Chapter 3Installing and Configuring Hyper-V

As I stated in Chapter 2 “Understanding Virtualization,” virtual servers have been one of the fastest-growing technologies in IT. Microsoft's version of virtualization is called Hyper-V.

In this chapter, I will explain how to install and configure Microsoft Hyper-V. As an IT Administrator, it is very important to understand how Hyper-V virtual machines are installed and configured properly.

Hyper-V gives you the ability to run multiple servers on a single physical box. But making sure that the virtual machines are configured properly is one of the most important tasks that an IT Administrator can perform. Properly set-up virtual machines can make or break a network.

These virtual machines can run ...

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