Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 Beta – Now Available
Last week Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 Beta went online for download. You can download it from here. Also you should download the beta overview doc and configuration guide. Hyper-V Server makes a great virtualization host, especially in Branch Office, as a Host for SBS or EBS and potentially in SMB as a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) host.
Hyper-V Server has similar hardware requirements as to Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta:
- Processor:
- Minimum: x64 processor with Hardware-assisted virtualization. This is available in processors that include a virtualization option; specifically, Intel VT or AMD Virtualization
- Hardware Data Execution Protection (DEP) must be available and be enabled. Specifically, you must enable Intel XD bit (execute disable bit) or AMD NX bit (no execute bit).
- Memory:
- Minimum: 1 GB MB RAM; Recommended: 2+ GB RA
- Maximum (64-bit systems): 1TB
- Network Adapters:
- Minimum: 1
- Recommended: 2 or more
You can read more about Hyper-V Server beta here