I recently read "Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Cookbook" from Packt Publishing written by Leandro Carvalho. The book starts off with server requirements and how to determine if the hardware you are using is compatible. Then it goes on to enabling and installing Hyper-V and then performing basic configurations as well as integrating several different Windows components to help manage the system. The format is an overview, describe how to perform a task, and then describe a bit more in detail.
This book is good for someone who is beginning their virtualization journey. The book is full of how-to and overviews. It does a good job on describing how to perform tasks. If you are wanting to setup a lab with Hyper-V for testing and more discovery, this book will help you get there. Also, in the appendix, there is a good overview of hypervisors and how they work in relation to actual hosts.
There is no design or integration with enterprise-level components besides clustering and Hyper-V Replica in this book, so if that is what you are looking for, then you will need additional texts in addition to this book. The book does briefly mention a comparison to VMWare but does not include XenServer, of which all 3 should be considered if embarking and evaluating hypervisors. Some of the methods mentioned for managing the hypervisor including monitoring and backing up is geared more towards small business when there is not a lot of systems to manage or lack of funds to acquire enterprise type tools.
All-in-all, Microsoft Hyper-V is a good option to help build your cloud whether public, private or hybrid. And if you are just getting started in testing Hyper-V, this book is a good resource to pull from.
This book is good for someone who is beginning their virtualization journey. The book is full of how-to and overviews. It does a good job on describing how to perform tasks. If you are wanting to setup a lab with Hyper-V for testing and more discovery, this book will help you get there. Also, in the appendix, there is a good overview of hypervisors and how they work in relation to actual hosts.
There is no design or integration with enterprise-level components besides clustering and Hyper-V Replica in this book, so if that is what you are looking for, then you will need additional texts in addition to this book. The book does briefly mention a comparison to VMWare but does not include XenServer, of which all 3 should be considered if embarking and evaluating hypervisors. Some of the methods mentioned for managing the hypervisor including monitoring and backing up is geared more towards small business when there is not a lot of systems to manage or lack of funds to acquire enterprise type tools.
All-in-all, Microsoft Hyper-V is a good option to help build your cloud whether public, private or hybrid. And if you are just getting started in testing Hyper-V, this book is a good resource to pull from.
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