduction

Using real-time monitoring tools

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

See also

Using Perfmon for logged monitoring

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

See also

Using VM Monitoring

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Monitoring Hyper-V Replica

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

See also

Using Resource Metering

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Tuning your Hyper-V server

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

See also

Using Event Viewer for Hyper-V troubleshooting

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

See also

A. Hyper-V Architecture and Components

Understanding Hypervisors

VMM Type 1VMM Type 2

VMM Hybrid

VMM Type 1

Hyper-V architecture

Windows before Hyper-V

Windows after Hyper-V

Hyper-V architecture components

Hypervisor

Partitions

Virtualization stack

Enlightened versus emulated

Differences between Hyper-V, Hyper-V Server, Hyper-V Client, and VMware

Hyper-V limitations improvements

Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V

Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012

Hyper-V Client

Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V X VMware vSphere 5.1

Hyper-V comparing technologies

References

Index

Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Cookbook

Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Cookbook

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Credits

Author

Leandro Carvalho

Reviewers

Vinicius R. Apolinario

Edvaldo Alessandro Cardoso

Kristian Nese

Carsten Rachfahl

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About the Author

Leandro Carvalho is a well-known virtualization specialist who writes and presents sessions about virtualization and the private cloud. He works with Microsoft solutions such as Windows Server, Hyper-V, App-V, VDI, security, System Center, Exchange, Lync Server, Sharepoint, Project Server, and client systems, in addition to helping the community constantly with articles, forums, videos, and lectures about his passion—Microsoft Virtualization. He has the certifications Certified Ethical Hacker/MCP/MCSA+M+S/MCSE+S/MCTS/MCITP/MCT, and MVP. In 2009, he won the MCT Awards Latin America Trainer of the Year, and he has been awarded Microsoft MVP as Virtualization Specialist every year since 2010.

Leandro can be reached at http://leandroesc.wordpress.com and http://msmvps.com/blogs/msvirtualization and his Twitter handle is @LeandroEduardo.

Acknowledgement

I still remember when my cousin Marcelo used to force me to read books when I was young. I wasn't very fond of reading in those days, and now here I am, releasing my own book. It's hard to believe that I could have achieved something that was such a distant dream for me before. So, I start by thanking you, Marcelo, for pointing me in the right direction and helping me to become who I am today.

I thought it would have been easy to write a technical book and that I wouldn't need any help. Well, I've proven again that we can't conquer anything alone. I've had the pleasure of having four friends help me by reviewing this book. I can say now that I could not have finished it as I did, without their help. So, thank you Alessandro, Carsten, Kristian, and Vinícius, for all the time spent reviewing, with such perfection, the chapters in what I call our book.

I would also like to thank all of those on the Packt team involved in this project, who helped me right through; first, Stephanie, who was my first contact, and then later, Azhar, Brandt, Joel, and Pooja. Thank you, guys.

And last but not least, my wife, Juliana, and my son, Eduardo. I am very proud to have had your support right since the beginning; you even gave up the time I could've been spending with you so I could write this book. I dedicate it to you with all my heart.

About the Reviewers

Vinicius R. Apolinario has worked with IT for more than 10 years, always working with Microsoft products, managing servers and environments for small, medium, and large companies. He has a strong background in managing Microsoft Servers such as Active Directory, Exchange, and other Windows Server components. Today he works for Microsoft Brazil as a Technical Evangelist, focusing on Infrastructure. As a part of his job, he does presentations for partners and customers about products such as Windows Server, Hyper-V, System Center, and Windows Azure. Before this role, he worked with Microsoft Brazil on the Windows Server and Private Cloud Product Team, as a technical specialist. Vinicius is also a Microsoft Certified Professional on several Microsoft products. He has been a Microsoft Certified Trainer since 2009 and maintains a blog—ADM de Redes (www.admderedes.com.br), in Brazilian Portuguese—through which he shares his knowledge with other professionals.

Working on this project was truly a challenge but was also really fun for me. The time it consumed was actually taken from the time I spend with my wife. Her support in everything I do is the most important thing I have and I must not forget to thank her for being by my side all the time. I also want to thank Leandro, whom I really admire as a professional, for letting me jump in on this project and making me believe in my skills.

Edvaldo Alessandro Cardoso is a team leader, with expertise on the cloud and a vast knowledge of a variety of Microsoft Infrastructure technologies in areas such as Virtualization and management. His product skill sets include Hyper-V, System Center, Windows Server, SQL Server, Active Directory, Exchange, SharePoint, IIS, and Forefront, and he also has knowledge of Quest Migration Manager, Linux Infrastructure, networking, security solutions (such as VPN and Firewall), and VMware in complex and large scenarios. He has a strong grasp of industry-related datacenter processes, strategies, industry regulations, and requirements.

He has over 23 years of experience in IT, in roles from in application development to a role in the field of network security. He has worked as a system engineer, as a senior consultant, and as an IT manager and has a history of successful enterprise projects in the IT, health, education, and government sectors.

