Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Unleashed (Paperback)

by Rand Morimoto (Author), Jeff Guillet (Author)
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Using the Hyper-V virtualization capabilities built into Windows Server 2008, organizations can slash costs for power, space, and maintenance, and dramatically improve IT flexibility at the same time. This is the first book to offer comprehensive, independent, real-world coverage of planning, designing, implementing, and supporting Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V virtualization environments. Authored by Rand Morimoto and Jeff Guillet–top consultants of Microsoft technologies with unsurpassed experience deploying Hyper-V in enterprise organizations–this book delivers start-to-finish guidance for every facet of your virtualization initiative.

 

Leverage the experience from hundreds of real world implementations of Hyper-V and Virtual Machine Manager 2008 in your deployment of a virtualized server environment

 

• Implement best practices for planning, prototyping, and deploying Hyper-V–including strategies, processes, and templates
• Install and configure Windows 2008 Server with Windows Hyper-V Services
• Provide guest operating systems ranging from Windows 2003 Server to Linux
• Administer Hyper-V Host Servers as standalone hosts or in multiple host environments
• Optimize Hyper-V Host Server and guest sessions, by efficiently allocating memory, processors,
• disk space, and other resources
• Move from basic server virtualization to a systematically managed virtual enterprise environment
• Use Virtual Machine Manager 2008 to centrally monitor all your Hyper-V hosts and guest sessions
• Quickly provision new guest images wherever and whenever you need them
• Implement reliable failover processes to overcome failures in guest sessions, host systems, or sites
• Troubleshoot problems with both Hyper-V hosts and guest operating systems

About the Author

Rand Morimoto, Ph.D., MCSE, CISSP, has been in the computer industry for more than 30 years and has authored, co-authored, or been a contributing writer for dozens of bestselling books on Windows 2008, Exchange 2007, Security, BizTalk Server, and remote and mobile computing. Rand is the president of Convergent Computing, an IT consulting firm in the San Francisco Bay Area that was one of the key early adopter program partners with Microsoft implementing beta versions of Windows Server 2008 in production environments over 3 years before the product release. Rand has spoken at more than 50 conferences and conventions around the world in the past year on tips, tricks, and best practices on planning, migrating, and implementing Windows 2008 Hyper-V and System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008.

 

Jeff Guillet, MCITP, MCSE, CISSP, has been in the computer industry for more than 25 years and has been a contributing writer and technical editor for several books on Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Exchange 2007, and Exchange 2003. Jeff is a senior consultant for Convergent Computing and participates in many early adopter beta programs. Jeff holds Charter MCITP: Enterprise Administrator and MCITP: Enterprise Messaging Administrator certifications for Windows Server 2008 and has maintained MCSE certifications since 1999. He maintains a popular technical blog at www.expta.com.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: Sams; 1 edition (September 13, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0672330288
• ISBN-13: 978-0672330285
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #118,978 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars more efficient use of data centres, September 13, 2008

By	W Boudville (Terra, Sol 3) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

As the cost of data centres continues to rise, companies are searching for ways to more efficiently use their machines. Here Microsoft offers its take, with the book describing how under its MS Windows Server 2008, you can use the Hyper-V virtualisation. The product is not really targeted at the individual home user. You can see this in the second chapter, which is devoted to a high level discussion of the business rationale for a corporate installation of Hyper-V. Indeed, you should read this closely, for it explains in a top down manner why migration could make sense for your company.

The rest of the book describes the actual installation and management of Hyper-V. Dealing with gritty and inevitable issues like keeping up with installing service packs and updates. Yes, there will be improvements and bug fixes to this product. Here, Microsoft has built in extensive capabilities for easy maintenance.

Now what choices are available for the guest operating systems? Naturally, Microsoft offers its own OSs here. The text goes into some detail about how to install these. No surprise to you, I hope. But commendably, the book also explains how to install a linux based OS under Hyper-V. Reassuring to some sysadmins.

A discerning reader might be a little queasy about the prospect of bugs in Hyper-V. Given that it functions as a "root" operating system (so to speak), a bug in it could be worse than a bug in a child guest operating system that you install inside Hyper-V. But with any virtualisation product, this is the reality that you have to deal with. In this wise, Hyper-V is not at any particular disadvantage vis-a-vis competing products.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A really big book of nothing, June 2, 2009

By	Jonathan Hughes - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As a MCT - skip this book, it's got some tid bits, but they are so buried in fluff as to make the whole thing useless for example 3 pages devoted to entering a product key? A total waste of my money and time.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Soup and Potatoes, March 24, 2009

By	Jess Wundring (Juneau, AK) - See all my reviews

First of all, I'm a skimmer when it comes to technical books, almost never a cover-to-cover reader. I make heavy use of the index and TOC to try to find what I need or am interested in.

This book was great when it first came out because the release date beat all the other books to market, significantly. It gave a clear, comprehensive introduction to the aspects of Hyper-V. It is a very good first book for trying to get a handle on Hyper-V before you've ever installed it. Once installed however, donate this book to someone with an interest in, but no access to, the technology.

The TOC is good, and the index, too. Just don't be trying to use this book to help figure out what or why something went wrong nor how to fix it. This is not the right resource for that. The book's user level rating says Intermediate-Advanced; it is referring to your level of general IT comfort level, and definitely not your familiarity with Hyper-V technology.