You have probably heard about cloud services, but you have probably not yet visualized what a cloud infrastructure looks like. Regardless, you should be aware that it is a complex infrastructure that is completely virtualized. In a data center that provides cloud services, a large number of servers are grouped to form a cluster. On top of that cluster, there are hundreds or thousands of virtual machines (VMs) running to make up the cloud's infrastructure.
So, in this chapter, you will get to know the virtualization concept, as well as become familiar with the Hyper-V software, which enables the virtualization of Windows-based servers. In addition, you will learn about the steps it takes to add the Hyper-V role to the server, get to know the Hyper-V Manager, and learn to create VMs. That way, you will be able to understand...
