The Microsoft Summit 2014 showcased advancements in Windows Server Hyper-V, highlighting improvements in cluster scalability, management of large-scale clusters, and virtual machine support. Key features included enhanced support for failover clustering, dynamic quorum, and integration with Windows PowerShell, among others. The document outlines specifications for various storage solutions compatible with Hyper-V, emphasizing the importance of software-defined networking and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS).

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6. Resource
Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V
Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V
Improvement Factor
Host
Logical Processors
64
320
5×
Physical Memory
1TB
4TB
4×
Virtual CPUs per Host
512
2,048
4×
VM
Virtual CPUs per VM
4
64
16×
Memory per VM
64GB
1TB
16×
Active VMs per Host
384
1,024
2.7×
Cluster
Guest NUMA
No
Yes
-
Maximum Nodes
16
64
4×
Maximum VMs
1,000
8,000
8×

7. Resource
Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V
VMware vSphere Hypervisor
VMware vSphere5.5 Enterprise Plus
Host
Logical Processors
320
320
320
Physical Memory
4TB
4TB
4TB
Virtual CPUs per Host
2,048
4096
4096
VM
Virtual CPUs per VM
64
8
64
Memory per VM
1TB
1TB
1TB
Active VMs per Host
1,024
512
512
Guest NUMA
Yes
Yes
Yes
Cluster
Maximum Nodes
64
N/A
32
Maximum VMs
8,000
N/A
4,000

8. SANFCEthEthFCFCFC
HOST1
HOST2Failover ClusteringFailoverClusteringLUNLUNLUNEthEth
Client Network
Heartbeat NetworkAppAppFailover

9. Feature
New or improved
Cluster scalability(64 nodes and 8,000 virtual machines)
Improved
Management of large-scale clusters by using Server Manager and Failover Cluster Manager
New
Management and mobility of clustered virtual machines and other clustered roles
New
Cluster Shared Volumes
Improved
Support for Scale-Out File Servers
New
Cluster-Aware Updating
New
Virtual machine application monitoring and management
New
Cluster validation tests
Improved
Active Directory Domain Services integration
Improved
Quorum configuration and dynamic quorum
Improved
Cluster upgrade and migration
Improved
Task Scheduler integration
New
Windows PowerShell support
Improved

10. SANFCEthEthFCFCFC
HOST1
HOST2LUNLUNLUNEthEth
Client Network
Heartbeat
Network
C:ClusterStorageVolume1
C:ClusterStorageVolume1RunningVMMemory syncCopyVMVHD

11. move your virtual machine storage while your VM is running

12. HOST1
HOST2RunningVMEthEth
TCP/IP NetworkVHDVHDVHD Stack

13. moves the virtual machineleaving the storage in the same location

14. HOST1
HOST2RunningVMEthEth
TCP/IP NetworkVHDVHD StackAllocateResourcesVHD StackRunningVMMemory sync

15. iSCSISANSwitchSwitchEthEthEthEthEthEth
HOST1
HOST2iSCSIInitiatoriSCSIInitiatoriSCSITargetLUNLUN

16. provides asynchronous replication of Hyper-V virtual machines

17. EthEth
HOST1
HOST2VHDVHD
TCP/IP NetworkRunningVMOfflineVMReplicationInitial replicationChangesVSS

18. SAN
Production Site
Disaster Recovery SiteSANVMVMVMVMReplicationVHDVHDHyper-V Replica Broker

22. •Hyper-V network virtualization
•Windows Server Gateway

23. VMVM NetworkLogical networkLogical Switch(Hyper-V Host) VM NetworkLogical Switch(Hyper-V Host) VMPhysical network
vNICPort
Profile
Network
Virtualization
Gateway
Network
Site Definition
Uplink Port
ProfileVMVM
Virtual
Fabric Network SiteIP Pool
Source: Microsoft

24. VMRedBlueVMVMVM
Tenant 1
Subnet: 10.0.1.0/24
IP Pool 10.0.1.1-10.0.1.100
Tenant 2
Subnet: 10.0.1.0/24
IP Pool 10.0.1.1-10.0.1.100
IsolationNetwork SiteIP PoolNetwork SiteIP Pool

25. Logical networkNetwork SiteIP PoolNetwork SiteIP Pool
Site: Cluj
Subnet: 192.168.100.0/24
IP Pool 192.168.100.1
192.168.100.100
Corporate
Site: Bucuresti
Subnet: 192.168.200.0/24
IP Pool 192.168.200.1
192.168.200.100

