What's the Difference Between Virtual Server and Windows Server Virtualization?
System Center Virtual Machine Manager is the product I am working on. It is a management application for IT Pros to manage the explosion of virtual machines we see coming. It's currently in Beta, and you can sign up for it using these directions.
One of the "roadmap" questions IT Pros want to know is - where is virtualization going? The answer is Windows Server Virtualization, a feature of Longhorn Server x64editions.
What's the difference between Virtual Server 2005 R2 and Windows Server Virtualization?
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Virtual Server 2005 R2 |
Windows Server virtualization |
32-bit VMs? |
Yes |
Yes |
64-bit VMs? |
No |
Yes |
Multi-processor VMs? |
No |
Yes, up to 8 processor VMs |
VM memory support? |
3.6 GB per VM |
More than 32 GB per VM |
Hot add memory/processors? |
No |
Yes |
Hot add storage/networking? |
No |
Yes |
Can be managed by System Center Virtual Machine Manager? |
Yes |
Yes |
Cluster support? |
Yes |
Yes |
Scriptable/Extensible? |
Yes, COM |
Yes, WMI |
Number of running VMs? |
64 |
More than 64. As many as hardware will allow. |
User interface |
Web Interface |
MMC 3.0 Interface |