Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V: Deploying Hyper-V Enterprise Server Virtualization Platform" by Zahir Hussain Shah
Packt Publishing | 2013 | ISBN: 1849688346 9781849688345 | 410 pages | PDF | 9 MB
"Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V: Deploying Hyper-V Enterprise Server Virtualization Platform" is a comprehensive guide, which starts itself from basic virtualization and server consolidation concepts, and then goes deeper for discussing advanced topics, such as a Hyper-V scalability, failover, and virtual machine migration. This book is an ideal choice for those who are stepping into Hyper-V world, and also for those who are experts in Hyper-V and want to advance their skills with the new Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V.
What is in the Book.
It is a great way to start with Hyper-v and I must say there are a couple of really good books on hyper-v. Just to be clear there is no book that covers the full thing windows 2012 / hyper-v / System Center VMM . You will need this book also http://www.packtpub.com/microsoft-system-center-virtual-machine-manager-2012-cookbook/book
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: Getting to Know Microsoft Hyper-V
Chapter 2 : Planning, Designing, and Implementing Microsoft Hyper-V
Chapter 3 : Setting Up Hyper-V Replication
Chapter 4 : Understanding Hyper-V Networking
Chapter 5 : A New World of Hyper-V Automation with PowerShell
Chapter 6 : Insight into Hyper-V Storage
Chapter 7 : Managing Hyper-V with System Center Virtual Machine Manager
Chapter 8 : Building Hyper-V High Availability and Virtual Machine Mobility
Chapter 9 : Hyper-V Security Hardening – Best Practices
Chapter 10 : Performing Hyper-V Backup and Recovery
Appendix A: SCVMM 2012 New Features and Enhancements
Appendix B: SCVMM Management Console Configuration Settings
After reading this book you know how to setup and manage the hyper-v server. And the most important parts like networking and replications are covered. And when you move on and develop bigger Hyper-v sites and do more management there is also a nice PowerShell in Chapter 5.
There is a lot of nice stuff in the book that is detailed and step by step. With a real detail description of what is new in hyper-v and what options you can use.
If you already using hyper-v based on 2008 even then the book is the right thing for you, all the new stuff is there to use, sample on how to use the options.
How to start ?
Buy the book here: http://www.packtpub.com/windows-server-2012-hyper-v/book
Download Hyper-v :http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/hyper-v-server/default.aspx
buy some hardware
[Building a Hyper-V Cluster for Under $2000]
http://www.altaro.com/hyper-v/building-a-hyper-v-cluster-for-under-2000/
With the new products that are available end of 2013 ( Windows 2012R2 and the system center R2 ) releases Replication will be important all the way and will be easier to create but also the environment will be more complex. Replication on kerberos is easy to uses even shared nothing is quick and fast but what about certificate based ?
Easy to use click a certificate and use it. It is that easy or not ? well it is almost.
In this case I have My DC that hold a Enterprise Root CA and two clusters and 4 VMM servers,
Well You will only need the Root CA and Two Hyper-v server Clustered in different clusters.
yes we will do Clustered Based Certificate Based Replication ( CBCBR )
Open Certification Authority (certsrv.msc) from Administrative Tools
Right click on Certificate Template and click on Manage then we duplicate the Workstation Authentication template
Give the Certificate a nice name like Hyper-v Replica Authentication
That you know where the certificate is for.
There are a few things we need to change or can change
I choose for 2012 usage only in the compatible settings Certificate recipient and authority can be set to Windows Server 2012
The Security settings Ensure that Authenticated Users are allowed to Read and Enroll.
Edit Application Policies and add Server Authentication
Subject Name Change the option to Supply in the Request
Now that the Certificate template is ready we are going to import this certificate
Open Certification Authority on the server and click on Certificate Templates
Select Action and choose the New option followed by Certificate Template to Issue.
Choose the certificate template name from the pop-up box
Now that the basic is ready on our DC we can deploy the Certificate to the clusters / hyper-v server
If you try to add a cert now in the Hyper-v broker. You will see a nice error wrong or no certificate.
