I am excited to announce that Leandro Carvalho, Microsoft MVP in Virtual Machine, experienced Trainer and frequent IT Pro community contributor, has released a new book, Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Cookbook.  Leandro’s intent in the “cookbook approach” is to provide an easy-to-follow set of “recipes” for mastering Hyper-V as a virtualization expert, and this book is a great resource for doing just that!

But wait … there’s more!

As a FREE resource to help you get started, Leandro has also made Chapter 2 of his book, Migrating and Upgrading Physical and Virtual Servers, available as a downloadable eBook chapter!  Chapter 2, alone, is a great step-by-step guide for beginning to migrate to Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012 and our FREE Hyper-V Server 2012.

In this article, you’ll find a description of this new book, download links to your FREE chapter, and links for ordering a full copy of Leandro's book in electronic and hardcopy versions …

Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Cookbook

Inside this book, you’ll find nine chapters that cover the following detailed topics with step-by-step Hyper-V guidance in using both GUI management tools and PowerShell 3.0 cmdlets to perform …

Chapter 1: Installing and Managing Hyper-V in Full or Server Core Mode Introduction Verifying Hyper-V requirements Enabling the Hyper-V role Installing Windows Server 2012 and Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012 Managing a Server Core installation using sconfig Enabling and disabling the graphical interface in Hyper-V Configuring post-installation settings

• Chapter 2: Migrating and Upgrading Physical and Virtual Servers
  • Introduction
  • Performing an in-place upgrade from Windows Server 2008 R2 to Windows Server 2012
  • Exporting and importing virtual machines
  • Migrating virtual machines and updating their integration services
  • Converting VHD files to VHDX files
  • Migrating Virtual Machine storage using Storage Migration
  • Migrating virtual machines using Shared Nothing Live Migration
  • Converting physical computers to virtual machines
• Chapter 3: Managing Disk and Network Settings
  • Introduction
  • Creating and adding virtual hard disks
  • Configuring IDE and SCSI controllers for virtual machines
  • Creating resource pools
  • Creating and managing virtual switches
  • Using advanced settings for virtual networks
  • Enabling and adding NIC teaming to a virtual machine
  • Configuring and adding Hyper-V Virtual Fibre Channel to virtual machines
• Chapter 4: Saving Time and Cost with Hyper-V Automation
  • Introduction
  • Installing and running Hyper-V from a USB stick
  • Creating virtual machine templates
  • Learning and utilizing basic commands in PowerShell
  • Using small PowerShell commands for daily tasks
  • Enabling and working with remote connection and administration through PowerShell
• Chapter 5: Hyper-V Best Practices, Tips, and Tricks
  • Introduction
  • Using the Hyper-V Best Practices Analyzer
  • Setting up dynamic memory for virtual machines
  • Enabling remote management for Hyper-V in workgroup environments
  • Installing and configuring an anti-virus on host and virtual machines
• Chapter 6: Security and Delegation of Control
  • Introduction
  • Configuring Windows Update for Hyper-V
  • Configuring Cluster-Aware Updating for cluster nodes
  • Delegating control in Hyper-V
  • Configuring Port ACLs
  • Installing and configuring BitLocker for data protection
  • Configuring Hyper-V auditing
• Chapter 7: Configuring High Availability in Hyper-V
  • Introduction
  • Installing and configuring an iSCSI Target server in Windows Server 2012
  • Installing and configuring the Windows Failover Clustering feature
  • Enabling Cluster Shared Volumes 2.0
  • Using Live Migration in a cluster environment
  • Configuring VM Priority for Clustered Virtual Machines
• Chapter 8: Disaster Recovery for Hyper-V
  • Introduction
  • Backing up Hyper-V and virtual machines using Windows Server Backup
  • Restoring Hyper-V and virtual machines using Windows Server Backup
  • Configuring Hyper-V Replica between two Hyper-V hosts using HTTP authentication
  • Configuring Hyper-V Replica Broker for a Failover Cluster
  • Configuring Hyper-V Replica to use certificate-based authentication using an Enterprise CA
  • Using snapshots in virtual machines
• Chapter 9: Monitoring, Tuning, and Troubleshooting Hyper-V
  • Introduction
  • Using real-time monitoring tools
  • Using Perfmon for logged monitoring
  • Using VM Monitoring
  • Monitoring Hyper-V Replica
  • Using Resource Metering
  • Tuning your Hyper-V server
  • Using Event Viewer for Hyper-V troubleshooting
• Appendix: Hyper-V Architecture and Components
• Understanding Hypervisors
• Hyper-V architecture
• Hyper-V architecture components
• Differences between Hyper-V, Hyper-V Server, Hyper-V Client, and VMware

Where can I download my FREE copy of Chapter 2?

You can download your FREE copy of Chapter 2, Migrating and Upgrading Physical and Virtual Servers, at the following link location:

• Download "Migrating and Upgrading Physical and Virtual Servers"

After downloading your FREE copy … please consider helping Leandro promote this great new book within the IT Pro community via Twitter, Facebook and/or LinkedIn using the sharing buttons below!  This is a great community resource and your efforts will help to ensure that other IT Pros learn about this resource as well!

Where can I order my copy of the full book?

You can order your full copy of this great book at http://www.packtpub.com/windows-server-2012-hypervisor-based-cookbook/book. Both eBook and hardcopy versions are available.

You can also download the kindle version here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009OSQH9M/ref=cm_sw_r_fa_ask_Nz0gE.1B5SPHM.

What’s next? Build your Lab!

To get the most value out of this latest book, be sure to build your lab environment so that you can practice Leandro’s step-by-step instructions hands-on.  You can build your lab for FREE using these online resources:

• Build Your Lab! Download Windows Server 2012 for FREE evaluation to get started!

Hope you enjoy!

Keith