Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 Beta

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This one snuck past my radar :)  Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 Beta is the downloadable Hypervisor that offers virtualization.  Why this is especially interesting is when you look at the features this supports.

Microsoft® Hyper-V™ Server 2008 R2 is a stand-alone product that provides a reliable and optimized virtualization solution enabling organizations to improve server utilization and reduce costs. With the addition of new features such as live migration and expanded processor and memory support for host systems, it allows organizations to consolidate workloads onto a single physical server and is a good solution for organizations who are consolidating servers as well as for development and test environments.

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Snipping the system reqs too

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System Requirements

  • Supported Operating Systems: Hyper-V Server 2008
  • Processor : x64 compatible processor with Intel VT or AMD-V technology enabled.
    Hardware Data Execution Prevention (DEP), specifically Intel XD bit (execute disable bit) or AMD NX bit (no execute bit), must be available and enabled.
  • Minimum CPU speed : 1.4 GHz; Recommended: 2 GHz or faster
  • RAM : Minimum: 1 GB RAM; Recommended: 2+ GB RAM; Maximum 1 TB
  • Required Available disk space : 4GB of available hard disk space (additional disk space needed for each guest operating system)
  • DVD ROM drive
  • Display : Super VGA (800 × 600) or higher resolution monitor
  • Other : Keyboard and Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device

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