{"id":260,"date":"2007-12-13T14:46:07","date_gmt":"2007-12-13T19:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anildesai.net\/?p=260"},"modified":"2019-03-27T13:54:25","modified_gmt":"2019-03-27T18:54:25","slug":"the-hyper-v-beta-is-now-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anildesai.net\/index.php\/2007\/12\/the-hyper-v-beta-is-now-available\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hyper-V Beta is Now Available"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><em>Update (03\/27\/2019): Though I generally don&#8217;t update old posts, I recently found a useful guide for those that might be interested in more up-to-date information on Windows Server and Hyper-V.\u00a0 Please see Stephen Coopers, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparitech.com\/net-admin\/guide-windows-server\/\">Ultimate Guide to Windows Server<\/a>&#8221; as an alternate resource.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/windowsserver\/archive\/2007\/12\/12\/Yes_2C00_-Virginia_2C00_-there-is-a-Hyper_2D00_V-beta.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows Server Division Blog<\/a> announces the availability of a beta version of Microsoft&#8217;s Hyper-V technology.\u00a0 Hyper-V was formerly known as &#8220;Viridian&#8221; and later &#8220;Windows Server Virtualization (WSv)&#8221;.\u00a0 Previous releases were known as Consumer Technology Preview (CTP) versions.\u00a0 Generally, beta products have a higher level of quality.\u00a0 To get the preview version, you&#8217;ll need to download the appropriate version of Windows Server 2008 RC1 from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/windowsserver2008\/audsel.mspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows Server Evaluation site<\/a>.\u00a0 Note that you can only install the product on Windows Server 2008 Enterprise running on an x64 hardware platform.\u00a0 Here are some useful links:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/windowsserver2008\/virtualization\/install.mspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Installation instructions<\/a>, which also includes information on migrating VMs from the CTP version.\u00a0 There&#8217;s no upgrade path for previous versions of WSv, however.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/downloads\/details.aspx?FamilyId=0FE4E411-8C88-48C2-8903-3FD9CBB10D05&amp;displaylang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hyper-V Overview White Paper<\/a><\/li>\n<li>An updated <a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/windowsserver2008\/virtualization\/faq.mspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hyper-V FAQ<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>An updated web page: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/windowsserver2008\/virtualization\/default.mspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hyper-V: A Key Feature of Windows Server 2008<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/virtualization\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Windows Virtualization Team Blog<\/a>, which includes some brief videos that walk you through the management UI and some new features.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/events\/series\/windowsserver2008.aspx?tab=webcasts&amp;id=42531\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft Virtualization Webcast Series<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Overall, you can expect to see a lot more information on the product (some from me) in the near future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Update (03\/27\/2019): Though I generally don&#8217;t update old posts, I recently found a useful guide for those that might be interested in more up-to-date information on Windows Server and Hyper-V.\u00a0 Please see Stephen Coopers, &#8220;Ultimate Guide to Windows Server&#8221; as an alternate resource. 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