Hyper-V is an advanced server virtualization technology that enables Microsoft Windows Server 2008 to be able to act as a parent or host partition for child partitions / virtual machines.

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 included a Release Candidate version of Hyper-V. In June of 2008 Microsoft issued an update which raised Hyper-V to a final or released version. This page is the wiki home for Hyper-V on DellTechCenter.com.

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Microsoft Virtualizaiton Team Blog	W2K8 Dell TechCenter Wiki
Hyper-V Management	Early Performance Testing with Hyper-V Beta and RC
Hyper-V Management Chat 7-22-08 Transcript	Hyper-V with SCVMM Chat 7-29-08 Transcript
How to Measure CPU Utilization on Hyper-V Server	Hyper-V Function and Features Chat 8-26-08 Transcript
Performance of Hyper-V VMs Chat 9-02-08 Transcript	Dell Solutions Guide for Hpyer V (September, 2008)

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Hyper-V Server on DellTechCenter - A page with details about how to install and configure the FREE Hyper-V Server 2008

Windows Server 2008 and Hyper-V Installation

Windows Server 2008 includes Hyper-V as a role that can be installed. It requries that either Intel VT or AMD-V hardware virtualization be enabled on the processor by selecting to enable hardware virtualization in the BIOS. The installation also requires a reboot.

The server must first be installed with Windows Server 2008. Once the OS is installed the Hyper-V role is installed via the Add Roles wizard from Server Manager. Note that Hyper-V as shipped with Windows Server 2008 is not the final released version.



In order to update Hyper-V to the final released version an update must be downloaded from Microsoft and applied. A reboot is requrired after installing this patch.