Deploying more flexible applications, reducing the costs, etc. Virtualization is a key element of enterprise computing, and Microsoft intends not to allow the bulk of this market to have a promising future to a publisher like VMware. The Redmond company has thus to anticipate the launch of its Hypervisor Hyper-V, previously known under the code name Viridian. Built into Windows Server 2008, Hyper-V is now available through the first Release Candidate of the new server operating system from Microsoft.
Hyper-V initially should start being published around February next year, with the release of version RTM (Release To Manufacturing) of Windows Server 2008. “Offering Hyper-V beta earlier than planned will enable our customers and partners to begin to evaluate this feature of Windows Server 2008 and send in their returns as we move towards the release of final version, “says Bill Laing, head of the Windows Server Division. This early announcement is unusual enough to attract attention, arouse Does the interests of future potential customers?
This Hypervisor allows the creation of virtual machines within Windows Server 2008 without the need to resort to third-party software. Some of the flagship features Hyper-V are presented on the team blog Virtualization Microsoft. Among these include the ability to import and export virtual machines from one server to another or to manage up to four SCSI controllers per virtual machine. Hyper-V is also directly integrated with Windows Server Manager. The final version is expected to be available within six months after the release of Windows Server 2008.
Microsoft also indicates further development of the next version of Virtual Machine Manager. The next version will centralize the management of machines performed using Hyper-V, Virtual Server 2005 R2 unlike VMware ESX Server and Virtual Infrastructure 3.
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