Hyper-V RTM now available for download
The long discussed Microsoft virtualization on Windows 2008 server is now available for download,Microsoft.com currently runs over 25% on Hyper-V..also:
ยท Microsoft storage partner QLogic today published a benchmark for I/O throughput for storage devices going through Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V. At 180,000 I/Os per second on a system running Hyper-V, virtual machine connections are just 10 percent shy of native performance.
Here is the download link:
To download the Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V release, please visit http://www.microsoft.com/hyper-v, or the direct download links:
Hyper-V RTM Packages
Windows Server 2008 x64 Hyper-V Parent Partition
This is the complete Hyper-V RTM package for Windows Server 2008 x64 which must be installed on the Hyper-V Parent Partition.
Note This package is permanent. Once installed, it cannot be uninstalled.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=F3AB3D4B-63C8-4424-A738-BADED34D24ED
Hyper-V Management
This is the Windows Vista SP1 x64 Management package. This package provides the management tools for Windows Vista SP1 x64.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=88208468-0AD6-47DE-8580-085CBA42C0C2
This is the Windows Vista SP1 x86 Management package. This package provides the management tools for Windows Vista SP1 x86.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=BF909242-2125-4D06-A968-C8A3D75FF2AA
This is the Windows Server 2008 x86 Management package. This package provides the management tools for Windows Server 2008 x86. Note This package is permanent. Once installed, it cannot be uninstalled.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=6F69D661-5B91-4E5E-A6C0-210E629E1C42
