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Windows Server 2012 R2 Virtualization: What’s New for the IT Pro

Windows Server 2012 R2 Virtualization: What’s New for the IT Pro. Tim Vander Kooi Systems Architect @ tvanderkooi NetCom Learning. Server 2012 R2 Virtualization: What’s New?. Topics we will cover Generation 2 VMs Advancements in storage Advances in Host Scalability

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Windows Server 2012 R2 Virtualization: What’s New for the IT Pro

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  1. Windows Server 2012 R2 Virtualization:What’s New for the IT Pro Tim Vander Kooi Systems Architect @tvanderkooi NetCom Learning www.NetComLearning.com

  2. Server 2012 R2 Virtualization:What’s New? • Topics we will cover • Generation 2 VMs • Advancements in storage • Advances in Host Scalability • What’s New with Memory • Upgrades to Live Migration • Automatic Activation of VMs www.NetComLearning.com

  3. What’s New in Windows Server 2012 R2 Virtualization • Generation 2 Virtual Machines • Dynamic Storage • UEFI firmware with support for GPT OS disks > 2TB • Faster boot time from Virtual SCSI • Online Resize capable • Security • UEFI firmware supports Secure Boot • Fewer emulated devices reduces attach surface of VM • Operations • PXE Boot via vNIC • Hot-add Optical drives www.NetComLearning.com

  4. What’s New in Windows Server 2012 R2 Virtualization • New Virtual Hard Disk Format (VHDX) • Capacity up to 64TB • Corruption protection in event of power failure • VHDX when used with Generation 2 machines • Expand and Shrink Virtual SCSI disks while VM is running www.NetComLearning.com

  5. What’s New in Windows Server 2012 R2 Virtualization • Enhanced Session Mode • Display Configuration • Audio • Printers • Clipboard • Smart Cards • USB devices Drives • Supported Plug and Play devices • Only Windows 8.1 & Server 2012 R2 www.NetComLearning.com

  6. Demo Generation 2 VMs Enhanced Session Mode www.NetComLearning.com

  7. New Storage Capabilities in Windows Server 2012 • Managing physical storage and storage virtualization • Application support for file servers • Parity, mirrored and simple configurations • Hardware offloading with SMB Direct • Data deduplication • Storage tiers • Transparent failover • SMB Multichannel • Storage QOS • SMB Encryption • Thin provisioning • Storage Live Migration www.NetComLearning.com

  8. New Storage Capabilities in Windows Server 2012 • Storage Pools and Storage Spaces • Virtualization of storage • High availability and redundancy via mirroring or parity • Utilization of storage is optimized through thin provisioning • Connections possible to Solid-State Drives (SSD), Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and Serial AT Attachment (SATA) hard-disk drives www.NetComLearning.com

  9. New Storage Capabilities in Windows Server 2012 R2 • Storage Tiering • Use solid-state drives (SSD) and hard-disk drives (HHD) in a tiered storage space • Improves performance/cost using industry-standard hardware • Data can be prioritized and pinned to appropriate performance tier www.NetComLearning.com

  10. Demo Data Deduplication Storage Pools www.NetComLearning.com

  11. New Storage Capabilities in Windows Server 2012 R2 • SANS are NOT dead! • However… • They are no longer required to enable enterprise level virtualization!!! www.NetComLearning.com

  12. What’s New in Windows Server 2012 R2 Virtualization • Both Physical and Virtual scalability have been greatly improved • Host support • 320 logical processors per host • 4TB memory per host • 1,024 virtual machines per host • Cluster support • 64 physical nodes • 8,000 virtual machines per cluster • Virtual Machine support • 64 Virtual processors • 1TB memory www.NetComLearning.com

  13. What’s New in Windows Server 2012 R2 Virtualization • Dynamic Memory • Introduced in Windows Server 2008 R2 • Improvements in Server 2012 & 2012 R2 • Minimum memory configuration • Startup memory configuration • Smart Paging • Memory Ballooning • Memory configuration while VM is running www.NetComLearning.com

  14. What’s New in Windows Server 2012 R2 Virtualization • Virtual Machine Live Cloning • Export a clone of running VM • Allows Duplication of a virtual machine while it is running! • Point-in-time Image of running VM is exported to selected location • Exported VM can be imported at desired location • Export from existing checkpoint of a VM • Allows for export of a clone of a VM from an existing checkpoint • Excellent way to troubleshoot systems without downtime!! www.NetComLearning.com

  15. Demo VM Cloning www.NetComLearning.com

  16. What’s New in Windows Server 2012 R2 Virtualization • Live Migration has been Upgraded • Live Migration from Server 2012 hosts to Server 2012 R2 hosts • Allows for upgrading hosts from Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V to Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V with no downtime of VMs • Includes Shared Nothing Live Migration • When using SMB share for storage, only the VM run state is transferred for faster migration • Can be automated with PowerShell • This is a one-way migration only!!! • No Live Migration from Server 2102 R2 back to Server 2012! www.NetComLearning.com

  17. What’s New in Windows Server 2012 R2 Virtualization • Automatic Virtual Machine Activation • Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter host is activated using license key • Windows Server 2012 R2 VMs created using Automatic Virtual Machine Activation (AVMA) key activates against the valid activated Hyper-V host • AVMA key can be injected in the build for VMs • No product keys to manage on individual VMs • Reporting & Tracking are built in • Activation works when VMs are migrated across differing hosts www.NetComLearning.com

  18. What’s New in Windows Server 2012 R2 Virtualization • Where to go from here? • SMB 3.0 - Server Pools and Storage Spaces • Virtual Networking • VDI capabilities • What’s right for you? • System Center – SCCM, SCVMM, SCDPM all have expanded roles due to Server 2012 R2 improvements • The Cloud??? Does it effect you? Do you hybrid? www.NetComLearning.com

  19. MCSA: Windows Server 2012 *Free Second Shot Exam expires May 31st, 2014 www.netcomlearning.com

  20. MCSA: Windows Server 2012 *Free Second Shot Exam expires May 31st, 2014 www.netcomlearning.com

  21. New Virtualization Certification Certification Microsoft Certified Specialist (MCS): Server Virtualization with Hyper-V and System Center Exam: 74-409 Course: 20409: Server Virtualization with Windows Server Hyper-V and System Center NOTE: This course is based on Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview and System Center 2012 R2 Preview. This course is designed for experienced IT professionals who support medium to large enterprises and have experience administering Windows Server 2012. *Free Second Shot Exam expires May 31st, 2014 www.netcomlearning.com

  22. Upcoming Course Schedules MCSA: Windows Server 2012 • January 27th, 2014 | NYC & Live Online • February 1st 2014 | Las Vegas & Live Online (Exams Included) • February 5th 2014 | NYC & Live Online (MCS): Server Virtualization with Hyper-V and System Center • January 27th, 2014 | NYC & Live Online (Exams Included) • March 3rd, 2014 | Las Vegas & Live Online (Exams Included) *Free Second Shot Exam expires May 31st, 2014 www.netcomlearning.com

  23. Q & A 1-888-5-NETCOM (563-8266) info@netcomlearning.com www.NetComLearning.com

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