Virtualization Platform Comparison in Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2
Applies To: Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2
The following table provides an overview comparison of the features and support in the following products:
Hyper-V Server 2008
Hyper-V Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2008 R2 (Enterprise and Datacenter editions)
Capabilities | Hyper-V Server 2008 | Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 | Windows Server 2008 R2 |
---|---|---|---|
x64-based processor architecture only |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Hypervisor-based |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Product type |
Stand-alone product |
Stand-alone product |
Operating system |
Number of sockets (licensing) |
Up to 4 |
Up to 8 |
Up to 8 (Enterprise) Up to 64 (Datacenter) |
Number of cores supported by the hypervisor |
24 (with Service Pack 2 or KB956710 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=157983)) |
64 |
64 |
Memory |
Up to 32 GB |
Up to 1 TB |
Up to 1 TB |
Virtual machine migration |
None |
Quick and live migration |
Quick and live migration (Enterprise and Datacenter) |
Maximum number of cluster nodes |
Not applicable |
16 |
16 |
Administrative UI |
Command line, text-based configuration tool, and remote GUI management (with Remote Server Administration Tools or a Full installation of Windows Server 2008 R2) |
Command line, text-based configuration tool, and remote GUI management (with Remote Server Administration Tools or a Full installation of Windows Server 2008 R2) |
Command line, text-based configuration tool, remote management, and local GUI (Hyper-V Manager MMC) |
Management |
Existing management tools |
Existing management tools |
Existing management tools |
Manageable by System Center Virtual Machine Manager |
Yes (Virtual Machine Manager 2008 and Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2) |
Yes (Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2) |
Yes (Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2) |
Virtualization rights for Windows Server guest virtual machines |
0 |
0 |
4 virtual machines (Enterprise) Unlimited virtual machines (Datacenter) |
Number of running virtual machine guests |
As many as physical resources allow, up to 192 |
As many as physical resources allow, up to 384 |
As many as physical resources allow, up to 384 |
Maximum number of virtual processors |
8 times the number of logical processors |
8 times the number of logical processors |
8 times the number of logical processors |
Hyper-V Server 2008 and Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 also provide the following support:
Storage
Direct-attached storage: You can use Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA), external Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (eSATA), Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment (PATA), Serial Attached SCSI (SAS), SCSI, and Firewire.
Storage area networks (SANs): You can use Internet SCSI (iSCSI), Fibre Channel, and SAS technologies.
Guest operating system support
See article 954958 in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=157981).