Chapter 3. Virtual switch
The Hyper-V virtual switch in Windows Server 2012 has new capabilities that can provide for tenant isolation, traffic shaping, protection against malicious virtual machines, and easier troubleshooting of issues. The virtual switch is also extensible and is built on an open platform that enables independent software vendors to add or extend the capabilities provided natively in the virtual switch. Non-Microsoft extensions can be developed that can emulate the full capabilities of hardware-based switches to allow for implementing more complex virtual environments and solutions.
The virtual switch is implemented as a layer 2 virtual network that you can use to connect virtual machines to the physical network. The virtual ...
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