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Sizing Guide for Microsoft Hyper-V on HP Server and Storage Technologies
This paper presents basic sizing guidance for deploying applications into a Microsoft Hyper-V virtualized architecture. It focuses on Hyper-V sizing from a generic or horizontal view, and does not focus on any specific application running on top of Hyper-V. Instead, it provides guidance on the key factors on which to...
Tags: HP Server, Hewlett-Packard Co., Storage, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Desktop Virtualization, Servers, Utility Computing, Hardware, Virtualization
White papers 2009-08-01
Hyper-V and SCVMM Cloning
Windows Server 2008 includes the Hyper-V role, which is a hypervisor that enables server virtualization. This new virtualization hypervisor enables a Windows Server 2008 system to host many VMs or child partitions that run directly on the hypervisor layer. Hyper-V servers and VMs can be centrally managed by System Center...
Tags: Hypervisor, Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Virtualization, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Hardware
Resource centers 2008-09-19
Using EMC Celerra IP Storage With Microsoft Hyper-V Over iSCSI
This white paper provides a detailed overview of the network-attached storage product with Microsoft Hyper-V. Hyper-V is the next generation hypervisor following Microsoft Virtual Server 2005. It is a complete redesign of the bate-metal hypervisor that is built into 64-bit Windows Server 2008. This white paper covers the use of...
Tags: iSCSI, EMC Celerra, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, EMC Corp., Network-Attached Storage (NAS), Storage, Virtualization, Hardware
White papers 2009-01-01
Convert Vmware files to Hyper-V-compatible files
Derek Schauland found a utility that converts VMware VHDK files to VHD files that can be used with Microsoft's Hyper-V virtualization tool. Here's how to get it and how to use it. by Derek Schauland
Tags: VMware Inc., Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Virtualization, Hardware, Derek Schauland
Blog posts 2009-08-11
Multi-Site Hyper-V Clusters Using GeoCluster: Microsoft and Double-Take Software Disaster Recovery Solution
Double-Take Software and Microsoft are offering a joint disaster recovery solution for virtualized environments based on GeoCluster from Double-Take. This joint solution will allow customers to implement Windows Server Failover Clustering without shared storage or geographic restrictions, eliminating a single point of failure the SAN and giving one the freedom...
Tags: Double-Take, Double-Take Software Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Disaster Recovery, Desktop Virtualization, Data Management, Hardware, Virtualization
White papers 2009-08-01
TechNet Webcast: Site Recovery for Hyper-V With Citrix Essentials (Level 300)
Citrix Essentials for Microsoft Hyper-V adds new disaster recovery capabilities to Hyper-V with StorageLink Site Recovery technology. The attendee will get an up-close view of the new solution. Product experts from Citrix demonstrate how StorageLink Site Recovery brings the simple disaster recovery controls while tapping powerful, array-based remote replication services...
Tags: Recovery, Webcast, Citrix Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Microsoft TechNet, Disaster Recovery, Data Management
Webcasts 2009-12-02
Microsoft's Hyper-V R2 vs. VMware's vSphere: A cost comparison
Read Scott Lowe's cost comparison between Microsoft's Hyper-V R2 and VMware's vSphere and then download the Excel spreadsheet version of his chart. by Scott Lowe
Tags: VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Virtualization, Microsoft Excel, Hardware, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Scott Lowe
Blog posts 2009-12-03
Microsoft's Hyper-V R2 vs. VMware's vSphere: A feature comparison
VMware and Microsoft are ramping up their virtualization games with relatively new releases. Scott Lowe compares and contrasts some of the major features in vSphere and Hyper-V R2. by Scott Lowe
Tags: VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Scott Lowe, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage
Blog posts 2009-11-26
Dell™ Solutions Guides for Microsoft® Hyper-V™ - Storage Solutions Guide
The Dell Storage Solutions Guide for Microsoft Hyper-V provides an overview of: Storage options available in Hyper-V How Dell-supported storage solutions fit into a Hyper-V Deployment Best practices associated with solution deployment The solutions guidance provided in this guide is primarily focused...
Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Storage, Virtualization, Hardware
White papers 2008-09-24
Dell™ Solutions Guides for Microsoft® Hyper-V™ - High Availability Solutions Guide
"High Availability HA solutions are not new to Windows® environments. This Solutions Guide assumes that you have a basic understanding of Hyper-V as well as the networking and storage concepts of Hyper-V. Microsoft® has offered native support for HA through its Cluster Services in Windows 2000...
