Module 7:Hyper-V

Module Overview

List the new features of Hyper-V

Configure Hyper-V virtual machines

Lesson 1: Introducing Hyper-V

Describe server virtualization benefits

Describe Hyper-V architecture

Configure Virtual Machines

Configure Networks

Configure Virtual Machine Files

Hyper-V Overview

64-bit Hypervisor

Up to 4 Logical Processors per Guest

VMBus for Hardware Sharing

High Availability Features

Configuring Virtual Machines

Virtual Machines Based on VHD Files

Virtual Machine Off for Most Setting Changes

Ensure Adequate Disk Space for VM

Ensure Adequate Processor Capacity

Configuring Virtual Machine Files

VHD Files are Virtual Hard Drives.

Multiple VHD Files per VM Supported.

Snapshots Used to Preserve VM State

Lesson 2: Configuring Hyper-V

List the functions of Integration Components

Implement configuration best practices for optimized performance

Hyper-V Integration Components

Increase Usability of Guest OSes

Provide VSCs to some Guest OSes

Provide Snapshot Capability to Guest OSes

Optimizing Performance

Virtual Hardware Challenges Assumptions

Ensure Adequate CPU & RAM for Workloads

Multiple HD Spindles Ideal for VHDs

Multiple NICs Ideal

Hyper-V Processor and Shared Storage Requirements

Hardware

HostHostProcessorsProcessors

• Intel VT

•AMD V

Quick Migration will require shared

storage

•SAN (iSCSI or FC)

•Serial Attached SCSI

Shared Storage

Windows Enlightenment

● Enlightenments● Modifications to an operating system to make it aware

that it is running within a virtual machine● Refer to official supported operating system list

● Windows Server 2008 EnlightenmentsWindows Server 2008 Enlightenments● Optimizations in memory manager● Microsoft Win32® and kernel API: Am I running on a

virtual machine?

Role of Hyper-V

Hyper-V

“Designed for Windows” Server Hardware

Parent Partition Child Partitions

VMBus Emulation

VSP

Windows Server 2008

ApplicationsApplications Applications

VSC

Windows Server2003, Windows Server

2008

VMBus

Virtualization Stack

WMI Provider

VM Service

VM Worker Process

Linux VSCs

Hypercall adapter

VMBus

Provided byOperating system

Windows Server virtualization

Microsoft/ XenSource/Novell

ISV/IHV/OEM

Quick Migration Fundamentals

1. Save state● Save entire virtual machine state

2. Move virtual machine● Move storage connectivity from origin to destination

host3. Restore state and run

● Restore virtual machine and run● Finish migration

Virtual SessionsPer License

Unlimited .. 32

16

8

4

1Standard Enterprise Datacenter

Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition makes licensing Windows Server for virtual machines easy. Simply license the processors. There is no need to count, track, or license the virtual

machines.

Includes host OS: YES YES YES

Unlimited Virtualization with Datacenter

Hyper-V at RTM

More than 250 servers certified to run with Hyper-V

External customer experience

Technology Adoption Program•More than 140 customers

Rapid Deployment Program•More than 120 customers

Microsoft IT deployment

MSDN/TechNet deployment