One of the more challenging aspects of getting up to speed about Microsoft’s Hyper-V technology is that of understanding enlightenments and integration components (ICs). The terms are new, as is the underlying technology. A recent blog post from the MSDN Blogs site helps explain the concepts. The post is titled Hyper-V: Integration Components and Enlightenments and does what it promises. A few block diagrams and images would be helpful.
Hyper-V is currently available in beta form and will be supported on Windows Server 2008 later this year, but it’s never too early to start learning about its architecture. You can expect more information to become available as the product gets closer to its final stages.
