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Hyper-V
Long-term money-saving tool
Makes the most of your server investments
Reduces the running costs associated with your server room
What is virtualisation and should I be
considering it?
Running multiple OS installations on a single physical hardware platform
Combats the underutilisation of server hardware
What is it?
Started with the Public Beta
All our server hardware was already compatible with Virtualisation
Local storage was used for the storage of system VHD’s
Server 2008 core is installed for use on physical servers
System Centre Virtual Machine Manager is the tool to use for managing Hyper-V deployments
Our Story
Start small
Don’t cut corners
Not an instant money saver in most deployments
Don’t rush
What to look out for
Improved overall system reliability
Easier Backups and disaster recover
Hosting legacy applications
Reduced test and development costs
Licensing costs (unlimited virtual Windows 7 installs)
Other benefits
Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition - one licence allows you to run one host operating system and one virtual operating system per licensed device
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition - one licence allows you to run one host operating system and up to four virtual operating systems (the virtual operating systems can be any prior version or edition of Windows Server 2003 R2)
Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition - one licence allows you to run one host operating system and unlimited* virtual operating systems
Windows Server 2008 Itanium Edition - one licence allows you to run one host operating system and unlimited* virtual operating systems
SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition SP2 - one licence allows you to run any number of instances in the host operating system and unlimited virtual operating systems
BizTalk Server Enterprise Edition 2006 R2 - one licence allows you to run any number of instances in the host operating system and unlimited virtual operating systems
Microsoft Hyper-V Licencing
http://www.weknownothing.co.uk/
http://blogs.technet.com/b/virtualization/
http://blogs.vmware.com/esxi/
http://community.citrix.com/blogs/tag/xenserver
http://virtualization.info/en/
http://www.edugeek.net/
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