Updated: August 4, 2020 (March 24, 2008)

Virtualization Overview

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Microsoft released a Virtual Server service pack in 2007 to support Intel VT and AMD Pacifica virtualization hardware, as well as to ensure technical compatibility with Windows Server 2008. It also released an updated version of Virtual PC.

Windows Server will eventually incorporate hypervisor technology to enable computers to boot directly to virtual machines, rather than first loading a host OS and starting a virtualization layer like Virtual Server. The Windows Server Hyper-V capability is planned for release six months after the release of Windows Server 2008. Hyper-V Server, a stand-alone version of the hypervisor will release sometime after that.

Virtual Machine Manager 2007 is generally available as of Oct. 2007. This product enables administrators to create virtual machines (VMs) from physical server configurations and will support centrally managing and moving VMs. In Jan. 2008, Microsoft will release Virtual Machine Manager 2007 Workgroup (WG), for medium-sized organizations. A version that supports Windows Server Hyper-V will likely be released in 2008.

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