26. Physical network adapterLogical SwitchNative PortProfileNative PortProfileUplink PortProfile

27. •Uplink Port Profile
•Native Port Profile

28. Logical networkNetwork SiteIP PoolNetwork SiteIP Pool
Site: Cluj
Subnet: 192.168.100.0/24
IP Pool 192.168.100.1
192.168.100.100
Datacenter
Site: Bucuresti
Subnet: 192.168.200.0/24
IP Pool 192.168.200.1
192.168.200.100VMRedBlueVMVMVM
Tenant 1
Subnet: 10.0.1.0/24
IP Pool 10.0.1.1-10.0.1.100
Tenant 2
Subnet: 10.0.1.0/24
IP Pool 10.0.1.1-10.0.1.100
IsolationNetwork SiteIP PoolNetwork SiteIP Pool

30. Red1
Datacenter NetworkBlue1Red1Blue1Red1Blue1NetworkVirtualization GatewayCisco Nexus 1000
VPN
VPN
Red VM
Network
Blue VM
Network
Hyper-V
Hyper-V

35. •Block storage
•File storage

36. Manufacturer/Series
Model
Protocol
Minimum Controller Firmware
SMI-S Provider Type
Provider Version
Maximum # of Arrays/Provider
Dell/Compellent
Storage Center
iSCSI/FC
SC 5.5.4 and later, EM 5.5.5 and later
Proxy
1
Not applicable
Dell/EqualLogic
PS Series
iSCSI
Firmware v6.0 or above and HIT Kit v4.7 or above
SMP
v4.7
Not applicable
DotHill/AssuredSAN
4004 Series
iSCSI/FC SAS
GL101 and later
Embedded
2.1.0.2
Not applicable
EMC/Symmetrix
VMAX 10K, 20k 40K
FC
Enginuity 5875 or later
Proxy
4.5.1
5 (64-bit provider, 8 GB RAM)
EMC/VNX
VNX
iSCSI/FC
Flare 31 or later
Proxy
4.5.1
5 (64-bit provider, 8 GB RAM)
EMC/CX4
All
iSCSI/FC
Flare 30
Proxy
4.5.1
5
Fujitsu/ETERNUS
DX80 S2/DX90 S2/DX410 S2/DX440 S2/DX8100 S2/DX8700 S2DX100S3/DX200S3/DX500S3/DX600S3
iSCSI/FC
V10L40 or later
Embedded
V04L00-0000
1
HP/3PAR
StoreServ 7000 (7200/7400), StoreServ 10000 (10400/10800)
iSCSI/FC
HP 3PAR InForm OS 3.1.3
Embedded
1.4
1
HP/3PAR
T-CLASS
F-Class
P10000
F200/400T400/800V400/800
iSCSI/FC
HP 3PAR InForm OS 3.1.1.P10
Embedded
1.4
1
HP/P2000 G3
iSCSI/FC
TS240
Embedded
1.5
Not applicable
HP/P6000
P6300/P6500
iSCSI/FC
1000 0000
Proxy
1.4
10
HP/P9000
P9500
FC
70-04-xx
Embedded
1.5
Not applicable
HP/StoreVirtual
StoreVirtualAppliance StoreVirtualVSA 2014
iSCSI/FC
LeftHand OS 11.0
Embedded
1.4
1
IBM/XIV
2810/2812 (Gen 3)
iSCSI/FC
Embedded
11.1 and later
1
IBM/SVC
2145
iSCSI/FC
Embedded
6.4.1 and later
1
IBM/Storwize V3700
2071/2072
iSCSI/FC
Embedded
6.4.1 and later
1
IBM/Storwize V5000
2077/2078
iSCSI/FC
Embedded
7.1.0 and later
1
IBM/Storwize V7000/Flex System V7000
2076/4939
iSCSI/FC
Embedded
6.4.1 and later
1
NetApp/FAS
All
iSCSI/FC
8.0.1 (7-mode)
Proxy
4.1
40
Hitachi Ltd. / Hitachi Data SystemsVSP
VSP
FC
70-05-02
Embedded
6.0
1

37. SMI-S ProvideriSCSITarget WMI ProviderSCVMMWindows Storage Management
TCP/IPMicrosoft Standards- based Storage Management ServiceiSCSITarget PowerShelliSCSITarget ServiceVHDVHDVHD

45. Scalable Web application platform
Infrastructure Services (IaaS)
The power of Software Defined Networking
Database VMs and Database as a Service
Reliable messaging

47. http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/products/cloud-platform-system/ http://blogs.technet.com/b/windowsserver/archive/2014/10/20/unveiling-the- microsoft-cloud-platform-system-powered-by-dell.aspxhttp://www.dell.com/mscps/

49. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg610610.aspxhttp://blogs.technet.com/b/scvmm/ http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn296433.aspxhttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn249518.aspx

50. http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/training-courses/introduction-to-hyper- v-jump-starthttp://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/training-courses/server-virtualization- with-windows-server-hyper-v-and-system-centerhttp://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/training-courses/windows-azure-pack- infrastructure-as-a-service-jump-start

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