Hyper-V Planning and Deployment Guide

The Hyper-V Planning and Deployment Guide is intended to help you understand the considerations you should take into account when planning to deploy Hyper-V™, and to provide installation and configuration details that will help you deploy Hyper-V.

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  Overview of Hyper-V
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  Before You Install Hyper-V
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  Installing Hyper-V
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  Configuring Virtual Networks
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  Implementing Disks and Storage
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  Appendix A: Example Authorization Manager Tasks and Operations
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  Appendix B: Authorization Manager Terminology

Hyper-V enables you to create a virtualized server computing environment using a technology that is part of Windows Server® 2008. You can use a virtualized computing environment to improve the efficiency of your computing resources by utilizing more of your hardware resources. This is possible because you use Hyper-V to create and manage virtual machines and their resources. Each virtual machine is a virtualized computer system that operates in an isolated execution environment. This allows you to run multiple operating systems simultaneously on one physical computer. 

Who will be interested in this role?
Hyper-V can be useful to you if you are:

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  An IT administrator, planner, or designer.
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  An IT architect responsible for computer management and security throughout your organization.
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  An IT operations manager who is looking for ways to reduce the total cost of ownership of their server infrastructure, in terms of both power costs and management costs.
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  A software developer or tester who is looking for ways to increase productivity by reducing the time it takes to build and configure a server for development or test use.

Download the Hyper-V Planning and Deployment Guide.

Microsoft Corporation
Published: March 2009

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Introduction to Visual C# 2005 for Java Developers - Ramp Up

This eReference collection starts with an overview of .NET Framework and Visual C# for Java developers. It also provides material that delves into specific introductory Visual C# topics that will be useful to developers with Java experience.

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Level 2: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0, an Introduction
Visual C# 2005 developers get an introduction to .NET Framework 2.0 programming concepts and methods. Learn .NET Framework 2.0 concepts such as core classes in the .NET Base Class Library. Topics, as they specifically apply to Visual C# 2005 and Visual Studio 2005, include system types, generics, collections, and serialization. Put your new skills to work in a virtual lab. The level concludes with a skills assessment test.

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Project Codename Teton (Hyper-V Security Guide)

Beta program for Hyper-V Security Guide

The Hyper-V Security Guide can help you elevate the security of virtualized Microsoft® Windows Server® environments to meet your business-critical needs. This guide provides IT professionals like you with guidance, instructions, and recommendations to address your key security concerns around server virtualization.

The Hyper-V Security Guide provides the following information to address your security concerns around server virtualization

Hardening Hyper-V: Prescriptive guidance for hardening the Hyper-V server role, including several best practices for installing and configuring Hyper-V with a focus on security. These best practices include measures for reducing the attack surface of Hyper-V as well as recommendations for properly configuring secure virtual networks and storage devices on a Hyper-V host server.

Delegating virtual machine management: Prescriptive guidance to help you safely and securely delegate administrative access to virtual machine resources within an organization.
Protecting virtual machines: Prescriptive guidance for securing virtual machine resources, including best practices and detailed steps for protecting virtual machines by using a combination of file system permissions, encryption, and auditing.

Download the Beta version of this Solution Accelerator, Hyper-V Security Guide-Beta.zip

This archive file contains the following documents:

• ReleaseNotes-Beta.rtf Release notes for the Beta version of the Hyper-V Security Guide.
• Hyper-V Security Guide-Beta.docx Beta version of the Hyper-V Security Guide.
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Windows 7 Developer Guide - MSDN Code Gallery

This guide summarizes the key developer advances in each of the following three areas:

Solid Foundation
Great user experiences start with a solid foundation. Windows 7 delivers a solid development platform and innovative tools that give you more options, increased application compatibility, better performance, and sophisticated document support. This results in a simple, more reliable environment for your applications and a familiar, intuitive one for your users.

We've kept the user interface consistent, predictable and easy to use, while adding multi-touch support, scrolling, and other intuitive interaction features that take advantage of the latest PC and mobile device capabilities. With Windows 7, developers have the power to build the right user experiences for their applications.

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Windows 7 enables developers to build applications today that will run on the PCs of tomorrow. Service-enabled software and devices, such as mobile phones, portable media players, and digital cameras, demand constant connectivity and advanced applications. Windows 7 delivers a platform for both, making it easy for developers to take advantage of the functionality and features of next generation hardware, while ensuring that users are always on, and always connected.

The Best of Windows and the Web
With Windows 7, it's easy to get connected and stay connected. Windows networking offers developers options for better caching and sharing of data to improve network performance. Network diagnostics in Windows 7 give developers relevant information for monitoring network issues. Internet Explorer™ 8 is the essential platform for building fast, rich Web experiences. Whether the goal is to connect devices, connect to a network, or connect to the Internet, Windows 7 provides an enhanced platform.

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