Adnan Rafik = Adnan Rafique

The New York Enterprise Windows User Group of

NYPC 

Presents 

Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V

vs.

Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008

By 

 Adnan Rafik

Thursday,  September 3, 2009

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To improve customers’ support experiences when running Windows Server on virtualization technologies other than Hyper-V™ and Virtual Server, Microsoft has launched the Server Virtualization Validation Program (SVVP).

SVVP is open to any vendor that delivers a machine virtualization solution that hosts Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows 2000 Server Service Pack 4 (SP4)and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2) and subsequent service packs. The virtualization solution can either be hypervisor-based or a hosted solution. The program enables vendors to validate various configurations so that Microsoft customers can receive technical support for Windows Server in virtualized environments.

Customers can benefit from the support provided by Microsoft as part of the regular Windows Server technical support framework when running Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows 2000 Server SP4 and Windows Server 2003 SP2 and subsequent service packs on validated solutions running on server hardware Certified for Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2, with the same validated processor architecture and not exceeding the maximum virtual memory or processors validated. Microsoft Life Cycle Support policy still applies for support and end of support for specific versions of an operating system and Service Packs.

Read more here
http://www.windowsservercatalog.com/svvp.aspx

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I’ve setup Hyper-V Server R2 and then Windows Server 2008 R2. The installation phase went very smoothly but when the real thing had to configured it failed. The system was unable to load the network card driver unlike desktops Windows 7 or XP.

It make sense that a server system is not supposed to be a WiFi connected system and is supposed to be a stationary server system with network cable connected to it to a network switch, sounds pretty ok. So what was the problem then, after the installation I didn’t see any Ethernet Card except the Wireless network card when which was never been able to make connection to my internet router.

I spent heck of time but all the time it was a failure, I saw some very strange error while configuring the Ethernet but none of effort worked.  There was one very small stupid thing which really doesn’t make sense. And it was a Power problem, the laptop was on battery and by default Intel network card disabled automatically when there is no AC power connected or the laptop is on battery. ..it sucks it really sucks… but on the other side a server is always connected to AC. No idea whom to blame but I’d still suggest that please don’t try to save the power at this level.

So NEVER EVER AND EVER DISCONNECT THE BATTERY CHARGER WHILE INSTALLING ANY SERVER OS ON A LAPTOP.

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When you are done with the brand new installation of Hyper-V Server you would need to press Ctrl+Alt+Del to log in to the server and then you need a username and the password which was never been asked to you during a tradional windows instalaltion, so what to do now.??? Simple , yes just enter the username “administrator” and then hit the Enter key, then it will prompt you to put a “new password” and “confirm password”.

cheers:)

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