Published: November 12, 2007 | Updated: September 22, 2009
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About This Guide
The Windows Server Virtualization guide, updated to reflect the features and functionalities of Windows Server 2008 R2, outlines the critical infrastructure design elements that are crucial to a successful implementation of Windows Server virtualization (WSv). The reader is guided through the nine-step process of designing components, layout, and connectivity in a logical, sequential order. Identification of the Microsoft Hyper-V server hosts required is presented in simple, easy-to-follow steps, helping the reader to design and plan virtual server data centers.
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Download the Windows Server Virtualization Guide
Launch the download of the IPD guide for Windows Server Virtualization (updated for Windows Server 2008 R2).
Launch the download of the entire Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide series.
Visit the Download Center to select another guide in the Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide series.