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Implementing Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V Failover Cluster – Part 3 – Installation and basic configuration
This article is not part of the Building Microsoft System Center Cloud series but we will use the new cluster to host our VMs in the cloud series. Active Directory If you do not have functional AD then please continue to the series where I explained how to install and configure virtual Domain Controllers on…
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Implementing Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V Failover Cluster – Part 2 – Network configuration
This article is not part of the Building Microsoft System Center Cloud series but we will use the new cluster to host our VMs in the cloud series. Network adapter interfaces Rules It is a crucial to set correct configuration for the network. Do not disable IPv6. It is recommended that IPv6 is left bound to…
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Implementing Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V Failover Cluster – Part 1 – Design and implementation overview
This article is not part of the Building Microsoft System Center Cloud series but we will use the new cluster to host our VMs in the cloud series. Design High-level design None. It is very simple… Low-level design Networks First we should configure the network. Topology In the production environment you would like to have physical…
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Building Windows Server 2012 R2 virtual Domain Controller on Hyper-V host – Part 5 – DNS configuration
This article is not part of the Building Microsoft System Center Cloud series but we need these DCs for our Hyper-V cluster that we are using in our Cloud series. DNS Servers Your serves point to your DNS servers (your DCs) so you may change configuration of the DNS servers. Bug in Windows Server 2012 –…
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Building Windows Server 2012 R2 virtual Domain Controller on Hyper-V host – Part 4 – Advanced configuration
This article is not part of the Building Microsoft System Center Cloud series but we need these DCs for our Hyper-V cluster that we are using in our Cloud series. Create a central store for GPO administrative templates You should do this for every domain that you create because it is always easier to do that…