Tags: Dell Computer Corp., High Availability, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware
White papers 2008-09-24
Getting Started with Virtualization Using Microsoft® Hyper-V™ and Dell Services
Learn how organizations can begin virtualizing their servers using Microsoft® Hyper-V™ today.
Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Storage, Hardware
Case studies 2008-12-01
Dell TechCenter: Collaborative Resources for Microsoft Hyper-V, Virtualization, and More
Access to up-to-date resources helps simplify planning for virtualization and deploying hypervisors such as the Microsoft Hyper-V platform. The Dell Enterprise Technology Center TechCenter provides a central collaborative environment offering a range of IT resources, from blogs, chats, wiki pages, and discussions to white papers, video demos, and links -...
Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Wiki, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Corporate Communications, Online Communications, Hardware, Storage, Marketing
White papers 2008-11-01
How-To Guide: Consolidating Multiple SQL Server Systems Onto Dell PowerEdge Servers Using Microsoft's Hyper-V
This paper provides concepts and procedures that will help successfully consolidate Microsoft SQL Server instances from multiple machines onto a single Windows Server 2008 system using Microsoft's Hyper-V. This paper uses the Dell PowerEdge R900 and PowerEdge R905 as target servers. Depending on the version of SQL Server are using...
Tags: Dell PowerEdge Server, Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Dell PowerEdge, Principled Technologies, Servers, Hardware
White papers 2009-01-29
Dell™ Solutions Guides for Microsoft® Hyper-V™ - Solutions Guide
Hyper-V is the hypervisor-based virtualization technology from Microsoft that is integrated into all Dell supported Windows Server 2008 x64 Editions operating system. As a virtualization solution, Hyper-V allows a user to take maximum advantage of server hardware by providing the capability to run multiple operating systems on virtual machines on...
Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage
White papers 2008-09-24
TechNet Webcast: Migration Planning Tools for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Hyper-V (Level 200)
The presenter of this webcast will show how the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit and Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides can help to accelerate the migration planning for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Hyper-V.
Tags: Webcast, Microsoft Windows Server, Migration, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Microsoft TechNet, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
Webcasts 2009-09-24
Dell™ Solutions Guides for Microsoft® Hyper-V™ - Network Solutions Guide
With the introduction of Hyper-V™ in Windows® 2008, Microsoft® has changed the way virtual machines interact with the host operating system and other network resources. Unlike the Microsoft virtualization capabilities offered by Virtual Server and Virtual PC, Hyper-V's virtualization technology is integrated into the Windows Server 2008 x64 operating system....
Tags: Network Solutions Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Network, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Storage, Operating Systems, Software
White papers 2008-09-24
Hoster Uses Hyper-V to Provide Servers on Demand and Boost Profitability by 55 Percent
PoundHost is a fast-growing hosting service provider in Maidenhead, United Kingdom, that embraced server virtualization as a way to curb hardware costs and lower hosting prices. However, the high cost of VMware and lack of management tools hurt competitiveness. PoundHost replaced VMware with Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter and Hyper-V...
Tags: Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, PoundHost, Data Centers, Servers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management
Case studies 2009-06-30
HP BladeSystem Reference Architecture for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Virtualization (Hyper-V)
This paper specifies general reference architecture intended for the deployment of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V (Hyper-V) on an HP BladeSystem infrastructure. Hyper-V is the next-generation server virtualization technology that allows to maximize the return on the server hardware investments by consolidating multiple server roles into separate Virtual Machines VMs...
Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Servers, Server Virtualization, Hardware, Virtualization
White papers 2008-09-01
Highly Available Virtualization With Microsoft Hyper-V and SCV MM 2008
In virtualized environments, high availability can be critical to avoiding lost revenue, maintaining productivity, and protecting data from system failure. Combining Microsoft® Hyper-V™ technology with Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager SCVMM 2008 on Dell™ platforms can help organizations create highly available virtualized systems while offering simplified management, dynamic performance,...
Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Dell EqualLogic, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Storage, Hardware
White papers 2009-01-01
Deduplication and Backup for Microsoft Hyper-V Virtualization - Understanding Best Practices
Server virtualization is transforming the IT world by driving consolidation, lowering costs, and increasing efficiency. With Hyper-V, Microsoft has made it easy to take advantage of virtualization through Windows Server 2008. However, with increased server utilization, traditional backup operations contend for resources and impact server performance - driving IT managers...
Tags: Virtualization, De-duplication, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Best Practice, EMC Corp., EMC NetWorker, Backups, Servers, Hardware
Webcasts 2009-06-18


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