Getting to Know Hyper-V: A Walkthrough from Initial Setup to Common Scenarios
Microsoft has published the above guide, which provides detailed step-by-step walkthroughs for testing Hyper-V with Windows Server 2008 R2 in a preproduction environment.
The TOC includes:
Getting to Know Hyper-V: A Walkthrough from Initial Setup to Common Scenarios
Before You Begin: Select a Computer to Test Hyper-V
Basic characteristics of the hardware that you will need to test Hyper-V
Enabling virtualization in the system BIOS
Accessing the system BIOS
Enabling virtualization support and hardware-enforced DEP
Step 1: Assemble What You Need to Test Hyper-V
Step 2: Prepare the Virtualization Server
Step 3: Open Hyper-V Manager and Configure Hyper-V Settings
Step 4: Create the Virtual Networks
Step 5: Create the Base Virtual Machine
Step 6 (Optional): Test Snapshots, Pausing, and Saving
Step 7: Use the Base Virtual Machine to Create a New Virtual Machine
Testing Useful Hyper-V Scenarios
Manage Virtual Machines Remotely With Hyper-V Manager and Windows 7
Scenario prerequisites
Scenario steps
Additional considerations about this scenario
Use an Internal Virtual Network to Move Files to a Virtual Machine
Scenario prerequisites
Scenario steps
Create a Virtual Active Directory Domain Controller
Scenario prerequisites
Scenario steps
Additional considerations about this scenario
The guide can be downloaded from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=67b15af5-5936-4bb5-a805-bcc772257dd9
Patrick Lownds