Windows Server® 2008 Administrator’s Companion

Chapter 29. Working with Windows Virtualization

• Hyper-V Overview

• Installation

• Initial Configuration

• Creating A Virtual Machine

• Working With A Virtual Machine

• Summary

When we wrote the first edition of the Windows Server 2003 Administrator’s Companion, virtualization was a tiny fraction of the market, and Microsoft had little or no interest in it, at least officially. By the time that Windows Server 2003 Administrator’s Companion, 2^nd Edition, came out, we added a chapter on virtualization: Microsoft had bought two products that were fully supported virtualization solutions: Virtual Server and Virtual PC. And now? It’s a whole new world, with everyone not just talking about virtualization, but actively using it or planning to use it. And with Windows ...