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12-27-2008
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| | vm - upgrade to 2008 Hi all, We currently have a Windows 2003 R2 64-bit host running Virtual Server 2005 R2 which hosts a variety of VMs (2003, XP & Vista). We are considering upgrading the host to Server 2008 and had a few questions: Does 2008 have its own newer Virtual Server? If yes, is it free or have to be purchased in addition to Server 2008 itself? If yes, is there an upgrade path to upgrade Virtual Server 2005 R2 VMs to this newer Virtual Server? Any help would be much appreciated! TIA! |
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12-27-2008
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| | Re: vm - upgrade to 2008 <param@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:uUQ0opEaJHA.5108@xxxxxx Quote: > Hi all, > > We currently have a Windows 2003 R2 64-bit host running Virtual Server > 2005 R2 which hosts a variety of VMs (2003, XP & Vista). We are > considering upgrading the host to Server 2008 and had a few questions: > > Does 2008 have its own newer Virtual Server? > If yes, is it free or have to be purchased in addition to Server 2008 > itself? > If yes, is there an upgrade path to upgrade Virtual Server 2005 R2 VMs to > this newer Virtual Server? > > Any help would be much appreciated! > > TIA! > server role, not an add-on application like Virtual Server. It will only run on certain 64-bit hardware and needs a 64-bit OS. It is not a simple matter to upgrade guest machines from Virtual Server to Hyper-V but it can be done. The best idea is to remove the VMAdditions while running under Virtual Server, then copy the .vhd file to the Hyper-V host and create a new vm using the copied .vhd. The first step would be to read up on Hyper-V. |
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12-28-2008
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| | Re: vm - upgrade to 2008 Thanks. Would I need a specific version of Server 2008 to install and run the Hyper-V role? Is there a website for Hyper-V? Link would be appreciated. "Bill Grant" <not.available@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:uWy8PrHaJHA.1328@xxxxxx Quote: > > > <param@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:uUQ0opEaJHA.5108@xxxxxx Quote: >> Hi all, >> >> We currently have a Windows 2003 R2 64-bit host running Virtual Server >> 2005 R2 which hosts a variety of VMs (2003, XP & Vista). We are >> considering upgrading the host to Server 2008 and had a few questions: >> >> Does 2008 have its own newer Virtual Server? >> If yes, is it free or have to be purchased in addition to Server 2008 >> itself? >> If yes, is there an upgrade path to upgrade Virtual Server 2005 R2 VMs to >> this newer Virtual Server? >> >> Any help would be much appreciated! >> >> TIA! >> > Virtualization in Server 2008 is completely different. Hyper-V is a > server role, not an add-on application like Virtual Server. It will only > run on certain 64-bit hardware and needs a 64-bit OS. It is not a simple > matter to upgrade guest machines from Virtual Server to Hyper-V but it can > be done. The best idea is to remove the VMAdditions while running under > Virtual Server, then copy the .vhd file to the Hyper-V host and create a > new vm using the copied .vhd. > > The first step would be to read up on Hyper-V. |
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12-28-2008
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| | Re: vm - upgrade to 2008 http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserv...us/hyperv.aspx <param@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:O5eF7yRaJHA.5676@xxxxxx Quote: > Thanks. Would I need a specific version of Server 2008 to install and run > the Hyper-V role? > > Is there a website for Hyper-V? Link would be appreciated. > > "Bill Grant" <not.available@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:uWy8PrHaJHA.1328@xxxxxx Quote: >> >> >> <param@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:uUQ0opEaJHA.5108@xxxxxx Quote: >>> Hi all, >>> >>> We currently have a Windows 2003 R2 64-bit host running Virtual Server >>> 2005 R2 which hosts a variety of VMs (2003, XP & Vista). We are >>> considering upgrading the host to Server 2008 and had a few questions: >>> >>> Does 2008 have its own newer Virtual Server? >>> If yes, is it free or have to be purchased in addition to Server 2008 >>> itself? >>> If yes, is there an upgrade path to upgrade Virtual Server 2005 R2 VMs >>> to this newer Virtual Server? >>> >>> Any help would be much appreciated! >>> >>> TIA! >>> >> Virtualization in Server 2008 is completely different. Hyper-V is a >> server role, not an add-on application like Virtual Server. It will only >> run on certain 64-bit hardware and needs a 64-bit OS. It is not a simple >> matter to upgrade guest machines from Virtual Server to Hyper-V but it >> can be done. The best idea is to remove the VMAdditions while running >> under Virtual Server, then copy the .vhd file to the Hyper-V host and >> create a new vm using the copied .vhd. >> >> The first step would be to read up on Hyper-V. > |
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12-28-2008
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| Windows Vista Ultimate x64; Windows Server 2003 Enterprise; Windows Server 2008 Enterprise | Re: vm - upgrade to 2008 Definitely not.. Again, as said, Hyper-V is just a server role and needs no specific requirements.. How ever, there are some system requirements, that Microsoft recommends for you to have it. FAQ's about Hyper-V Windows Server 2008 Virtualization with Hyper-V: FAQ Petril's article about implementing Hyper-V in Server 2008 Implementing Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008  Quote: Originally Posted by ;922524 Thanks. Would I need a specific version of Server 2008 to install and run the Hyper-V role? Is there a website for Hyper-V? Link would be appreciated. |
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12-28-2008
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| | Re: vm - upgrade to 2008 In message <3f52a1851ca2a596c09dfc6dd09b4220@xxxxxx-gateway.com> MuthuKumar <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> was claimed to have wrote: Quote: >Definitely not.. Again, as said, Hyper-V is just a server role and needs >no specific requirements.. For one, you need a 2008 w/Hyper-V license, not all 2008 licenses include Hyper-V (although you have to go out of your way to get one without) Quote: >How ever, there are some system requirements, >that Microsoft recommends for you to have it. things like x64 and CPU/hardware VM support are recommended. |
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12-28-2008
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| Windows Vista Ultimate x64; Windows Server 2003 Enterprise; Windows Server 2008 Enterprise | Re: vm - upgrade to 2008 Quote: Originally Posted by DevilsPGD  In message <3f52a1851ca2a596c09dfc6dd09b4220@xxxxxx-gateway.com> MuthuKumar <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> was claimed to have wrote: Quote: >Definitely not.. Again, as said, Hyper-V is just a server role and needs >no specific requirements.. For one, you need a 2008 w/Hyper-V license, not all 2008 licenses include Hyper-V (although you have to go out of your way to get one without) Quote: >How ever, there are some system requirements, >that Microsoft recommends for you to have it. things like x64 and CPU/hardware VM support are recommended.  |
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