5.2. Understand Deployment Considerations

As part of deploying VMM in your environment, you need to consider the deployment requirements of Hyper-V. Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V is a high-performance enterprise-ready virtualization platform that leverages several technologies to deliver on performance, reliability, and availability. To help you better understand this, we will now explore the following topics:

  • Infrastructure requirements

  • Installation type

  • Failover clustering

5.2.1. Infrastructure Requirements

Hyper-V is the enabling technology that helps you realize virtualization in your environment. VMM is the management tool that gives you the necessary control to help you scale that environment. Under the covers, however, there are several ...

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