To download, simply go to our site on Connect and sign in with your Live Id.

Call to action:

• Download either the Full Software install or the pre-configured VHD from https://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=799
• To get assistance with the beta please participate in the public forums for SCVMM. These forums are linked here: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/virtualmachinemanager
• To provide feedback on the beta, use the "Feedback" link on the Connect site to log your feedback.

The following significant new features are included in VMM 2008 R2 Beta:

• Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta Hyper-V host management
• Enhanced migration including Live and SAN migration in and out of clusters
• Multiple VMs per LUN using Clustered share volumes
• Hot add of VM storage