In this chapter, we will cover the deeper side of Hyper-V networking while discussing both host and guest Hyper-V networking components. For starters, we will first take a look at an overview of the Hyper-V virtual networking switch, where we will see what Hyper-V network virtualization looks like and what it offers. After this, we will move ahead with going through the new features and functionalities added in Hyper-V Windows Server 2012. We will also see what benefits we will get by implementing these newly added features in our Hyper-V virtualization infrastructure.

After building the knowledge base platform for Hyper-V network virtualization, we will move ahead with understanding the configuration and management steps required for the Hyper-V virtual network switch. In this section, we will cover the different types of Hyper-V virtual network switches. In the second section, we will start discussing the hottest features of Windows Server 2012...