He has been Microsoft Most Valuable Professional in Virtualization since 2009 and is a well-known speaker at IT-related events such as TechEd, CNASI, and User Groups. He has consistently been a presenter for more than 10 years.

An active member of Microsoft System Center 2012 TAP, Australia Computer Society Certified Professional, MCSE, and MCT, since 2003, he was selected as Microsoft TechNet Brazil IT Hero in 2007. He was also awarded the Microsoft IT Heroes Happen award in Los Angeles in 2008. Furthermore, his virtualization project for a government institution in Brazil, while working as IT Manager, was selected as a business case by Microsoft.

He works for Dell Australia as a Senior Technical Consultant. Currently, he is associated with reviewing System Center Virtual Machine 2012 Cookbook.

He blogs at:

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I would like to thank my wife, Daniele, and my kids, Matheus, Lucas, and Nicole, for their kind and full support and for understanding my long nights at the computer. I'd also like to thank the Microsoft Virtualization team in Redmond for their help and support, and Leandro Carvalho, for the invitation to participate in such a challenging project.

Kristian Nese started his career in 2005 with no formal training. After some years of heavy training and private study, he has reached a high level of understanding regarding technology, business requirements, and opportunities. He now has 6 years of experience in networking, servers, databases, virtualization, management, automation, architecture, and optimization. Kristian is a Subject Matter Expert in Cloud Computing.

He is an experienced speaker, delivering keynotes and highly technical sessions (level 400), which are often used by Microsoft nationally and globally both as a speaker and writer, on subjects such as Windows Azure, System Center, Windows Server, and Hyper-V.

To stay sharp, he spends a lot of time in the TechNet forums as well, trying to help the community so that they can get the most out of the technology. He also delivers training to local user groups in Norway.

Kristian is also the author of Cloud Computing - Med Virtual Machine Manager 2012, published by IDG/BookWorld. He has been a part of several other books related to cloud computing, virtualization, and technology in general.

He has also been associated with books such as Microsoft Private Cloud Computing, Aidan Finn, Hans Vredevoort, Patrick Lownds, and Damian Flynn, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., and wrote a review of the latest release of VMM in a famous blog post, Cloud Computing with System Center 2012 - Virtual Machine Manager. The Review, on his blog, Virtualization And Some Coffee (http://www.wservernews.com/go/1350553154779)

I would like to thank my lovely son, Lukas, for letting me spend my time working on this project. You are the source of my inspiration and happiness.

Carsten Rachfahl started his IT career in 1988, working as a developer on porting X-Windows to an operating system called OS/9. In 1991, he founded his own company in Germany and is self-employed these days. Since 2001, along with Citrix/Terminalserver, his focus is on the virtualization space nowadays. When Microsoft finally created a real Hypervisor and brought it to the market, he was all in. His blog http://www.hyper-v-server.de is highly recognized and appreciated within the virtualization community. The blog features tutorials, articles, screencasts, video interviews, and podcasts that focus on Microsoft Private Cloud. Being an MCT, he teaches various Microsoft virtualization courses and his own Hyper-V Powerkurs course. As a co-founder of the German Hyper-V community, he regularly organizes events. His efforts were rewarded with the Microsoft MVP Award for Virtual Machine in 2011 and 2012.

I want to thank my wife, Kerstin, and my kids, Ian and Ina, for their ongoing support, their understanding, and encouragement. Without you guys I could not have followed my passion.

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Preface

Virtualization has proved that it can help organizations to reduce costs, and the Private Cloud has created a revolution in the way we manage and control our servers with centralization and elasticity. The new Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V release from Microsoft comes with a myriad of improvements in areas such as mobility, high availability, and elasticity, bringing everything you need to create, manage, and build the core components of a Microsoft Private Cloud for virtualized workloads.

Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Cookbook is the perfect accompaniment for Hyper-V administrators looking to take advantage of all the exciting new features the release has to offer. Through practical recipes, you'll master Hyper-V deployment, migration, and management.

Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Cookbook is an essential resource for any Hyper-V administrator looking to migrate, install, or manage their virtual machine efficiently.

With all the features of Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V covered, you will learn everything from installation to disaster recovery, security, high availability, configuration, automation, architecture, and monitoring, all in a practical recipe format. The book also includes new features such as Storage and Shared Nothing Live Migration, Hyper-V Replica and Network Virtualization, and much more.

With Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Cookbook in hand, you'll be equipped to manage your private cloud with ease.

What this book covers

Chapter 1 , Installing and Managing Hyper-V in Full or Server Core Mode, provides all the necessary information that you need to know before, during, and after the Hyper-V installation, to make sure that you can save time and solve any problems that you may face.

Chapter 2, Migrating and Upgrading Physical and Virtual Servers, covers tasks that will help you to have an easy and a