A First Look at Microsoft Hyper-V RTM

A First Look at Microsoft Hyper-V RTM
Published: Jun 27, 2008
Updated: Feb 2, 2021
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A First Look at Microsoft Hyper-V RTM

By Cameron Sturdevant


A First Look at Microsoft Hyper-V RTM – VHD vs. VMDK

Microsoft uses a VHD (Virtual Hard Disk) format, while market leader VMware creates virtual hard drives using a VMDK, or Virtual Machine Disk, format. This screen shows a VHD being created in the newly released Hyper-V RTM.


A First Look at Microsoft Hyper-V RTM – Quick Migration

Hyper-V’s high availabilities depend in large part on Microsoft’s Cluster Service. Virtual machines (as with other virtualization platforms) must be specially prepared to participate in the HA setup. However, as of today, the documentation isn-


A First Look at Microsoft Hyper-V RTM – Management Systems Coming Online

Microsoft’s System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 beta is in full swing. Based on the work going into the System Center family, this is a promising sign. Given that Microsoft is supporting SUSE Linux Enterprise Server as a guest operating system in Hyper-V, this may also herald greater Microsoft management integration with non-Windows systems.

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A First Look at Microsoft Hyper-V RTM – Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition

Windows Server 2003 Enterprise easily ran inside a VM on a physical host running Windows Server 2008 Enterprise. The stage is now set for organizations to start considering how and when to consolidate workloads in a virtualized ecosystem that includes Microsoft’s Hyper-V.


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Cameron Sturdevant

Cameron Sturdevant is the executive editor of Enterprise Networking Planet. Prior to ENP, Cameron was technical analyst at PCWeek Labs, starting in 1997. Cameron finished up as the eWEEK Labs Technical Director in 2012. Before his extensive labs tenure Cameron paid his IT dues working in technical support and sales engineering at a software publishing firm . Cameron also spent two years with a database development firm, integrating applications with mainframe legacy programs. Cameron's areas of expertise include virtual and physical IT infrastructure, cloud computing, enterprise networking and mobility. In addition to reviews, Cameron has covered monolithic enterprise management systems throughout their lifecycles, providing the eWEEK reader with all-important history and context. Cameron takes special care in cultivating his IT manager contacts, to ensure that his analysis is grounded in real-world concern. Follow Cameron on Twitter at csturdevant, or reach him by email at cameron.sturdevant@quinstreet.com.

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