Conventions

The product names of the technologies referenced in this book tend to be very long, and they can be tedious for both reader and author. When a specific product is intended, it is generally spelled out completely. "2012" may be used to refer to both Windows Server 2012 and Hyper-V Server 2012. "R2" may be used to refer to both Windows Server 2012 R2 and Hyper-V Server 2012 R2. "Windows Server" may be used to refer to either version of Windows Server. "Hyper-V" and "Hyper-V Server" may be used to refer to either version of Hyper-V Server. The context was carefully considered any time a shortened product name was used.

In this book, you will find a number of styles of text that distinguish between different kinds of information. Here are some examples of these styles, and an explanation of their meaning.

Code words and PowerShell parameters in the text are shown as follows: "Other available QoS parameters are MinimumBandwidthAbsolute and MaximumBandwidth".

Any command-line input or output is written as follows:

(Get-VMSwitch vSwitch).DefaultFlowMinimumBandwidthAbsolute

New terms and important words are shown in bold. Words that you see on the screen, in menus or dialog boxes for example, appear in the text like this: "Upon clicking on Finish, the discovery will run."

Note

Warnings or important notes appear in a box like this.

Tip

Tips and tricks appear like this.