Mestre
Understanding
Hyper-V
in Windows Server 2012
Brien Posey
Pete Zerger, Chris Henley
Understanding Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012
Contents
Chapter 1. An Introduction to Hyper-V 3.0
3
Chapter 2. Failover Clustering
30
Chapter 3. Migrations
84
Chapter 4. Managing Virtual Machine Failover
123
Chapter 5. PowerShell Management
142
Coming soon:
Chapter 6. Virtual Machine Management
Chapter 7. P2V conversions
Chapter 8. Replication
Chapter 9. Hyper-V Management
Chapter 10. Networking
Chapter 11. Automation
Chapter 12. Backup
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Understanding Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012
Chapter 1
An Introduction to Hyper-V 3.0
This chapter is designed to get you started quickly with
Hyper-V 3.0. It starts with a discussion of the hardware requirements for Hyper-V 3.0 and then explains a basic
Hyper-V–deployment followed by an upgrade from
Hyper-V 2.0 to Hyper-V 3.0. The chapter concludes with a demonstration of migrating virtual machines from
Hyper-V 2.0 to Hyper-V 3.0
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Understanding Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012
Hyper-V 3.0 flavors
Before we get started, it is worth noting that like its predecessors, Hyper-V
3.0 comes in two different flavors. Microsoft offers a standalone version of Hyper-V, or you can operate Hyper-V as a server role on top of Windows
Server 2012. This book deals with Hyper-V exclusively as a server role.
Hardware requirements
According to Microsoft, the minimum hardware required for deploying
Windows Server 2012 includes:
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A 64-bit processor operating at 1.4 GHz or higher
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512 MB of RAM
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32 GB of hard disk space
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A DVD Drive
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A monitor and video card with a minimum display resolution of 800 x 600
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Keyboard and mouse (or other compatible pointing device)
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Internet access
Because Hyper-V is designed to use the server’s hardware to host a number of virtual machines, the minimum system requirements are not