Windows Server® 2008 Hyper-V™ Resource Kit

Chapter 6. Hyper-V Security

• Reviewing Hyper-V Files

• Reviewing Hyper-V Services

• Reviewing Hyper-V Firewall Rules

• Securing Hyper-V Resources

• Reviewing Hyper-V Security Best Practices

• Securing Virtual Machine Access

• Summary

• Additional Resources

This chapter describes the security features in Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V. You will learn about the Hyper-V files, services, and firewall rules that are installed in conjunction with the Hyper-V role, including how to create and configure Authorization Manager (AzMan) settings to delegate management of Hyper-V servers, virtual machines, virtual disks, and virtual networks and how to help secure virtual machine resources.

Reviewing Hyper-V Files

During a default installation of the Hyper-V role on Windows Server 2008, ...