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Here's my obscenely vast list of resources that I actually do reference and send to customers on a very regular basis. Hopefully it's at least catagorized in a reasonable enough manner to make it useful to you!
Assessment / Downloads / Tools
Microsoft Virtualization ROI Tool (calculate the total return on investment)
Microsoft Hyper-Green Tool (estimate power, cooling, and CO2 savings)
Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Trials
System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 Eval
Microsoft Assessment and Planning Solution Accelerator
Linux Integration Components for Hyper-V
VMC to Hyper-V Import Tool Available
Necessary Updates / Hotfixes
Comprehensive List of Hyper-V Updates
Recommended hotfixes for Windows Server 2008-based server clusters
Recommended hotfixes for System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008
Updates / Hotfixes for Specific Issues
Why can't I start my VM when there is plenty of free memory?
Availability of a Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) update rollup package for Windows Server 2003 to resolve some VSS snapshot issues
Prerequisites and Known Issues with Hyper-V Protection (DPM SP1)
Troubleshooting Hyper-V
Learn
Do
Web Sites
Installation
Virtualization TechCenter on Microsoft TechNet
Step-by-Step Guide to Getting Started with Hyper-V
Microsoft.com/Virtualization - Resources
Install the Hyper-V Role on a Server Core Installation of Windows Server 2008
Microsoft.com/WindowsServer2008 - Virtualization and Server Consolidation
Server Core Installation Option of Windows Server 2008 Step-By-Step Guide
TechNet Library - Hyper-V
Command-Line Syntax Key
TechNet Library - Windows Server 2008
Netsh Commands for Wired Local Area Network (LAN)
System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008
Server Core Configurator
TechNet - System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008
Server Core Blog
Failover Clustering Resource Center
Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator User's Guide 2.x
Posts / Articles / Whitepapers
Clustering & HA
Hyper-V Planning and Deployment Guide
Step-by-Step Guide for Testing Hyper-V and Failover Clustering
Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide
Checklist: Failover Cluster in Which All Nodes Run Hyper-V
Performance Tuning Guidelines for Windows Server 2008
Configuring a Two-Node File Server Failover Cluster
Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 Reviewer’s Guide
Failover Cluster Requirements
MSDN and TechNet Powered by Hyper-V
How are virtual machines (VMs) failed over between nodes in a Windows Server 2008 failover cluster?
MS IT Showcase: Identifying Server Candidates for Virtualization
Failover behavior on clusters or three or more nodes
Virtualization Strategy Provides Tools, Processes, and Compliance Capabilities to Enhance Business Support and Drive Adoption
iSCSI Cluster Support: Frequently Asked Questions
TechNet Magazine October 2008: Virtualization
HYPER-V QUICK MIGRATION & VMWARE LIVE MIGRATION PART 1...
SNW Demo: Windows Server 2008 Core, Hyper-V and Failover Clustering - with screenshots
Blogs
Storage & Virtual Disks
Virtualization Team Blog
Storage options for Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V
Windows Server Team Blog
More on Storage Options for Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V
Virtualization Feed
Hyper-V Storage Analysis
HyperVoria
Boot from SCSI in Virtual Server vs. Boot from IDE in Windows Server virtualization
Cheng - SCVMM Program Manager
NetApp and Microsoft Virtualization Storage Best Practices
Ben Armstrong - virtual_pc_guy
MPIO - NetApp DSM vs. Microsoft's generic
Jose Barreto - Storage Architect
Storage devices that are certified for Windows Server 2008
Rakeshm - SCVMM program manager
Backups
Robert Larson - MCS Architect
Backup and Disaster Recovery for Server Virtualization
Mike Sterling - Hyper-V PM
How to back up Hyper-V virtual machines from the parent partition on a Windows Server 2008-based computer by using Windows Server Backup
Communities
Invoking diskshadow to back up a Virtual Machine from a Hyper-V Host
TechNet Forums - Virtualization / Hyper-V
DPM SP1 prerequisites and Known Issues with Hyper-V Protection
TechNet Forums - Virtual Machine Manager
SCDPM Product Documentation
Events
DPM 2007 Planning Guide
getVIRTUALnow - Register for a Microsoft Virtualization Launch event
DPM 2007 Operations Guide
Virtualization Congress 2008
VM Snapshots
Microsoft TechEd
Virtual Machine Snapshotting under Hyper-V
Microsoft Management Summit
Virtual Machine Snapshots with Hyper-V
Webcasts/Podcasts
Getting Undo Functionality with Hyper-V Snapshots
TechNet Edge - Virtualization
Hyper-V and Snapshots Part 1 and Part 2
Transitioning to Windows Virtualization
Dev
TechNet Webcast: High Availability with Hyper-V (Level 300)
PowerShell Management Library for Hyper-V
TechNet Webcast: A 360 View Inside the Virtual World (Level 200)
Creating an awesome developer sandbox using Hyper-V (Part 1)
TechNet Webcast: Windows Server Virtualization Under the Hood (Level 200)
Workloads & Applications
TechNet Webcast: Assess Your Server IT Infrastructure for Windows Server 2008 Migration and Virtualization (Level 300)
Microsoft server software and supported virtualization environments
TechNet Webcast: Virtualization of Production Workloads Including Active Directory, SQL Server, and Others (Level 200)
Support policy for Microsoft SQL Server products that are running in a hardware virtualization environment
TechNet Webcast: Using Virtual Machine Manager and Windows PowerShell to Deploy HP Windows Server 2008 Academy Labs (Level 300)
Microsoft Support Policies and Recommendations for Exchange Servers in Hardware Virtualization Environments
Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V R2
Running Domain Controllers in Hyper-V
Windows Server 2008 R2 Overview Feature Overview
Active Directory in Hyper-V environments Part 1 , Part 2, Part 3
Hyper-V: Step-by-Step Guide to Using Live Migration in Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2008 R2 & Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 - Hyper-V Live Migration Overview & Architecture
Exchange 2007: To Hyper-V or not to Hyper-V?
Running SQL Server 2008 in Hyper-V Environment
Oracle Database 10g Performance on Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Virtual Machine
Virtualizing PeopleSoft with Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V
System Center Integration
Configuring Operations Manager Integration with VMM 2008
Enabling PRO in VMM 2008
Configuring SCVMM 2008's PRO Feature with Ops Manager
Operations Manager 2007 Accounts
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