http://blogs.technet.com/rob/archive/tags/Hyper-V/default.aspxTags: Hyper-Ven-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.technet.com/rob/archive/2008/10/08/updated-support-policy-for-sql-server-on-virtualised-platforms.aspxWed, 08 Oct 2008 18:48:00 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3134142robcarrol1http://blogs.technet.com/rob/comments/3134142.aspxhttp://blogs.technet.com/rob/commentrss.aspx?PostID=3134142<P>The support policy for SQL Server running on virtualised platforms has now been updated to include support for SQL Server 2005 running on Hyper-V</P> <P><A href="http://support.microsoft.com/?id=956893">http://support.microsoft.com/?id=956893</A></P> <P mce_keep="true">Microsoft provides technical support for SQL Server 2005 and for SQL Server 2008 that are running in the following hardware virtualization environments:</P> <UL> <LI> <DIV mce_keep="true">Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V</DIV></LI> <LI> <DIV mce_keep="true">Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008</DIV></LI> <LI> <DIV mce_keep="true">Configurations that are certified through the Server Virtualization Validation Program (SVVP) <A href="http://windowsservercatalog.com/svvp.aspx?svvppage=svvp.htm">http://windowsservercatalog.com/svvp.aspx?svvppage=svvp.htm</A></DIV></LI></UL> <P mce_keep="true">Any non-Microsoft virtualization software that is not a validated configuration through the SVVP program will be handled under the policy in the following KB article:</P> <P mce_keep="true"><A href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/897615/">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/897615/</A></P> <P mce_keep="true">The following restrictions apply to support for SQL Server products in any hardware virtualization environment: </P> <UL> <LI> <DIV mce_keep="true">Guest Failover Clustering is not supported in a virtual machine.</DIV></LI> <LI> <DIV mce_keep="true">The virtual machine must be running an operating system that is supported for the specific SQL Server version and edition and that is supported for virtualization</DIV></LI> <LI> <DIV mce_keep="true">The SQL Server product must be a supported version under its current Microsoft Support Lifecycle policy <A href="http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=lifecycle">http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=lifecycle</A></DIV></LI></UL> <P mce_keep="true">&nbsp;</P><img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3134142" width="1" height="1">SQL ServerWindows20052008Hyper-VSupporthttp://blogs.technet.com/rob/archive/2008/08/19/support-policy-for-sql-server-on-hyper-v.aspxTue, 19 Aug 2008 21:10:00 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3108627robcarrol1http://blogs.technet.com/rob/comments/3108627.aspxhttp://blogs.technet.com/rob/commentrss.aspx?PostID=3108627<P>Microsoft have now published the support policy for running SQL Server on Hyper-V. There is support for SQL Server 2008 initially, with plans to include SQL Server 2005 at a later date.</P> <P><A href="http://support.microsoft.com/?id=956893" mce_href="http://support.microsoft.com/?id=956893">http://support.microsoft.com/?id=956893</A></P><img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3108627" width="1" height="1">SQL ServerWindowsHyper-VSupport