Tips, scripts, and tactics from the Windows Server Team, Get concise technical guidance to configure, troubleshoot, and tune storage for Hyper-V hosts and virtual machines. Written by a team of Microsoft virtualization experts, this book focuses on the latest storage technologies supported by Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012. Use this book to: Ground yourself in key concepts and technologies, Step through optimization and troubleshooting scenarios, See how experts identify and resolve common issues, Download sample scripts, Topics include: Storage sizing and the MAP toolkit, Pass-through disks, VM snapshots, File system alignment, Virtual disk fragmentation, VHD to VHDX migration, Performance monitoring, Cluster shared volumes, Live migration, Virtual Fibre Channel, Event logs, SMB storage, This book assumes you have experience administering the Windows Server virtualization platform, a basic understanding of Windows PowerShell, and familiarity with the tools for managing Windows servers, Hyper-V hosts, virtual machines, and other components of an enterprise storage infrastructure. Book jacket.
Optimizing and Troubleshooting Hyper-V Storage