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Server Virtualization Episodes

January 18, 2020 by virtualboy Leave a Comment

Server Virtualization Episodes

Welcome to the server virtualization episodes.  You’ll find a couple of different sections below, depending on the Operating System you’re interested in.  I’ve ordered the videos within each ‘OS’ in chronological order, with the newest at the top.

Overview Episodes

Microsoft Server Virtualization Overview (R1)

This video discusses the Microsoft Server Virtualization Technologies, which includes aspects such as Hyper-V, Windows Server 2008, Clustering, Migrations and we also take a look at what’s coming down the line with the R2 wave of technologies

Duration: 42m 12s

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Microsoft Server Virtualization Overview (R2)

This video discusses the Microsoft Server Virtualization R2 Technologies, which includes aspects such as Hyper-V as part of Windows Server 2008 R2 and also Hyper-V Server 2008 R2. We also discuss innovations in clustering, migrations, and new capabilities of the platform.

Duration: 32m 14s

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Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V R2 Demo Episodes

Hyper-V R2: Initial Installation & Configuration

This video walks through the installation of Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008 R2, and also looks at some of the key changes in this release, such as Processor Compatibility, Core Parking, and more.

Duration: 17m 35s

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Hyper-V R2: Dynamic Storage

This video looks at the new Dynamic Storage capability in Hyper-V R2, which enables the addition or removal of storage (VHD or Pass Through Disk) to/from a running virtual machine, with no downtime.

Duration: 6m 51s

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Hyper-V R2: Building a Hyper-V R2 Cluster

In this video, I walk through the configuration of a Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V cluster, configuring networking, servers, and the SAN integration.

Duration: 16m 17s

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Hyper-V R2: Making Highly Available VMs

This video demonstrates the creation of 2 different types of highly available virtual machines, running on a Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V cluster. These include a VM with a regular VHD as it’s storage, and another with a Pass Through Disk. I also highlight some of the key changes that have been made in the Failover Clustering MMC GUI.

Duration: 17m 35s

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Hyper-V R2: Introducing Cluster Shared Volumes

This video takes a look at the new Cluster Shared Volumes capability in Windows Server 2008 R2, and explains the advantages you gain when it’s enabled. It then goes on to show creation of 2 virtual machines, using CSV storage at the backend.

Duration: 12m 18s

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Hyper-V R2: Failover & Live Migration

In this video, we round off our look at clustering by performing a number of Live Migrations of different VMs, using both the GUI, and PowerShell, and then instigating a disruptive shutdown of a physical host, and observing the failover behavior, automatically provided by Failover Clustering.

Duration: 13m 11s

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Hyper-V R2: USB over Network with Fabulatech

In this video, we take a look at one of the ways you can provide native USB peripheral and device support into Hyper-V based virtual machines, using a USB over Network technology, from Fabulatech.

Duration: 23m 36s

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Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V R2 & NetApp Storage Episodes

Hyper-V & NetApp Storage – Overview

In this video, I’m joined by Steve Winfield and Pete Mason from NetApp, to discuss the value add that some of the NetApp storage technologies can bring to a Microsoft Hyper-V infrastructure. We explore the basics, but also look at some of the more advanced features like De Dupe and Thin Provisioning.

Duration: 41m 54s

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Hyper-V & NetApp Storage – Demo Part I – Storage Config

In the second of this 4 part series, we set up and configure a NetApp storage backend, to be used with a Hyper-V R2 Cluster.  We install and configure the system using NetApp System Manager, and walk through Volume and LUN creation, and more…

Duration: 16m 19s

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Hyper-V & NetApp Storage – Demo Part II – Cluster Building

In the 3rd video, of this 4 part series, we validate, and build our Hyper-V R2 cluster, using the NetApp storage backend.  We also create a few highly available Virtual Machines to run on our cluster.

Duration: 14m 16s

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Hyper-V & NetApp Storage – Demo Part III – Optimizing Storage

In the final part of this 4-part series, we take a look at some of the key capabilities of the NetApp storage backend, with which our Hyper-V cluster is integrated.  We look at the space savings achieved when using Thin Provisioning, De Duplication and we also take a look at Snapshots.

Duration: 19m 38s

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Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Demo Episodes

  1. Hyper-V: Installing, Configuring & Managing

This video demonstrates the installation of Hyper-V as part of Windows Server 2008, and how to get started using the technology, via the MMC Management Console.

Duration: 17m 34s

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  1. Hyper-V: Understanding Integration Services

This video demonstrates configuring a virtual machine with and without Integration Services, and highlights the different experiences in both scenarios

Duration: 7m 43s

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  1. Hyper-V: Exports & Snapshots

This demo walks through snapshotting and exporting of virtual machines with Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V

Duration: 5m 33s

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  1. Hyper-V: PowerShell Management

This demo walks through enabling PowerShell on Windows Server 2008, and subsequently using it to manage Hyper-V

Duration: 11m 03s

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  1. Hyper-V: Configuring Failover Clustering

This video demonstrates enabling, configuring, and managing the Failover Clustering capability within Windows Server 2008

Duration: 16m 45s

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  1. Hyper-V: Failover & Migration of VMs

This demo explains failover and quick migration capabilities of Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V

Duration: 14m 04s

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  1. Hyper-V: Multiple VMs per LUN

This demo walks through setting up multiple virtual machines on individual LUNs of shared storage, and observing failover and migration behaviours

Duration: 15m 43s

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  1. Hyper-V: Failover Clustering – Sanbolic Kayo FS

This video demonstrates the integration of Sanbolic’s Kayo FS with Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, and thus the enabling of multiple VMs per LUN, with the added benefit of individual migration and failover.

Duration: 20m 22s

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  1. Hyper-V: Pass Through Disks

This video looks into the use of Pass Through Disks for virtual machines on Hyper-V, using Fibre Channel SAN Storage, as oppose to using the regular .vhd file format for virtual machines.

Duration: 15m 43s

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  1. Hyper-V: Understanding Networking

This video, with a mix of slides and demo, walks through networking in Hyper-V. We take a look at the different types of networks; Private, Internal and External, along with vLANs and Teaming.

Duration: 52m 14s

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Hyper-V Server 2008 Demo Episodes

Hyper-V Server 2008: Installing, Configuring & Managing

This demo walks through a network based deployment of Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 using Windows Deployment Services. I then go on to configure locally, and manage remotely from a Vista SP1 laptop.

Duration: 21m 42s

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Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 Demo Episodes

Hyper-V Server 2008 R2: Bare Metal to Live Migration (In about an hour!)

In this video, I walk through a bare-metal installation of Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 (RC) on 2 physical nodes, hook them up to an iSCSI SAN, configure the SAN storage, and then, from a Windows 7 (RC) laptop, validate, and build a Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 (RC) Cluster.  The end result?  A Highly Available, Live Migratable, Virtual Machine!  All in about an hour!!

Duration: 48m 34s

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