The Windows 2008 Hyper V Server is in the RTM process.There is a beta of Hyper-V inside.To give you a quick peek at Hyper-V, the new product is expected to revolutionize a new wave of technologies.
The hypervisor has a catchy and cool name. It sounds like a supervisor for hyper space or something. It does of course refer to the new thin layer that is installed on Windows 2008 Hyper V Server. It’s also a term used industry wide so when you hear the term, it doesn’t just refer to the Microsoft implementation.
The hypervisor, code named “Viridian” and now called Hyper-V, is an installable Windows Server 2008 role. After installation of this role, you can start installing one or more child partitions in which to run your virtualization workloads.Installing the system is very easy and does not required too much technical skills, however there are some points you have to consider.
Virtual machine additions
In order to use the new high speed VMBUS, you’ll want to uninstall any previous additions from Virtual PC or Virtual Server, then install the integration components for Hyper-V. We’re looking at making that transition as painless as possible, but you’ll have to work through some of this manually until we get that work done.
Snapshots
You’ll notice when you start looking at the CTP, that there is an added ability to take snapshots of your virtual machines in either an online or offline state. This gives you a look into the VSS capabilities that are coming. The application of the system allows you greater availability and better management of your disaster recovery plan.
Management tools
The management console is shipped with a Windows 2008 Hyper-V.The goal is to use the new technology to further improve management of certain applications, inlcuding workloads, monitoring, resourcer assignments, and other functions. You simple won’t believe what’s coming and I’m not going to spill all of the beans just yet, but you can count on some deep dives later.