Unbeatable advice and expert tips for evaluating, designing, and deploying virtualization solutions
If you're an IT professional, you know that virtualization is essential in today's computer infrastructures. This valuable reference is your key to all things Microsoft virtualization. Written by a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP), it breaks down all the various technologies, what they mean to your organization in terms of saving money and solving problems, and how to design and deploy various solutions effectively.
You'll find invaluable tips and information on such topics as Hyper-V, the changes that Windows 8 brings, private cloud scenarios, and more.
- Written by well-known 11-time Microsoft MVP, Windows expert, and Microsoft insider, John Savill
- Provides practical advice and expert insights on understanding, evaluating, designing, and deploying virtualization solutions
- Keeps you up to date with how Windows 8 and Windows Server “8” affect your virtualization processes
- Covers virtualization in all its forms--machine, application, and user
- Explores the private cloud and public cloud and what they mean to your organization
- Focuses on Microsoft solutions such as Hyper-V, but also delves into Citrix, Quest software, AppSense, and other Microsoft partner solutions
- Discusses bringing your own device requirements through VDI and session virtualization and which one is right
- Features video demonstrations and walkthroughs of some processes
Microsoft Virtualization Secrets is like having a built-in Microsoft expert on hand to help you avoid mistakes and save time!
Table of Contents:
Introduction xiii
Chapter 1 Understanding Virtualization 1
What Is Virtualization? 2
Understanding the Types of Cloud and Cloud Services 12
Shifting Technological Paradigms 15
Embracing the Return of the Dumb Terminal 17
Summary 19
Chapter 2 Understanding Windows 7 and 8 Client OS Key Technologies 21
Tracing the Evolution of the Windows Client Operating System 22
Key Features Introduced in Windows Vista and Windows 7 29
Exploring the New Features in Windows 8 45
Summary 63
Chapter 3 Virtualizing Client Operating Systems 65
Virtualizing an Operating System: The "Hello World" of Virtualization 66
Examining the Benefits of Virtualizing Locally 69
Tracing the Evolution of Client OS Virtualization—from Virtual PC to Client Hyper-V 72
Introducing Windows Virtual PC 76
Using Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) 81
Client Hyper-V in Windows 8 86
Summary 93
Chapter 4 Virtualizing Desktop Applications 95
Looking at the Application Installation Process 96
How Virtualizing Desktop Applications Works 99
Understanding the App-V Infrastructure 131
Using App-V in Your Organization 151
Summary 159
Chapter 5 Virtualizing User Data 161
Understanding Data Virtualization Technologies at Home 162
Understanding Data Virtualization Technologies at Work 167
Managing Centralized Data Storage 175
Leveraging SharePoint and Office Technologies 183
Summary 184
Chapter 6 Virtualizing User Profiles and Settings 185
Understanding the Fundamentals of User Profiles 186
Using Roaming Profiles for Virtualization 188
Understanding Windows Live Integration in Windows 8 193
Third-Party User Profile Virtualization Solutions 195
User Experience Virtualization: The Evolution of User Virtualization with the Microsoft Desktop Optimization
Pack 198
Summary 204
Chapter 7 Using Session Virtualization 207
Embracing Retro Virtualization: Why an Old Form of Virtualization Is Still One of the Best 208
Utilizing the Capabilities of Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) 215
Using Remote Desktop Services (RDS) in Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 8 218
Using RDS with Other Virtualization Technologies 235
Third-Party Presentation Solutions for Remote Desktop Virtualization 236
Summary 238
Chapter 8 Working with Hyper-V 239
Virtualizing the Datacenter OS 240
Understanding the Types of Hypervisor 241
Using Hyper-V with Windows Server 2008 R2 249
Using Hyper-V with Windows Server 2012 281
Deciding What and How to Virtualize 303
Comparing Hyper-V with VMware's vSphere and Citrix XenServer 306
Summary 307
Chapter 9 Using System Center Virtual Machine Manager 309
A Brief History of System Center Virtual Machine Manager 310
Managing the Fabric 324
Creating Virtual Machine Templates and Service Templates 356
Summary 369
Chapter 10 Implementing a Private Cloud 371
What Is a Private Cloud? 372
Understanding the Capabilities Needed to Offer a True Private Cloud 378
Designing a Private Cloud with Hyper-V and System Center 2012 386
Working with System Center App Controller 2012 399
System Center 2012—Moving Beyond the Virtual Machine Manager and the App Controller 401
Summary 406
Chapter 11 Architecting a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure 407
Understanding Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) 408
Architecting a Microsoft VDI Solution 411
Enhancing Your VDI with RemoteFX 423
Exploring Third-Party VDI Solutions 428
Summary 428
Chapter 12 Accessing the Desktop and Datacenter from Anywhere and Anything 429
Understanding a Changing Workforce—Everyone Is Mobile 430
Providing E‑mail Access 430
Providing Remote Services 433
Ensuring Security and Client Health with Network Access Protection 440
Summary 442
Chapter 13 Optimizing the Desktop and Datacenter Infrastructure 443
Designing the Best User Environment 444
Leveraging the Latest Technologies to Design the Optimal Datacenter 455
Summary 464
Chapter 14 Virtualizing with the Microsoft Public Cloud 467
Tracing Microsoft’s History as a Public Cloud Provider 468
Using Platform as a Service with Windows Azure 468
Using Software as a Service with Microsoft Solutions 482
Summary 489
Chapter 15 The Best of the Rest of Windows Server 2012 491
The Power of Many Servers, the Simplicity of One—the New Tao of Windows Server Management 492
Exploring the Core Infrastructure Service Enhancements 501
Summary 516
Index 517
