Here are some inital thoughts at the first test build of the upgraded Microsoft hypervisor server shows improved migration, upgraded Hyper-V Manager and new VM versions.

Posey's Tips & Tricks. Hyper-V Predictions for Windows Server 2019. For starters, don't be surprised if Microsoft takes an axe to Server Manager in favor of Project Honolulu.

With the release of its updated standalone Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 product, Microsoft claims to [finally] have a hypervisor to match that of market leader VMware. Moreover, by bundling newly added ...

Note that graphical management of the Hyper-V server can be performed on another host. After installing the OS, you'll need to configure the Hyper-V server role, which is well-documented in the ...

Multiple concurrent live migration: In Windows Server 2008 R2, Hyper-V could perform just a live migration, which only allowed for a single migration move at a time. By contrast, vSphere could ...

Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012 also includes a new simple authorization model in which a Hyper-V Administrators group is created on each server that hosts the Hyper-V role. ... Now open Hyper-V ...

Start the VM and install the Hyper-V role. After the obligatory restart after a Hyper-V role installation, open Hyper-V Manager and create a VM inside your host VM. There are some limitations today: ...

Microsoft Corp. has seen the light and is here to help with Hyper-V (previously known by its code name, Viridian, or by the previous brand name, Windows Server Virtualization), which was released ...

Altaro Hyper-V Backup Altaro. If you don’t need the enterprise level virtual machine management tools that come with System Center and just want backup, Altaro has a nice solution that you might ...

Hyper-V is Microsoft’s hypervisor and arguably the best solution for creating a virtualized environment in Windows Pro, Enterprise, or Windows Server.A hypervisor is a virtual machine monitor and ...