Understanding Microsoft Virtualization Solutions: From the desktop to the datacenter

Cover......Page 1
Microsoft License Terms - Microsoft eBook......Page 2
Copyright Page......Page 6
Windows Server 2008—Resources for Administrators......Page 7
Table of Contents......Page 8
Acknowledgements......Page 16
How This Book Is Organized......Page 18
Other Virtualization Resources......Page 20
Support......Page 21
Why Virtualization?......Page 22
Virtualization Changes Everything......Page 23
Server Virtualization......Page 25
Desktop Virtualization......Page 26
Profile Virtualization......Page 27
Microsoft’s Infrastructure Optimization Model......Page 28
Virtualization’s Business Benefits......Page 30
Virtualization and Dynamic IT......Page 32
Before and After Virtualization......Page 33
Common Virtualization Scenarios......Page 34
Understanding Microsoft Virtualization 360......Page 37
Microsoft’s Commitment to Virtualization......Page 39
Microsoft’s IT Infrastructure Optimization Model......Page 41
Microsoft Virtualization Technologies and Solutions......Page 42
Microsoft’s Vision and Strategy for Virtualization......Page 43
Understanding Virtual Machines......Page 44
Understanding Hypervisors......Page 46
Understanding the Hyper-V Architecture......Page 50
Understanding the Parent Partition......Page 51
Understanding Child Partitions......Page 56
System Requirements for Using Hyper-V......Page 58
Supported Guest Operating Systems......Page 60
Functionality Provided by Integration Services......Page 62
Installing Hyper-V......Page 63
Using the Hyper-V Management Snap-in......Page 66
Using the Virtual Machine Connection Tool......Page 77
Creating a Virtual Machine......Page 82
Working with Virtual Machines......Page 86
Tools for Managing Hyper-V and Virtual Machines......Page 95
Key Features of Hyper-V......Page 100
Comparing Hyper-V and VMware ESX Server......Page 101
Key Benefits of Using Hyper-V......Page 102
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery......Page 103
General......Page 104
Managing and Maintaining Hyper-V......Page 105
Hyper-V Bloggers at Microsoft......Page 106
Hyper-V Forum on TechNet......Page 108
Terminology......Page 110
VMM 2008 Components......Page 112
VMM 2008 Architecture......Page 113
System and Infrastructure Requirements......Page 127
Installing VMM 2008......Page 131
Using the VMM Administrator Console......Page 135
Working with Managed Hosts......Page 138
Working with the Library......Page 154
Working with Virtual Machines......Page 160
Performing P2V Conversions......Page 179
Performing V2V Conversions......Page 181
Configuring User Roles......Page 182
Using the Self-Service Portal......Page 191
Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Management......Page 194
Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering Integration......Page 195
Performance and Resource Optimization (PRO)......Page 196
Key Benefits of VMM 2008......Page 197
Provisioning of Virtualized Resources......Page 199
Performance and Resource Optimization......Page 200
VMM Forums on TechNet......Page 201
App-V Terminology......Page 202
How App-V Works......Page 204
App-V Components......Page 211
App-V Architecture......Page 220
Working with App-V......Page 222
App-V Deployment Scenarios......Page 223
Using the Management Console......Page 232
Using the Sequencer......Page 243
Working with App-V Clients......Page 255
Key Features of App-V......Page 260
Enhanced Scalability......Page 261
Globalization......Page 262
Key Benefits of App-V......Page 263
General......Page 264
App-V Forums on TechNet......Page 265
Understanding Presentation Virtualization......Page 266
Enhancements to Terminal Services Core Functionality......Page 267
Terminal Services Gateway......Page 272
Other Enhancements......Page 273
Installing the Terminal Services Role......Page 280
Terminal Services System Services......Page 282
Terminal Services Licensing......Page 284
Terminal Server Security......Page 286
Installing Applications on Terminal Servers......Page 290
Managing Terminal Servers......Page 292
How TS RemoteApp Works......Page 302
Managing TS RemoteApp......Page 304
Deploying and Using RemoteApp Programs......Page 305
Understanding TS Web Access......Page 311
How TS Web Access Works......Page 312
Using TS Web Access to Deploy RemoteApp Programs......Page 313
Using Remote Desktop Web Connection......Page 316
Understanding TS Gateway......Page 319
How TS Gateway Works......Page 320
Implementing TS Gateway......Page 321
Understanding TS Session Broker......Page 323
Key Benefits of Terminal Services......Page 327
Branch Office......Page 328
Mobile Workers......Page 329
Deploying Terminal Services......Page 330
Terminal Services Client Software......Page 331
Terminal Services Webcasts......Page 332
Terminal Services Forum on TechNet......Page 333
Understanding Desktop Virtualization Technologies......Page 334
The Foundation—Microsoft Virtual PC......Page 335
Introducing Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization......Page 336
How MED-V Works......Page 338
Key Benefits of MED-V......Page 346
MED- V Usage Scenarios......Page 347
MED-V Availability......Page 348
How Microsoft VDI Works......Page 349
Implementing Microsoft VDI......Page 351
Managing Microsoft VDI......Page 353
Microsoft VDI Availability......Page 356
Windows Vista Enterprise Edition......Page 358
Microsoft Virtual Desktop Infrastructure......Page 359
Understanding User Profiles......Page 360
Where User Profiles Are Found......Page 361
Structure of a User Profile......Page 362
Limitations of Local User Profiles......Page 368
The Solution: User State Virtualization......Page 369
How RUP Works......Page 370
Implementing RUP......Page 371
Limitations of RUP......Page 377
How Folder Redirection Works......Page 379
Implementing FR in a Workgroup......Page 381
Implementing FR with RUP......Page 382
Understanding Offline Files......Page 387
How Offline Files Works......Page 388
Implementing Offline Files......Page 396
Benefits of RUP......Page 401
Usage Scenarios for RUP, FR, and Offline Files......Page 402
General......Page 403
Microsoft Bloggers......Page 404
TechNet Forums......Page 405
Microsoft Virtualization Solution Accelerators......Page 406
Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides for Virtualization......Page 407
Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.1......Page 412
Other Solution Accelerators......Page 424
Microsoft System Center Solutions......Page 425
System Center Essentials......Page 426
Benefits of System Center for Virtualization......Page 427
Virtualization Licensing......Page 430
The Evolution of Microsoft Virtualization Licensing......Page 431
Licensing Terminology......Page 432
Volume Licensing Briefs......Page 433
Conclusion......Page 434
Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit......Page 435
Virtualization Licensing......Page 436
Index......Page 438
About the Author......Page 452