Server virtualization enables multiple operating systems to run on a single physical server as virtual machines. With server virtualization, you can consolidate the workloads of multiple servers onto a smaller number of fully utilized servers. Fewer servers can reduce hardware, energy, and management costs. By using the Microsoft® Hyper-V™ technology in the Windows Server® 2008 operating system, you can run a virtualized instance of Windows® Essential Business Server on a single server or several servers.
Virtualizing Windows EBS consists of the following steps:
- Choose a virtualization configuration
- Install and enable Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008
- Create and configure the virtual machines for Windows EBS
- Install Windows EBS on the virtual machines
This document covers virtualizing Windows EBS Standard.
Additional references
You can download this document at the Microsoft Web site (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkId=119226).
For more information on virtualization and the Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V technology, see:
- Virtualization with Hyper-V at the Microsoft Web site (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=128149)
- Virtualization Role at the Microsoft Web site (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=128150)
- John Howard – Hyper-V and virtualization blog at the Microsoft Web site (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=128151)
- Nicholas King Blog – the virtualization content at the Microsoft Web site (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=150606)