Vista - Hyper-v Server

Is the general purpose of hyper-v server to be host or guest os?

If it is guest os, does this mean that all of the interation with os is done
line mode? What happens when you install exchange 2007 server, do you get
console?

If it is host os, how do you start virtual machine? Do you need to first
install virtual pc? etc..


Thanks in advance

On Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:00:46 -0400, "RG" <nobody@xxxxxx> wrote:
It is the host OS.
You do the management via a remote Vista or W2k8 system.

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Cheers,
Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
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"RG" <nobody@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Host.

Exactly the same as what happens when you install it on a physical machine -
there is no difference as far as the guest OS is concerned, or the apps
installed on it...

Through the Hyper-V Management Tools / MMC snap-in

No - Virtual PC is a completely different product...


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Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net

Thanks for your help.

Can you use Virtual machine file created with Virtual PC 2007 on hyper-v
server?

I am assuming Hyper-V Management Tools / MMC snap-in is from a remote vista
or windows 2008 server.

However, I can't connect to the hyper-v server as it says the RPC services
are down. How do you start RPC server on hyper-v server?

Thanks for your help

"Mark Rae [MVP]" <mark@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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To download the Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 Configuration Guide,
go here...

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

Or do a search using "Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 Configuration Guide" at
Microsoft's download center, and it should be the first in the list.

"RG" <nobody@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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