A cool thing in 2012 is that you can do PowerShell in the certificate store.
go to c:\windows\system32
cd cert:
use the :
then
cd .\\localmachine\root then a Dir and you will see all the certificates
How cool is that !
Open an MMC and open the localmachine store.Requesting Hyper-V Replica Certificates from an Enterprise CA based on our current template.
Next and see here is our new certificate template
Now check the certificate and click on the blue line more information is required.
Use the CN = Common name / friendly name to identify the certificate. and use the computer names to connect to the certificate but you can also use the *.domain.local for a wildcard certificate
hit apply and the next on enroll
and in the certificate store the certificate should been listed 
And that’s the process for customizing and requesting certificates. Your final step in configuring Hyper-V Replica happens back in Cluster Failover Manager.
now check the broker Role in the cluster and do right click
Launch replication Settings and click the Select Certificate button in Replication Configuration. If you’ve done everything correctly, you’ll see your recently installed and customized certificate
and I n my case I have two clusters and won’t to replicate from and to the both clusters.
there for I used the same certificate import and export with private key and put it on all the nodes remember the node name should be in the certificate FQDN !
In the VM you can enable replication and choose the certificate. But you can also mix one VM with Kerberos and the other with a certificate
Once It is done it is keep working unless the certificate is expired !
Next stop will be Hyper-v Replication Manager.
Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V: Deploying Hyper-V Enterprise Server Virtualization Platform" by Zahir Hussain Shah
Packt Publishing | 2013 | ISBN: 1849688346 9781849688345 | 410 pages | PDF | 9 MB
"Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V: Deploying Hyper-V Enterprise Server Virtualization Platform" is a comprehensive guide, which starts itself from basic virtualization and server consolidation concepts, and then goes deeper for discussing advanced topics, such as a Hyper-V scalability, failover, and virtual machine migration. This book is an ideal choice for those who are stepping into Hyper-V world, and also for those who are experts in Hyper-V and want to advance their skills with the new Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V.
What is in the Book.
It is a great way to start with Hyper-v and I must say there are a couple of really good books on hyper-v. Just to be clear there is no book that covers the full thing windows 2012 / hyper-v / System Center VMM . You will need this book also http://www.packtpub.com/microsoft-system-center-virtual-machine-manager-2012-cookbook/book
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: Getting to Know Microsoft Hyper-V
Chapter 2 : Planning, Designing, and Implementing Microsoft Hyper-V
Chapter 3 : Setting Up Hyper-V Replication
Chapter 4 : Understanding Hyper-V Networking
Chapter 5 : A New World of Hyper-V Automation with PowerShell
Chapter 6 : Insight into Hyper-V Storage
Chapter 7 : Managing Hyper-V with System Center Virtual Machine Manager
Chapter 8 : Building Hyper-V High Availability and Virtual Machine Mobility
Chapter 9 : Hyper-V Security Hardening – Best Practices
Chapter 10 : Performing Hyper-V Backup and Recovery
Appendix A: SCVMM 2012 New Features and Enhancements
Appendix B: SCVMM Management Console Configuration Settings
After reading this book you know how to setup and manage the hyper-v server. And the most important parts like networking and replications are covered. And when you move on and develop bigger Hyper-v sites and do more management there is also a nice PowerShell in Chapter 5.
There is a lot of nice stuff in the book that is detailed and step by step. With a real detail description of what is new in hyper-v and what options you can use.
If you already using hyper-v based on 2008 even then the book is the right thing for you, all the new stuff is there to use, sample on how to use the options.
How to start ?
Buy the book here: http://www.packtpub.com/windows-server-2012-hyper-v/book
Download Hyper-v :http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/hyper-v-server/default.aspx
buy some hardware
[Building a Hyper-V Cluster for Under $2000]
http://www.altaro.com/hyper-v/building-a-hyper-v-cluster-for-under-2000/
