 All Hosts Agent Status Infrastructure DEMO-FS01.ad.demo.com Responding Library Servers DEMO-FS02.ad.demo.com Responding PXE Servers vmmlibserver.ad.demo.com Responding Update Server vCenter Servers VMM Server How it works While installation of VMM in a highly available configuration can be time consuming, it can help reduce, if not eliminate, the number of single points of failure for the installation. Through the use of failover clusters (including SQL Server AlwaysOn High Availability Groups), each component can be made highly available. Each role can move from one server in cluster to another. This allows the VMM service and its required components to remain online while underlying aspects are maintained such as the Windows Server installations. As domain user service accounts are used for all services, ensure these accounts are allowed the Log on as a service privilege. Configuring Networks for Hyper-V Network Virtualization In this chapter, we will cover the following recipes: Creating the required Logical Networks in Virtual Machine Manager Creating the required Port Profiles in Virtual Machine Manager Creating and assigning Logical Switches to Hyper-V hosts Creating the Virtual Machine Networks for Tenants Testing the basic Virtual Machine Networks Introduction Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) uses the concept of Logical Networks to define sites, IP pools, and VLANs. For example, you could create a Logical Network called Host Management; this network would be responsible for managing Hyper-V hosts. You could then create Logical Network Sites within the Logical Network for each data center you have and associate the correct VLAN and subnet details as necessary. Configuring Networks for Hyper-V Network Virtualization The Hyper-V implementation used in this book will be based on the Converged Network Model. The following diagram shows the design of the Hyper-V Host: Hyper-V Host Virtual Machines Virtual Network Adapters Management Partition Virtual Port Profile (Tenant) Management Cluster Hyper-V Virtual Switch