Feature overviews
Applies To: Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012
Review the articles in this section to learn about some of the features in Hyper-V that run on Windows Server® 2012 R2 hosts.
| Content | Description |
|---|---|
| Automatic VM Activation | Lets you install virtual machines on a properly activated Windows server without having to manage product keys for each individual virtual machine, even in disconnected environments. |
| Back up and restore | Learn about the options to back up a virtual machine and the process to restore a virtual machine. |
| Checkpoints and snapshots | Virtual machine checkpoints (formerly known as virtual machine snapshots) capture the state, data, and hardware configuration of a running virtual machine. |
| Dynamic Memory | Dynamic Memory can help you consolidate resources and improves the reliability of virtual machine restarts. |
| Export and import | Learn about the export and import options in Hyper-that allow you to move virtual machines to a different host. |
| Generation 2 virtual machines | Learn about Generation 2 virtual machines in Windows Server 2012 R2. |
| Hyper-V Replica | Asynchronously replicate a virtual machine in a primary site to a replica virtual machine in a secondary site. |
| Integration Services | Install in virtual machines to improve integration between the host server and the virtual machine. |
| Live migration | Move running virtual machines from one physical server to another with no impact on availability to users. |
| Network virtualization | This collection of articles introduces concepts and explains the key benefits and capabilities of virtualizing your network with Hyper-V Network Virtualization, and provides technical details. |
| Virtual Switch | This collection of articles discusses the uses for the Hyper-V Virtual Switch, hardware and software requirements, how to create security policies with extended port access control lists, and an overview of Unified Tracing. |
| Offloaded Data Transfer | Hardware feature that allows for copying large amounts of data from one location to another faster than previously possible. |
| Processor Compatibility Mode | Allows you to move a running virtual machine or save state between virtualization hosts that use different generations of processors. |
| Resource metering | Allows hosting providers to quickly and cost-efficiently create a more advanced, reliable, usage-based billing solution that adjusts to the provider's business model and strategy. |
| Storage technologies | Includes a collection of topics to help you learn about supported storage technologies. |
| Virtual NUMA | Learn about virtual NUMA, how applications can take advantage of NUMA to optimize their performance, and how virtual NUMA can be configured. |