Scenarios for Deploying Windows Small Business Server 2008 in a Hyper-V environment

Updated: March 10, 2009

Applies To: Windows SBS 2008

You can use Hyper-V virtualization with Windows SBS 2008 in the following scenarios:

Scenario 1: You can install the second server for Windows SBS 2008 on a Hyper-V virtual machine on a second physical computer.

For more information, see “Scenario 1: Installing the Second Server on a Hyper-V Virtual Machine.”
Scenario 2: You can install both the primary server and the second server for Windows SBS 2008 on a single physical server, but on separate Hyper-V virtual machines.

For more information, see “Scenario 2: Installing the Primary and Second Servers in Hyper-V Virtual Machines on a Single Physical Computer.”

Note
These scenarios use a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 with the Hyper-V server role enabled to create a virtual environment. Alternately, you can use Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008.

Note
These scenarios use a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 with the Hyper-V server role enabled to create a virtual environment. Alternately, you can use Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008.

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Joseph McLean ... WSS Doc Team | Edit | Show History

1/29/10: Thanks! Windows SBS 2008 is now listed in the subject KB as a supported guest operating system on a Hyper-V Server.

***Microsoft's list of guest operating systems for Hyper-V / Hyper-V Server don't mention support for SBS 2008 (although they list almost every other flavour). I'm guessing that it's just an oversight, given this extensive TechNet section.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954958