Focused technical guidance from System Center experts Part of a series of specialized guides on System Center-this book is geared to private and hybrid cloud architects preparing to design and build a virtualized network solution based on Windows Server 2012 and System Center 2012 SP1, or later. Written by experts on the Microsoft System Center team and with Microsoft MVP Mitch Tulloch as series editor, this title focuses on architecture and design. It highlights key design decisions and provides best practice recommendations relating to each major component of the solution. Topics include: Technical components and their roles in a virtualized network solution, Logical Networks-key considerations, identifying needs, best practices, Port Profiles-types, uses, and development, Using Logical Switches for Hyper-V switches, Deploying Logical Switches-scenarios, known issues, workarounds, Operational factors, including implementing post-deployment changes Book jacket.