Hyper-V networking

In Hyper-V there are three types of network switches available: external, internal, and private. External network switches are tied to physical network adapters on the Hyper-V Server and they allow systems on the network to access remote systems and services. Internal network switches allow VMs on the Hyper-V Server to communicate with each other, and the Hyper-V Server itself. Private network switches allow VMs on the Hyper-V Server to communicate with each other, but not to the Hyper-V Server or outside of the Hyper-V server.

Getting ready

In this recipe we will be setting up the networks for an NLB cluster on our Hyper-V Server. To accomplish this, we will be creating three networks: production, management, and NLB Comm. ...

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